FEMA Releases Active Shooter Reponse Online Course

April 5, 2011

IS-907 - Active Shooter: What You Can Do

FEMA has announced a new online, independent study course http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS907.asp designed for all managers and employees which outlines preparedness steps to be able to respond to an active shooter situation.

Course Description

An active shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and other populated area. In most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly.

All employees can help prevent and prepare for potential active shooter situations. This course provides guidance to individuals, including managers and employees, so that they can prepare to respond to an active shooter situation.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the participant will be able to:

Describe actions to take when confronted with an active shooter and responding law enforcement officials.
Recognize potential workplace violence indicators.
Describe actions to take to prevent and prepare for potential active shooter incidents.
Describe how to manage the consequences of an active shooter incident.

Primary Audience

All individuals, including managers and employees.

Prerequisites

None.

Course Length

The overall length of the course will vary for each individual. IS-907 takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

CEUs

EMI awards 0.1 CEUs for completion of this course.

IS-906: Active Shooter: What You Can Do is available online from FEMA's Emergency Management Institute

Contact:

Mike Grant, State Training Officer, MEMA
624-4400

MAINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY