After securing yourself during an active shooter incident, what should you do next?

After securing yourself during an active shooter incident, what should you do next?

• A. Reunite with others and communicate location to responders
• B. Return to routine tasks
• C. Attempt to disarm the shooter
• D. Confront the shooter alone

Answer: (A)

After you’ve managed to secure yourself, the next priority is to account for others and help responders locate you. Reuniting with any teammates or people you were with, confirming everyone’s status, and clearly communicating your location to responders allows emergency teams to coordinate entry, triage, and evacuation efficiently. It reduces confusion, speeds up rescue, and ensures no one is left behind. Returning to routine tasks would pull you back into danger and delay rescue. Trying to disarm or confront the shooter is extremely risky and can escalate harm to you and others. If you can safely communicate your location and count with others, you’ll be better positioned to support the response effort and get everyone to safety.

After you’ve managed to secure yourself, the next priority is to account for others and help responders locate you. Reuniting with any teammates or people you were with, confirming everyone’s status, and clearly communicating your location to responders allows emergency teams to coordinate entry, triage, and evacuation efficiently. It reduces confusion, speeds up rescue, and ensures no one is left behind.

Returning to routine tasks would pull you back into danger and delay rescue. Trying to disarm or confront the shooter is extremely risky and can escalate harm to you and others. If you can safely communicate your location and count with others, you’ll be better positioned to support the response effort and get everyone to safety.