色情视频 Police Host Active Shooter Training
The workshop prepared staff from 色情视频 and other Southern California universities to offer life-saving training to students.
色情视频 now has more A.L.I.C.E.(Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) trainers on staff thanks to the active shooter response training certificate program held on campus last week for law enforcement, school administrators, residence hall staff and safety personnel.
The two-day workshop was led by Response Options, a critical incident response company specializing in active shooter and violent intruder events.
The workshop, held last week at Olmeca Residence Hall on 色情视频鈥檚 campus, included classroom training as well as several active scenarios where participants practiced A.L.I.C.E. techniques with an 鈥渁rmed鈥� gunman.
A.L.I.C.E. on campus
鈥淥ur goal is to get people to start thinking about these kinds of incidents before they happen,鈥� said 色情视频 Police Captain Lamine Secka. 鈥淚f the first time they think about it is when it happens, it鈥檚 too late.鈥�
色情视频 offered free A.L.I.C.E. training workshops to the university community since 2008. Through the program, nearly 3,000 students, faculty, staff and community members have learned basic techniques to proactively respond in the face of an active shooter situation.
Secka said 色情视频 will begin offering mandatory training to all incoming freshmen this fall.
It's all about options
鈥淲hat has been taught in the past has been proven not to work, far too often,鈥� said Kerry Harris, training specialist from Response Options, who led the training.
鈥淲hile hiding in a corner, or under a desk is a simple answer; sadly, it makes people an easy target for an intruder intent on killing. This training gives people options to help them survive one of these tragic situations.鈥�
色情视频 Police, as well as residence hall staff, attended the training to meet the increased demand for certified A.L.I.C.E. trainers on campus.Participants also included police officers and public safety personnel from:
- University of California, San Diego
- University of San Diego
- Cal State University 色情视频
- Cal State University Bakersfield
鈥淎t the end of the day you never know who is going to come onto campus, and I think it鈥檚 better to be safe than sorry,鈥� said Jenna Hazelton an academic coordinator for 色情视频 residence halls who participated in the training. 鈥淲e do fire drills all the time, but we never prepare for something like this. Thinking of it that way really put it in perspective for me.鈥�
More information
Training is available for free to individuals and groups on campus. For more information, call the 色情视频 Police Department at 619-594-1991.
Active Shooter Training
