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Active Assailants in the Workplace: 5 Ways to Protect Your Employees

When Violence Strikes

Presented by:

William Gage ActiveCountermeasure.com/ReACT- Active Countermeasure Training

Tuesday, September 22, 2015 2:00–2:30 p.m. Eastern 1:00–1:30 p.m. Central

11:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific

Active Assailants in the Workplace: 5 Ways to Protect Your Employees

When Violence Strikes Presented by:

William GageActiveCountermeasure.com/ReACT- Active Countermeasure Training

September 22, 2015

Outline for Today’s Webinar

Part I Active Assailant Statistics:

1). On the rise?2). If so, why?

Part IIComponents to Survive an incident

1) Adopt a survivor or winner mindset2). Find your inner mama lion or bear

3). Think like a fighter pilot and mathematician 4). Recognize pre‐attack

indicators5). Provide training and EAP procedures for

your employees ActiveCountermeasure.com

About Your Host

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STATISTICS FOR THIS WEBINAR WERE TAKEN FROM A 2014 FBI ACTIVE SHOOTER STUDY

THE FBI STUDY IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ACTIVE SHOOTER STUDY TO DATE

THE TERM “ACTIVE SHOOTER” AND “ACTIVE ASSAILANT” ARE INTERCHANGEABLE

THE SECURITY INDUSTRY TREND IS TO USE THE TERM “ACTIVE ASSAILANT” AS NOT ALL MASS VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLVE FIREARMS

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LETS BEGIN THE CURRENT U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEFINITION OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER

OR ASSAILANT:

• Active shooter is a term used by law enforcement to describe a situation in which a shooting is in progress and an aspect of the crime may affect the protocols used in responding to and reacting at the scene of the incident. Unlike a defined crime, such as a murder or mass killing, the active aspect inherently implies that both law enforcement personnel and citizens have the potential to affect the outcome of the event based upon their responses.

• The agreed‐upon definition of an active shooter by U.S. government agencies—including the White House, U.S. Department of Justice/FBI, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency—is “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area.”


DEFINITION OF WHAT EXACTLY DEFINES AN ACTIVE SHOOTER/ASSAILANT IS STILL SUBJECTIVE

ACTUAL DEFINTION WAS ONLY RECENTLY AGREED UPON BY SEVERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

DISPUTE WAS OVER WORDING AND WHAT DEFINED AN ACTIVE SHOOTER


PART IACTIVE ASSAILANT

STATISTICS


INCIDENTS■ An average of 11.4 incidents occurred annually■ An average of 6.4 incidents occurred in the first 7 years studied, and an average of 16.4 occurred in the last 7 years■ 70.0% of the incidents occurred in either a commerce/business or educational environment■ Shootings occurred in 40 of 50 states and the District of Columbia■ 60.0% of the incidents ended before police arrived


CASUALTIES

■ Casualties (victims killed and wounded) totaled 1,043

■ A total of 486 individuals were killed

■ A total of 557 individuals were wounded


INCIDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST CASUALTY COUNTS:

■ Cinemark Century 16 Theater in Aurora, Colorado: 70 (12 killed, 58 wounded), July 20, 2012

■ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia: 49 (32 killed, 17 wounded), April 16, 2007

■ Ft. Hood Soldier Readiness Processing Center in Ft. Hood, Texas: 45 (13 killed, 32 wounded), November 5, 2009

■ Sandy Hook Elementary School and a residence in Newtown, Connecticut: 29 (27 killed, 2 wounded), December 14, 2012


Assailant Profile

■ All but 2 incidents involved a single shooter

■ In at least 9 incidents, the shooter first shot and killed a family member(s) in a residence before moving to a more public location to continue shooting

■ In at least 6 incidents, the shooters were female

■ In 64 incidents (40.0%), of the shooters committed suicide; 54 shooters did so at the scene of the crime

■ No exact profile of shooters; most suffered from mentalIllness, or were attempting to correct a perceived wrong


Important to Remember

Over 70% of the events occurred in commercial and educational environments

From 2000‐2007 there was an average of 6.4 events annually

From 2007‐2013 there was an average of 16.4 events annually


Important Fact

FBI: “Even when law enforcement was present or able to respond within

minutes, civilians often had to make life and death decisions, and,

therefore, should be engaged in training and discussions on decisions

they may face.”ActiveCountermeasure.com

Active Assailant Events on the Rise?

