8/14/14 - A public safety training exercise continued today at a vacant elementary school in Brighton in hopes of preparing first responders and others for events that have become a deadly reality in todayâs culture. Different training scenarios simulated a breach of school security with an active shooter entering the building and classrooms at the old Lindbom elementary school. The training was hosted by Michigan State Police at the Brighton Post and put on by the ALICE Training Institute. ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. The program is focused on proactive strategies to hopefully increase chances of survival during an armed intruder event in public places. The ALICE program aims to change how not only schools but hospitals, places of worship and businesses respond to armed intruder events. Itâs also designed to give staff and students options - versus the traditional lockdown drill, where kids or others are typically corralled and told to take cover until help arrives. That same scenario played out during todayâs training and those who took part said despite blanks being used, they indeed felt scared and helpless. The two-day exercise was open to anyone interested in learning how to respond to an armed intruder incident and featured classroom training before culminating with a variety of live scenarios this afternoon. (JM)
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