This document will guide you through the facilitation of a response drill. It presents a disaster scenario, discussion topics, and steps for completing the documentation and conducting a debrief. The Active Shooter Quick Drill includes considerations unique to conducting a live drill (functional exercise) for an active shooter scenario.
Use this checklist to prepare, develop, and evaluate a drill. Adapt and customize it to meet the needs of your organization. Refer to the Quick Drills Hub for easy-to-follow, scenario-specific tabletop drills.
Most simply put, assessing an incident can be described as “knowing what is going on around you”. All too often, emotional reactions, shock and chaos can ensue after an incident and for those individuals responsible for an organization, it is important to maintain awareness and provide regular status updates to those involved.
