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Perspectives
the first time they didn't really want to
accept this as an issue. But the second
time the point was really driven home.
The reality is there are so many things
out there that could kill a program
like ours. I'm confident to say we've
never had an injury, we've never had
a bad review, and we've never had
anyone say, "I wish we hadn't done
this." It's always been positive. Part
of the success, I believe, is that you
have to be cognizant of who you are
training-they are not responders, and
it can be a scary class. When I start
the lecture, I can see people's reactions
when we talk about these shooting
events. There is sadness. We recently
gave the training to our preschool
teachers, which was really difficult
because we're trying to teach caregivers what to do with their three- and
five-year-olds and how to protect them
if someone comes in to try and kill
them. We're very cognizant of that.
It's depressing that this type of
program needs to exist at all.
You raise a good point. A lot of times
I will say in a class that we have
to prepare because this is the new
normal. So many people don't want to
accept that. It is sad that we're having
this discussion, and I think so many
communities don't want to. As a result,
they're not doing anything about it.
But the discussion is critical to making
it better.
As you talk with other emergency
managers, do you find that more
communities are starting to put more
of an emphasis on training citizens
rather than putting all the emphasis
on emergency response?
p The First 12 Minutes program has taught hundreds of teachers and citizens in Falls
Church how to distract and rush a shooter, and prevent them from entering classrooms.
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Editor's note: NFPA does not
specifically endorse this or any other
occupant training program for
incidents involving targeted violence.
The information and opinions
expressed here are solely those of the
interviewee and are published by NFPA
Journal to help facilitate discussion
and to promote the free flow of ideas
on this important topic.
COURTESY OF TOM POLERA
You would hope so. The real problem
is, who's taking ownership to train the
public? When you have the disciplines
of fire, EMS, and law enforcement,
even if they teach the community the
best practices, in many cases they're
still operating within their individual
silos. But if we could get them to work
together, that's where we're going to
see a difference. I'm not sure if we're
there yet.
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