Active Shooter, Acts of Terrorism, Assaults or Incidents of Workplace Violence
Purpose Violent incidents, including but not limited to: acts of terrorism, an active shooter, assaults, or other incidents of workplace violence, can occur on the campus or in close proximity with little or no warning. An “active shooter” is considered to be a suspect or assailant whose activity is immediately causing serious injury or death and has not been contained. Faculty, Staff, and Students should be informed and trained in the active shooter procedures. An Active Shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated place; in most cases, active shooters use firearms, and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement or campus security is required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims. Because active shooter situations are often over within 10-15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals must be prepared both mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter situation. If you are aware of such a situation, please notify Public Safety immediately. The CIRT will be notified and announcements will be made at the campuses impacted by such a situation and emergency texts and phone calls will be made to all in the campus community immediately. The institution will utilize the emergency communications system to transmit email, text, and voice messages to community members enrolled in the alert system. Depending on the scenario, law enforcement may also utilize the external public address system to notify community members on campus that an active shooter situation exists and that everyone should seek cover.
If an activity shooter situation does occur, the following are the steps that are normally followed:
RUN When an active shooter is not in the vicinity, RUN: • If there is an escape path, attempt to evacuate. • Evacuate whether others agree to or not. • Leave your belongings behind. • Help others escape if possible. • Prevent others or outsiders from entering the area. • Call 911 and Public Safety when you are safe. The things to report include: • Try to note as much as possible about the assailant, including: • Specific location and direction of the assailant. • Number of assailants. • Gender, race, and age of the assailant. • Language or commands used by the assailant. • Clothing color and style. • Physical features – e.g., height, weight, facial hair, glasses. • Type of weapons – e.g., handgun, rifle, shotgun, explosives. • Description of any backpack or bag. • Do you recognize the assailant? • Where you are located, including building name and room number? • Number of people at your specific location? • Injuries, if any, including the number of injured and types of injuries?
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