Emergency Response Fall 2015
Agenda • Roles & Responsibilities • Evacuation • Shelter in Place • Defend in Place • Next Steps
Roles & Responsibilities • Your primary responsibility is to help yourself during an emergency • You can help others as long as that does not jeopardize your safety • Know your Classroom, Building, Campus • At least 2 ways In/Out • Situational Awareness • It’s knowing what’s going on around you!
Response to Emergency Situations Use of three basic protocols to respond to emergency situations: • Evacuation => Fire/Smoke/Earthquake • Shelter in Place => Environmental Hazards/Tornado • Defend in Place => Violent Act - Shooter/Hostage Codified response in three easy to remember steps so that everyone can memorize them and know what to do in case of an emergency.
Evacuation Fire/Smoke/Earthquake -- DRILL this fall • Fire/Smoke notification will typically be via the fire alarm and Emergency personnel. • Assist in alerting others in the vicinity, but do not jeopardize your safety or that of others. • If applicable, assist disabled to evacuation areas. DO NOT use Elevators . • Leave the building immediately through nearest EXIT and Stairways -- unless it’s an earthquake where you need to shelter in place (under a desk if possible) until the earthquake is over and then evacuate. • Proceed to an Assembly Area that’s at least 300 feet away. • DO NOT re -enter the buildings under any circumstance until informed that it is safe to do so.
Fire • Activate the nearest fire alarm. • Call DPS @ 202-662-9325 State : ( Your name ) calling from location of fire (building name, room #) • Calmly alert people in the building and evacuate the building by following EXIT signs. • Do not use elevators, keep to the right, walk-do-not-run, remain calm, but take immediate action. • Feel closed doors before opening
Shelter in Place Environmental Hazards/Tornado • Notification via HOYAlert, Email Broadcast, Campus Alert and Emergency personnel. • Assist in alerting others in the vicinity, but do not jeopardize your safety or that of others. • Close all doors and windows to the outside if possible. • In case of a Tornado, move to Safety Areas: basements, interior rooms & halls away from glass. • Remain alert for further instructions and updates.
Active Shooter on campus PROFILE OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER An Active Shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. • Between 1909-2012 there were In most cases, active shooters use 272 acts of targeted violence on firearms and there is no pattern or 219 college and university method to their selection of victims. campuses throughout the US and 245 injuries. • The average duration of an IHE active shooter incident is 12.5 minutes. The average response time of campus and local law enforcement is 18 minutes.
Active Shooter on campus FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents The FBI analyzed 154 active shooter events in the United States between 2002 and 2012 (to date) that included three or more individuals being shot. • 43% committed suicide and 8 percent were shot and killed by responders. • 45% of active shooters were arrested and 4% remain unidentified. • A clear motivation was never determined in 40% of cases analyzed; however, the most common identified motivations were found to be workplace retaliation (21%), domestic disputes (14%) and academic retaliation by a current or former student (7 percent).
Active Shooter on campus FBI Study of Active Shooter Incidents Very few active shooters had • previous arrests for violent The shooter was male in 96% of cases analyzed. The shooter acted alone 96% crimes. of the time. Common catalysts or triggers • observed include: loss of significant Active shooter events most relationships, changes in financial commonly occurred in a workplace status, loss of a job, changes in living environment (37%) or academic arrangements, major adverse setting (17% ) changes to life circumstances • Many active shooters were described as rejection and/or feelings of social isolates, harbored feelings of hate humiliation . and anger, and/or had some reported contact with mental health professionals. • Mental illness is commonly referenced as a potential contributing factor, but its causal impact on the attack can only be speculated.
Active Shooter on campus • Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Typically, the immediate deployment of law enforcement is required to stop the shooting and mitigate harm to victims. • Because active shooter situations are often over within 10 to 15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals must be prepared both mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter situation.
Active Shooter Scenarios You’re In McD200 1.NOT on campus (Shooter last seen at the DHS building) 2.NOT in your building – (Shooter last seen at 5 th floor Hotung) 3.IN your building: You CANNOT see or hear shooter (Shooter last seen at ground floor of McD) 4.IN your building: You CAN see or hear shooter (Shooter last seen in the 2 nd floor lobby of McD) 5. KEEP EVACUATION AS AN OPTION. 20 % OF ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS ARE MOBILE. * The Washington Navy Yard & the recent shooting at Ft. Hood are good examples.
Active Shooter Scenarios This presentation is based on current best practices*. These scenarios are meant to offer you food for thought and better prepare you in dealing with an Active Shooter situation. At the end of the day, you need to decide whether to RUN, HIDE, FIGHT depending on the situation. * White House released guide for High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education – June 2013
Communications Active Shooter/Hostage Notification will be via: • HOYAlert • Bullhorn • Campus Alert (Use of Informacast) • Emergency personnel If observing a life threatening incident on campus call 911. (Use of classroom phone speed-dial for Public Safety)
Scenario 1: NOT on your Campus • Shelter in Place until the ALL CLEAR is given HOYAlert Txt: During Incident Active Shooter NOT ON CAMPUS: last known location: <location> -- Shelter in Place until further notice After Incident Active Shooter NOT ON CAMPUS incident is NOW OVER. The school has returned to NORMAL Operating Status.
All other scenarios: Communications HOYAlert for all Georgetown LAW On Campus Incidents During Incident Active Shooter: last known location: <location> -- Remember your training: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT depending on your situation. After Incident Active Shooter incident is NOW OVER. Please follow the directions of emergency personnel. • Let family and friends know that you’re unharmed once in a safe location – text if possible
Scenario 2: On Campus: NOT in your building HIDE COVER & CONCEALMENT: • Avoid open areas and seek shelter in a secure room with locking door if possible. • Remain inside, close and lock all doors, windows and blinds. • Turn off lights and move out of sight away from all doors and windows to interior walls. • Remain quiet, turn off radios, and turn cell phones to vibrate but remain alert for further instructions and updates.
Scenario 3: IN Your Building: You CANNOT See or Hear Shooter RUN: If it is safe to do so, the first course of action that should be taken is to run out of the building and move far away until you are in a safe location.
Scenario 3: IN Your Building: You CANNOT See or Hear Shooter • DO NOT signal an evacuation using the fire alarm • Cover and conceal while running away from the building • Immediately move to another building & take protective cover • Call 911 if you haven’t done already • If police are already on the scene, keep your hands in plain sight
Scenario 4: IN Your Building: You CAN See or Hear Shooter HIDE: Avoid open areas and seek shelter in a secure room with locking door if possible. • Remain inside, close and lock all doors, windows and blinds. • Turn off lights and move out of sight away from all doors and windows to interior walls. • Remain quiet, turn off radios, and turn cell phones to vibrate but remain alert for further instructions and updates. • Barricade yourselves in the case where the door does not lock.
HIDING IN A CLASSROOM NOT all classrooms are configured the same!!! Depending on your location, the classroom: • Can be locked from the Inside • Can’t be locked from the Inside: • Open towards the classroom • Open towards the hallway • One entrance or multiple entrances • Furniture can/can’t be moved If you can’t lock, you can barricade if your furniture can be moved. If you can’t lock and can’t barricade, consider moving to a more secure location. Remember your training: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT depending on your situation.
Active Shooter on campus – All scenarios FIGHT If neither running nor hiding is a safe option, as a last resort when confronted by the shooter, adults in immediate danger should consider trying to disrupt or incapacitate the shooter by using aggressive force and items in their environment.
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