海角社区

Active Shooter

海角社区 policeAn active shooter is a person or person(s) who appear to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people, most often in populated areas. In most cases active shooters use firearm(s) and display no pattern or method for selection of their victims. In some cases, active shooters use improvised explosive devices to cause additional victimization and act as an impediment to law enforcement and emergency service responders. These improvised explosive devices may detonate immediately, have delayed detonation fuses, or may detonate on contact. Active shooter situations are dynamic and evolve rapidly, demanding immediate response by the community and immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to stop the shooting and prevent further harm to the community. This document provides guidance to faculty, staff, students, and visitors who may be caught in an active shooter situation, and describes what to expect from responding law enforcement officers. Be aware that the 海角社区 PD system may become overwhelmed.

 

Guidelines

In general, how you respond to an active shooter will be dictated by the specific circumstances of the encounter. If you find yourself involved in an active shooter situation, try to remain calm and call 海角社区 PD X-2111 as soon as possible.

If an active shooter is outside your building or inside the building you are in, you should:

  • Try to remain calm.
  • Try to warn other faculty, staff, students and visitors to take immediate shelter.
  • Proceed to a room that can be locked or barricaded.
  • Turn off the lights.
  • Close the blinds.
  • Turn off radios or other devices that emit sound.
  • Keep yourself out of sight, stay away from windows and take adequate cover/protection, i e., (concrete walls, thick desks, file cabinets).
  • Silence cell phones.
  • Have one person call X-2111 and provide:
    1. We have an active shooter on campus, gunshots fired.
    2. If you were able to see the offender(s), give a description of the person鈥檚(s) sex, race clothing, type of weapon(s), location last observed, direction of travel, and identity if known.
    3. If you observed any victims, give a description of the location and number of victims.
    4. If you observed any suspicious devices (improvised explosive devices), provide the location observed and a description.
    5. If you heard any explosions, provide a description and location.
    • Wait patiently until a uniformed police officer, or a university official known to you, provides an "all clear鈥�.
    • Unfamiliar voices may be an active shooter trying to lure you from safety. Do not respond to voice commands until you can verify with certainty that they are being issued by a police officer or university official.
    • Attempts to rescue people should only be attempted if it can be accomplished without further endangering the persons inside a secured area.
    • Depending on circumstances, consideration may also be given to exiting ground floor windows as safely and quietly as possible.

If an active shooter enters your office or classroom, you should:

  • Try to remain calm.
  • Try not to do anything that will provoke the active shooter.
  • If there is no possibility of escape or hiding, only as a last resort, when it is imminent that your life is in danger, should you attempt to negotiate with or overpower the assailant(s).
  • Call 海角社区 PD X-2111, if possible, and provide the information listed in the first guideline.
  • If the active shooter(s) leaves the area, lock and/or barricade the room or proceed to a safer location. If you are outside and encounter an active shooter, you should:
    1. Try to remain calm.
    2. Move away from the active shooter or the sounds of gunshots and/or explosions.
    3. Look for appropriate locations for cover/protection, i.e., brick walls, retaining walls, large trees, parked vehicles, or any other object that may stop a bullet penetration.
    4. Try to warn other faculty, staff, students, and visitors to take immediate shelter.
    5. Call 海角社区 PD X-2111 and provide the information listed in the first guideline.

What to expect from responding police officers

The objectives of responding police officers are:

  • Immediately engage or contain the active shooter(s) in order to stop life-threatening behavior.
  • Identify threats such as improvised explosive devices.
  • Identify victims to facilitate medical care, interviews