.
. >>
. >> Reporter: THIS IS THE SCENE
WE FEAR.
WE FEAR.
WE FEAR. A GUNMAN OPENS FIRE.
YOU COULD BE A SCHOOL, A
FACTORY, AN OFFICE BUILDING.
IN THIS CASE, IT IS A CASINO
AND I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE IS AN
ACTIVE SHOOTER SIMULATION.
IT TOOK PLACE DURING A DAYLONG
TRAINING SEMINAR OVER THE SUMMER
FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE SNOQUALMIE
CASINO.
CASINO.
CASINO. THE CEO INVITED US TO VIDEOTAPE
THE TRAINING.
THE TRAINING. WE USED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
CAMERAS TO CAPTURE WHAT
HAPPENED FROM EVERY ANGLE.
ALL OF IT IN REAL TIME.
THE REASON FOR THE TRAINING IS
DEEPLY PERSONAL.
DEEPLY PERSONAL. HE WAS IN LAS VEGAS LAST FALL
WITH A GUNMAN OPENED FIRE ON 59
PEOPLE AT A COUNTRY MUSIC
CONCERT.
CONCERT.
CONCERT. >> I WAS ACTUALLY ACROSS THE
STREET AT MGM GRAND.
WHEN THE FIRST WAVE OF PEOPLE
CAME THROUGH I SAW FEAR IN
THEIR EYES.
THEIR EYES. 20 OR 30 PEOPLE RUNNING
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO LATER A
WAVE OF THOUSANDS RUNNING
THROUGH NOT WITH FEAR ON THEIR
FACEBOOK TERROR. LAST FALL'S
MASS SHOOTING IN LAS VEGAS
CONFIRMED WHAT HE KNEW.
CASINOS, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER
BUSINESS, CAN BE A TARGET.
>> IS AN INDUSTRY WERE THERE TO
TALK ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTER
PREPAREDNESS. WHAT HAPPENED ON
THE FIRST NIGHT WE ARRIVED, IT
WAS IRONIC, SURREAL.
>> Reporter: AND CEMENTED, AND
BRIAN'S MAN, A DECISION TO
FORMALLY TRAIN HIS STAFF, BACK
HOME AT THE SNOQUALMIE CASINO.
SO WE HIRED TOMAHAWK STRATEGIC
SOLUTIONS.
SOLUTIONS. A NASHVILLE-BASED COMPANY
FOUNDED BY A FORMER NAVY SEAL.
FOR ONE DAY IN JULY THEY
TRAINED CASINO STAFF. THE FIRST
LESSON.
LESSON.
LESSON. >> YOU AND I ARE FIRST
RESPONDERS.
RESPONDERS. >> Reporter: JOAN COLLINS ONE
OF THE FIRST S.W.A.T.
TEAM MEMBERS ON SCENE DURING
THE 2007 MASS SHOOTING AT
VIRGINIA TECH, WHERE GUNMEN
SHOT AND KILLED 32 PEOPLE.
>> THESE ARE DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS, AND HARSH TO
HEAR.
HEAR.
HEAR. WE
HEAR. WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND YOU ONLY
GET ONE OPPORTUNITY IN A
SITUATION LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE TO QUICKLY ACT.
IT MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT DECISION
.
.
. >>
. >> Reporter: TO KNOW WHAT IT IS
LIKE TO ACT UNDER PRESSURE,
CASINO EMPLOYEES ARE PUT
THROUGH A REALISTIC SCENARIO
THE FIRST TAKES PLACE IN A
BALLROOM, SET UP TO LOOK LIKE A
GAMING AREA AND CONCERT VENUE.
SHOOTER, PLAYED BY AN
INSTRUCTOR, ENTERS THE ROOM,
AND OPENS FIRE.
AS WE SCRAMBLE FOR THE NEAREST
EXIT, IT'S HARD TO TELL WHERE
THE SHOOTER IS, BECAUSE IT IS
DARK AND THE MUSIC IS LOUD.
SOME PEOPLE HIDE BEHIND SLOT
MACHINES THEN RUN.
