Online Active Shooter Training
30 Minutes Each
These active shooter training courses are designed based on AEGIS’ one hour live lectures. They have been adapted for a unique immersive online delivery that challenges participants to make decisions that could be the difference between life and death.
Active Shooter Response
This module prepares security professionals to respond effectively during active shooter and workplace violence incidents through situational awareness, personal preparedness, and rapid decision-making. It covers recognizing threat vectors, evacuation techniques, identifying and using cover and concealment, lockdown procedures, and response options based on the Run, Hide, Fight methodology, including fighting back as a last resort. Through realistic case scenarios, participants will examine how active shooter incidents may evolve and develop practical strategies to improve personal resilience, make critical decisions under pressure, and increase their ability to protect themselves and survive until law enforcement arrives.
Active Shooter Response in Educational Environments
This module prepares security professionals to respond to active shooter incidents within educational environments using rapid decision-making, effective communication, and coordinated emergency procedures. Participants will examine the Run, Hide, Fight framework, lockdown procedures, directing staff, communications using phones and radios, and coordination with law enforcement. The training also addresses how response strategies may need to change based on the age group, campus environment, and evolving threat conditions in elementary, secondary, and higher education settings. By completing this module, participants will be better prepared to communicate clearly under pressure, support protective actions, coordinate with emergency responders, and adapt their response during critical incidents on campus.
Active Shooter in Bars, Restaurants, and Clubs
This course provides focused training for security professionals responsible for protecting bars, restaurants, and clubs during active shooter incidents. Participants will develop practical knowledge of threat recognition, situational awareness, evacuation and escape strategies, hiding and taking cover, and last-resort defensive actions when confronted with an immediate threat. The course addresses the unique challenges of nightlife and hospitality environments, where crowds, noise, limited visibility, restricted movement, and rapidly changing conditions can complicate emergency response. Through practical response principles and realistic scenarios, participants strengthen their ability to make rapid safety-focused decisions, identify appropriate response options, reduce exposure to danger, and protect themselves and others during a critical incident.
Active Shooter Response Outdoor Event Considerations
This comprehensive module is tailored to help participants understand the unique challenges and appropriate responses to an active shooter incident in outdoor settings. By the end of this course, participants will possess the skills necessary to identify threats, make swift decisions, and take decisive actions to ensure their safety and the safety of others. Key Learning Objectives: Identifying the Threat: Learn how to recognize potential threats and suspicious behaviors in outdoor environments. Develop the situational awareness needed to act promptly in critical moments. Run: Master the protocols for evacuating safely from the scene. Understand the importance of rapid movement and strategic planning to minimize exposure to danger. Hide and Take Cover: Discover effective techniques for finding and securing cover during an active shooter event. Gain knowledge on how to stay hidden and protect yourself until help arrives. Fight: As a last resort, learn the basics of self-defense and the tactics necessary to incapacitate the shooter if you are in immediate danger. Course Highlights: Practical Scenarios: Engage in realistic scenarios that simulate active shooter incidents in outdoor events. These exercises are designed to provide hands-on experience and build confidence in managing real-life situations. Interactive Content: Enjoy an engaging learning experience with interactive modules, video demonstrations, and practical assessments to reinforce your knowledge and skills. Our “Active Shooter Response – Outdoor Events” module is essential for anyone involved in organizing or attending large-scale outdoor events. By enrolling in this course, you will be better prepared to respond effectively to active shooter incidents, ensuring the safety and security of yourself and those around you.
Active Shooter Prevention, Preparedness, & Response
This course provides comprehensive training in active shooter and workplace violence prevention, preparedness, and response, guiding security professionals through the full progression from recognizing potential threats to responding during an active attack. It covers early warning indicators, proactive security and deterrence, vulnerability assessment, emergency planning, policies and procedures, training exercises and drills, and scenario-based self-assessment. Participants will also develop critical response knowledge involving situational awareness, threat recognition, evacuation, cover and concealment, lockdown procedures, and the Run, Hide, Fight methodology. Through prevention strategies, preparedness planning, realistic scenarios, and rapid-response principles, the course strengthens decision-making, personal resilience, and the ability to reduce risk, protect people and assets, and respond effectively during high-risk incidents.
