Active Shooter: What You Can Do

An active shooter is defined as “one or more individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a populated area.” In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is typically no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. All community members can help prevent and prepare for potential active shooter situations. This course offers guidance to individuals --- including supervisors, staff, and volunteers --- to help organizations and communities become better prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from an active shooter situation. NOTE: This course is not written for law enforcement officers, but for non-law enforcement staff, employees, and volunteers. The material may provide law enforcement officers information on recommended actions for non-law enforcement staff to enhance preparedness against the active shooter threat.