Active Shooter Response

You should always be aware of your environment and make a mental note of the nearest two exits in any room or facility you visit.

If there is an accessible escape path, attempt to evacuate the premises. Be sure to:

• Have an escape route and plan in mind;
• Evacuate regardless of whether others agree to follow if you believe it offers you the best chance of survival;
• Leave your belongings behind;
• If possible help others escape;
• As you’re leaving:
  • Prevent individuals from entering an area where the active shooter may be;
  • Keep your hands visible for police officers who are responding to the situation;
  • Follow the instructions of police officers;
  • Do not attempt to move wounded people; and
  • Call 911 when you are safe to provide further information about the shooter and their whereabouts.

If evacuation is not possible, find a place to hide where the active shooter is less likely to find you and silence your phone and other electronic devices like radios, televisions and computers. Stay out of the shooter's range by lying flat on the floor when possible.

Hiding places should:

• Be out of the active shooter’s view by hiding behind or under large items like cabinets and desks;
• Provide protection if shots are fired in your direction (i.e., an office with a closed and locked door); and
• Not trap you or restrict your options for movement.

If you are in an isolated room, prevent the shooter from entering by:

• Locking the door;
• Covering door windows or anything that allows a shooter to see into the room; and
• Blocking the door with heavy furniture like desks, beds, dressers and bookcases;

If evacuation and hiding out are not possible:

• Remain calm; and
• Dial 911, if possible, to alert police to the active shooter’s location.
  • If you cannot speak, leave the line open and allow the dispatcher to listen.

As a last resort, and only when your life is in imminent danger, attempt to disrupt and/or incapacitate the active shooter by:

• Acting as aggressively as possible against them;
• Throwing items and improvising weapons like scissors and even staplers or heavy books;
• Yelling; and most importantly
• Committing to your actions.

The Regis College Police Department can work with your division to make sure your team is prepared.

If you would like to schedule an Active Shooter / Hostile Event Presentation for your group, please contact the Regis Police Chief.

Please take a moment to log in today and update your information. Thank you!

Instructions

1. Log in to Regis Hub (using your Regis username and password).
   If you have questions about logging in, contact the Information Technology Services Helpdesk at helpdesk@regiscollege.edu or 781.768.7177.
2. Select appropriate menu, either the Student, Faculty or Employees menu.
3. Under the User Account menu, select the Emergency Messaging Contact Information link.
4. Add or update your information. If you have a Regis College phone number assigned to you, you do not need to enter that number; in the event of an emergency notification, all campus extensions will be contacted.
   Please be sure to provide your text number and cell number in two locations on the contact screen (both as the text number and one of the voice numbers).
5. Click on the Confirm Contacts button at the bottom of the screen to save your information.
6. Log out of Regis Hub.

Additional Information

• Contact information submitted via Emergency Messaging Contact Information form will be used only for university-wide, emergency messages. The system will not be used for routine announcements.
• Your personal contact information will be maintained in a confidential manner and will not be shared with third parties.
• Contact information for the emergency messaging system will be maintained separately from information collected for general communications and from information collected for notifications in the event of personal illness or injury.