Course Description

The New Jersey State Active Shooter Response Training provides all first responders and public and private sector facility officials and managers with nationally recognized procedures for personal safety, situational awareness, and general knowledge of current and continuing activities to detect, deter, and mitigate active shooter incidents, applicable to all businesses, government and education facilities, faith-based facilities, and large public gathering areas.
This training also highlights the importance of reporting suspicious activity immediately to neutralize threats posed by active shooters and save lives during such incidents.

Learning Objectives

• Present options to individuals that will help protect them in active shooter situations
• Describe the “Five Stages of an Active Shooter”
• Inform civilians how to respond when the police arrive
• Explain to civilians the three steps to assess and respond to an active shooter situation
• Discuss the suggested protective measures to help reduce risk