ALICE Scenario Assessment 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You are in a large office building and hear what sounds like gunshots two floors below. The building has multiple stairwells. What is your FIRST priority in assessing this scenario?
- Call 911 and wait for instructions
- Determine your exact location relative to the threat and identify available exits (Correct answer)
- Immediately hide under your desk
- Alert everyone on your floor by shouting
Correct answer: Determine your exact location relative to the threat and identify available exits
Before acting, ALICE training requires you to quickly assess your position relative to the threat and identify potential escape routes.
Question 2: A lockdown announcement is made at a school. A teacher notices a student is in the hallway near a classroom that is not their own. What should the teacher do?
- Tell the student to run to their own classroom
- Pull the student into the nearest classroom and secure the door (Correct answer)
- Leave the student in the hallway and lock her own door
- Call the front office before taking any action
Correct answer: Pull the student into the nearest classroom and secure the door
During an active threat, pulling any exposed person to safety and securing the space is the correct ALICE-aligned response.
Question 3: An ALICE trainer is running a workplace drill. Participants are told a threat is on the ground floor of a 3-story building. Which scenario response reflects proper ALICE Evacuate principles?
- Everyone shelters in place on every floor regardless of proximity to exits
- Those on upper floors move away from the threat toward roof access only
- Occupants on upper floors evacuate via stairwells moving away from the threat floor (Correct answer)
- All occupants gather in a central lobby to await police
Correct answer: Occupants on upper floors evacuate via stairwells moving away from the threat floor
ALICE Evacuate directs people to move away from the threat using the safest available route, typically stairwells that lead away from the danger.
Question 4: During a scenario assessment exercise, a participant says, 'I would wait to see if the noise is really a threat before doing anything.' How does ALICE training address this mindset?
- It is correct — confirmation prevents unnecessary panic
- It is partially correct if you can confirm within 30 seconds
- It is dangerous — ALICE emphasizes proactive action based on available information, not certainty (Correct answer)
- It is correct only if you are a trained security professional
Correct answer: It is dangerous — ALICE emphasizes proactive action based on available information, not certainty
ALICE training stresses that waiting for absolute confirmation wastes critical escape time; act on available information.
Question 5: A hospital administrator is assessing a scenario in which an armed person enters through the main entrance. Staff are spread across multiple departments. Which ALICE principle should guide the response plan?
- All staff must follow a single uniform response regardless of their location
- Staff closest to the threat should counter while others do nothing
- Response decisions should be individualized based on each person's proximity and options available (Correct answer)
- Only security personnel should make any decisions
Correct answer: Response decisions should be individualized based on each person's proximity and options available
ALICE empowers individuals to make the best decision based on their specific location, options, and circumstances rather than one mandated response.
Question 6: In a scenario where an active shooter is moving through a building and a group is sheltering in a room with a locking door, what additional Counter measures should the group consider?
- Do nothing — locking the door is sufficient
- Barricade the door with furniture and prepare to distract or swarm the threat if entry is made (Correct answer)
- Attempt to communicate with the shooter through the door
- Unlock the door to appear non-threatening
Correct answer: Barricade the door with furniture and prepare to distract or swarm the threat if entry is made
ALICE Counter includes barricading and being prepared to swarm and overwhelm the threat if the room is breached.
Question 7: A school resource officer is reviewing an ALICE scenario where a threat enters from the east side of the building. Students in the west wing can safely exit to the parking lot. What should be communicated to those students?
- Shelter in place — do not move until police clear the building
- Evacuate using the west exits and move to the predetermined rally point away from the building (Correct answer)
- Counter the threat by moving toward the east side
- Lock all west doors and wait for the all-clear
Correct answer: Evacuate using the west exits and move to the predetermined rally point away from the building
Students with safe evacuation options and distance from the threat should evacuate to a predetermined rally point.
ALICE Scenario Assessment 2
You are in a large office building and hear what sounds like gunshots two floors below.
The building has multiple stairwells.
What is your FIRST priority in assessing this scenario?