Florida International University Active Shooter Preparedness UNIVERSITYWIDE PREPAREDNESS

Florida International University Active Shooter Preparedness: UNIVERSITY-WIDE PREPAREDNESS 1

Today’s Presentation • I will try and focus as much as possible on the perspective of what is relevant to an HR practitioner. • I shape my presentations to my audience so I hope I get this one right. • I need your questions to make sure I do that. 2

Active Shooter: Scope of the Issue • Active shooter is a term we have all become too familiar with. • There are many variations but typically it is defined as an individual or individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. • Does not have to include a gun. 3

Scope of the Issue • Some incidents to finish framing your perspective: • April 2007, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg Virginia, 32 killed, 17 wounded. • November 2009, Ft. Hood, Texas, 13 killed, 32 wounded. • July 2013, Cinemark Century 16 Theater, Aurora, Colorado, 12 killed, 58 wounded. 4

Scope of the Issue • December 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, 27 killed, 2 wounded. • June 12, 2016, Pulse Nightclub, Orlando, Florida, 49 killed, 53 wounded. • October 1, 2017, Harvest Music Festival, Las Vegas, Nevada, 58 killed, 489 wounded. • February, 14, 2018, Parkland, Florida, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, 14 killed, 17 wounded. 5

FIU Philosophy • MSD changed everything for us at FIU. • Up until then, even Pulse, these incidents occurred somewhere else. • Now this was 30 minutes away and touched many of us personally. • Emotions were high. • President Rosenberg took action. 6

FIU Philosophy • FIU had to prepare our community. • Pre–MSD philosophy was voluntary: – Did some lectures. – Engaged some practicums, usually in the library. • Post-MSD philosophy was now mandatory: – We had to prepare our community where we could by focusing on faculty/staff/student employees. – And we had to do it where they were. 7

FIU Philosophy • Why faculty/staff/student employees: – Train people to survive in those environments that they will likely be facing an active shooter in. – Training takes place in their work environments. – Start to grow familiarity with escape routes, places to take cover, hide, and what to use if you were to fight. – Training is realistic. 8

FIU Philosophy • Next phase will be students: – Not the same benefit to training in buildings with practicums. – Different classes, different buildings, different reasons to be in that building. – Better off training run, hide, fight, concepts that they can apply anywhere. 9

FIU Philosophy • • Important to note that this must come from the top. This needs to be a priority set at the highest level. Not a PD initiative, a University initiative. Our greatest partner…. the Office of the Provost. 10

3 Basic Principles to Preparedness • Before: – Keep these events from happening. • During: – Minimize the casualties. • After: – Get back to normal. 11

Before • • • BIT FAST Threat Assessment and Management Table tops Preparedness Training: – I’ll discuss in next slide. 12

During • We practice ”run, hide, fight” – Difference between this and lockdown. • Prepare police to respond: – Train out indecision. – Equip and make proficient with their equipment. • Prepare faculty and staff to respond: – Same approach as a fire drill. • Difference between active shooter and work-place violence. 13

During • Training consists of: – 3 hour lecture: • What to look for • Run, hide, fight • Bleed control – AEDs, bleed kits by every elevator. – Lunch – 3 hour practicum: • Simulated gunfire • Alert system • Realistic! • Smaller version for office setting/smaller campus. 14

After • CAPS • EAS • We are ready to help our community get back to what is normal – Varies – Short term – Long term 15

Successes • 4, 006 employees • 63 buildings at our two main campuses • All remote campuses – Just got back from Tampa • Completed in one year. 16

Successes • Hard to measure • Antecdotes • Now training outside entities: – People are going home and talking about it – We are getting calls – NBC 6/Telemundo – Lexus – University Credit Union – Other police departments 17

Now what? • Have to sustain. • Complete student video. – Required to watch as part of registration. • Go to a 3 year rotation for practicum. – Mandatory for the building. – Allow for volunteers as space is available. • Require faculty/staff to watch video yearly. 18

Active Shooter Florida International University Police Department Chief of Police Alexander D. Casas 786 -218 -8336 (cell) 305 -348 -1657 (office) adcasas@fiu. edu police. fiu. edu 19