This course is for non-traditional first responders, including civilian employees, students, faculty, staff, patrons, and any other person who lives, works, or visits any location where an active shooter incident may occur. The course focuses on the various components of the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm, which is widely accepted and taught as one of the primary response paradigms regarding active shooter incidents. Participants will learn about the ways in which the Run. Hide. Fight. response paradigm can be applied in any active shooter incident, regardless of the location or other factors involved.
Course Objectives:
- Articulate the need for an effective response paradigm to combat active shooter incidents
- Employ the principles of the Run. Hide. Fight. Response paradigm in the event of an active shooter incident
- Evaluate how the paradigm can be incorporated into existing building emergency action plans
- Apply the Run. Hide. Fight. Response paradigm based on various active threat incident characteristics.
