Threats / Active Shooter

Active Shooter

Rare but high-consequence. Awareness, exits, and a calm plan for public spaces your family frequents.

ScopeLocalCauseCivilDriven byPreparednessImpactMajorLikelihoodUnlikely

Why it matters

What Active Shooter would mean for you

Three numbers decide how important Active Shooter is to your preparedness planning. Impact and Likelihood are general baselines. Vulnerability depends on how prepared you are for this threat.

ImpactMajor8/9

NegligibleCatastrophic

Where it occurs it is lethal and fast, but it touches very few people - a high Impact for those present, which is what keeps it on the list despite low odds.

LikelihoodUnlikely3/9

RareFrequent

Rare for any one person in a given year, but active-shooter events now occur often enough across the country - in schools, workplaces, and public spaces - that it rates 'unlikely' rather than 'rare.'

VulnerabilityNot rated

NegligibleCatastrophic

This number is yours. It measures how hard Active Shooter would actually hit your household given what you already have in place. Rate it in Threat Planning — then all three multiply into your personal threat rating.

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Be ready

Preparing for Active Shooter

Concrete moves that lower your Vulnerability. Add any of them and we'll track it as an action on your threat list.

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Note exits and cover whenever you enter a public space.

Internalize run-hide-fight and rehearse it mentally.

Trust early instincts and move decisively.

Teach kids age-appropriate plans for school and public places.

See it on the map

Active Shooter where you live.

Local crime baseline and emergency-response coverage.

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