ASAPP and run, hide, fight

Similarly, public education initiatives like the FBI’s Active Shooter Attack Prevention and Preparedness (ASAPP) course provide citizens with tools to develop plans and responses to active shooter situations, including strategies for when to “run, hide, fight.”

By incorporating insights collected from years of active shooter research, the FBI provides training to civilians through its ASAPP program, equipping participants with essential knowledge and skills to survive an active shooter attack by employing the “run, hide, fight” strategy.

ACTIVE SHOOTER ATTACK PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS (ASAPP): an options-based training platform that provides civilians with resources to develop plans and responses for an active shooter attack AVERTED ATTACK: refers to a situation where a potential attack was prevented based on tips and observations CIVILIAN INTERVENTION: instances where individuals who are not law enforcement or security personnel intervened or attempted to intervene to end an active shooter incident IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE (IED): a device placed or fabricated in an improvised manner, incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals, designed to destroy, incapacitate, injure, harass, or distract