Surviving an Active Shooter Situation

Surviving an Active Shooter Situation Module 1
Understanding the Threat
In the first module, we aim to understand the active shooter threat. We’ll define what an active shooter/assailant is and we’ll look at possible motives for committing violent actions. Finally, we’ll discuss dynamics that facilitate an active shooter threat and how to evaluate defensive training.

• Motivations for Violent Encounters
• Dynamics that Facilitate an Active Shooter Situation
• Preemptive Facility Measures
• Reactive Personal Measures
• Shooter/Assailant Defense Training

Surviving an Active Shooter Situation Module 2
Prevention and Early Detection
Module two discusses prevention, warning signs, observations, and discerning physical characteristics of an armed person. We’ll cover what to look for – sights, sounds, and how to react when a shooting starts to occur.

• Noticing Pre-Incident Behaviors
• Awareness and Observation Skills
• Survivor Mindset
• Sights, Sounds, and Defense Reactions
• Notification of an Active Shooter Event

Surviving an Active Shooter Situation Module 3
Techniques to Survive an Active Shooter Event
When shots are fired, how will you react? This module describes tactics and techniques to survive an active shooter/assailant event. We discuss ways to escape, sheltering to hide indoors and outdoors, and sheltering to fight.

• Escape
• Sheltering to Hide
• Tactical Errors
• Lockdown
• After the Shooting

Surviving an Active Shooter Situation Module 4
Strategic Defense Recommendations
Our final module discusses recommendations for protecting yourself in certain industries and businesses. We also look at trends in the behaviors of shooters by examining past shootings. We hope to provide insight into potential future attacks in order to develop effective defense strategies.

• Schools
• Private/Public Businesses
• Emergency Medical Services
• Hospitals
• Trends in the Behaviors of Active Shooters