Armed Intruder/ALICE

ALICE: Armed Intruder, Campus/Workplace Violence

Armed/Violent Intruder Response

Follow A.L.I.C.E. Principles:

Alert: listen for/or receive specific, real-time information and notify Campus Security 620-229-0012 and call 911 when safe to do so.

Lockdown or secure in place, if evacuation is not a safe option, by locking down and barricading entry points. Get low to the floor, spread out, turn off lights and silence cellphones.

Inform: listen for or give real-time updates by any communication means possible.

Counter: as a last resort, distract the shooter’s ability to shoot accurately. Move toward exits while making noise, distractions, throwing objects or swarming the intruder.

Evacuate: get out and put distance between you and intruder. Do not go to your car; evacuate on foot. Seek assistance at a rally point, and stay alert to college information.

No matter where you are, be familiar with your surroundings and know your escape routes.

When faced with a violent intruder, increase your chances of survival by remembering your ALICE options.

ALICE is not designed to be sequential.

Remember, there are no guarantees in an active shooter/violent intruder situation, but just as in most other emergency situations the more you know, the better your chances of survival. Do not be an easy target!