Active Shooter Emergency Response Guide

EMERGENCY

911 from cell phone = Schenectady PD;
x911 from campus phone = Campus Safety

Central Dispatch 518-388-6911

Campus Safety Office 518-388-6358

Campus Safety Fax 518-388-6773

Contacting Authorities:

Use Emergency 911

Be aware that 911 System will likely be overwhelmed.

Secure immediate area:
  • Lock, if able, 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)
  • Silence cell phones (do not turn off)
  • Place signs in exterior windows to identify the location of injured persons
Un-Securing an area:
  • Consider risks before un-securing rooms; the shooter may be trying to enter the room
  • The shooter will not stop until he/she is 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 those secured in the room v. those outside the room
  • If doubt exists for the safety of the individuals inside the room, the area should remain secured
What to Report:
  • Your specific location- building name and office/room number
  • Number of people at your specific location
  • Injuries- number injured, types of injuries
  • Assailant(s)- location, number of suspects, race/gender, clothing description, physical features, type of weapons(long gun or hand gun), backpack, shooter’s identity if known, separate explosions from gunfire