Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE)

The Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events (CRASE) course, is designed and built on the Avoid, Deny, Defend (ADD) strategy developed by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT)™ Program at Texas State University. Since 2002, ALERRT has been used to train law enforcement officers across the nation in how to rapidly respond to dangerous active threat situations. Over the years we’ve seen response times shorten and the capabilities of law enforcement increase. As a result of increased public awareness, many citizens have asked what individuals can do to protect themselves and reduce the dangers faced during one of these events. Avoid | Deny |Defend has been developed as an easy to remember method for individuals to follow, as we’ve seen that hiding and hoping isn’t a very effective strategy. This course provides strategies, guidance and a proven plan for surviving an active shooter event. Topics include the history and prevalence of active shooter events, civilian response options, medical issues, and other considerations. The course will provide attendees with the tools to improve survivability in an active attack event at the workplace, school or other public areas. The core principles of AVOID, DENY and DEFEND have been researched by Texas State University and proven to save lives of innocent people who find themselves trapped in an active shooter/ attack event. The CRASE message of empowerment and situational awareness is powerful and proven. What you do matters! We hope you never find yourself in an emergency, but if you do, we want you to be prepared.