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Heightened Awareness
Seventy-five percent of respondents
listed active shooter situations as the “top threat” they are preparing
for – up from 64 percent in 2016 – and outranking concerns such as
natural disasters, cyberattacks and supply chain disruptions.
Additionally, more than twice as many respondents felt that their
organization was well prepared for an active shooter incident – from 19
percent in 2016 to 40 percent in 2018. More than two-thirds also
reported that their organization was more prepared than two years ago.
Preparedness Deficits
In today’s modern threat environment,
organizations are increasingly seeking new tools, processes and
technologies to secure their facilities, locate and account for their
people and ensure life safety for all employees. However, increased
awareness and perceptions of preparedness have not translated to actions
by a majority of businesses during the past two years. For example:
- 62 percent of survey respondents reported never running an active shooter drill
- 54 percent have not conducted active shooter education
- Only 15 percent increased physical security spending
- Only 35 percent plan to increase physical security spending in the future
“Every second matters in an active shooter situation,” said
Communication Needs to
The
majority of organizations (70 percent) said that their top concern
during an active shooter event is communicating and confirming the
safety of impacted employees, as the majority of active shooter
situations are over in less than 10 minutes. Eighty percent of employees
prefer that it take seconds for their companies to notify them of an
active shooter situation. Yet when asked how long it would take to
notify employees of an incident, two-thirds of companies thought that
notifications would take minutes.
“These findings directly contradict the idea that organizations are prepared for an active shooter event,” continued Reinhold. “While no organization can truly be ready to deal with such a chaotic and challenging situation, ignoring the need to have a reliable system in place to effectively locate and communicate with employees, responders and other local officials – and not practicing an organization-wide response to such a situation – proves that improvements can still be made. Moreover, the prevalence and purported elevated concerns around these threats emphasizes the need for corporate leadership and executive teams to more emphatically support the investments and process changes required to ensure employee safety and operational resiliency.”
The 2018 Active Shooter Preparedness Report is based on surveyed responses from over 630 security, facilities, business continuity and emergency management professionals. The survey took place in the fourth quarter of 2018. To download a copy of the 2018 Active Shooter Preparedness Report, please click here.
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