Crime & Safety

Run, Hide, Fight

In light of the Connecticut school shooting, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services offers these tips for dealing with an "active shooter situation."

Two high-profile mass casualty shootings in less than a month have left the country horrified and a little bit on edge. Because active shooter situations often are over within 10 to 15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the scene, individuals must be prepared mentally and physically to deal with an active shooter situation.

RUN, HIDE, FIGHT

  • Run if a safe path is available. Always try and escape or evacuate even if others insist on staying.
  • Encourage others to leave with you but don't let the indecision of others slow down your own effort to escape.
  • Once you are out of the line of fire, try to prevent others from walking into the danger zone and call 9-1-1.
  • If you can't get out safely, find a place to hide.
  • When hiding, turn out lights, remember to lock doors and silence your ringer and vibration mode on your cell phone.
  • As a last resort, working together or alone, act with aggression, use improvised weapons and fight.

A DHS-funded video gives tips to survive a shooter. Entitled "Run, Hide, Fight," the video depicts a fictional shooting incident at an office building and can be found on Cobb County Government websites.

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Cobb County Public Safety encourages its personnel to discuss these guidelines with your business or associations upon request through email safetyeducation@cobbcounty.org or call 770-852-3282.

Editor's note: This release was prepared byΒ Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services.

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