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Active shooter or violence: Run, Hide, Fight
Gunshots or an attack near you. What you do in seconds matters.
Do this nowTap each step when done
- 1RUN if there's a safe route. Leave your belongings.
- 2Help others get out, but don't stop if they don't want to come.
- 3Call 911 when you're safe.
- 4HIDE if you can't flee. Out of sight, behind something solid.
- 5Lock and block the door with furniture. Turn off the lights.
- 6Silence your phone, vibration too. Stay still.
- 7FIGHT only as a last resort. With everything you have, as a group, with an extinguisher or a chair.
Don't
- Don't let others enter the area.
- Don't grab onto the police or yell at them.
- Don't make sudden movements or point.
Have ready
- Identify two exits when you arrive anywhere.
- First-aid kit to control bleeding.
Key factWhen police arrive: stay calm, hands empty and open in plain view, follow their orders.
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Reviewed: Nov 2026 · Sources: Chapter 9 · Urban survival
