Active Shooter Training Navy
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. When you hear sounds that may be gunfire, or someone is yelling “He has a gun!”, your response must be to: A) Investigate to determine if there is danger B) Call 9-1-1 and wait for police to respond C) React immediately. Do something. D) Check the Plan of the Day for scheduled emergency drills
C) React immediately. Do something.
Your first and most important response in an active shooter event is to immediately stop where you are, get on the ground, and call 9-1-1. A) True B) False
B) False - you should immediately react, and prepare to Run, Hide, or Fight
You should prepare yourself mentally before an active shooter event.
A) True - preparing mentally before an event can increase your chances of survival
1. You have heard gunfire and determined that you must run for safety, so you: A) Immediately run to your planned exit B) Gather with all your co-workers in your designated area and proceed to the nearest exit C) Call security to report the incident, and follow their instructions D) Wait until the shooting stops, then run to the exit
A
If you are caught in an active shooter event, you should lock your computer and grab your belongings before running to safety. A) True B) False
b
. "Hiding" means: A) Finding a secure room or closet where you can wait until the threat is over B) Remaining quiet and still in your office C) Being hard to find D) Running is not possible so being locked in a secure location is the best option until running is possible
D) Running is not possible so being locked in a secure location is the best option until running is possible
2. During an active shooter event, once you have found a hiding place, you should mentally prepare to stay there and wait for help to arrive. A) True B) False
Correct answer: B) False - you should always be thinking of your next option (Running or Fighting)
3. If there is a security alert on the 1MC, you should immediately report to the quarterdeck A) True B) False
B) False - listen to the alert/instructions on the 1MC, and lock down in the closest space available to you until the alert is lifted.
Which of the following statements is NOT true: A) You should fight the armed attacker only when there is no other option B) You must be prepared to fight violently until the attacker is no longer a threat C) If you can organize a counter-attack with your co-workers, you should leave your hiding place to execute an ambush D) You must be mentally prepared to kill or incapacitate the attacker to save your own life
Your answer: Correct C) If you can organize a counter-attack with your co-workers, you should leave your hiding place to execute an ambush
During an active shooter event, you may be required to violently fight the active shooter. A) True B) False
Your answer: Correct A) True - use whatever tools are available to you (laptop computer, scissors, chairs etc)
If you come face to face with an active shooter, you should immediately surrender and beg for your life A) True B) False
Correct answer: B) False - you should violently defend yourself to survive
The active shooter has been stopped and police are going room-to-room to clear the building. What should you do? A) Slowly exit the building with your hands in the air and follow their directions B) Run towards the nearest police officer, away from the building C) Return to your desk and wait for instructions D) Run back to your office to check for injured co-workers
A) Slowly exit the building with your hands in the air and follow their directions
During an active shooter event, you should immediately run to first responders or security forces and tell them what happened. A) True B) False
B) False - you should put your hands in the air, and follow their commands
During a security alert or active shooter event, you could be handcuffed and or searched by first responders or security forces. A) True B) False
A) True - first responders/security forces may not know who the shooter(s) is/are and may treat everyone as a suspect
You are assigned to a major command on board a Naval Base. Your cubicle is in the corner of a large office space that is shared by 15 employees. It is mid-morning and the office is busy when you hear screaming in the hallway. A co-worker opens the door to the hallway and from outside you hear someone shout, “He’s got a gun!” How do you react? ) Immediately go to the door and check the hallway to investigate B) Don’t panic. Remain calm and wait for further information. C) Assume that this is an active shooter incident D) Continue to work, knowing that this is probably another security drill
C
You believe that you are in imminent danger, and know that your office is not a safe place. The wide-open space and arrangement of cubicles provide little protection and no place to hide. There are screams and people running in the hallway, and several co-workers have already hidden under their desks, while others are on the phone calling 9-1-1. Your best friend is telling you to get down and hide. The office exit is only 30 feet from a stairwell that leads out of the building, so your response must be to: A) Yell to everyone to remain calm. Help is on the way B) Run to the stairwell exit and escape the imminent danger C) Hurry to the closet, which is the only place of cover in the office and wait for help D) Grab your bowling trophy to use as a weapon to protect yourself
B
1. There is gunfire in the hallway outside of your office. Both exits from your space lead to that hallway. There is screaming and running very near, and you realize that there is no time to escape. What should you do? A) Organize your co-workers for an attack on the assailant in the hallway, before he can get into your office B) Call the quarterdeck to report the active shooter's position C) Lock the door, stay low behind a file cabinet and remain quiet D) Open the door and run quickly to the stairwell while zig-zagging and ducking
C
As you hide in your office, it becomes clear to you that the active shooter has moved down another hallway and into an office space. Shooting continues, but the sound is definitely further away and muffled behind walls. What should you do? A) Remain in place. Do not become an open target. B) Move more furniture around your hiding spot to provide greater protection C) Quickly take the opportunity to escape to the stairway D) Take your improvised weapons and plan an ambush outside the office where the attacker is shooting
C
The active shooter is in the hallway, pounding on doors and shooting door locks and handles to gain entry. You know your office door does not have a security lock and that the door can be easily breached. If the active shooter enters the space, what are you going to do? A) Raise your hands in the air to indicate that you are not armed and not a threat B) Hide behind something solid or out of sight C) Plead with the shooter to convince him to stop D) Use whatever items you can use as a weapon and attack the shooter violently
d
You have made it safely outside the building, and there are police officers all around you. Your instinct is to run, but you feel like collapsing and throwing up. What should you do? A) Walk quickly to the police with your hands in the air and follow their directions B) Run from the building as far as you can run C) Hide behind the first solid object you can find D) Go back into the building to assist others
A
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