Active Shooter Protocol

If you witness any armed individual on campus at any time, immediately call Security and Campus Safety: From a campus phone: x6111 or x6254. From a cell phone: 207-786-6254. If any individual is acting hostile or in a belligerent manner, contact Security and Campus Safety immediately.

If the shooter is outside the building

• Turn off all the lights, close and lock all the windows and doors.
• If you can do so, safely get all the students and occupants on the floor and out of the line of fire.
• Move to a core area of the building, if safe to do so, and remain there until an “ALL CLEAR” instruction is given by an authorized college official or law enforcement official in person.
• If the Faculty, staff, or students do not recognize the voice that is giving the instructions, they should not change their status.
• Unknown or unfamiliar voices may be false and designed to give false assurance.

If the shooter is inside the building

• If it is possible to flee the area safely and avoid danger, do so. Evacuate the building to a pre-determined location.
• Contact Security and Campus Safety at  x6111 or x6254 from a campus phone, or 207-786-6254 from a cell phone.
• Get down on the floor or under the desk and remain silent. Stay clear of all windows.
• Get students or occupants on the floor and out of the line of fire.
• Wait for the “ALL CLEAR” instruction which will be provided via voice-mail, e-mail, or in person by administration staff and Security.

If the shooter comes into your class or office

• Attempt to get  word out to other faculty and staff members if possible, and call x6111, x6254, or 911 if that seems practical.
• Use common sense. If hiding or flight is impossible, attempt to overcome the intruder.
• Attempting to overcome the individual with force is a last resort that should be initiated in the most extreme circumstances.

Points to Rember

• There may be more than one(1) active shooter.
• Do not touch anything in the area, as it is a crime scene.
• Prepare a plan of action in advance – predetermine possible escape routes for yourself and always know where the exits are located.
• DO NOT go to a Shelter-in -Place site.
• When fleeing, get as far away from the shooting scene as quickly and as safely as possible – DO NOT CARRY ANYTHING WITH YOU!

Police response and you

• Police will quickly respond to the area where shots were last heard and attempt to immediately engage/contain the active shooter(s).
• First arriving officers will not stop to assist the injured or evacuate personnel.
• Remain calm.
• Do exactly as police tell you.
• Keep your hands empty and visible at all times.
• If you know where the shooter is, quickly tell the officers.
• DO NOT get in the way of officers.