7/14/14 - The Michigan State Police in Brighton will be hosting a special training event next month to help residents survive attacks by armed intruders. The program is called ALICE, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. Created in the wake of the Columbine incident, the course is designed to certify individuals to go back to their homes, businesses, or places of worship and instruct others on the strategies to survive an armed intrusion. On August 14th and 15tgh, a training course for ALICE will be held at the Brighton Post of the Michigan State Police. Trooper Andrew Knapp says in a school shooting incident, it will take police an average of 6 to 8 minutes to arrive, and for every minute that passes on average 2 people will be killed and another 8 will be injured. ALICE aims to improve the survivability of those situations both actively and passively. Knapp tells WHMI ALICE is mainly for schools, but others benefit from it as well. Police officers take the course to understand how civilians will behave in such a situation, and large businesses and hospitals often send people to get trained as well. The cost is $495 per person, and coursework will run from 8am to 4pm on both days. For more information, contact Knapp at (810) 227-1051 or by emailing knappa3@michigan.gov. Picture courtesy of ALICE Training Institute. (TD)
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