Rapid response to the shooting incident at a public place

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Rapid response to the shooting incident at a
public place An individual who is actively
engaged in using any violent means like firearms
(most frequently used), bladed weapons, vehicles,
or any tool that constitutes lethal physical
force, to kill or attempt to kill people in a
confined and populated area is known as an active
shooter.  Most of the time, they choose their
victims without any logical explanation. The
majority of active shooter scenarios are
unanticipated, evolve quickly, and end in
minutes. In case of an active shooter incident,
preparation and rapid response is essential for
ensuring that employers and employees have the
right tools, know where to go, and know how to
stay safe. As an emergency preparedness and
response platform, we at A Life Saved offer
guidance on how to prepare and train for
emergencies, as well as warnings about potential
dangers.
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What is rapid response?     It means being
equipped with the knowledge and decision-making
strategies to help you save lives. We teach you
the skills of prevention, preparation, and
response. The foundation of our preventative
method is the early detection and intervention of
those engaging in dubious behavior. Our safety
training programs equip you with the skills
necessary to recognize an act of Violence
immediately, situate yourself in the area of
potential risk, make tactical safety decisions
based on logic, and act accordingly to protect
both your own life and the lives of others. Some
of our training programs include.
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• Situational Awareness Presentation
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• This program covers the facts of violence at
  workplace, what to expect from first responders,
  and introduces our techniques for violence
  prevention, mitigation, and response.
• PREVENTION
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• We understand that workplace violence is a
  possibility but not a probability.
• ?We work with organizations to improve their
  anti-harassment policies and add a requirement
  for reporting affirmative actions. Employee
  identification and reporting of behavioral
  patterns that stray from the predefined baseline
  toward potentially violent behavior are part of
  this process.
• PREPARATION
• Time is a crucial component of our approach to
  getting ready and responding to active shooter.
  The victims are left alone during the brief
  period of time between the start of a workplace
  violence incident and the arrival of the first
  responders. People ought to have the freedom to
  choose actions that will increase their capacity
  for survival.

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• ORIENTATION
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• Time is of the essence, but if people are
  correctly oriented toward the event, safety
  decisions can be made. People may need a few
  seconds to several minutes to comprehend the
  information and become aware that a violent
  incident is taking place. The chance of survival
  is dependent on this timing. The sooner people
  become aware of what is going on, the faster they
  may decide what to do for their protection.
• REACTION
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• We take a different approach to reactive
  strategies for violence at workplace and use the
  acronym ABC to describe our response campaign.
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• A - AVOID - It means to avoid the offender by
  making tactical judgments that will save your
  life rather than reacting in a panic.
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• B- BARRICADE- In place of the passive act of
  hiding, this suggests using a previously known
  secure area to barricade oneself in or
  immediately discovering one that can be secured.
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• C- CONFRONT - Unrestrained confrontation with
  improvised weapons as a last resort only if a
  potential victim has no means to resort to the
  tactics of Avoid or Barricade.

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• Table Top Exercises
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• The tabletop exercises get different segments of
  your businessfrom management and human resources
  to front-facing employees and facilitiesto talk
  about their roles in a simulated event.
• We use scripted scenarios based on true workplace
  violence incidents to train our clients.
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• Prepare by signing up for active shooter
  training. ALS can come to your office or building
  on campus to provide location-specific active
  shooter training and violence risk assessments.
  Email us at info_at_alifesaved.com for a quick free
  consult and learn more about our professional
  services at our website www.alifesaved.com