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Prevention is the aim in Active Shooter Training
HEALTH & SAFETY
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Texas School Districts to Implement ‘Active Shooter
Prevention’ MeasuresAUSTIN, Tx. – Following another mass shooting last week that left ten
people dead at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College, Texas Governor
Greg Abbott announced Monday that he has approved funding for a new
‘Active Shooter Prevention Program’ being implemented in at least two
Texas school districts later this month.
Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz hailed
Governor Abbott’s plan, calling the new Active Shooter Prevention
Program “a step in the right direction.” Cruz, praised Abbott, saying the
governor possesses a “keen ability to tackle this pressing national issue
without infringing on our fundamental right to bear arms.”
Active Shooter Training
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Active Shooter Training
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Definition of an Active Shooter
“A person armed with a firearm(s) who is actively engaged in killing or attempting to
cause serious harm to multiple people in a populated location”
Many Active Shooter incidents occur in areas termed as “Places of Mass Gathering”
Definition of a Place of Mass Gathering
“Having a large concentration of people, on a predictable basis, and includes a diverse
range of facilities and sites such as sporting venues, shopping/business precincts,
public transport hubs and tourism/entertainment venues”
Educational facilities also fall within this definition.
PMG’s are considered to be attractive targets for religious and political extremists, as
well as disgruntled or mentally impaired individuals.
Active Shooter Training
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Why we are providing this training?
Active Shooter Training
Untrained
Startle and Fear
Panic
Fall into disbelief
Lost in denial
Descend into helplessness
Trained
Startle and Fear
Feel Anxious
Recall what they have learnt
Prepare to act as rehearsed
Commit to action
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Common elements of active shooter incidents:
• Often occur in confined or controlled areas of high target concentration
• Incidents often involve ‘soft targets’ such as shopping centres & schools
• Most incidents evolve rapidly are often over within 10- 15 minutes
• Many active shooters will continue to attempt to harm victims until confronted
by law enforcement or they commit suicide
• Most incidents are generally not resolved through negotiation
Active Shooter Features
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Guidelines aim to increase
awareness of this particular
type of dynamic threat.
Providing guidance on the
issues and options that may
be considered.
Active Shooter Training
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Evacuate• Only if you consider it is safe to do so
• Plan your escape route making sure that you are moving away from the
firing (gun) noise
• Alert others who are in your vicinity as you move
• Do not use the building’s elevators
• Leave behind your belongings
• Try to use cover or concealment when moving (brick walls,
motor vehicles, large obstacles such as trees, earth banks/
hills/mounds/vegetation)
• Do not congregate at any visibly open Emergency Assembly
Point that may be used during a fire evacuation
An Active Shooter on Campus – What should I do?
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Lockdown or Hide• If you consider that it is not safe to evacuate, lockdown is your only alternative
• Move to an area where you can hide, preferably an office or similar
• Lock the door, if you can
• Turn off the lights if safe to do so
• Cover all the windows, if you can and safe to do so
• Block the door with heavy furniture or other objects
• Spread out
• Remain silent – turn your mobile phone onto silent
An Active Shooter on Campus – What should I do?
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Take Action• If confronted by the active shooter, you have to take the most aggressive
action possible
• Consider options for arming yourself with improvised weapons to defend
yourself
• This should be considered an absolute last resort
An Active Shooter on Campus – What should I do?
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The Police Response• In most instances general-duties police officers will be first to respond to
active shooter situations
• The Police main objective is to rapidly deploy resources to locate and engage
with the active shooter(s)
• At first, Police officers may not be able to distinguish you from the active
shooter
• Police will be armed, and they may point their firearm at you
• They will most likely move past you initially in an attempt
to engage with the active shooter
• Avoid making any sudden hand movements, keep your
hands in plain view
• Promptly follow any instructions given to you by Police
• Only reveal yourself (if you have locked down within a
building) after satisfying yourself that the Police are the
ones giving you instructions
An Active Shooter on Campus – What should I do?
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The overseas experience
Internationally, there have been many active shooter incidents recorded, particularly in the USA
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Active Shooter Training
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Australia has not been immune to Active Shooter events
The Port Arthur Massacre Strathfield Plaza Shopping Centre 28TH APRIL 1996 – TASMANIA 17TH AUGUST 1991 – SYDNEY
MARTIN BRYANT – LONE ACTIVE SHOOTER WADE FRANKUM – LONE ACTIVE SHOOTER
35 PEOPLE KILLED, AND 23 WOUNDED 8 PEOPLE KILLED, AND 6 WOUNDED
Hoddle Street Queen Street
9TH AUGUST 1987 – MELBOURNE 8TH DECEMBER 1987 – MELBOURNE
JULIAN KNIGHT – LONE ACTIVE SHOOTER FRANK VITKOVIC – LONE ACTIVE SHOOTER
7 PEOPLE KILLED, AND 19 WOUNDED 9 PEOPLE KILLED, AND 5 WOUNDED
La Trobe University Monash University3RD AUGUST 1999 - MELBOURNE 1ST OCTOBER 2002 – MELBOURNE
JONATHAN HORROCKS- LONE SHOOTER HUAN YUN XIANG – LONE ACTIVE SHOOTER
1 PERSON KILLED, AND 1 WOUNDED 2 PEOPLE KILLED, AND 5 WOUNDED
The Australian Experience
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The Australian Experience - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnHw3_p9_Xk
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The Five Stages of an Active Shooter are:
• Fantasy Stage
• Planning Stage
• Preparation Stage
• Approach Stage
• Implementation Stage
Active Shooter Training
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Active Shooter Training
Prevention
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Active Shooter Training
Hazard Reporting
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Active Shooter Training
Prevention
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Concerning Behaviours
• Disruptive Behaviour
• Harassing Behaviour
• Threatening Behaviour
• Psychological Crisis
• Suicide Threat
Active Shooter Training
Concerning or Threatening BehavioursAllows you to report threats or intimidation,
bullying, harassment and/or violence.
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Concerning Behaviours- Common myths
• They just snapped
• Never saw it coming
• Out of the blue
Concerning Behaviours- Realities
• Warning signs through comments that may result in violence
• Erratic or abnormal behaviour
• Signposts are along the way to be seen
Active Shooter Training
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Active Shooter Training
Prevention is the aim
• If you see something say something
• If suspicious or uncomfortable report it
• Listen to individuals, people want to be heard and understood
• Communication is the most effective tool to overcome an ASI
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Questions?
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