Active Threat Awareness
Prepare for the unthinkable with run-hide-fight readiness and situational awareness.
For: Nonprofit staff and volunteers
What you’ll learn
- Apply run-hide-fight decision-making under pressure
- Improve situational awareness in everyday public spaces
- Recognize warning signs and report concerns the right way
- Respond safely when law enforcement arrives
- Support others and recover after a critical incident
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- 1
Why awareness comes first
5 min
- 2
Situational awareness, everyday
5 min
- 3
Warning signs & "see something, say something"
5 min
- 4
The decision framework: Run · Hide · Fight
6 min
- 5
When law enforcement arrives
5 min
- 6
Helping others & after the incident
4 min
- 7
Putting it together
4 min
Sources & further reading
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) — Active Shooter Preparedness
- Ready.gov (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) — Active Shooter — Run. Hide. Fight.
- ALERRT Center, Texas State University — Avoid, Deny, Defend / Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security — If You See Something, Say Something®
- Federal Bureau of Investigation — Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Reports
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