>> SHOOTING TAKING PLACE AT THE
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
>> LEFT AT LEAST 26 PEOPLE DEAD.
>> IN A SMALL TEXAS TOWN.
>> WE'VE SEEN THE SITUATION
HAPPEN, THE FIRST THOUGHT THAT
CAME TO MY MIND WAS THAT'S US.
>> IT'S A SADNESS, AND IT'S ALSO
A, BOY, WE SURE HOPE THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN TO US.
>> GET YOUR NAME ON THE LIST
THERE FOR US.
>> AFTER THE SUTHERLAND SPRINGS
SHOOTING IN TEXAS, WE HAD A LOT
OF CHURCHES CALLING, SAYING HELP
US. >> EVERYBODY GOT A RAFFLE
TICKET.
>> THERE'S A LOT THAT CHURCHES
CAN DO TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM
BEFORE IT IS A PROBLEM.
YOU FORM A TEAM.
YOU TRAIN THAT TEAM WHAT TO LOOK
FOR. >> LET'S DO EXACTLY WHAT WE SAID
WE'D DO, AND THAT'S PRAY.
SO LET'S ALL BOW AND ASK THE
LORD'S BLESSING ON OUR EVENING
TONIGHT.
>> WE'RE AT DESERT SUN COMMUNITY
CHURCH IN NORTHWEST TUCSON.
I THINK ON AVERAGE OUR MEMBER
HERE IS AROUND 300.
WE FEEL UNPREPARED.
I THINK AT A CHURCH, YOU'RE NOT
THINKING ABOUT WHAT WOULD WE DO
IF SOMEONE COMES TO HARM
SOMEONE.
>> IN 18 YEARS, HOW MANY TIMES
DO YOU THINK DEADLY FORCE
INCIDENCES HAVE OCCURRED AT A
CHURCH?
SO WHAT'S THE NUMBER, SAM?
>> 1,691.
>> IN 18 YEARS, 1,691.
>> AT OUR FIRST EVENT THAT WE
DID, TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE THERE
TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW OF PEOPLE
THAT WON'T GO TO CHURCH BECAUSE
THEY'RE AFRAID OF VIOLENCE.
>> HOW CAN YOU REDUCE YOUR RISK
SIGNIFICANTLY?
FOCUS ON THE OUTSIDE, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHERE 74% OF THESE DEADLY
FORCE INCIDENCES ARE OCCURRING.
>> IT MAKES ME FEEL SAD AND EVEN
TO THE POINT OF ALMOST BEING
ANGRY.
IN A CHURCH, THE DOORS BEHIND
YOU IN MANY CASES ARE WIDE OPEN.
>> SMALL COUNTRY CHURCH, AND
THIS TERRIBLE VIOLENT INCIDENT
OCCURRED.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU SAID,
THAT'S US, BUT I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE US.
>> THE MOST CONCERNS I HAD WERE
AMONGST OUR PEACE OFFICERS WHO
ATTEND HERE.
>> I PICK SEATS THAT I CAN SEE
THE DOOR, THAT ARE IN THE BACK.
AS A POLICE OFFICER, I NEVER
REALLY CARRIED AS MUCH OFF DUTY,
AND IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE
THAT I'VE BEEN CARRYING OFF
DUTY.
>> THE GOAL OF ANYBODY THAT IS
THERE AND PREPARED FOR ARMED
FORCE IS TO NEVER HAVE A NEED TO
DO IT.
PEOPLE THAT PERPETRATE EVIL
DON'T JUST COPY THE LAST ONE.
THEY STUDIED IT UP OVER THE LAST
TEN YEARS OF WHAT THEY CAN THEN
TRY TO DO AT ANOTHER SOFT
TARGET.
WE TRY TO BRING IN ALL OF THAT
AND HELP TEACH THE PRINCE ALS
-- IDENTIAL
PRINCIPLES THAT WILL PROTECT
THEM FROM THE NEXT HEADLINE.
>> THE MEDICAL SKILLS THAT WE
COME IN AND PROVIDE ARE
ESSENTIAL.
>> IT STANDED FOR INTEGRATED
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS TO ACTIVE
VIOLENCE EVENTS.
WHEN EVENTS HAPPEN LIKE THIS,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET HURT.
THERE MAY BE A DELAY BEFORE WE
CAN ACTUALLY PUT HANDS ON A
PATIENT.
