Quickly determine the most reasonable way to protect your own life.
Quick Tip:   RUN HIDE FIGHT 

RUN

• Have an escape route plan in mind.
• Leave your belongings.
• Keep your hands visible.
• DO NOT pull a fire alarm.  This can put others in harm’s way.
• Run away from the threat as fast as you can.
• Do not run in a straight line.
• Keep objects or buildings between you and the active shooter or hostile intruder.
• If you can, get away from the area of danger and warn others not to enter the area.

HIDE

• Hide in an area out of the suspect's view.
• Lock all doors and place objects to block / barricade entry into your hiding place.
• Turn off lights, silence cellphones, close blinds.
• DIAL 911 AND REPORT ONLY WHEN SAFE TO DO SO

FIGHT

• As a last resort and only when your life is in imminent danger.
• Act with others to incapacitate the suspect.
• Act with physical aggression and throw items at the suspect.

• Only you can tell if it is safe to run from the building.
• If in doubt, do not run. Find a secure area where you are.
• Lock and barricade the doors to the room you are in.
• Turn off lights.
• Close blinds.
• Silence cell phones and other electronic devices.
• Turn off radio and computer monitors.
• Stay out of sight of windows and doors and do not huddle together.
• Be quiet and stay calm.
• Stay in hiding until an "All Clear" notification.

• Remain calm and follow officers' instructions.
• Do not stop to ask officers for help or directions when evacuating, just proceed in the direction from which officers are entering the premises.
• Be aware that emergency personnel may not know who the active shooter or hostile intruder is when arriving on scene.
• Immediately raise hands and spread fingers.
• Keep hands visible at all times.
• Avoid pointing and screaming and/or yelling.