Secure immediate area:

• Lock and barricade doors
• Turn off lights
• Close blinds
• Block windows
• Turn off radios and computer monitors
• Keep occupants calm, quiet, and out of sight
• Keep yourself out of sight and take adequate cover/protection i.e. concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets (cover may protect you from bullets)
• Silence cell phones
• Place signs in exterior windows to identify the location of injured persons

Un-Securing an area:

• Consider risks before un-securing rooms
• Remember, the shooter will not stop until they are engaged by an outside force
• Attempts to rescue people should only be attempted if it can be accomplished without further endangering the persons inside a secured area.
• Consider the safety of masses -vs- the safety of a few
• If doubt exists for the safety of the individuals inside the room, the area should remain secured

Contacting Authorities:

• Use Emergency 911
• AACC Public Safety - 410-777-1818 
• (Arnold Campus phones dial ext. 1818) 
• (Glen Burnie Town Center phones dial ext. 2573) 
• (AACC at Arundel Mills phones dial ext. 1934)

What to Report:

• Your specific location- building name and office/room number
• Number of people at your specific location
• Injuries- number injured, types of injuries
• Assailant(s)- location, number of suspects, race/gender, clothing description, physical   features, type of  weapons (long gun or hand gun), backpack, shooters identity if known, separate explosions from gunfire,  etc.

Police Response:

• Objective is to immediately engage assailant(s)
• Evacuate victims
• Facilitate follow up medical care, interviews, counseling
• Investigation