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ACTIVE SHOOTER

ACTIVE SHOOTER PRESENTATION TO NEAR SOUTHWEST PREPAREDNESS ALLIANCE

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HISTORY

• 1. Be careful what you ask for
• 2. Previous leadership and aJempts
• 3. Man of vision
• 4. Encouragement to perform
• 5. Woops. What now?

INITIAL MEETING

• Invite your friends (who is invited to your

party?)

• Create an agenda
• Admit ignorance
• What do we want to gain from this?
• Herd the cats

WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH?

• 1. Established that safety was the first and

major goal

• 2. Determined type of event
• 3. Defined the players
• 4. Sent all out with the need to set their goals
• r objecXves
• 5. The playwright contracted for a play

THE NEXT 10 MONTHS

• 1. Unveil the play-no awards, but somewhat

plausible… “It was a dark and stormy night”

• 2. Refine the goals for the actors
• 3. Assure the set is built
• 4. Confirm opening night is set
• 5. Hire plenty of stagehands

IT’S ALMOST SHOWTIME

• Do we really need a water feature for the set?
• We have a reporter in the midst
• Did anyone remember the audience and the

cue cards?

• If we end up on the 11:00 news, will anyone

sXll have a job?

• Does everyone know their lines?

ONE WEEK TO GO

• Make sure your props (intercom) are working
• Do we have enough seats for the audience

(safe rooms)

• “The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the

conscience of the king”

• Is the marquee working?

RAISE THE CURTAIN

• Cast is here and ready to go
• Opening night jiJers
• We didn’t plan for a soliloquy right there
• The criXcs speak

WHAT DID WE LEARN?

• You can’t plan too much
• Safety is job one
• Surround yourself with people smarter than you
• Your plans and policies are not good if no one knows

them

• Your plans are no good if the components aren’t

workable

WHAT DID WE LEARN CONT.

• When you think you have talked about issues and concerns too much, talk

some more

• You can’t communicate safety to the public too much
• Specifics:
• 1. Overhead paging
• 2. Panic buJons
• 3. Facility navigaXon
• 4. Cell phone issues
• 5. CommunicaXon to dispatch
• 6. Staff did not know rally point
• 7. Knox box for responders
• 8. Safe room communicaXon
• 9. Code Purple not good name

THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS