You think you’re insured? Maybe not.
Active shooter insurance is a gray area. Research what’s covered and what’s excluded in your policy.
Author: Hank Christen
Who’s looking at you?
Be aware of who’s looking at you. Report suspicious surveillance activities and take action. Remember that many assailants use surveillance as a planning tool,
Marjory Stoneman Douglas – the layers failed.
Fences and locked doors don’t work if the threat is an insider. IDENTIFY the threat, COMMUNICATE the threat, ACT on the threat. Prevention and interventions are left-of-bang strategies.
Close calls add up!
Close calls (near misses) are not harmless because they lead to bad outcomes. Develop a close call reporting system to intervene before little things become big things.
Something in the mail looks funny
Sometimes a threat comes as a package or mail. The FBI and ATF have available guidelines that should frame your suspicious package procedures.
The cops are here; now what?
Your encounter with responding police is a tense situation. Proper actions will safe your life, and improper actions such as waving something in your hands, or failing to comply to commands, may get you shot.
You can’t make up this threat!
A hospital received an immediate and credible threat. They initiated a lockout/lockdown and notified police. An armed man was apprehended on block from the hospital.
Try topping this war story
A hostage situation can “come out of nowhere” in the healthcare arena. A loose scalpel suddenly becomes a weapon.
Your cell phone mirror
Sticking your head out to look for an assailant is dangerous. Your cell phone camera may be used as a mirror to see if the coast is clear.
What’s in the picture?
Get Out (run) and Get Down (hide) when you can’t run. There’s a nurse in the picture; students show us new hiding tricks on every AS360 exercise.
