Active Shooter Navy
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When you hear sounds that may be gunfire, or someone yelling "He has a gun", your response must be to:
React immediately. Do something.
Your first and most important response in an active shooter event is to immediately stop where you are, get on the ground, and call 9-1-1.
False - you should immediately react, and prepare to Run, Hide, or Fight.
You should prepare yourself mentally before an active shooter event.
True - preparing mentally before an event can increase your chance of survival.
You have heard gunfire and determined that you must run for safety, so you:
Immediately run to your planned exit.
If you are caught in an active shooter event, you should lock your computer and grab your belongings before running to safety.
False - you should leave all your belongings behind. Only grab your cell phone if it is safe to do so.
If you think you hear gunfire you should attempt to find out where the sound is coming from and determine if it is actually gunfire.
False - you should immediately REACT and begin preparations to Run, Hide, or Fight.
"Hiding" means:
Running is not possible so being locked in a secure location is the best option until running is possible.
During an active shooter event, once you have found a hiding place, you should mentally prepare to stay there and wait for help to arrive.
False - you should always be thinking of your next option (Running or Fighting)
If there is a security alert on the 1MC, you should immediately report to the quarterdeck.
False - listen to the alert/instructions on the 1MC, and lock down in the closet space available to you until the alert is lifted.
Which of the following statements is NOT true:
If you can organize a counter-attack with your co-workers, you should leave your hiding place to execute an ambush.
During an active shooter event, you may be required to violently fight the active shooter.
True - use whatever tools are available to you (laptop computer, scissors, chairs etc)
If you come face to face with an active shooter, you should immediately surrender and beg for your life.
False - you should violently defend yourself to survive
The active shooter has been stopped and police are going room-to-room to clear the building. What should you do?
Slowly exit the building with your hands in the air and follow tier directions.
During an active shooter event, you should immediately run to first responders or security forces and tell them what happened.
False - you should put your hands in the air, and follow their commands.
During a security alert or active shooter event, you could be handcuffed and or searched by first responders or security forces.
True - first responders/security forces may not know who the shooter(s) is/are and may treat everyone as a suspect.
Scenario (Office) You are assigned to a major command on board a Naval Base. Your cubicle is in the corner of a large office space that is shared by 15 employees. It is mid-morning and the office is busy when you hear screaming in the hallway. A co-worker opens the door to the hallway and from outside you hear someone shout, "He's got a gun!" How do you react?
Assume that this is an active shooter incident.
Scenario (Office) You believe that you are in imminent dangerand know that your office is not a safe place. The wide-open space and arrangement of cubicles provide little protection and no place to hide. There are screams and people running in the hallway and several co-workers have already hidden under their desks, while others are on the phone calling 9-1-1. Your best friend is telling you to get down and hide. The office exit is onyyfrom a stairwell that leads out of the building, so your response must be to:
Run to the stairwell exit and escape the imminent danger.
Scenario (Office) There is gunfire in the hallway outside of your office. Both exits from your space lead to the hallway. There is screaming and running very near, and you realize that there is no time to escape. What should you do?
Lock the door, stay low behind a file cabinet and remain quiet.
Scenario (Office) As you hide in your office, it becomes clear to you that the active shooter has moved down another hallway and into an office space. Shooting continues, but the sound is definitely further away and muffled behind walls. What should you do?
Quickly take the opportunity to escape to the stairway.
Scenario (Office) The active shooter is in the hallway, pounding on doors and shooting door locks and handles to gain entry. You know your office door does not have a security lock and that the door can be easily breached. If the active shooter enters the space, what are you going to do?
Use whatever items you can use as a weapon and attack the shooter violently.
Scenario (Office) You have made it safely outside the building, and there are police officers all around you. Your instinct is to run, but you feel like collapsing and throwing up. What should you do?
Walk quickly to the police with your hands in the air and follow their directions.
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