Active Shooter
If you witness any armed individual or shooter on campus at any time, immediately call 9-1-1 and provide the following information:
- Your Name
- Nature of the incident
- Location of the incident
- Description of person(s) involved
- Number of persons who may be involved
- If shots have been fired
- Injuries (if known)
Should gunfire, weapons, or explosives be involved, avoid the incident. Take cover.
If the Shooter is Outside the Building
- If it is possible to flee the area safely and avoid danger, do so. Notify anyone you may encounter to exit the area immediately. Evacuate to a safe area away from the danger and take protective cover. Stay there until assistance arrives.
- Dial 9-1-1.
- Go to the nearest room or office, or core area of the building, if safe to do so.
- Barricade doors and block windows.
- Turn off all the lights, close blinds and close and lock all windows and doors.
- Seek protective cover for yourself and any others (concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets may protect you from bullets).
- Keep occupants calm, quiet and out of sight.
- Silence cell phones.
If the Shooter is Inside the Building
- If it is possible to flee the area safely and avoid danger, do so. Notify anyone you may encounter to exit the building immediately. Evacuate to a safe area away from the danger and take protective cover. Stay there until assistance arrives.
- Dial 9-1-1.
- If it is impossible for you to leave, secure yourself in your space.
- Barricade doors and block windows.
- Turn off all the lights, close blinds and close and lock all windows and doors.
- Seek protective cover for yourself and any others (concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets may protect you from bullets).
- Keep occupants calm, quiet and out of sight.
- Silence cell phones.
- Turn off radios and computer monitors.
- Do not answer the door.
