Department of Public Safety Active Threat Awareness

Presentation Objectives

» To become familiar with MCC’s Department of

Public Safety;

» To define “Active Threat”;

» To identify actions you can take and how you can

assist law enforcement;

» To describe response measures from MCC Public

Safety and local law enforcement agencies;

» Describe what you can expect following an active

threat incident.

Public Safety

Public Safety Positions

» Chief of Public Safety

» Asst. Chief of Public Safety (Operations)

• Campus Peace Officer/Supervisor (Lt. or Sgt.)

• Campus Peace Officers

• Guards

• Public Safety Assistants (PSA)

• Dispatchers

• Residence Hall Night Desk Attendants (NDA)

» Asst. Chief of Public Safety (Administration)

• Coordinator – Emergency Management

• Coordinator – Investigations

• Investigators

Peace Officers

» Attend Police Academy (26 weeks)

» Field Training (10 weeks)

» Attend in-service training with area law

enforcement agencies

» Patrol MCC campuses

• Respond to calls for service

• Conduct criminal investigations/make arrests

• Enforce federal, state and local laws

• Enforce MCC Code of Conduct

• Authorized and trained to carry a firearm

Guards & Public Safety Assistants

» Licensed NYS Security Guards

• Basic training approved by NYS

• In-service training provided by MCC

• Some are retired police or correction officers

» Patrol MCC campuses

• Aid and assist

• Observe and report

• Ensure safety and security

Active Threats

Active Threat

» An active threat is an individual(s) actively engaged

in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined

and populated area;

» May or may not involve the use of firearms;

» No pattern or method in the selection of victims.

Actions You Can Take

Have a Plan

» Imagine yourself during a typical day at MCC

» Picture rooms and areas of campus where you might

be engaged in working, studying, teaching, enjoying

an activity or just relaxing.

» Imagine yourself in one of these locations…then you

hear the sound of gunshots

» What is your primary concern? SAFETY!

» Focus on the situation and quickly assess your

options:

• RUN

• HIDE

• FIGHT

RUN HIDE FIGHT VIDEO

To view the Run-Hide-Fight video, copy and paste the

link below:

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cirg/active-shooter-and-

mass-casualty-incidents/run-hide-fight-video

How Will You Respond?

» Observe and assess the situation

» Orient yourself

» Decide how you could / should respond

» Act within your capabilities

» Do not be a hero

» Guide others away from

danger when possible

» Call Public Safety

immediately!

Contacting Public Safety

» Brighton Campus

» Applied Technology Center

» Workforce Development

Emergency

• 585.292.2911

• Ext. 2911 (from any campus phone)

• Emergency phones (Blue-light)

» Damon City Campus

Emergency

• 585.262.1414

• Ext. 1414 (from any campus phone)

Calling Public Safety

» Provide your name and location

» Describe the nature of the problem

» Be specific

• Physical characteristics of the suspect

• Direction of travel

• The number of suspects

• Type of weapons

Public Safety Response

Alert the Campus

» Public Address System

• Over 1,350 external and internal

speakers (including telephones)

• Prerecorded or live messages

instantly activated

Notify the College Community

» MCC Alert System

• FREE subscription upon registration

• E-mail, telephone and/or text notifications

Lockdown

» Lockdown means to prepare for violence

» Active threat incidents will be chaotic

» Physical location of the threat can change within

seconds

» Securing yourself in a room may be your best

option

MCC Lockdown Video

To view the MCC lockdown video, copy and paste the

link below:

https://ensemble.itec.suny.edu/app/sites/index.aspx?des

tinationID=DOs0GEX_skipHisqp_POGA&content

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Lockdown

» You may wish to check areas in your vicinity (locker

rooms, bathrooms, etc.) to warn others;

» Don’t get physical with uncooperative people. Try

using peer pressure or informal leaders to get others

to a safe area;

» Plan ahead with others who share office or

classroom spaces. Determine the safest locations to

hide and how to secure your location;

» If danger is imminent, consider acting with others to

overpower the suspect. Use ANY means necessary.

» If you have an opportunity to safely escape, be

prepared and willing to act quickly.

Public Safety Response

» Primary objective is to STOP THE KILLING!

» MCC Public Safety Officers will respond

immediately;

» Supported by local law enforcement agencies;

» Officers will apply necessary means to stop the

threat;

» This means, officers will bypass wounded and fleeing

persons in order to stop the killing as soon as

possible.

Public Safety Response

» After the threat is contained or no longer exists, law

enforcement officers will enter and search every

room on campus;

» If you are locked down, stay where you are until an

officer comes to the door;

» FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF THE

OFFICER

• Stay calm

• Raise your hands to show that you do not have a

weapon

• Leave your backpack/books in the room

Public Safety Response

» How will you know it is actually a law enforcement

officer at the door?

» Officers will not leave without checking all rooms.

Post Incident

Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

» The EOC will be convened at the direction of the

college president;

» Objectives are to coordinate MCC’s response,

recovery actions and resources:

• Provide witness information to law enforcement;

• Identifying injured persons;

• Account for persons who were on campus during the

incident;

• Coordinate the return of backpacks and other items;

• Coordinate vigils;

• Offer counseling services;

• Coordinate transportation needs;

• Assess damaged areas;

Emergency Operations Center

» Depending on the extent of the incident, all or part

of the campus may be declared a crime scene.

» Students, faculty and staff may not have immediate

access to certain areas.

Emergency Operations Center

» Information updates will be provided via:

• Telephone

• E-mail

• MCC website

• Social Media

Questions? Contact the Department of Public

Safety Administration at (585)292-2902.