Federal Agencies
Resources sourced from Federal Agencies.
Lone Offender Terrorism Report
The Lone Offender Terrorism Report, released by the FBI’s Behavioral Threat Assessment Center, reviews 52 lone offender terrorist attacks committed within the United States between 1972 and 2015.
Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools has administered the REMS TA Center to serve two critical functions to support a safe and supportive learning environment for children, faculty, staff, and others. We build the preparedness capacity (including prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts) of schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education (IHEs), and their community partners at the local, state, and Federal levels.
National Threat Assessment Center
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and more than 150 offices throughout the United States and abroad. The mission of the National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) is to provide guidance on threat assessment and training, both within the Secret Service and to its law enforcement, public safety, and academic partners.
Federal Bureau of Investigations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was tasked with gathering Practical advice from experienced school resource officers on how law enforcement, schools, and districts can work together to keep schools safe.
United States Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center: Mass Attacks in Public Spaces
In response to the acts of targeted violence occurring in this Nation, the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC) has published this research report titled, Mass Attacks in…
2014 FBI Safety Recommendations
The goal of the FBI study is to provide federal, state, and local law enforcement with data so they can better understand how to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and…
10 Takeaways from the 2014 FBI Report
The information contained in this study can benefit anyone who could potentially be in an active shooter situation— like emergency personnel, educators, students, employees of retail corporations and other businesses,…
Active Shooter Recommendations from the IACP
In its 1st edition, the IACP guidance for active shooter response was limited to lockdown. The most current edition expands the guidance to include multiple options that go beyond lockdown…
USDOE Active Shooter Recommendations
On June 18, 2013, Vice President Biden released new guidelines for school safety that align and build upon years of emergency planning work by the Federal government. This guide incorporates lessons learned from recent incidents, and responds to the needs and concerns voiced by stakeholders following the recent shootings in Newtown, CT.
Primer to Design Safe School Projects of Terrorist Attacks and School Shootings
The purpose of this primer is to provide the design community and school administrators with the basic principles and techniques to make a school safe from terrorist attacks and school shootings and at the same time ensure it is functional and aesthetically pleasing.
First Responder Guidance for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents
The Department of Homeland Security developed a guide designed for first responders in IED and active shooter incidents. The Department of Homeland Security has curated a list of best practices from their years of research on these topics.
DHS Active Shooter: How to Respond Guide
The Department of Homeland Security released a guide for civilians that illustrates responding to an active shooter situation.