• Criminologist James Alan Fox, a professor of Criminology at Northeastern University, says active shooting and active assailant events are rare, and the data too limited to conclude that active shooter incidents are increasing.

• "Unlike mass shooting data, which come from routinely collected police reports, there is no official data source for active shooter events," Fox says.

• "It's not clear whether the increase in active shooter events is completely related to the actual case count or to the availability and accessibility of news reports to identify such events."


• "We used to see an attack once every other month. Now we see more than one a month," said J. Pete Blair, a criminal justice professor at Texas State University

• "It's hard to say what's driving the increase. In some cases shooters are motivated by notoriety or fame. They see this as a way to become a recognize household name,"


On the rise or not…IT DOESN’T MATTER

Ensure you are ready if it…

DOES HAPPEN ActiveCountermeasure.com

PART IICOMPONENTS TO

SURVIVAL


Let’s Begin Part II

With a Quote:


"We need to prepare in advance. It's going to be loud and confusing. This person is going to kill as many people as quickly as possible so seconds do matter. If you can throw a chair or lock a door or run outside the building it

can actually save a life.

Law enforcement will probably not be the

ones to save you."ActiveCountermeasure.com

Who do you think said these powerful words?

• Law Enforcement Official• SWAT Officer• Active Shooter Expert


None of These!

This quote is from the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting survivor Kristina Anderson.

Lets take a look again at her powerful words:


"We need to prepare in advance. "It's going to be loud and confusing. This person is going to kill as many people as quickly as possible so seconds do matter. If you can throw a chair or lock a door or run outside the building it can

actually save a life.

Law enforcement will probably not be the ones to save you."


Lets discuss adopting a Survivor Mindset

What we at ReACT like to call a ‘Winners Mindset’


SURVIVALVS

SURRENDER


ADOPTING A WINNING MINDSETPeyton Manning

Imagine Peyton Manning in the locker room before a game. Do you think that he is worried about losing? NO!!!

He is focused on winning. Losing never crosses his mind. ActiveCountermeasure.com

ADOPTING A WINNING MINDSET

SEAL TEAM 6

Imagine SEAL Team 6 on the helicopter ride to Bin Laden compound. Were they scared and worried that

the mission would fail? Or that they would die?NO!!!

They were focused on winning. Losing never crossed their mind.


ADOPTING A WINNINGMINDSET

Lim was driving home after a softball game on June 9, 1990, when a carjacker ambushed and shot her as she exited her truck outside of her Canyon County home. After a 15‐year‐old gang member shot Lim with a stolen .357 Magnum, she returned fire, ending the threat. Officer Lim received the Medal of Valor in 1991.

Lim was shot multiple times, and her heart stopped twice. Her family was told she was going to die. Lim, however lived and returned to work. She even walked out of the hospital on her own 2 weeks later.


ADOPT A WINNING MINDSET

Listen to Officer Lim and ask yourself: Did she have a Survivor or Surrender Mindset?

Lim survived because as she said:“I don’t like to lose.”


Do you have to be a professional football player, a member of SEAL Team 6, or an LAPD officer to adopt a winning

mindset? The answer is obviously:

NO!!There is what we at ReACT call the

‘reluctant hero’ in all of usActiveCountermeasure.com

The Reluctant Hero


TRUE STORYMy dad was a career enlisted U.S. Navy non‐commissioned officer. He was an electronic technician and repaired U.S. Navy radar systems. He served honorably for 23 years. He served at the height of the Cold War and retired in 1998. He never saw combat, but did serve in the First Gulf War. His ship was part of a carrier battle group that took ferry troops and supplies to the front lines in the battle to retake Kuwait. He had no tactical training.

