F89 Active Shooter Emergency Response

Question 1

During an active shooter incident in a high-rise building, what is the Fire and Life Safety Director's FIRST priority upon receiving notification?

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Notify FDNY and building security, then assess whether to evacuate or shelter-in-place based on shooter location

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Initiate building-wide evacuation via the public address system immediately

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Lock all stairwell doors to prevent the shooter from moving between floors

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Proceed personally to the floor where the incident is reported

Question 2

The 'Run, Hide, Fight' framework for active shooter response assigns which option as the LAST resort?

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Fight — physically confront or disrupt the shooter

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Run — evacuate the building as quickly as possible

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Hide — shelter in a secured room out of the shooter's view

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Call — notify 911 before taking any other action

Question 3

When law enforcement arrives at a building during an active shooter event, how should the Fire and Life Safety Director interact with officers?

Accepted Answer

Remain at the Fire Command Center, provide building layout and last known shooter location, and follow all law enforcement directions

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Lead officers directly to the floor where the shooter was last reported

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Begin a full building evacuation immediately to clear the building for law enforcement

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Seal all elevator lobbies and stairwells to prevent shooter movement

Question 4

During an active shooter incident, an occupant calls the Fire Command Center to report that she is hiding in a locked office on the 14th floor. What should the FLSD tell her?

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Stay in place, silence her phone, barricade the door if possible, and await further instructions

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Unlock her office door and proceed to the nearest stairwell immediately

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Use the window to signal law enforcement on the street below

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Move to the stairwell and wait for an all-clear announcement

Question 5

Which of the following is the Fire and Life Safety Director responsible for AFTER law enforcement clears the building following an active shooter event?

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Documenting the incident, accounting for all occupants, and coordinating re-entry only after receiving clearance from FDNY and law enforcement

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Conducting an immediate full-building re-occupancy without waiting for FDNY clearance

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Resetting all fire alarm systems and elevator controls to normal operations independently

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Issuing a press statement to building occupants about the incident

Question 6

How should a Fire and Life Safety Director handle an elevator during a confirmed active shooter event on an upper floor?

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Send all elevators to the ground floor and place them in independent service to prevent the shooter from using them

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Call all elevators to the affected floor to assist in evacuating trapped occupants

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Leave elevators in normal automatic service so occupants can self-evacuate

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Shut down all building power including elevators to prevent the shooter's movement