These workshops are designed for individuals from the public and private sector and designed for pre-law enforcement response. The goal of this training is to establish a baseline reaction coming from the perspective of a potential victim to active shooter incidents, retrain the instinctual reactions, and offer practical solutions to countering threats. Participants will be required to in good health and to sign a liability and medical waiver prior to participating in workshops with demos.
Level 1: How to Survive an Active Shooter Lecture – 1 Hour
Maximum Participants: 100
Participants will learn proven techniques on how to survive an active shooter taught by a security expert and professional instructor. This training is designed for civilians and private sector professionals to increase their personal resiliency and the likelihood of surviving an incident before the police arrive. Additional information regarding statistics pulled from FBI and related reports will be discussed to support developing the threat profiles for suspicious persons. Threat response topics include: how to escape during an incident, how to barricade and lock down, how to report to law enforcement, and how to fight back using improvised weapons, if absolutely necessary. By the end of the lecture, participants will have a thorough understanding of how active shooter incidents begin and evolve.
Level 2A: How to Survive an Active Shooter w/ Demos – 2 Hours
Maximum Participants: 50
The second level workshop includes the “How to Survive an Active Shooter Lecture.” In addition, students will learn to deploy the concepts taught during the training in an environment that will test their skills and thought processes, challenging them to react faster under stressful situations. Participants will experience simulated scenarios in their own environment (school, workplace, etc) in which they will be forced to react using the tools and techniques they’ve learned to survive when the bullets start flying. This kind of training is as real as it gets.
Level 2B: Workplace Violence Prevention & Active Shooter Survival- 2 Hours
Maximum Participants: 50
The second level workshop includes the “How to Survive an Active Shooter Lecture.” In addition, table top case studies will be reviewed, prevention measures will be taught, and signs of impending violence will be discussed while threat profiles for suspicious individuals are created. Pre-planning, attention to detail, and environmental situational awareness are stressed. Included table top exercises that test participants’ knowledge, understanding, and reaction to perceived threats and crowd source immediately risk deployable mitigation strategies to minimize potential threats to the workplace.
Level 3: Workplace Violence Prevention & Active Shooter Survival Workshop w/ Demos – 4 Hours
Maximum Participants: 50
The third level workshop includes all of the above Level 1 and Level 2 content to create a comprehensive, hands-on, immersive, learning workshop. It is considered AEGIS’ gold standard program employers should provide to their staff in today’s elevated threat environment.
Level 4: Executive Team Security Assessment w/ Level 3 Prevention & Survival Workshop – 8 Hours
Maximum Participants: 20
The fourth level workshop begins with a customized rapid physical security assessment based on crime prevention through environmental design with an emphasis on target hardening and root cause analysis as well as review of both the standard operating procedures and emergency action plans. Prior incidents are discussed while perceived and potential threat vectors are identified. At the conclusion of this session, compiled field notes with options for consideration will be provided for the basis for drafting proposed physical, SOP, and EAP improvements. The second half of this session is a delivery of the Level 3 Workshop above for up to 50 participants. This full day program is designed for top level directors and executives interested in adapting their current security programs to the prevailing threats in the world today.
Upgrade Demos to Live Fire Drills – (weapon, gear and role player)
Maximum Participants: 50
Upgrade to Include Stop The Bleed – Open Wound Bleeding Control Workshop – 1 Additional Hour
Maximum Participants: 50
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Recent Local Incidents: San Bernadino – December 2015, 14 Killed, 17 injured, Isla Vista – May 2014, 6 Killed, 14 Injurerd, LAX – November 2013 – 1 Killed, 3 Wounded Santa Monica – June 2013 – 6 Killed, 4 Wounded Christopher Dorner – February 2013 – 4 Killed, 3 Wounded North Valley JCC – August 1999 – 5 Wounded
Recent Incidents Around the Country: Lafeyette Theater – July 2015 – 2 Killed, 1 Injured, Fort Hood – April 2014 – 3 Killed, 16 Injured Sandy Hook – December 2012 – 27 Killed, 1 Injured Aurora Colorado Movie Theater – July 2012 – 12 Killed, 58 Injured Fort Hood – November 2009 – 13 Killed, 32 Injured Virgina Tech – April 2007 – 32 Killed, 17 Injured