Emergency Response

Fall 2015

•Roles & Responsibilities

•Evacuation

•Shelter in Place

•Defend in Place

•Next Steps

Agenda

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.

EvacuationFire/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.

• Between 1909-2012 there were 272 acts of targeted violence on 219 college and university 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

• 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.

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

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 IncidentActive 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

HIDECOVER & 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.

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

• 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

• AT LEAST 2 WAYS IN/OUT

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

• 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

THE LATEST GUIDE IS ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE ON THE

GEORGETOWN LAW MOBILE APP & THE WEB

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 theEmergency Management website

http://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-services/public-safety/management.cfm

Q & A