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RANDY G. FISCHER

Discusses potential characteristics of an active shooter Potential warning signs for an active shooter Strategies for surviving an incident Law Enforcements response to an active shooter incident

Incidents of Active Shooters

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*Shooter Statistics from 35 active shooter events in

2012:

*- 57% were known to the others in their target area *- 71% just walked into the location *- 63% had somehow shared a perceived injustice *- 74% entered through the main entrance *- 37% of the attacks were over in under 5 min. *- 63% of the attacks: over in under 15 min.

*No profile exists for an active shooter *De-escalation of volatile situations is the most

important preventive measure

*Know the signs of a potential volatile situation

for prevention and detection

*Report concerning behaviors to

Director/Manager, or Law Enforcement

a) Development of a personal grievance b) Recent acquisitions of multiple weapons c) Escalation in target practice and weapons training d) Recent interest in explosives e) Fascination with previous shootings or mass attacks f)

Experience with a significant real or perceived personal loss such as death, breakup, divorce or loss

• f a job

g) Few offenders had previous arrests for violent

crimes.

Potential pre-attack behavior that could be indicators of concern per FBI

“Active Shooter” is defined as an individual or others who are “actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Because of this, individuals must be prepared to deal with an active shooter situation before law enforcement personnel arrive on the scene. In many cases the shooting is over before Law Enforcement arrives

The primary purpose of a response plan is to:

Prevent, Reduce, Limit access to potential victims and mitigate the loss of life

The 4 A’s is a 4 step process to prevent or reduce loss

• f life in an active shooter event

1.Accept that an emergency is occurring 2.Assess what to do next so that you can save as many lives as possible 3.Act: lockdown (lock and barricade the doors, turn

• ff the lights, have patients get on the floor and

hide)or evacuate 4.Alert law enforcement

*Startled *Feel fear and anxiety *Experience initial disbelief and denial

Expect to hear noise from alarms, gunfire, and explosions and people shouting and screaming People might be deceased or badly wounded

*Run, Hide, Fight is a three step process to

prevent or reduce loss of life in an active shooter event. 1.Run- is to immediately evacuate the area 2.Hide-seek a secure place where you can hide and/or deny the shooter access 3.Fight-where your life or the lives of others are at risk, you may make the personal decision to try to attack and incapacitate the shooter to survive. This is

NOT a requirement but is an option.

*Dial 9-911 when safe to do so: if able dial 9-911 and

leave phone off the hook and evacuate or hide.

*If safely evacuated call Dispatch and provide

information on the shooter

*If able provide the location of the Shooter *Number of shooter(s) *Physical description of shooter *Number and type of weapons held by the shooter

ie, hand guns, shot guns, Rifle etc.

*Page over head if safe to do so. Any staff can

make this announcement

*Page “Active shooter _________. Shelter in

Place or evacuate building

*Use cell phone to notify 911

*LE main objective is to locate and neutralize

the shooter

*Remain calm and follow officer's instructions *LE will NOT stop to assist injured until the

shooter is contained.

*Immediately raise hands & keep hands visible *Avoid making quick movements toward officer *Avoid pointing, screaming and or yelling *DO NOT stop to ask for officers help precede in

directions that officer is entering

*Follow directions of LE officer

*Staff not on duty to report to staging area *Site of Active Shooter immediately becomes a

crime scene

*Director/Manager will develop information to

disperse to staff/families/children and news media

*Behavioral Health services should be made

available to all staff

*Debriefing *Offer Behavioral Health Services *After action report *Update plans as needed *Exercise/drill

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*One of the biggest misconceptions involves the denial

that this can happen to one’s self.

*One of the first hurdles to overcome is denial. This idea

that it is not going to happen where we live. It’s

• Nebraska. It’s not going to happen here. That is one of

the most difficult things to make people realize and

• face. It can happen anywhere.

*The best thing to do is prepare for the worst, and to

just be alert in case the unfortunate scenario of an active shooter happens.

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*It is lunchtime at your facility and the staff are assisting

residents with their meals. You glance up and observe a noticeably agitated adult male entering the building. He is wearing a jacket and carrying a duffle bag.

*As he enters through the front door, you recognize him as

“John Smith”, a disgruntled employee who had recently been terminated as a result of several altercations with the administrator.

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*John enters the administrators office and is overheard

angrily addressing him/her. His voice begins to escalates in volume as he becomes more agitated. You hear him yell, “You can’t do this to me!”

*Suddenly, you hear loud screams and “popping noises”.

You stand frozen in place by shock and disbelief. Other personnel in the immediate vicinity rush into the hallway to see what is going on.

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*As John turns to leave the administrators office, he

spots the people in the hallway, raises his weapon and begins firing rapidly. People begin screaming and trying to run away. The scene unfolds in what seems to be slow motion. It is utter chaos.

*Thirty seconds later, John has fired an entire magazine

• f ammunition and 5 people lay dead or injured.

*He reaches into his bag, pulls out another clip, and

begins to reload……..

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*In the time you have worked at your

• rganization, has there been at least
• ne incidence where you thought as

co-worker, patient/resident or visitor was contemplating attacking another person?

DEVELOP A PLAN RUN HIDE FIGHT HELP IS ON THE WAY

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* Active Shooter Planning and Response in a Healthcare

• Setting. April 2015

* Department of Home Land Security (DHS) Active Shooter

Response Booklet

* U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Washington, DC

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* cfsteam@hq.dhs.gov www.dhs.gov * U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Incorporating Active Shooter Incident Planning into Health Care Facility Emergency Operations Plans, Washington, DC, 2014.

* Violence in Hospitals: Assessing your risk and developing a

• response. Live process aha October 2011. October 3, 2011.

Randy Fischer 2731 Austin Drive Lincoln, Nebraska 68506 402-840-5915 rfische@yahoo.com

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