Surviving An Active Shooter

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Sheriff's Message

"The men and women of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department constantly prepare and train for active shooter events that could harm our communities. In these unpredictable situations, preparation is key. With this guide, you, too, can familiarize yourself with the tools that will help you remain calm and respond effectively during a rapidly-evolving active shooter situation. "

- Alex Villanueva, Sheriff

Don't wait until it happens. Have a plan now!

  • Familiarize yourself with your environment
  • Know your escape routes
  • Designate safe rooms
  • Talk to your co-workers about a preplanned response
  • Keep emergency supplies (first aid kit, food, water, etc.) in every room
  • Identify ways to lock or barricade your area
  • Practice! Practice! Practice!

Information to provide to 911 operators:

  • Location of the shooter
  • Number of shooters
  • Physical description of shooters
  • Number and type of weapons shooter has
  • Number of potential victims at location

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The safety and well-being of our students and teachers has always been the utmost priority of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Los Angeles County is home to more than 3,000 schools ranging from kindergarten through college. In the wake of the highly publicized tragedies occurring in our Nation’s schools, it is important that law enforcement partner with school administrators to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and campus workers.
Barricade

WHEN THE SHOOTING STARTS...

Run
run icon Have an escape route and an action plan in mind

run icon Leave your belongings behind

run icon Evacuate, regardless of whether others agree to follow

run icon Help others escape, if possible

run icon Do not attempt to move the wounded

run icon Prevent others from entering an area where the active shooter may be located

run icon Keep your hands visible

run icon Call 911 when you are safe
Hide
hide icon Hide in an area out of the shooter’s view

hide icon Silence your cell phone (including vibrate mode) and remain quiet and still

hide icon Lock doors and block entry to your hiding place (use chairs, tables, bookcases, file cabinets, etc.)
hide icon Shut off lights, stay out of sight and remain calm

Run-Hide-Fight
Fight
fight icon If your life is in imminent danger, you may have to fight the attacker

fight icon Attempt to incapacitate the shooter

fight icon Act with as much physical aggression as possible. Meet violence with violence.

fight icon Improvise weapons such as chairs, fire extinguishers, books, and anything else you can use as an impact weapon. Do not back down!

fight icon Commit to your actions. Stand united with others. Your life depends on it!

WHEN THE SHOOTING STOPS...

  • Remain calm and reassure others that help is on the way.

  • Render first aid if necessary, utilizing what you have available.

  • For bleeding control, use first aid kits, towels, shirts, bed sheets, etc. For tourniquets, use power cords, phones cords, ropes, etc.

  • STAY INSIDE YOUR SECURED LOCATION UNTIL LAW ENFORCEMENT COMES TO YOU!

  • When law enforcement arrives, keep hands visible, spread fingers, leave all personal items behind, and calmly follow their directions.

  • Understand that help may take an extended period of time due to clearing the entire location, but law enforcement WILL come to you.
Preventing these types of tragedies and continuing to maintain a secure learning environment is a goal of law enforcement, schools, and society as a whole. If an incident at a school does occur, you can be assured that LASD personnel will respond rapidly, efficiently, and decisively.

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Resources

Emergency
9-1-1 (You may have to diall "9" first)

Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
(213) 229-1700 (Recorded Information)

Department of Mental Health (DMH) Access Center
(800) 854-7771

DMH Psychiatric Mobile Reponse Team
(213) 351-2813

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