[SML] Security: Active shooter

[Pat Kight]

I work on a university campus with an excellent safety team. Everyone - 
students, faculty, staff and even visitors on occasion - goes through 
multiple drills each year practicing what to do in case of various 
life-threatening emergencies. Since the Pacific Northwest is seismically 
active, it all started with earthquake safety training, and now includes 
a number of other risk drills and simulations, including active shooter 
situations, toxic substance releases, etc. It helps to not only know but 
*practice* the difference between run/hide/fight, shelter in place and 
drop/cover/hold on/evacuate strategies, depending on the situation.

The building where I work houses international student support services, 
and in recent years there's been more conversation about violence based 
on race and ethnicity, as well as gender and orientation. I consider 
this a good thing.

-- 
Pat

Kristi R-C via Stagecraft wrote:
> It's becoming more common and is part of any prudent person's risk 
> management tooklit. The standard for schools is ALICE, basically:
> Run
> Hide
> Fight
> with an emphasis on RUN!
>
> Had a lengthy discussion with my campus police officer about what to 
> do in the auditorium vs. in class as the aud may have members of the 
> general public who haven't gone through the training and practice our 
> students do. We train our ushers and have a prepared god-mic speech.
>
> Kristi R-C
>
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: Chip Wood via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> To: Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Cc: Chip Wood <chip.a.wood at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sun, Oct 16, 2016 4:23 pm
> Subject: [SML] Security: Active shooter
>
> My wife is a Docent at the Phoenix Art Museum and their Security guy
> gave them a briefing yesterday on how to deal w/ an active shooter. We
> have discussed many security related topics , esp fire, on this list,
> but never this one. Given today's political climate and incidents in
> crowded places, it seems to be very relevant. Is this briefing common
> in your training?
>
> Chip 1
>
>
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