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Active Shooter
Determine the most reasonable way to protect your own life and call 911, when it is safe to do so.
Run: Evacuate if you can (this is your best chance of survival)
- Have an escape route in mind
- Leave valuables behind
- Keep hands visible
Hide: In an area out of shooter's view
- Block entry to your hiding place and lock doors
- Turn off lights and silent electronic devices
Fight: As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger
- Attempt to incapacitate the shooter
- Act with physical aggression