[NAGDU] active shooter training

[Jenine Stanley]

Hi Liz, 

I personally have been part of several of these types of trainings and GDF is organizing our own campus plan for active shooter situations based on a coalition workshop we attended among Long Island non-profit organizations. 

Run! Hide! Fight! 

That’s the standard protocol for such events. If you hear something that sounds like gun fire, screaming, etc., have your escape plan. Know where your exits are and where each exit will lead you. If the noises are coming from outside, choose another escape route or go to the second step, Hide! 

Hiding in an office or other area means not grouping together but spreading out within a room. It means getting into closets or other structures to give you even more protection, moving furniture against doors to keep people out, etc. 

Fight! 

This is your absolute last resort. Fighting might involve throwing anything you can find at the noise but honestly, unless you are caught in the same room as a shooter, do whatever you can to get out or hide first. 

When discussing exiting and/or hiding, the following things have come up regarding our dogs. If exiting, don’t be shy about grabbing someone as your sighted guide and heel your dog. If a group is going out one way, away from the shooting, join them and offer your arm to others who might need it. 

When hiding, have your dog hold a down-stay if possible behind furniture or against a wall inside a closet. 

I know no one can imagine ever doing this but if you have to get out, or hide, or even fight, let go of your dog. The dog will find its own way out but it shouldn’t hinder you getting out. I can’t imagine any scenario where this might happen but I do recall the one gentleman who got out of the WTC letting his dog go to hopefully save itself. The dog came back to him though and luckily they escaped together, which is most likely what all of our dogs would do, but still, it has to be something you consider. 

HTH

> On Jul 11, 2018, at 9:25 AM, Elizabeth Campbell via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> As many of you know, I work for a newspaper, and we received a memo
> yesterday letting us know that we will be required to attend training on
> what to do in  an active shooter situation. This is in light of the tragedy
> at the Capital Gazette in Maryland.
> Has anyone gone through this training in a work or school situation, and
> how did you handle things with your dog? My cubicle is large enough so that
> my guide dog, Barbara has a bed with a tie down next to my desk.
> Thanks for any information.
> 
> Best
> 
> Liz
> 
> P.S. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to come to Orlando this year, but I
> definitely plan on coming to Las Vegas.
> -- 
> Elizabeth Campbell
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