MOST OF US END UP IN THE FOYER
OR OUTSIDE.
OR OUTSIDE. SOME HEARD THE SHOTS DIDN'T SEE
THE SHOOTER.
THE SHOOTER. >> WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD BECAUSE
HE CAME IN -- I DIDN'T
REGISTER.
REGISTER.
REGISTER. >> Reporter: OTHER EMPLOYEES
SURPRISED AT HOW REAL IT LOOKS
AND FEELS.
AND FEELS. >> A LOT MORE SHOCKING, A LOT
LOUDER. IT DEFINITELY HAPPENED
SO FAST.
SO FAST.
SO FAST. >> I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD BE SO
AFFECTED.
AFFECTED.
AFFECTED. >> PRETTY LOUD.
>> YOU COULD SMELL THE SMELL.
>> Reporter: THE BEST ACTIVE
SHOOTER DEFENSE IS RUN, HIDE OR
FIGHT BUT NOT NECESSARILY IN
THAT ORDER. IT DEPENDS ON HOW
CLOSE YOU ARE TO THE SHOOTER.
>> FOCUS ON CREATING DISTANCE.
RUNNING, HIDING, BARRICADING.
>> Reporter: THE BIGGEST TAKE
AWAY IS THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING
A PLAN BEFORE ANYTHING BAD
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
HAPPENS. AS TRAINING MOVES TO THE BACK
OFFICE AREA, WE REALIZE THIS IS
VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST
SCENARIO. HALLWAYS ARE TIGHT.
THE ROOMS ARE SMALLER. TRAINER
ALEX WEST SAYS INCOME FIND
SPACES YOU MAY ONLY HAVE A
SPLIT SECOND TO REACT. WATCH IS
HE HOLDS A SMALL MEETING.
THE GUNMAN WALKS IN AND TAKES
AMOUNT. WATCH HOW QUICKLY THE
EMPLOYEES TAKE THE GUNMAN DOWN.
HAD THEY DONE NOTHING EVERYONE
COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
THE OTHER LESSON WE LEARNED IN
THE OFFICE AREA, THE NOISE IS
OVERWHELMING AND BECAUSE IT
ECHOES, IT IS HARD TO TELL
WHERE IT IS COMING FROM.
EMPLOYEES REALIZE THE DANGER
AND QUICKLY LOCKED DOORS TO
KEEP THE SHOOTER OUT. DURING
THE FINAL DEBRIEF I SEE A NEW
SENSE OF CONFIDENCE EMERGING.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU BARRICADED
WITH FURNITURE?
WITH FURNITURE? FURNITURE BARRICADES ARE A GOOD
TACTIC BY HIDING BEHIND A DOOR
IS NOT.
IS NOT.
IS NOT. BECAUSE DOORS ATTRACT BULLETS.
>> HOW MANY OF YOU HID UNDER
THE DESK, BE HONEST.
>> Reporter: JOE ASKED THE
QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS COMMON
FOR PEOPLE TO FIND A GOOD
HIDING PLACE AND CHECK OUT. TO
AVOID THAT, STAY IN THE FIGHT.
>> STAY IN THE FIGHT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MEAN FISTFIGHT OR
GO AFTER AN ACTIVE SHOOTER IT
IS MORE OF A MENTALITY.
>> Reporter: THAT IS WHAT
TODAY'S TRAINING WAS DESIGNED
TO DO. AND POWER EVERYDAY PEOPLE
TO KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE
UNIMAGINABLE HAPPENS.
UNIMAGINABLE HAPPENS. >> IT IS IMMINENT. THAT WILL
HAPPEN AGAIN.
HAPPEN AGAIN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE, WE ARE
PREPARED TO MINIMIZE
CASUALTIES.
CASUALTIES. PREPARING TO WHAT -- FAILING TO
PREPARE IS PREPARING TO FAIL.
.
>>
>> HAVE
>> HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WAS A REALLY POWERFUL DAY THAT REALLY
AFFECTED ALL OF US WERE THERE
INCLUDING MY PHOTOGRAPHER. I
HAVE TO SAY WE GIVE YOU A
GLIMPSE OF THIS TRAINING TO
GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE
COULD DO TO PREPARE.
