--- title: "Active Shooter Plan Outline" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters/active-shooter-plan-design" date: "2026-06-03T02:59:21+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Designing an Active Shooter Plan Written on February 20, 2023. *Tag(s):* [February 2023 Newsletter](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_tags&view=tag&id%5B0%5D=38:february-2023-newsletter) Various online resources are available to design an active shooter plan, including the FBI Active Shooter Resources () web page and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Active Shooter: How to Respond booklet ([https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/active\_shooter\_booklet.pdf](https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/active_shooter_booklet.pdf)). The strategy includes approaches like the following: - Premises security - fences, locked doors, entry card systems, alarm systems. - Evacuation plan - particularly evacuation routes. - Good lighting systems - easier to observe intruder and for employees to see what is going on. - Hallways and doorways - wide enough for evacuation. - Having visible security measures - such measures serve as a deterrent, such as security officials. - Training - most commonly once a year active shooter response training. This article is part of our February 2023 Newsletter. 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