ALICE Training has a solution for your organization. ALICE works in any industry and organization of any size. We can prepare your organization to respond to violence. You can Join Us, or Host Us for an ALICE Event. Whether you host us or join us, we generally like to work with your security or safety team (if you have one) for a range day to advance critical thinking skills and marksmanship under pressure to better prepare them for a Dynamic Critical Incident.

ALICE is a 2 part training program. Part one is an online module for you, your team, coworkers, staff, and other stakeholders to complete prior to the in person, on site training. Some organizations want to be ALICE Certified as an organization. Many organizations just want to choose the individuals or team members they need trained in Active Shooter Scenarios. The following links will get to to the ALICE portal to get you started with the online module.

Here is a link to get the online certification for your Organization:

https://www.alicetraining.com/training-options/organization-certification/

Here is a link to get the online certification for Individuals:

https://www.alicetraining.com/training-options/individual-certification/

After your stakeholders have completed the online module, we come in and run specific drills for your business, house of worship, or other organization with complete explanations on the how and why of the drills we run for you and unpack the processes we are advising you on.


ALICE stands for ALERT, LOCKDOWN, INFORM, COUNTER, and EVACUATE.

ALERT

Alert is your first notification of danger. ALERT is when you first become aware of a threat. The sooner you understand that you’re in danger, the sooner you can save yourself. A speedy response is critical. Seconds count. Alert is overcoming denial, recognizing the signs of danger and receiving notifications about the danger from others. Alerts should be accepted, taken seriously, and should help you make survival decisions based on your circumstances.

LOCKDOWN

Barricade the room. Prepare to EVACUATE or COUNTER if needed. If EVACUATION is not a safe option, barricade entry points into your room in an effort to create a semi-secure starting point.

Our training explains scenarios where Lockdown may be the preferable option and dispels myths about passive, traditional ‘lockdown only’ procedures that create readily identifiable targets and makes a shooter’s mission easier. ALICE trainers instruct on practical techniques for how to better barricade a room, what to do with mobile and electronic devices, how and when to communicate with police, and how to use your time in lockdown to prepare to use other strategies (i.e. Counter or Evacuate) that might come into play should the active shooter gain entry.

INFORM

Communicate the violent intruder’s location and direction in real time.

The purpose of INFORM is to continue to communicate information in as real time as possible, if it is safe to do so. Armed intruder situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly, which means that ongoing, real time information is key to making effective survival decisions. Information should always be clear, direct and in plain language, not using codes. If the shooter is known to be in an isolated section of a building, occupants in other wards can safely evacuate while those in direct danger can perform enhanced lockdown and prepare to counter.

Video surveillance, 911 calls and PA announcements are just a few of the channels that may be used by employees, safety officers, and other personnel to inform others. An emergency response plan should have clear methods outlined for informing school employees, hospital workers, or any other employees of the location of a violent intruder.

COUNTER

Create Noise, Movement, Distance and Distraction with the intent of reducing the shooter’s ability to shoot accurately. Counter is NOT fighting.

ALICE Training does not believe that actively confronting a violent intruder is the best method for ensuring the safety of those involved. Counter is a strategy of last resort. Counter focuses on actions that create noise, movement, distance and distraction with the intent of reducing the shooter’s ability to shoot accurately. Creating a dynamic environment decreases the shooter’s chance of hitting a target and can provide the precious seconds needed in order to evacuate.

EVACUATE

When safe to do so, remove yourself from the danger zone.

Alice Training Institute provides techniques for safer and more strategic evacuations. Evacuating to a safe area takes people out of harm’s way and hopefully prevents civilians from having to come into any contact with the shooter(s) and keeps them safe in the event of law enforcement contact.

Did you know that you should break a window from the top corner as opposed to the center? Many useful techniques that civilians do not know exist and can save your life. As ALICE trainers, we teach strategies for evacuating through windows, from higher floors and under extreme duress.

Protection and safety must be the priority in an Active Shooter event or Terrorist Attack. Circumstantial and operational concerns vary in every new situation. ALICE Training provides options and classes that address the unique challenges specific to Police/LE, K-12 Schools, Healthcare Facilities, Higher Education, Businesses, Government, and Houses of Worship.

Here are some ALICE additional white papers and resources you can use for your organization:

https://www.alicetraining.com/resources/documents/