SNOQUALMIE CASINO HAS AN
EXPENSIVE SAFETY PLAN WE WERE
NOT ABLE TO DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT
IS PROPRIETARY.
IS PROPRIETARY. THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW,
THEY JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
THEY ARE READY.
I WANT TO THINK ABOUT THIS,
HAVE A PLAN.
WHEN I GOT BACK FROM THIS
TRAINING, IF YOU LOOK AT MY
WORKSPACE HERE, WHEN I CAME
BACK FROM THE TRAINING I ASKED
MYSELF WHERE THE EXITS.
AND IDENTIFIED ESCAPE ROUTES.
WHERE ARE DOORS THAT HAVE GOOD
DEADBOLTS.
DEADBOLTS. WHERE HEAVY DOORS.
THAT IS A BIG PART OF ASSESSING
WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A PLAN
AND THE TRAINER SAID DO THAT
WHEREVER YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE
DAY. IF YOU ARE AT A RESTAURANT
AT YOUR KIDS SCHOOL WHATEVER,
THIS IS AN ABOUT BEING PARANOID
IT'S ABOUT TAKING A FEW SECONDS
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT A NEW
LOCATION BUT ESPECIALLY WORK TO
ASK WHAT IF.
DEVELOP THAT MINDSET.
WE TALKED ABOUT RUN HIDE FIGHT
NOT NECESSARILY THE ORDER.
CREATE AS MUCH SPACE AS YOU CAN
BETWEEN THE THREAT AND YOU.
ONE THING THAT'S REALLY
INTERESTING THEY TALKED ABOUT
BEING FIRST RESPONDERS THAT
ALSO GOES FOR MEDICAL
SITUATIONS.
SITUATIONS. THE AVERAGE ACTIVE SHOOTER
TAKES PLACE IN ABOUT 7 MINUTES.
IT MAY BE OVER BEFORE POLICE
GET HERE.
GET HERE.
GET HERE. THAT ALSO MEANS WE HAVE TO BE
THE FIRST MEDICAL RESPONDERS.
THIS IS A TOURNIQUET I BORROWED
FROM SEATTLE FIRE TODAY.
THE GUYS AT TOMAHAWK SAY WE
SHOULD HAVE THESE IN OUR
BUILDINGS, SCHOOLS, ALL PUBLIC
PLACES.
PLACES.
PLACES. YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE A
TOURNIQUET BECAUSE THE MOST
COMMON WAY OF DYING IN A MASS
SHOOTING IS TO BLEED OUT.
ALSO, WEAPONS.
ALSO, WEAPONS. THIS IS EASY.
LOOK IN THE DESK DRAWER I HAVE
SCISSORS.
SCISSORS.
SCISSORS. IN AN ACTIVE SHOOTER YOU CAN
USE SCISSORS AS AN EFFECTIVE
WEAPON.
WEAPON.
WEAPON. ANOTHER REALLY EFFECTIVE
WEAPON.
WEAPON.
WEAPON. YOU WOULDN'T THINK THIS WOULD
BE BUT THIS FIERSTEIN WE SURE
CAN SHOOT DRY CHEMICALS ABOUT
10 FEET.
10 FEET.
10 FEET. AND IF I HAVE TO USE THIS TO
BASH SOMEBODY IN THE HIT IT'S
ALSO REALLY EFFECTIVE AS A
WEAPON. IT'S ABOUT A MINDSET
AND WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS
BECAUSE THIS TRAINING WAS LIFE-
CHANGING FOR ME.
I WANT TO KNOW IF IT IS LIFE-
CHANGING FOR YOU AS WELL.
COMING UP I'M GOING TO TALK
MORE IN DEPTH ABOUT THE
TRAINING SCENARIOS, LESSONS
LEARNED AND ANSWER QUESTIONS, I
WILL HOP BACK DOWNSTAIRS AND
YOU CAN TEXT QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS TO 206-448-4545.