April 2017 KSU Office of Emergency Management

CRISIS COORDINATOR COMMUNIQUE

In This
Edition:
Distracted Driving
Month

How to React to an
Active Shooter

M
Important Dates

arietta Campus
Safety Day Recap
Download KSUs KSUs Department of were among the
Public Safety hosted events guests.
LiveSafe App its second Campus
Safety Day March 22, Below are some of the
2017, on the Marietta sights from the event.
campus. Visit our social media
account for more.
Marietta Fire, Cobb
County Bomb Squad, We hope to see you
KSU K9s and more out there next time!

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DISTRACTED? DRIVING MONTH

E AWAR
AR E Y O
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The National Safety Council acknowl- of drivers feel manufacturer-installed

edges April as Distracted Driving Aware- screens and devices are not a distrac-
ness Month, which is as good a time as tion including the radio.
any to address the importance of undis-
tracted driving. Were so accustomed to using our
phones; for many of us, its the first thing
Even if youre a focused driver, knowing we look at in the morning. With our
the statistics and prevention methods of phones practically glued to our hands,
the topic could make a difference to we feel its second-nature to check them.
those around you. Be conscious and cautious of this as
many drivers are too comfortable check-
Deaths ing their phones. Under no circumstance
is this acceptable.
According to the National Safety Coun-
cil, Georgia had more than 1,500 deaths
in 2016 related to distracted driving, Universally, closing our eyes for a few
which is a 10 percent increase from the seconds while driving is a bad idea, and
previous year. The U.S. combined had checking our phones for a moment in the
more than 40,000 such deaths. same situation is essentially no different.
Give the same undivided attention to
your driving as youd expect others to
Georgia had a staggering 34 percent in- give to you.
crease between 2015 and 2016. Only 11
states had a decrease in such deaths
between those two years.
Whether you feel these messages dont
Distractions apply to you, the least we can do to relay
them is to set the example: Be the mod-
Even if you dont text while driving, be el, undistracted driver to those around
alert behind the wheel by eliminating dis- you.
tractions.
For resources and more information, vis-
Any device or medium that demands any it the following link (with hyphens):
bit of your focus or deters your eyes
from the road is a distraction and should http://www.nsc.org/learn/NSC-
be set aside while driving. According to Initiatives/Pages/distracted-driving-
the National Safety Council, 53 percent awareness-month.aspx
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HOW TO REACT TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER

Active Shooter Drill Recap
The KSU Department of Public Safety hosted Additionally, be very alert in this situation.
an active shooter drill at the WellStar Medical Consider any action that might put your life at
Group KSU Health Center March 16, 2017. risk such as a panicked victim trying to en-
ter your locked room. Letting someone in at
that point makes you vulnerable and puts your
Once the drill started, Participants were asked safety at risk.
to attend to their regular work stations, and
most waited for the shooter participant to en-
ter the front door. However, the shooter was Consider your personal wellbeing your top pri-
amongst the other participants, catching them ority and without jeopardizing anyones
off-guard. safety call 911.

A handful of the victim participants whom The Importance

the shooter participant found reacted by
simply hiding under their desks, which led
them to being at risk.
Below are the suggested options to reacting to common ones like an active shooter.
an active shooter.
Run
Leave your belongings be-
hind and have an escape
route in mind with your
hands visible.
Hide
Get out of the shooters
sight and lock the door of
the room your in if possi-
ble. Ensure your location is
unknown to the shooter by
silencing any devices.
Fight
Only fight as a last resort if
your life is in immediate
danger. Attempt to inca-
pacitate the shooter; act
with physical aggression
and throw items at the ac-
tive shooter.
Tragedy can strike at any time and interrupt
our lives. Being prepared at a moments notice
for crises is imperative even the lesser
The participant who acted as the
shooter in the drill came in contact with
Being in an active shooter
a few of the participants who played situation is low-chance,
victims. The impulsive reactions of the high-risk, but that doesnt it
victim participants put about half of cant happen in your envi-
them to be put in an unsafe position for ronment.
the shooter participant to find.
Historically, April is a his-
torically exertive month for
active shooters. Below is a
list of notable contempo-
rary shootings that hap-
pened in April.
Columbine (1999)
Virginia Tech (2007)
Oikos University (2012)
Know your options. Know
your priorities. Know how
to react.
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IMPORTANT DATES AND TRAINING

Radio Check (10 a.m.) and Siren Test (noon)
First Wednesday of each month
Disaster Psychology
April 13, 2:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.
Norton Hall Training Room
See Something, Say Something Class
April 19, 11 a.m.noon
Chastain Pointe 312 (Kennesaw Campus)
Sign up via OwlTrain
CPR/AED Training Seats available!
April 25, 12:304:30 p.m.
Chastain Pointe 312 (Kennesaw Campus)
Email Christy Hendricks (dhendr16@kennesaw.edu) to sign up.
Campus Fire Safety
April 27, 13 p.m.
Chastain Pointe 312 (Kennesaw Campus)
Sign up via OwlTrain

Save the Date!

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Spring
2 Break 3 4 5 6 7 8
Disaster
9 10 11 12 Psychology13 14 15
16 17 18 SS,SS 19 20 21 22
CPR/ Fire
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