ACTIVE SHOOTER
How to defend against an armed attacker, who is determined to kill in the name of its “truth” and is willing and ready to die?
The 21st century has brought about scientific and technical developments and the acute threat of global terrorism, an amplification of the threat posed by crazed individuals who are willing and able to kill on behalf of their fanatical faith, unfulfilled ideals and a host of other personal motives.
But how does one defend themselves against an armed attacker who is determined to kill on behalf of their own “truth” and who is willing and prepared to die? Is it even possible?
It’s important to note that your life is in your own hands ALONE in the first 15 to 20 minutes of an active shooter situation. You cannot rely on any help other than yourself. First responders are only likely to arrive on scene 15 or 20 minutes later and they are certainly not special police units trained especially for these situations. This is why your conduct is so important and the steps you take so critical to survival.
We offer schools a comprehensive program for protection from an active shooter that includes two components:
A.- the first section trains educators and other school employees.
This gives teachers the opportunity to learn the steps necessary to take in an emergency, such as an active shooter situation. They range from assessing the situation, methods for pre-arranged warnings and barricades to potential evacuation if the circumstances permit. Once the teachers are trained, the teachers themselves prepare their pupils how to properly respond and act in the case of an active shooter situation
ATTENTION! The level of training given to teachers and the pupils themselves is different! Pupils are not provided with compete know-how, after all, the active shooter may even be one of the pupils at the school! Unfortunately, experience in neighboring countries only confirms this.
B. -the second section is a comprehensive model training exercise inside the school with all pupils and teachers in attendance.
If a school is interested, we’d be happy to complete a comprehensive security project for a specific school.
It remains our intention to include the police and other first responders in these model training exercises at a later time. During these training exercises, we rely on the presence and experience of our Czech colleagues, where “active shooter” situations are broken down to the last detail, and they have a tremendous amount of experience on this unique subject.
The school receives a certificate of completion from the “active shooter” course once it completed parts A and B.
