Active Shooter/Threat (K-12)

  1. Averting Targeted School Violence: A U.S. Secret Service Analysis of Plots Against Schools
  2. Illinois Terrorism Task Force School Safety Working Group
    1. Communication Tips for School Threats
    2. Response & Investigation Suggestions for School Threats
  3. FBI Active Shooter Resources
    1. Echoes of Columbine (video)
    2. A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013
    3. A Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013 – Quick Reference Guide
    4. Violence Prevention in Schools
    5. Active Shooter Event Quick Reference Guide
    6. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2019
    7. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2018
    8. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2016 and 2017
    9. Active Shooter Incidents in the United States in 2014 and 2015
    10. Making Prevention a Reality: Identifying, Assessing, and Managing the Threat of Targeted Attacks
  4. Averted School Violence: Lessons Learned Become Lessons Applied
  5. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center (REMS TA Center)
    1. Active Shooter Situations
    2. Active Shooter Situations: Describing Unique Challenges Involved Preparing For, Responding to and Recovering from a School-Based or Postsecondary Institution Shooting (webinar)
    3. Active Shooter Situations: Preventing an Active Shooter Situation
    4. Lessons Learned: Dealing with Weapons on Campus
    5. Lessons Learned: Responding to and Recovering From an Active Shooter Incident That Turns Into a Hostage Situation
    6. Lessons Learned: Targeted Violence On a School and University Campus: Emergency Management Implications For Human Resources Professionals
  6. Department of Homeland Security
    1. Active Shooter Educational Sheet
    2. Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment (virtual training)
    3. Active Shooter: How to Respond
    4. First Responder Guide to Improving Survivability in an Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents
  7. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
    1. Active Shooter Preparedness
    2. Active Shooter Event: Quick Reference Guide
    3. Active Shooter Pocket Card
    4. Planning and Response to an Active Shooter: An Interagency Security Committee Policy and Best Practices Guide
    5. Active Shooter Recovery Guide
    6. Recovering From an Active Shooter Incident Fact Sheet
    7. Active Shooter Emergency Action Plan Guide
    8. Active Shooter Emergency Action Plan Template
    9. Active Shooter Workshop Participant
    10. Options for Consideration: Active Shooter Preparedness Video
  8. Best Practice Considerations for Armed Assailant Drills in Schools
  9. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
    1. Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting
    2. Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting (Spanish)
    3. Psychological Impact of the Recent Shooting
    4. Talking to Children About the Shooting
    5. Tip Sheet For Youth Talking to Journalists About the Shooting
  10. Federal Emergency Management Agency
    1. Active Shooter: What You Can Do (training)
  11. Prior Knowledge of Potential School-Based Violence: Information Student Learn May Prevent a Targeted Attack
  12. Restoring a Sense of Safety in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting: Tips For Parents and Professionals
  13. United States Active Shooter Events from 2000 to 2010: Training and Equipment Implications
  14. K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violence