The Scoop - August 15, 2016
Posted by Heather Rutz on Aug 16, 2016
Deputy Tibbs introduced us to active shooter training.
Homicides kill more people than fires at the workplace, but while we regularly practice fire drills, many people don’t even have a plan for an active shooter situation, Allen County Sheriff’s Deputy Damian Tibbs said Monday.
Tibbs, an ALICE trainer for the department, brought that sobering message to Rotary, and offered to bring in-depth trainings to members’ businesses and other organizations, such as schools or churches.
ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. Those aren’t linear in an active situation, Tibbs said. For example, while “Evacuate” comes last in the acronym, it’s actually the first thing you should do, if you can, in an active shooter situation.
“The reality is that there are no sanctuaries anymore,” Tibbs said, debunking myths such as a situation not happening in your community. “When you don’t have a plan you plan to fail … People carrying out these events don’t care whether they live or die. You can’t depend on mercy.”
ALICE gives the structure of a plan. Alert means to develop a means to alert people in an organization to a situation. Lockdown refers to what happens when it is not safe to leave. Inform means to give good descriptions of people and situations to first responders. Counter means to develop ways to fight back, as a last resort, with improvised weapons. Evacuate means thinking about a plan to leave any place, even your church or favorite restaurant, Tibbs said.
If you are interested in having Tibbs present to your business or organization, you can contact him at 567-233-1069 or tibbs@acso-oh.us.
Also Monday:
Steve Kayatin emptied pockets and filled the fine buckets by taking dollars from anyone not wearing their Rotary or Paul Harris pin. Fair warning for next time, he said.
The Lima Rotary Foundation awarded two grants, $2,000 for Allen County D.A.R.E. and $2,000 for High Octane Drumline. The foundation is applying to District 6600’s matching program for a third of the D.A.R.E. grant.
Homicides kill more people than fires at the workplace, but while we regularly practice fire drills, many people don’t even have a plan for an active shooter situation, Allen County Sheriff’s Deputy Damian Tibbs said Monday.
Tibbs, an ALICE trainer for the department, brought that sobering message to Rotary, and offered to bring in-depth trainings to members’ businesses and other organizations, such as schools or churches.
ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. Those aren’t linear in an active situation, Tibbs said. For example, while “Evacuate” comes last in the acronym, it’s actually the first thing you should do, if you can, in an active shooter situation.
“The reality is that there are no sanctuaries anymore,” Tibbs said, debunking myths such as a situation not happening in your community. “When you don’t have a plan you plan to fail … People carrying out these events don’t care whether they live or die. You can’t depend on mercy.”
ALICE gives the structure of a plan. Alert means to develop a means to alert people in an organization to a situation. Lockdown refers to what happens when it is not safe to leave. Inform means to give good descriptions of people and situations to first responders. Counter means to develop ways to fight back, as a last resort, with improvised weapons. Evacuate means thinking about a plan to leave any place, even your church or favorite restaurant, Tibbs said.
If you are interested in having Tibbs present to your business or organization, you can contact him at 567-233-1069 or tibbs@acso-oh.us.
Also Monday:
Steve Kayatin emptied pockets and filled the fine buckets by taking dollars from anyone not wearing their Rotary or Paul Harris pin. Fair warning for next time, he said.
The Lima Rotary Foundation awarded two grants, $2,000 for Allen County D.A.R.E. and $2,000 for High Octane Drumline. The foundation is applying to District 6600’s matching program for a third of the D.A.R.E. grant.