GPT Emergency Guidelines

20 ACTIVE SHOOTER Denition If a person is using a lethal weapon to harmothers, follow the active shooter guidelines. If a person is not using the lethal weapon, follow armed intrusion guidelines as per your emergency procedures. BuildingCapacity Active shooter procedures may be altered to t building requirements and conditions. Your security control roommay be the primary control point for this procedure. Best practice is utilising these procedures in line with the building’s emergency procedures. Characteristics ofActive Shooter Incidents  The typical active shooter will attempt to harmas many people as possible within a short period of time.  They generally target places where they can achieve the greatest impact - i.e. crowded places.  An active shooter incident does not generally include a hostage situation, but can potentially transition into one, particularly during the resolution phase.  Incidents often occur in conned or controlled areas of high target concentration.  Incidents often involve ‘soft targets’ such as shopping centres, schools and other Places of Mass Gathering.  Most incidents evolve rapidly and are often over within 10-15minutes.  Many active shooters will continue to attempt to harm victims until confronted by law enforcement personnel or some other type of intervention occurs.  Most incidents will not be effectively resolved through negotiation or peaceful means. Primary Objectives In most incidents, active shooters need freedom of movement and ready access to victims in order to achieve their objective. Minimising the offender’s access to potential victims should be the primary objective. This is most likely to be achieved through the following activities:  Initiating immediate response activities  Minimising the duration of the incident  Restricting the offender’s movements  Moving people fromdanger  Preventing people fromentering the scene  Help police to locate and contain the shooter