ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING PROGRAMS

CRASE: Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events Law enforcement officers and agencies are frequently requested by schools, businesses, and community members for direction and presentations on what they should do if confronted with an active shooter event. The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events course, designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend strategy, was developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training program at Texas State University in 2004. It provides strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, civilian response options, medical issues and considerations for conducting drills.

ALICE: Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate This training program provides preparation and a plan for individuals and organizations on how to more proactively handle the threat of an aggressive intruder or active shooter event. Whether it is an attack by an individual or by an international group of professionals intent on conveying a political message through violence, ALICE training is a more aggressive approach versus a “lockdown only” approach. ALICE proponents say it offers specifics for law enforcement, K-12 schools, higher education, health care facilities, businesses, government and houses of worship.

Run, Hide, Fight

Endorsed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, this course of action encourages engaging the shooter as a last result. It is similar to CRASE.