ACTIVE SHOOTER CHECKLIST

In the event of an active shooter incident on campus,
the Humble ISD Police Department recommends the following actions be taken:

Secure immediate area:
  • Lock and barricade doors
  • Turn off lights
  • Close blinds
  • Block windows
  • Turn off radios and computer monitors
  • Keep occupants calm, quiet, and out of sight
  • Keep yourself out of sight and take adequate cover/protection i.e. concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets (cover may protect you from bullets)
  • Silence cell phones
  • Place signs in exterior windows to identify the location of injured persons

 
Un-Securing an area:
  • Consider risks before un-securing rooms
  • Remember, a shooter will not stop until engaged by an outside force
  • Remember that attempts to rescue people should only be made if they can be accomplished without further endangering the persons inside a secured area.
  • Consider the safety of masses versus the safety of a few
  • Remember that if doubt exists for the safety of the individuals inside a room, the area should remain secured

 
Contacting Authorities:
  • Use Emergency 9-1-1
  • Or, call 281-641-7900 HISD Police
  • After hours, call 281-541-3555


    Be aware that the 9-1-1 system may be overwhelmed. Program the HISDPD Police administrative line 281-641-7900 into cell phone for emergency use.

 
What to Report:
  • Your specific location, including building name and office/room number
  • Number of people at your specific location
  • Injuries, including the number injured, types of injuries
  • Assailant(s), including location, number of suspects, race/gender, clothing description, physical features, type of weapons (long gun or hand gun), backpack, shooters identity if known, separate explosions from gunfire, etc.

 
Police Response:
  • Objectives are to immediately engage assailant(s)
  • Evacuate victims
  • Facilitate follow up medical care, interviews, counseling
  • Investigate the crime

 


If you need Police Assistance after office hours you may contact our patrol bureau 24 hours a day::

281 – 541 – 3555  

humbleisd.policedept@humble.k12.tx.us


 

Humble ISD Police
341 Charles Street
Humble, Texas
Telephone: 281-641-7900 Fax: 281-446-4044
Police Chief: Solomon Cook