ALICE Communication 5

Question 1

In an ALICE scenario, a barricaded teacher hears the PA announce the threat has moved to another floor. What communication-driven decision can she now consider?

Accepted Answer

Use the updated location information to assess whether evacuation is now a safer option

Answer

Updated location information from the PA allows occupants to dynamically reassess their options and potentially choose a safer course of action.

Question 2

What is the recommended communication strategy when a threat is in the immediate vicinity and making noise via PA could reveal a hiding group's location?

Accepted Answer

Rely on pre-distributed information and refrain from announcing until the threat has moved away

Answer

When the threat is immediately outside, making noise can compromise the group's safety; previously distributed information guides their decision-making.

Question 3

After an ALICE event, why is post-event communication to families and staff considered part of the ALICE Communication framework?

Accepted Answer

It provides accurate information to counteract rumors and supports psychological recovery

Answer

Post-event communication reduces misinformation, supports community trust, and helps survivors and families process what occurred.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of ineffective communication during an active threat, according to ALICE principles?

Accepted Answer

A staff member whispering the threat's location only to the person next to her

Answer

Limiting critical threat information to one nearby person fails to inform the broader population who could benefit from that knowledge.

Question 5

Under ALICE Communication guidelines, what should a staff member do if the PA system is taken offline by the threat?

Accepted Answer

Use every available alternative — phone tree, text alerts, intercoms, shouting through closed doors — to spread information

Answer

Redundant communication methods ensure that loss of one channel does not silence the flow of life-saving information.

(ALICE) Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate Training Certification Practice Test

(ALICE) Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate Training Certification Practice Test

ALICE Communication 5