Active Shooter/Hostile Intruder

Watch the Run, Hide, Fight video.

Run: If you can do so safely, run.

• Evacuate away from the location of the intruder.
• Stay close to walls and avoid open-wide spaces.
• Seek safety shelter and make proper notification (call 911).

Hide: Shelter in place and secure your immediate area.

• Lock and/or block the door.
• Turn off the lights and close the blinds.
• Silence your cell phone if you are not in communication with authorities.
• Turn off any source of noise (e.g., radios, TVs).
• Keep yourself calm, quiet, and out of sight.
• Hide behind large objects (e.g., concrete walls, desks, filing cabinets).

Fight: Your life depends on it. Commit to your actions.

Report Necessary Information

• Location of the shooter.
• Number of shooters.
• Description of shooters.
• Weapons used by shooters.
• Victim information (number, types of injuries, location, etc.)
• When able, call Campus Public Safety at 5-5-5 from a university phone or 9-1-1.

Response to Law Enforcement

• Be calm and follow instructions.
• Display your hands at all times. Carry nothing!
• Avoid quick movements.
• Law enforcement's first priority is to address the threat!