Active Shooter NCSCRP Conference-Myrtle Beach, SC

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George Costanza’s thoughts on

Reid~

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Introduction• Why are we here?

o Situational realityo “Not going to happen here”o Happening all around us

• Pinelake Rehabilitation - Carthage( 8 dead) Domestic• Target Store – Apex (2 dead) Domestic• Hartford Distributors - Conn. (8 dead) Employee Termination• Naval Shipyard - DC (12 dead)

• Events that changed the landscapeo Postal Service-1986-14 killedo Columbine/Sept 11/VA Techo Police response

• Training is the key to developing a “Survival Mindset”

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A few statistics…• 4600 fatal workplace incidents in 2012• 560 workplace homicides • 30 of those were multiple fatalities• Shootings were the most frequent manner of

death

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Survival Mindset

o Rehearsal

• Mentally or physically practicing your plan

• Will reduce response time and build confidence

o Preparation

• Looking at your work environment through the lens of survival

• “What if” questions are critical in developing effective response strategies

• Survivors prepare themselves both mentally and emotionally to do whatever it takes to Survive

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“Shots Fired”

VIDEO

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Color Codes for Situational Awareness• White: Unaware and

unprepared

• If attacked in condition white, the only thing that may save you is the inadequacy or ineptitude of your attacker

• When confronted by something nasty, your reaction will probably be "Oh my God! This can't be happening to me."

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Color Codes for Situational Awareness

• Yellow: Relaxed alert.

• No specific threat situation. Your mindset is that today could be the day I may have to defend myself

• You are simply aware that the world is a potentially unfriendly place and that you are prepared to defend yourself, if necessary

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Color Codes for Situational Awareness

• Orange: Specific alert

• Here comes trouble

• Something is not quite right and has your attention

• Your radar has picked up a specific alert

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Color codes for Situational

Awareness

• Red: Condition Red is fight

• You are taking immediate action

• You are in a lethal mode

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Color Codes for Situational Awareness

• Code Black• Catastrophic breakdown of mental and physical

performance• May have stopped thinking correctly• Absolute state of panic• Stay out of code black!

Summary

o “Figure out”

o “Get out”

o “Call out”

o “Hide out”

o “Keep out”

o “Spread out”

o “Take out”

*Arm Yourself with a Survival Mindset*

Questions?? Too Bad. I’m not

answering any.

Terri Talton Duke Energy Progress

Raleigh, NC 919.546.5241

919.812.3726

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