{"280201":{"#nid":"280201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Be Prepared: Handling an Active Shooter","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHopefully, you\u2019ll never face the kind of tragic situation that occurred at Virginia Tech or Sandy Hook Elementary School. But it\u2019s worth taking a few minutes to think about what you would do in such a situation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThink about what you would in this type of situation before you are in it,\u201d said Andy Altizer, Emergency Preparedness director. \u201cHave a plan to increase your survival chances.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere are other tips for protecting yourself:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EProgram the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) number into your phone: 404-894-2500.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMake a habit of knowing your surroundings. Where are the exits? Does the door lock?\u0026nbsp; What floor are you on? Where could I hide?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EReport any suspicious person or activity to GTPD.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIf confronted with a possible violent situation, run away as fast as you can and seek help.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIf you can\u2019t run away, hide in a secure room. Lock the door, turn off the lights, and make the area look like no one is there. If you can do so quietly, call GTPD.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIf you can\u2019t get away, and you are being attacked, fighting back is an option.\u0026nbsp; Use whatever it takes to survive.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlthough the situation would never be the same, remember three important options \u2014 run, hide, or fight \u2014 plan to survive,\u201d says Deputy Chief of Police Rob Connolly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother way to prepare is to take the \u201cPlan, Prep, React \u2014 Active Shooter Response Options\u201d class, offered by Emergency Preparedness. The next session is on Thursday, March 6, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in Room 240, Campus Recreation Center. Register at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.trains.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Etrains.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHopefully, you\u2019ll never face the kind of tragic situation that occurred at Virginia Tech or Sandy Hook Elementary School. But it\u2019s worth taking a few minutes to think about what you would do in such a situation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hopefully, you\u2019ll never face the kind of tragic situation that occurred at Virginia Tech or Sandy Hook Elementary School."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2014-03-04 09:15:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:58","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-03-04T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"280191":{"id":"280191","type":"image","title":"Emergency Plan","body":null,"created":"1449244184","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:49:44","changed":"1475894973","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:49:33","alt":"Emergency Plan","file":{"fid":"198903","name":"emergencyplan_ii.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/emergencyplan_ii_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/emergencyplan_ii_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":800403,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/emergencyplan_ii_0.jpg?itok=2OpIYr50"}}},"media_ids":["280191"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.police.gatech.edu\/emergencypreparedness\/","title":"Georgia Tech Office of Emergency Preparedness"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"88011","name":"active shooter"},{"id":"88021","name":"be prepared"},{"id":"8743","name":"emergency preparedness"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jennifer.mattingly@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJennifer Mattingly\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of Emergency Preparedness\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}