The option that is not a recommended response to an active shooter incident is:

Stopping or approaching arriving law enforcement to give instructions or ask for help in the middle of the incident.

What is recommended

Most modern guidance is summarized as Run, Hide, Fight :

  • Run/evacuate if you can safely escape the area, leaving belongings behind.
  • Hide if you cannot safely escape: lock or barricade doors, silence phones, stay out of sight, and remain quiet until law enforcement directs you otherwise.
  • Fight only as a last resort, when your life is in immediate danger, using aggressive action and improvised weapons to disrupt or incapacitate the shooter.

Calling 9-1-1 when it is safe to do so is also a standard recommended action.

Why stopping officers is not recommended

  • Law enforcement officers arriving at an active shooter scene are trained to move directly toward the threat , and stopping them can interfere with their ability to neutralize the shooter.
  • Guidance usually instructs civilians to keep hands visible, avoid sudden movements, and follow officers’ commands , not to approach or engage them for help while they are advancing.

So in a multiple-choice question like “Which of the following is not a recommended response to an active shooter incident?”, the incorrect (not recommended) choice is:

Provide instructions to arriving law enforcement personnel or stop them to ask for help.

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