Action Plans
- Active Shooter Emergency Action Plan
- Active Shooter Emergency Plan Template
- First-Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents (DHS, June 2015)
- Facilitating the Medical Response Into an Active Shooter Hot Zone (Martin Tierney Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, 2016
- Hartford Concensus Compendium – See Something, Do Something: Improving Survival (American College of Surgeons, Sept. 2015)
- Planning and Response to an Active Shooter: An Interagency Security Committee Policy and Best Practices Guide (Nov. 2015)
Active Shooter Preparedness
After Incident Management
- Active Shooter Recovery Guide (DHS 8/8/2017)
Case Studies and Summaries
- A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013 (U.S Dept of Justice/FBI, Sept. 16, 2013)
- Las Vegas – 1 October After-Action Report (Aug. 24, 2018) (DHS)
- The Profile of Wounding in Civilian Public Mass Shooting Fatalities (ACEP)
- Progress Report on the President’s Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence (Obama White House Archives)
- State Gun Laws, Gun Ownership and Mass Shootings in the US: Cross Sectional Time Series (BMJ.com)
Hospital-Based
- Active Shooter in our Hospital (thelancet.com, May 2015)
- Active Shooter Planning and Response in a Healthcare Setting (Healthcare & Public Health Sector Coordinating Council, 2017)
- Active Shooter Training in the Emergency Department (Journal of Emergency Nursing, Nov. 2018)
- Active Shooter Checklist (California Hospital Association)
- Are You Prepared for an Active Shooter at Your Hospital (California Hospital Association, Holden, Feb. 2013)
- Hospital-Based Shootings in the United States: 2000 to 2011 (Annals of Emergency Medicine, Dec. 2012)
- Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities (DHS, CISA)
- Incorporating Active Shooter Incident Planning into Healthcare Facility Emergency Operations Plans (DHS, 2014)
- Preparing for a Code Silver in the Pediatric Setting (Journal of Pediatric Nursing, May-June, 2014)
- Survey of the Public and Healthcare Professionals on Active Shooter Events in Hospitals (American College of Surgeons, 2017)
Lay Person Guides
- Active Shooter Attacks (DHS)
- Active Shooter – How to Respond (DHS)
- Active Shooter Education Sheet (DHS)
- Active Shooter: What You Can Do (DHS, IS-907 online course)
Mass Gatherings
Miscellaneous
- Preparing Our Nation to Respond to Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Events (NAEMT News-Summer 2014)
- NFPA3000 Fact Sheet
- Planning for Active Shooter Incidents (California Hospitals Association Emergency Preparedness)
- Californiafirst Coalition – Resource Collection: Active Shooter (Report ID#: 2018-1125-2150)
Other Methods of Attack
- Chemical Attacks (DHS)
- Fire as a Weapon (DHS)
- Vehicle Ramming (DHS)