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Are retailers prepared for an active shooter? NRF updates guidelines to encourage retailers to 'develop a plan that's right for their business environment' By Leischen Stelter - 04.05.2011 <http://www.securitydirectornews.com/index.php?p=fullindex&ad=20110405> <http://www.securitydirectornews.com/sendemail.php?id=sd201104OWamvs> http://www.securitydirectornews.com/images/email.gif WASHINGTON-The near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, which claimed the lives of six people in the parking lot of a Tuscon, Arizona Safeway supermarket, was a stark reminder of the unpredictable nature of an active shooter event. Tragic events like this remind security professionals they must prepare their employees for the unthinkable. But what Joe LaRocca, senior asset protection advisor for the National Retail Federation, heard for years from retailers is that very few of them had active shooter plans built into their emergency plans. However, events like the one in Tuscon are spurring retailers, and others in the private sector to be better prepared. And to help them properly train employees and staff, the NRF announced on March 31 that it has updated its active shooter emergency response guidelines, which were originally created in 2008. The association collaborated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to develop an online interactive program that can help train employees how to respond during an active shooter event. "We've heard that different companies are using some part of this program in their crisis management plan," he said. "Some have rolled out an active shooter incident program, others are using pieces of this program to supplement their program." Educating employees was one of the most imperative components of preparation, LaRocca said. "Especially following law enforcement response to an incident, we quickly realized employees didn't know when police arrive that they detain everyone for questioning and they didn't realize everyone is treated as a suspect," he said. And no one plan will work for every organization, but some basic guidelines regarding ways to analyze the situation and react accordingly are outlined for organizations. "Retailers are going to develop a plan that's right for their business environment," he said. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
