Emergency Quick Response Guide

5. ACTIVE SHOOTER Campus shooting incidents leave no time for proper planning and normally require first arriving law enforcement units to take immediate action to end the danger. ACTIVE SHOOTER ASSESS THE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT STRATEGIES • RUN strategy is to evacuate safely. • HIDE strategy – if unable to evacuate safely, hide using the Shelter in Place – Lockdown procedure. • FIGHT strategy – the last strategy if the shooter is in your immediate vicinity and the Run and Hide strategies will not work. RUN - Evacuate from the danger area and remain calm: • Follow the instructions of emergency personnel. • Make your way to the nearest exit. • DO NOT activate the fire alarm to evacuate a building. • Notify anyone you may encounter to exit the building immediately. • Evacuate to an area at least 500 yards from the danger. • Stay together. • Once you reach an area of safety, call the police at 911 or 610-683-4001 . • Remain in the reported location until you are released by police. HIDE - If you cannot evacuate, follow the procedure in Shelter in Place – Lockdown (see last section and page of this book) FIGHT - If the shooter enters your room: • Be prepared to attempt to overtake the individual with greater numbers. • If the individual is overtaken, hold that person down. • Call the police at 911 or 610-683-4001 and report the situation. WHEN POLICE ARRIVE 1. If you are outside when police officers arrive on scene, move toward any police vehicle when it is safe to do so while keeping your hands on top of your head. Do not carry anything in your hands that could be mistaken for a weapon. Do exactly and immediately what the police tell you to do. 2. If you are still inside the building, DO NOT RUN. Drop to the floor, place your hands behind your head and remain still. Make no sudden moves that may be inter- preted as hostile or threatening. 3. Wait for instructions and obey all commands. 4. Do not be upset, resist, or argue if a rescuer isn’t sure whether you are the shooter or a victim. 5. Even if you are handcuffed and searched, DO NOT re- sist. Wait for the confusion to clear. 6. You will be taken to a safe area, where proper identifica- tion and status will be determined.