But when I was a kid, we were at the Commissary and a vehicle was on fire in the parking lot. Inside the vehicle was a mother who had panicked, was confused and didn’t know what to do. The vehicle was running and was in the fire lane. Also, inside the vehicle were 2 small children. Flames were shooting out of the vehicle’s hood. When we saw the vehicle, my dad took a deep breath and calmly told my mom to go back inside and call the base fire department.

He told me to “stand here and DONT move,” and he placed me a safe distance away. My dad and another man raced to the vehicle. They banged on the car door to get the woman to open the door. She opened the door and my dad and the other man removed the kids and the mother from the vehicle.

My dad then calmly and quietly got behind the wheel of the vehicle and moved it away from other shoppers and vehicles so that no one would be hurt if the vehicle exploded. The fire department soon arrived and extinguished the car fire. We then loaded our groceries into our car and went home.


TRUE STORY – Reluctant Heroes Stop Active Assailants

On October 24, 2014, Megan Silberberger, a brand new teacher at Marysville‐Pilchuck High School, ran into the room after hearing active shooter Jaylen Frybergshoot dead one classmate and critically wound four others. Megan, who is about 5’3” and 120 lbs, wrestled the gun away from Fryberg before he could kill more.

On the morning of April 9, 2013, 20 year old Ryan Ballard was walking to biology class at Lone Star State Community College when he noticed large amounts of blood everywhere. And that was when he realized the people around him were screaming and running.

He then saw the first stabbing victim ‐‐ a girl who'd been knifed in the cheek. Then he heard someone yell "Stop that guy!” Ryan instinctively tackled the suspect, Dylan Quick, disarmed him, and held him until the police arrived.

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE PREVIOUS SLIDES (SURVIVAL or SURRENDER MINDSET)

withTHESE THREE CLASSROOMS INSIDE NORRIS HALL ACADEMIC BUILDING

FROM THE 2007 VIRGINA TECH SHOOTING.

Class Room 204: Professor Liviu Librescu, a holocaust survivor, holds the classroom door shut, while Cho is outside shooting. Librescu tells his students to jump out of second floor window to safety. Librescu is later killed, but he saved numerous lives

Class Room 206: Students play dead, and shooter Chou returns two times to the class room. Almost all students in this classroom are killed

Class Room 207: Students play dead, and shooter Chou returns two times to the class room. Almost all students in this classroom are killed


**WE ARE NOT BEING CRITICAL OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDYAT VIRGINA TECH

THOSE VICTIMS DID THE BEST THEY COULD IN A DYMANIC, RAPIDLY

UNFOLDING AND TRAGIC SITUATION

BUT we should use this tragedy as best we can to learn from it to save lives in the future


The Mama Bear Complex


A mother bear or lion in the wild that wants to protect its young from another predator

These mothers are not worried about what topic is being hotly debated in politics at the moment

These mothers also don’t want to debate gun control

They only ReACT on instinct and their gut to protect what is important to them

THEIR FAMILY ActiveCountermeasure.com

WATCH THIS VIDEO CLIP ABOUT AN EVERYDAY MOM WHO WAS PROTECTING HER FAMILY FROM A VICIOUS

CARJACKER:

“ I will stop whoever. It is no thinking. It is just a reaction. You injured my son and wrecked my car, you are going to pay.”


MAMA BEAR LESSONS

We all have this instinct inside of us. It is only a matter of finding it

We at ReACT aren’t telling people to become a Navy SEAL, John Wayne or Clint Eastwood

What we are saying is to find what is important to you, and make a conscious effort that you will survive, NO MATTER WHAT, for what’s important to you

I faced danger constantly as a Secret Service Agent. I face it now every day as Police Officer. But I make a conscious effort that I will survive no matter what to return to my wife, son, and infant daughter. I will do what ever it takes to return to them

We all can use the Mama Bear complex and find what is important to us

Research has shown time and time again, that the best way to survive a life and death situation is to make a conscious effort that you will survive no matter what


OODA Concept

Using the OODA loop

to survive an active shooter incident


What is OODA?

