Emergency Notification & Lockdown

Active Shooter Checklist

Emergency Notification Lockdown Presentation

Visit the Active Shooter Awareness site for more information on lockdowns. A presentation version is also available for download: Active Shooter Awareness Presentation.

Watch the Run, Hide, Fight video.

Secure Immediate Area:

• Close and barricade doors
• Turn off lights
• Close blinds
• Block windows
• Turn off radios and computer monitors
• Keep occupants calm, quiet and out of sight (away from windows)
• Keep yourself out of sight and take adequate cover/protection i.e. concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets (cover may protect you from bullets)
• Silence cell phones
• Place signs in exterior windows to identify the location of injured persons

Un-securing an Area:

• Consider risks before un-securing rooms
• Remember, the shooter will not stop until they are engaged by an outside force.
• Attempts to rescue people should only be attempted if it can be accomplished without further endangering the persons in the area
• Consider the safety of many vs. the safety of few
• Do not leave the room unless instructed by emergency personnel.

Contacting Authorities:

• Use Emergency 9-1-1
• TWU Police x2911
• Know the locations of red emergency phones and outside code blue phones
• Be aware that the 9-1-1 system will likely be overwhelmed. Program the TWU Police emergency line, 940.898.2911, into your cell phone for emergency use.

What to Report:

• Your specific location/building name and office/room number
• Number of people at your specific location
• Injuries and the number injured, type of injuries
• Assailant(s) location, number of suspects, race/gender, clothing description, physical features, types of weapons (long gun or hand gun), backpack, shooters identity, if known, direction of explosions from gunfire, etc.

Police Response:

• Objective is to immediately engage assailant(s)
• Evacuate victims
• Facilitate follow up medical care and interviews
• Investigation