Building Monitor
Lock Down Training
October 2010
Lock Downs
May be Called for:
• Some type of serious disturbance on
campus
• Someone with a weapon on campus
• Live electrical wire down in one area of
campus (that area may need to evacuate
while the rest Lock Down to avoid people
traffic near the wire)
• Hazardous Material Spill (Shelter In Place)
• Other situations
Lock Down Preparation
Review your Building
Monitor Training!
The Lock Down Begins..
• Either after an order to Lock Down has
been received (in person or by phone) or
because you feel it is the best course of
action at the time – begin the Lock Down
process.
• Put your plan into action – be systematic –
follow it as closely as you can so as not to
overlook someone or some area
• Immediately lock the doors in your area.
• Take your listing of classroom/occupant
telephone numbers to a safe place with a phone
(away from windows).
• If you have an assistant, notify them so you can
split the calls based on a prearranged system.
• Call others in your building and notify them to
lock all doors, take cover away from windows
and doors. Ask if they have any injured.
• If there are DSS students/staff or faculty in the
building, make sure that they have the extra help
they need to move to a safe area in their rooms.
(This should be pre-arranged).
• If there is time (or on a second call to others in
the building) ask if they can hear or see anything
outside their area.
• Neither you nor they should risk exposure to
obtain information.
• Call the command center to report your
building status as soon as possible. Make
sure you pass along any information you
have regarding injuries or what others
have heard/seen in their areas.
• Await further direction from the command
center.
After the Lock Down
• You will either be ordered to do an
evacuation (refer to your evacuation
training)
• OR
• You will be told to resume normal
activities – an ‘all clear’
• Communicate the next steps to those in
your building
Practice a Lock Down
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Involve your colleagues if at all possible
Do a walk-through of your steps
What doors would you need to lock?
Do you have DSS folks who will need extra
help?
• Where would your safe place be? Where is your
phone list? Is there a phone in the safe place?
• Make notes on what you discover that would
make a real Lock Down more successful.
• Communicate to the College’s Disaster Planning
Team your ideas, comments and suggestions.
Lock Down Check List
Hear gunfire / see shooter / are advised of a lock-down situation
Lock the door/s to your office or immediate area
Do not go outside
Take your building monitor bag and go to a protected place away from windows (e.g.
under a desk).
Telephone the people on the list of spaces you are responsible for and advise them to
lock their doors and take cover until further direction is given
Ask if anyone is injured or has seen a shooter
If there is a serious injury or the shooter is in your area phone 408-210-5371 to advise
Do not phone this number unless you have a serious situation
If ‘all clear’ is given, phone the list of spaces you are responsible for and advise them it
is safe to return to normal activity
If an evacuation notice is ordered, follow the instructions on the EVACUATION CHECK
LIST on your clipboard in your orange bag.