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Dispatches
T H E A U G U S TA P R O J E C T
#STRONG
AUGUSTA
GEORGIA CITY EMBARKS
ON A YEARLONG PROJECT TO
IMPLEMENT NFPA 3000
By Angelo Verzoni
n the wake of deadly
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government buildings to local universities and health care
facilities in the community.
John Montes, the NFPA staff liaison for NFPA 3000, is
optimistic that, by documenting Augusta's journey, NFPA
can use the city's experience as valuable guidance for others.
"The Augusta case study will show how you can use the standard in all these different ways throughout your community,"
Montes said. "It's going to set a great example for other communities that are wondering, 'Where do we start?'"
Augusta, a city of about 200,000 people, is best known
for hosting the Masters golf tournament each spring. It's
also home to a handful of college campuses, including the
9,000-student Augusta University.
The project begins with a kickoff event January 16 and will
culminate with a large-scale simulation of an active shooter
event in January 2021. NFPA Journal will provide coverage
the city's NFPA 3000 process over the course of the year.
Learn more about NFPA 3000 at nfpa.org/3000.
GETT Y IMAGES
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shootings or other hostile
events, the communities where the tragedies
occur band together with
mottos like "Boston Strong" or "Vegas
Strong" as part of their recovery process.
But officials in Augusta, Georgia,
want to flip the script.
"Strong Augusta" is what they'll be saying starting in January, as the city embarks on a yearlong journey to implement
NFPA 3000™ (PS), Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile
Event Response (ASHER) Program.
The idea is to develop that strength before a hostile event
occurs, said John Ryan, coordinator of the Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response in Augusta. "We are
making a concerted effort to come together and develop
the right relationships, plan for interoperability, and drill
the effective tactics before any event presents itself," Ryan
said. He coined the phrase "Strong Augusta"-which will be
used as the hashtag #StrongAugusta-to represent the idea
of being prepared for a hostile event, and possibly even
preventing it.
Augusta is the first city to approach NFPA and ask for
its involvement in such a project. Safety officials from the
city first contacted NFPA about eight months ago to discuss
their plans to implement NFPA 3000 across the board, from
http://www.nfpa.org/3000
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