Active Shooter / Lockdown Response

DHS-aligned Run-Hide-Fight active shooter response and standard lockdown procedure. Critical for workplace, school, healthcare, and retail emergency action plans.

Steps

• Recognize the threat and initiate protective action
• The employee runs if a safe escape path is available
• The employee hides if evacuation is not safely possible
• The employee fights only as a last resort
• The supervisor initiates lockdown procedures
• The designated communicator alerts emergency services
• The supervisor sends a mass notification to occupants
• The occupant maintains silence and secures the space
• The supervisor accounts for personnel when it is safe to do so
• The supervisor documents the incident and initiates recovery actions