>> WE'RE THERE FOR EVERYBODY,
BUT OUR TOP PRIORITY FOR THE
NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS IS, GOD
WILLING, ALL THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA
COUNTY.
>> THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY THE NEW
NORMAL FOR US.
>> IF WE CAN STOP THE BLEEDING,
THEY HAVE A CHANCE OF LIVING.
>> OUR UTMOST CONCERN IS STUDENT
AND STAFF SAFETY.
AS WE WATCH EVENTS THAT HAPPEN
ACROSS OUR COUNTRY, WE JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AS WELL
PREPARED AS WE POSSIBLY CAN BE.
THIS IS TANQUE VERDE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, AND WE ARE A CAMPUS OF
ABOUT 670 STUDENTS, KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH SIXTH GRADE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO BLEEDING.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
RECOGNIZING WHAT ACTUALLY
CONSTITUTES LIFE-THREATENING
BLEEDING.
>> WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH
ICSAVE, AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY
PROVIDING STOP THE BLEED
TRAINING FOR OUR TEACHERS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO COVER THREE
MAIN MODALITIES, DIRECT
PRESSURE, TOURNIQUETS AND WOUND
PACKING.
IT'S PRETTY BASIC.
WE'RE GOING TO WALK THE TEACHERS
THROUGH SOME HANDS-ON PRACTICE.
>> WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
TOURNIQUETS, WE'RE GOING TO WALK
YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING AT A SLOW
PACE.
I'LL SHOW YOU THE PARTS, SHOW
YOU THE STEPS.
LET YOU DO IT ON YOURSELF, ON
EACH OTHER.
>> WE'VE TAKEN MULTIPLE FEMA
COURSES.
WE'VE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE
PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT, AND THEY'VE PROVIDED
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING TO OUR
ENTIRE DISTRICT STAFF.
>> CAN I GO TIGHTER?
>> WHERE WE DON'T EVER WANT TO
CONSIDER ANYTHING LIKE THAT
HAPPENING, THERE IS POWER IN
PLANNING FOR IT.
>> IT MAKES YOU MORE AWARE AND
MORE WORRIED, I WOULD SAY.
OUR SCHOOL IS VERY OPEN.
WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO I THINK IT MAKES US FEEL A
BIT BETTER THERE'S A POSSIBILITY
HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE WE
ALL HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.
I'VE TAUGHT FOR 42 YEARS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE HAD
TO TALK ABOUT SHOOTINGS.
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT KIND
OF SAFETY.
SAFETY TO ME, WAS SAFETY IN THE
CLASSROOM, NOT RUNNING IN THE
CLASSROOM, TYING YOUR SHOELACES.
>> IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO
PLAN FOR ANY EVENT.
SO WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF
POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM NOT ONLY
PARENTS BUT STAFF.
THEY FEEL BETTER THAT THEY'RE
MORE PREPARED.
>> SO IF WE'RE PUTTING THIS ON
OURSELVES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE'RE PULLING THAT HANDLE
TOWARDS OUR MIDLINE.
>> I KNOW I FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH MY KIDS AT
SCHOOL WITH TRAINED TEACHERS.
>> IT'S KIND OF LIKE WITH THE
EPIPEN, YOU THINK YOU'RE
PREPARED UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS
AND ONE OF YOUR STUDENTS AS A
REACTION.
HOPEFULLY YOU NEVER HAVE TO TRY
IT, BUT YOU FEEL A LITTLE MORE
COMFORTABLE.
I'M JUST AFRAID WHEN IT HAPPENS,
EVERYTHING WILL --
>> RIGHT OVER THE WOUND, PUT
PRESSURE ON IT.
>> AS TEACHERS, IT'S YOUR UTMOST
CONCERN IS HOW DO I PROTECT OUR
STUDENTS?
>> THEY MAY HAVE INJURED
STUDENTS FOR HALF AN HOUR BEFORE
FIRST RESPONDERS CAN GET TO
THEM. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES THEY'LL
SEE A LIGHT BULB COME ON ONCE
THEY REALIZE THAT THEY CAN'T
CHANGE THAT.
I HOPE THAT WE GIVE THEM THE
TRAINING, THE EXPERIENCE.
I HOPE THEY GET SOME EQUIPMENT,
AND I HOPE THAT THEY NEVER NEED
IT.