Training and Protocols

I Love U Guys Foundation

The “I Love U Guys Foundation” was started in 2006 by John-Michael and Ellen Keyes following a school shooting that took the life of their daughter, Emily.

Today, the organization is led by survivors, family members, first responders and community members with a vested interest in safety, preparedness and reunification in schools.

Programs offered by ILUG include: Standard Response Protocols for K-12, Higher Ed, Business and Institutions as well as Reunification Methods for K-12.

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ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate)

The threat of an active shooter attack is rare but very real. We aim to eradicate the “It can’t happen to me” mentality and change the way people everywhere respond to armed intruders. At the ALICE Training, we believe that individuals should be prepared for active shooter events and empowered to make their own life-saving decisions. Once empowered to make their own life-saving decisions, individuals must be trained in proactive active shooter response options, rather than a passive, mandated, one-size-fits-all response. We want all Americans to have the knowledge and skills to survive when shots are fired. We can achieve this by training as many people as possible and implementing training in drill form across all organizations. We have seen the successful results of fire drills. It’s time to start anticipating man-made disasters. For additional information, click on the image above.

RUN HIDE FIGHT

Be Informed

Sign up for an active shooter training.
If you see something, say something to the authorities right away.
Sign up to receive local emergency alerts and register your contact information with any work-sponsored alert system.
Be aware of your environment and any possible dangers.

Make a Plan

Make a plan with your family and make sure everyone knows what to do if confronted with an active shooter.
Wherever you go look for the two nearest exits, have an escape path in mind and identify places you could hide if necessary.
Understand the plans for individuals with disabilities or other access and functional needs.

During

RUN and escape if possible.

Getting away from the shooter or shooters is the top priority.
Leave your belongings behind and get away.
Help others escape, if possible, but evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow.
Warn and prevent individuals from entering an area where the active shooter may be.
Call 9-1-1 when you are safe and describe the shooter, location and weapons.

HIDE if escape is not possible.

Get out of the shooter’s view and stay very quiet.
Silence all electronic devices and make sure they won’t vibrate.
Lock and block doors, close blinds and turn off lights.
Don’t hide in groups. Spread out along walls or hide separately to make it more difficult for the shooter.
Try to communicate with police silently. Use text message or social media to tag your location or put a sign in a window.
Stay in place until law enforcement gives you the all clear.
Your hiding place should be out of the shooter’s view and provide protection if shots are fired in your direction.

FIGHT as an absolute last resort.

Commit to your actions and act as aggressively as possible against the shooter.
Recruit others to ambush the shooter with makeshift weapons like chairs, fire extinguishers, scissors, books, etc.
Be prepared to cause severe or lethal injury to the shooter.
Throw items and improvise weapons to distract and disarm the shooter