Updated December 8, 2011
The following list of resources has been compiled for your reference.
It is our hope that these and other resources may assist and support you in planning, preventing, and responding to active shooter incidents.
Security Management Article Citations
The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment & Management Teams (June 2011)
Partnering Against Anarchy (August 2010)
Plan to Prevail (June 2010)
Teaming Up to Reduce Risk (April 2008)
Preventing the Next Campus Shooting (August 2007)
Articles are available in full text via the links above and the Security Management website, www.securitymanagement.com.
Active Shooter : How to Respond
A pamphlet from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This pamphlet provides guidance to individuals, including managers and employees, who may be caught in an active shooter situation, and discusses how to react when law enforcement responds.
Active Shooter : Recommendations and Analysis for Risk Mitigation
From the New York City Police Department (NYPD). This document contains recommendations based on a close analysis of 281 active shooter incidents from 1966 to 2010.
Coping with an Active Shooter situation : a pocket card
A card designed by DHS to help those in an active shooter situation know how to respond.
NRF-ICSC Emergency Response Protocols to Active Shooters : Retail Supplement to DHS Active Shooter Materials
A pamphlet from the National Retail Federation that supplements the DHS pamphlet as a retail-specific document.
Cultural Properties Council Recommendations for Preparing Museums for Active Shooter Situations
From the ASIS Cultural Properties Council. This document lists some points for all museums to consider to be prepared for an active shooter incident.
ASIS/SHRM Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard 2011
This Standard provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify and prevent threatening behavior and violence affecting the workplace, and to better address and resolve threats and violence that have actually occurred. This Standard describes the personnel within organizations who typically become involved in prevention and intervention efforts; outlines a proactive organizational approach to workplace violence focused on prevention and early intervention; and proposes ways in which an organization can better detect, investigate, manage, and - whenever possible - resolve behavior that has generated concerns for workplace safety from violence. The Standard also describes the implementation of a Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Program, and protocols for effective incident management and resolution.
Active Shooters in Healthcare Environments: Protecting Patients, Staff, and Visitors
12/14/11
Webinar - Learn the essential elements of planning for, responding to, and recovering from an active shooter incident. Highlighted in this webinar are details from actual incidents, risks specific to healthcare environments, key planning points, and communication processes during emergencies.
ASIS Active Shooter classroom program
Workplace violence is a priority for all security professionals. The most frightening and compelling element is an active shooter. This program presents the necessary components for preparation strategies that include planning, prevention, mitigation, and response for active shooters. Best practices are discussed throughout the program. Program scheduled April 18-19, 2012, in San Francisco.
Lightning Strikes: Surviving an Active Shooter-Hostage Event in the Workplace or Academic Environment
Webinar from August 2009 available for purchase online. Although uncommon, crisis events do occur in the workplace and in academic settings. Get an overview of strategies for reducing the risk of a crisis event and in-depth guidance on what to do if lightning does strike.
Active Shooter: Readiness, Response and Recovery Online Course
From The Center for Personal Protection and Safety, an online training program that takes head-on the critical issue of an Active Shooter situation. Join the CPPS panel of experts as they address the Active Shooter situation through the lens of Personal Survival and Response as well as explore practical Prevention Strategies and solid, organizational Contingency Planning considerations. People and organizations CAN survive this tragedy. 20% discount for ASIS members.
