• Close blinds
• Block doors
• Block windows
• Turn off radio and computer monitors
• Silence cell phones
• Keep occupants calm and quiet
• Position people out of sight and behind items that might offer additional protection: walls, desks, file cabinets, etc.

• Immediately seek protection
• Put something between you and the shooter
• Is escape your best option? Do you know where the shooter is? Is escape immediately available?
• If in doubt, find a safe area and secure it the best way you can
• Should a fire alarm sound during a lockdown situation, DO NOT EVACUATE THE BUILDING unless you have firsthand knowledge that a fire is in the building, you are in imminent danger, or you have been instructed to do so by emergency response personnel or a College official.

• Run away. Avoid the area.
• Notify anyone you encounter that there is a shooter and to seek safety
• Stay away from windows and doors until notified
• Call Hartwick Campus Safety at 607-431-4111, or 911 when safe to do so

Provide the dispatcher with clear and specific information including:

• Your name
• Location of incident
• Number of persons who may be in harm
• Your current location
• Any known injuries

• Seek shelter to hide in a safe place in the nearest room or office
• Deny entry by closing and locking doors and windows
• Block the door using whatever is available – desks, file cabinets, other furniture
• Turn off the lights
• Take protective cover and stay there until directed otherwise
• Keep quiet and act as if no one is in the room
• Do not answer the door
• The shooter may bang on the door and yell for help to entice you to open the door
• Fight if confronted by the shooter and you have NO other option

Notify 911 and Campus Safety if it is safe to do so, providing dispatcher with the following information:

• Your name, your location (be specific as possible), Number of shooters and their specific location, shooter race, gender, physical features, type of weapons, rifle/shotgun, handgun
• Have you heard explosions separate from gunshots?
• Do you recognize the shooter? What is their name?
• Number of persons involved; injuries known
• Wait for police or an officer from Campus Safety to assist you out of the building.

Remember to stay calm in every emergency situation. If you discover an individual with a weapon on campus, warn others and seek a place of safety, then call Campus Safety and 911.