Emergency Procedures: ACTIVE SHOOTER

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Emergency Procedures: ACTIVE SHOOTER

General Tips

  • Call SUSCC Police and 911 as soon as possible and relay the following information:
  • Location of the incident;
    • Type of incident
    • Subject’s physical description, location, and/or direction of travel
    • Weapon information
  • If you cannot speak, dial 911 and leave the line open to allow the dispatcher to hear what is going on at your location
  • Trust your instincts
  • If you can evacuate, do so

If You are Unable to Evacuate

  • Take shelter in the nearest room, office, closet (preferably somewhere with a lockable inward opening door).
  • Lock and barricade the door with anything you have available (desks, file cabinets, other furniture).
  • Do not answer the door for anyone.
  • Cover any windows that may be in or near the door.
  • Look for alternate escape routes (windows, additional doors, etc.).
  • If jumping from a window is a safe or viable option
    Break the window if necessary
    Make an improvised rope from clothing, belts, etc. if necessary
    Hang by your hands to minimize the distance you will fall
  • Stay low to the ground and remain as quiet as possible remembering to silence your cell phone.
  • Taking out the shooter is a serious decision ONLY YOU can make - maintain a survival mindset
  • Position yourself in a location that will allow for the element of surprise if the shooter enters.
  • Prepare yourself to attack the shooter should he enter by identifying improvised weapons.
  • Throw items at the shooter’s face to cause a distraction and disrupt his aim.
  • Attack in a group creating multiple points of opposition.
  • Swarm the shooter and control his extremities and head to control him; pin him to the ground.
  • Continue the fight until you are certain he is no longer a threat. Once the shooter is incapacitated call 911 and advise the police.
  • Move weapons away from the shooter and use a trash can or other container to control it (do not pick up the weapon).
  • Raise your hands and drop to your knees, obeying any commands from responding law enforcement.
  • Provide first aid to injured victims.