SINCE APRIL 20, 1999, THE DATE OF THE COLUMBINE SCHOOL SHOOTINGS UNTIL NOW, WE HAVE A KNOWN AVERAGE TIME OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER EVENT AT JUST OVER TWO (2) MINUTES, 38 SECONDS BEFORE THE INCIDENT IS OVER. THE AVERAGE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TIME TO THESE EVENTS IS JUST OVER SIX (6) MINUTES. IN MOST CASES, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN, LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVING AT THE SCHOOL OR BUSINESS DOESN’T KNOW WHERE THE EXACT LOCATION OF WHERE THE PERPETRATOR(S) IS. THIS LAG IN RESPONSE TIME TO THE THREAT LITERALLY COST LIVES.
LET US BEGIN WITH THE DURING. WHEN A CRITICAL INCIDENT (ACTIVE SHOOTER) BEGINS THE FIRST DELAY IS THE HUMAN BRAIN RESISTING STRESS. THIS IS KNOWN AS “NORMALCY BIAS”. OUR BRAINS WOULD RATHER BELIEVE THAT THE SOUND THEY JUST HEARD WAS FIRECRACKERS OR BALLOONS BUSTING. BY THE TIMETHE REALITY AS SET IN AND THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO CALL 911 VALUABLE TIME HAS ALREADY BEEN LOST. AS WE HAVE SEEN DURING THE PARKLAND SHOOTING THERE WERE OVER 700 CALL-INS THAT LITERARY OVERWHELMED THE 911 CALL CENTER. THE CALLS THAT DID GET THROUGH WE IN A STATE OF EXTREME ADRENAL STRESS AND REQUIRED SOME TIME FOR THE DISPATCH CLERK TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION SO THAT THEY COULD RELAY THIS TO A RESPONDING OFFICER. AGAIN, THIS IS LOST TIME THAT ASDTCAN MAKE UP.
ASDT EMPLOYS STATE OF THE ART DARPA DESIGNED MILITARY GRADE GUN SHOT SENSORS THAT ARE CONFIGURED INTO OUR SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, ASDT UTILIZES STATE OF THE ARE CASINO GRADE HIGH RES TRACKING CAMERAS TO PROVIDE REAL TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. THE THIRD PLATFORM THAT HAS BEEN BRIDGED IS A FULLY INTEGRATED INCIDENT COMMAND COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE. *NOTE: THIS IS NOT A “PANIC BUTTON” TYPE TEXTING OR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM BUT A FULLY INTEGRATED CRITICAL INCIDENT COMMAND STRUCTURE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AS DEEMED BY HOMELAND SECURITY. MEANING ALL FIRST RESPONDERS ARE ON THIS CHANNEL THAT IS A SPECIALIZED BANDWIDTH.
• AFTER THE SHOOTER HAS BEEN NEUTRALIZED WE MUST ”STOP THE BLEEDING”.
• ONCE THE THREAT HAS BEEN STOPPED THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRIAGE MUST BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PAST EVENTS HAVE SHOWN US THAT DUE TO THE VARIETY OF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHOOTER A CRITICAL DELAY OCCURS AS POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR ANOTHER SHOOTER BECAUSE THE DESCRIPTION IS DIFFERENT THAT THE CRITICAL DELAY IN THE MUCH NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. DUE TO THE HIGH RES CAMERA SUSPECT THAT WAS TAKEN DOWN CAUSING A VERIFICATION OF THE PERPETRATOR AN IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION OF THE THREAT CAN BE DETERMINED AND EMERGENCY TRIAGE CAN BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
• THIS ACCORDING TO MILITARY SURVIVAL STATISTICS MAY ACTUALLY BE THE MOST LIFE SAVING PHASE WITHIN THIS ENTIRE SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE MOST UP TO DATE COMBAT MEDICAL TRAINING STATISTICS 5 IN 6 SOLDIERS WOUNDED BY GUN SHOT ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE IF DIRECT ATTENTION CAN BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES.
IT CAN BE THE MOST CONFUSING AND FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE DUE TO THE LACK OF INTER AGENCY COMMUNICATION. HORROR STORIES FROM THE AURORA, CO. THEATER SHOOTING CAN ATTEST TO THAT. BECAUSE THE ASDT IS INTERCONNECTED WITH THE CRITICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE AGENCIES ABIDING BY THE HOME LAND SECURITY CRITICAL INCIDENT PLAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN AS ONE. THIS IS WHERE THE “BEFORE” BENEFITS OF THE ASDT SYSTEM CAN HELP FINE TUNE MULTI-AGENCY OPERATIONS WHEN TESTING THEIR ACTIVE SHOOTER PROTOCOLS. ASDT CAN PROVIDE A REAL TIME FEEDBACK TO SHOW WHERE ACTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE AND WHERE ACTIONS NEED TO BE ADJUSTED WITH A VERIFIABLE TIME LINE. THIS TIME LINE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE MEDIA AND IS ONLY FOR INTER AGENCY DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.
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