UC Santa Cruz police train for active shooter
An active shooter situation is difficult to think about. But on Wednesday, police and firefighters spent time learning how to handle the situation if it happened at UC Santa Cruz.
UC Santa Cruz police train for active shooter
An active shooter situation is difficult to think about. But on Wednesday, police and firefighters spent time learning how to handle the situation if it happened at UC Santa Cruz.
WEBVTT IS LIVE FROM SANTA CRUZ WITH MORE ON THAT DRILL. PHIL: THIS TRAINING EXERCISE MAY BE TAKING PLACE ON A UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BUT WHAT IS LEARNED HERE CAN APPLY TO ANY SCHOOL SITE SHOOTING. PARKLAND, FLORIDA NOBLESVILLE, SANTA FE, TEXAS, ALL COMMUNITY’S THAT SHARE TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES . HOWEVER, VALUABLE LESSONS WERE LEARNED THAT COULD SAVE LIVES. >> WE’RE LEARNING HOW TO GET THERE FASTER. GET THERE SAFER AND QUICKLY ASSESS INDIVIDUALS SO THAT WE CAN EVACUATE AS QUICK AS WE CAN. PHIL: THOSE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS HAVE ALSO HELPED FIRST RESPONDERS AND FIRE CREWS ASSESS PROTOCOLS. >> WE’VE GONE FROM A 50% SURVIVAL RATE TO AN 80% SURVIVAL RATE OF THE VICTIMS AND THAT’S LARGELY IN PART TO THIS TRAINING . PHIL: TRAINING IN THREAT ASSESSMENT BOTH FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS EMPHASIZED BY THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY GRAND JURY AND ADOPTED BY THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. >> IT BROUGHT STUDENT SAFETY TO THE FOREFRONT. BEFORE IT WAS SECONDARY TO SOME DEGREE TO ACADEMICS BUT KNOW THEY’RE ON A PARALLEL. WE WANT STUDENTS TO FEEL COMFORTABLE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. PHIL: THE TRAINING IS AS REAL AS POSSIBLE SO WHEN THEY’RE EXPOSED TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER, THEY CAN TAKE WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED FROM THE DRILLS AND PUT THEM INTO ACTION. >> WHETHER IT’S THE SCHOOLS, THE MALLS OR UC SANTA CRUZ ALL THE SKILLS WE ARE TEACHING ARE TRANSFERABLE TO ALL THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. PHIL: LAW ENFORCEMENT ASKED THAT WE NOT SHOW THEIR TACTICS BECAUSE THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT IF THOSE ARE RELEASED THE BAD GUYS WILL KNOW WHO’S COMING AT THEM. DAN: THANK YOU. THIS IS THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR U.C. SANTA CRUZ HAS BEEN THE HOST FOR THI
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UC Santa Cruz police train for active shooter
An active shooter situation is difficult to think about. But on Wednesday, police and firefighters spent time learning how to handle the situation if it happened at UC Santa Cruz.
An active shooter situation is difficult to think about. But on Wednesday, police and firefighters spent time learning how to handle the situation if it happened at UC Santa Cruz.
An active shooter situation is difficult to think about. But on Wednesday, police and firefighters spent time learning how to handle the situation if it happened at UC Santa Cruz.
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