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This virtual session will be conducted using Zoom. The presenter will email Zoom information to participants the day before the event.

In the past two decades, horrific mass shootings have been thrust into public consciousness. Mitigating the effects of these sudden incidents is the responsibility of those who serve in our communities’ public safety organizations. The public expects an effective and swift response to these threats and the sequence of events that follow them. 

Research has shown however that many of the mass attacks, or active attack events, are over before law enforcement responders arrive on the scene. Civilians who find themselves embroiled in such an event must be prepared to take immediate action to save their own lives before law enforcement arrives. The average response time for police response to an active attack event is three minutes. Without effective, preplanned response options for civilians at the scene of the attack, many victims can be seriously injured or killed during these three minutes. 

Local law enforcement agencies and officers are often frequently asked to provide guidance to their communities about what civilians should do if faced with an active attack threat.  The Civilian Response (CR) course is a course designed to provide participants with the skills to respond to these situations. The course is built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) / Run, Hide, Fight strategy.