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.
In most cases, active shooters use
firearms and there is no pattern or
method to their selection of victims.
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Between 1909-2012 there were
272 acts of targeted violence on
219 college and university
campuses throughout the US
and 245 injuries.
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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
• The shooter was male in 96% of cases
analyzed. The shooter acted alone 96%
of the time.
• Active shooter events most
commonly occurred in a workplace
environment (37%) or academic
setting (17%)
• Many active shooters were described as
social isolates, harbored feelings of hate
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.
Very few active shooters had
previous arrests for violent
crimes.
Common catalysts or triggers
observed include: loss of significant
relationships, changes in financial
status, loss of a job, changes in living
arrangements,
major
adverse
changes to life circumstances
rejection
and/or
feelings
of
humiliation .
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 5th 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 2nd 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.
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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
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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.
Some active shooter situations can be
prevented or reduced in impact!
• If you hear or see something-say something!
• Gunfire in buildings sounds like a balloon popping, a
pounding hammer or construction noise.
• VA TECH – Chain on Doors
• Shooter in Mall -- Put on a Hockey mask before
shooting
• Sometimes shooters tell people or give indications
to their plans before the shooting
IF YOU HEAR/SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING
Active Shooter on campus
KNOW YOUR SPACE
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How many doors? Windows?
Do they lock?
From inside/outside?
Is there anything you can use to
barricade the door?
• Is there anything you can use as a
weapon?
• Do you have the LIVESAFE
application on your phone?
Active Shooter on campus
KNOW YOUR BUILDING
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AT LEAST 2 WAYS IN/OUT
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
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IT’S KNOWING WHAT IS GOING
ON AROUND YOU!
WE’RE IN ALL THIS TOGETHER
• Encourage you to take the 45 minute
FEMA online course on Active
Shooter.
• Know your building.
• Know your office.
• Remember your options:
RUN, HIDE, FIGHT
Final Thought on Active Shooter
Choose To Survive
YOU need to decide whether to RUN, HIDE, FIGHT
depending on the situation you find yourselves –
remember your training!
Emergency Quick Reference Guide
Frames with this guide are mounted in all classrooms
Emergency Response Guide
• The GU Emergency Response Guidelines provide
detailed instructions for the following:
• Emergency Contacts & Resources
• Building Evacuation
• Shelter in Place
• Medical Emergency/Hazmat
• Power Elevator Failure
• Public Safety Threat: Package/Mail
• Bomb Threat
• Active Shooter:
• NOT in your building
• IN your building: You CANNOT see or hear shooter
• IN your building: You CAN see or hear shooter
• Natural Hazard
• Building & Floor Marshals
GUIDE IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE ON THE MOBILE APP
Remember…
• Practice Situational Awareness – earphones and texting while
walking make you oblivious to life safety concerns in your
immediate area
• Sign up for HOYAlert
• Install LIVESAFE application
• Complete the DHS online Active Shooter training
• Know your campus and at least two different ways out of each
building
• Attend campus emergency management awareness sessions
Remember your training: RUN, HIDE, FIGHT depending on your
situation.
Final Thought
In a crisis situation, you will revert back to your training
and prior experience. If you do not have either, your
decision making will be flawed.
Ongoing training via our web resources on the
Emergency Management website
http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-services/public-safety/management.cfm
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