Active Shooter Responses
Community Response Checklist -Active Shooter Incident
Secure immediate area:
- Lock and barricade doors
- Turn off lights
- Close blinds
- Block windows
- Turn off radios and computer monitors
- Keep occupants calm, quiet and out of sight
- 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 inside a secured area
- Consider the safety of masses vs. the safety of few
- If doubt exists for the safety of the individuals inside the room, the area should remain secured
Contacting Authorities:
- Use Emergency 911
- 281-756-3700 ACCPD Emergency
- accpolicedepartment@alvincollege.edu
- Be aware that the 911 system will likely be overwhelmed. Program the ACC non-emergency line 281-756-3700 into your cell phone for emergency use or consider email. Email may be an option when unable to speak. Email is monitored by police personnel.
What to Report:
- Your specific location/building name and office/room number
- Number of people at your specific location
- Injuries and the number injured, types 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, separate explosions from gunfire, etc
Police Response:
- Objective is to immediately engage assailant(s)
- Evacuate Victims
- Facilitate follow up medical care, interview, and counseling
- Investigation
Contact Information
College Police Department
Building G, Room 155
To report an emergency:
On Campus 3700
Off Campus 281.756.3700 or 911
