Developing a comprehensive
active shooter program should include aspects addressing readiness planning, response protocols, and recovery interventions.
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To help answer these security questions, it is first useful to define the term "
active shooter" and look at the history and information that surrounds this threat.
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The police put out a warning of an "
active shooter incident downtown", telling people to stay away from the area.
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The alarm rang out on a stormy Sunday night, rattling employees at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and conjuring up two words that strike fear in modern American life: "
active shooter."
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Battelle has developed a system that can notify police and security forces within moments of the first shots fired during an
active shooter situation.
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Some faculty and staff are quite capable of carrying concealed weapons on campus and adding another level of security against the threat of an
active shooter.
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Leeza Hoyt, a spokesperson for IRC, confirmed that the center's staff had undergone
active shooter training but could not reveal specifics.
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An
active shooter incident takes place somewhere in America roughly once a month, according to the FBI.
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Police and federal authorities scrambled on Thursday in response to what they called an
active shooter situation that locked down schools and closed roads throughout the area.
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But just as schools teach children what to do during a tornado, or companies invest in extinguishers and alarms in case of a fire, it's important to have a contingency plan for an
active shooter situation.
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The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of the Army familiarize students with the term
active shooter in their annual Antiterrorism Level I Awareness Training, active-shooter classes, and protection exercises.
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Homeland Security guidelines on what to do in a situation involving an
active shooter.
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One of the most common responses has been to add "
active shooter" or "school intruder" drills to the list of general emergency drills that 32 states already require schools to conduct for earthquakes, fires, tornadoes and other potential disasters.
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One of the most overlooked components in an "
active shooter" response policy in a healthcare facility also is the main focus of your dayto-day routine: the care and well-being of your residents.
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The place to start is training, and while more and more training companies are offering courses on individual response to the
active shooter, many cannot afford the time or money.
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