Related Videos and Evacuation Plans
RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event
RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. (5:56 minutes) dramatizes an active shooter incident in the workplace. It is a fast-paced, succinct overview of the Run-Hide-Fight procedure that provides the best approach to surviving an active shooter incident. It was produced by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Public Safety with funding from a grant by the Department of Homeland Security. (Warning: The initial sequence in this video may be disturbing.)
- Intended Audience: appropriate to all - provides a basic understanding of the Run-Hide-Fight method, while being presented in a memorable, high-impact style
- Sponsored by Ƶ Department of Security and Safety and presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (2012).
Active Shooter: Options for Consideration
Active Shooter: Options for Consideration (3:41 minutes) is an informational video that demonstrates possible actions to take if confronted with an active shooter scenario. The instructive video provides precise definitions of common terms and reviews the choices of evacuating, hiding, or, as an option of last resort, challenging the shooter (“Run-Hide-Fight”). The video also provides important information on how to act after law enforcement personnel arrive on the scene – to understand their role and to avoid being mistaken for a shooter.
- Intended Audience: appropriate to all - provides a basic understanding of the Run-Hide-Fight method, while being presented in a memorable, high-impact style.
- Sponsored by Ƶ Department of Security and Safety and produced by the US Department of Homeland Security (2013).
Practical Response to Active Shooter
Practical Response to Active Shooter (3:35 minutes) focuses entirely on an active shooter in a college setting. It provides additional detail on what to do when law enforcement officials arrive.
- Intended Audience: college students and faculty
- Sponsored by Ƶ Department of Security and Safety and produced by Rock Valley College, Rockford IL (2014)
Shooter on Campus: Know You Can Survive
Shooter on Campus: Know You Can Survive (8:47 minutes) focuses entirely on an active shooter in a college setting. It takes a step-by-step approach to the Run-Hide-Fight sequence of options and depicts some creative ideas for securing a room without a lock. (This video production is dramatic and realistic. Some viewers might find it upsetting.)
- Intended Audience: college faculty and students
- Sponsored by Ƶ Department of Security and Safety and produced by the University of Alberta (2013)
Here we provide the fire safety procedures pertaining to classrooms. Residence hall fire safety procedures are discussed regularly with all students who live in campus residence halls and a series of fire drills is scheduled annually.
Prior to Classroom Fire
- know exit locations
- know fire alarm stations
- know fire extinguisher locations
- assign class members to assist handicapped person during building evacuations
- assign a member to pull the alarm, one member to close windows, and so on
- designate an assembly area outside and away from danger to check attendance
During Classroom Fire
- have person assigned pull nearest fire alarm to alert occupants
- have person assigned evacuate handicapped persons
- have person assigned close windows if time and safety permits
- do not attempt to extinguish large fires, extinguishers are for small fires
- when room is clear, close door
- leave building in orderly manner and exit to assembly area - do not use elevators
- faculty should take attendance and notify Campus Police at 8201
Please Note: If in an extreme emergency, you must go through a smoke filled area. When in a smoke filled area, stay low and crawl to avoid smoke and get maximum air near the floor.
When Hearing Fire Alarm
- if classroom doors are closed, feel them for heat - If hot, do not open doors
- if available, place wet rags at base of door to seal out smoke
- turn off air conditioners and fans to prevent circulation of smoke
- if classroom door is cold, open slowly and exit building
- if corridors are blocked by smoke or fire, stay in classroom unit help arrives
- have assigned students evacuate handicapped persons
- have assigned students close windows in room if time and safety permit
- do not attempt to extinguished large fires, only small limited fires
- when room is clear, close door
- leave building in an orderly manner and exit to assembly area - do not use elevator
- faculty should take attendance and verify all have left building
Please Note: If in an extreme emergency, you must go through a smoke filled area. When in a smoke filled area, stay low and crawl to avoid smoke and get maximum air near the floor.
