Run-Hide-Fight & Active Shooter Awareness
February 2026
This month’s safety focus is Run, Hide, Fight, a nationally recognized response strategy for active shooter situations. While these incidents are rare, preparation can save lives. Employees are encouraged to understand the three response options: Run if a safe escape is available, Hide by securing yourself out of view when escape isn’t possible, and Fight only as a last resort to protect yourself. Awareness, quick decision-making, and remaining calm are critical in an emergency. Please take time this month to review these principles and stay alert to your surroundings — safety is a shared responsibility.
SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING
BEING AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS
Suspicious activity is any observed behavior that could indicate terrorism or terrorism-related crime. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Unusual items or situations: A vehicle is parked in an odd location, a package/luggage is unattended, a window/door is open that is usually closed, or other out-of-the-ordinary situations occur.
- Eliciting information: A person questions individuals at a level beyond curiosity about a building’s purpose, operations, security procedures and/or personnel, shift changes, etc.
- Observation/surveillance: Someone pays unusual attention to facilities or buildings beyond a casual or professional interest. This includes extended loitering without explanation (particularly in concealed locations); unusual, repeated, and/or prolonged observation of a building (e.g., with binoculars or video camera); taking notes or measurements; counting paces; sketching floor plans, etc.
Some of these activities could be innocent, however an investigation will warrant whether law enforcement needs to get involved. The activities above are not all-inclusive but have been compiled based on studies of pre-operational aspects of both successful and thwarted terrorist events over several years.
How to Report Suspicious Activity
Public safety is everyone's responsibility. If you see suspicious activity, report it to your manager and security`.
Describe specifically what you observed, including:
- Who or what you saw.
- When you saw it.
- Where it occurred; and
- Why it's suspicious.