Col William Boyd, an American fighter pilot, developed a theory called the “Combat Operations Process.”

This theory involves the following actions: Observing, Orienting, Deciding, and Acting, or OODA. Boyd hypothesized that pilots in air combat constantly repeat a recurring cycle of observing, orienting, deciding and acting. Boyd believed that whoever can process this cycle and react the

quickest would win the battle.

He partly based his theory on two mathematical theories. The first was Godels Incompleteness Theorem, which states that any logical model of reality is incomplete and must be continuously refined and adapted because new observations are constantly being presented. The second was Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle which states that there is a limit on one’s ability to observe reality with precision.

Boyd later further developed his theory and it became known as the OODA, or OODA loop, Boyd’s

OODA loop has been applied to all sorts of endeavors outside of the military.

OODA is a process by which an individual can defeat an adversary by out‐thinking his opponent and reacting quicker in an ever changing environment.


OODA A process by which an individual can defeat an adversary by out‐

thinking his opponent and reacting quicker in an ever changing

environment.ActiveCountermeasure.com

OODA: Think like a fighter pilot and mathematician

The steps of the OODA loop Observe, Orient, Decide and Act

An Active Assailant is already 4 steps ahead of you in the OODA loop during a violent incident

Observe1). An active assailant has already observed their target, and likely conducted pre‐attack surveillance. The

assailant has already picked out points of entry and escape and high value targets, and areas to inflict the most casualties

2). The assailant has also already determined where security is, and the subsequent law enforcement response

Orient1). An active assailant has determined what weapons they will use

2). They have determined how they will travel to their destination3). They also know where they will enter and their path of travel once inside

Decide 1). This is the stage when the assailant makes a decision to act on their plan

2). The assailant has observed their target, and oriented themselves to conduct the assaultAct

1). The time for planning is over. The assailant makes the decision to begin the attack and begins the violent actions


How can you catch up in the OODA loop?

Take time to Observe your surroundings at work, school, church, and in public. When at work, school, church or in public, take a few moments to find entrances, and exits. Try to pay

particular attention to emergency entrances and exits. When in public places, try to notice who is around you, their behaviors, and take note of anything that you think is odd about them. In places you frequent like work, try to take note of the exits, especially emergency exits, daily or

frequently.

Orient yourself and know how you can get to the exits from your desk, office space, or the hallways and bathrooms. Know where the fire alarms are, and locate potential shelter in place

locations. These observations should only take a few seconds and require little effort. If nothing else, if gives you a break from a tedious 8 hour day.

Decide which you would do in the event of an active shooter. Take a few seconds and plan your shelter or escape. Ask yourself what would you do in the event of an emergency? How quickly could you get to the emergency exits? If you had to shelter in place, where would you do it? If you are with your family in a public place, where could you evacuate. Conducting these simple mental

exercises takes only seconds. Soon, after running this mental drill over and over, it will become easier to do and it will be committed to memory.


Catching up in the OODA LOOP(continued)

Finally, once you have observed, oriented, and decided the only thing left to do will be to ACT. In the event of an active shooter, or other emergency, observing, orienting and deciding in advance will put you ahead of the game, and could possibly save your life, or the life of your family. Conducting these simple

exercises weekly, or monthly takes less time than updating your Facebook page or twitter account. It isn’t being paranoid, it is being prepared.

OODA Summary

Resolve to out think an active assailant and think like a

fighter and mathematician


OODA SUMMARY RELATED TO ACTIVE ASSAILANTS(continued)

Resolve to out think an active assailantSpeed up your OODA loop in an active assailant incident by pre‐planning what

your response will be:

1). Find one or more exits to your desk or office2). Know the locations of fire extinguishers and other potential

weapons3). Know the locations of potential shelter in place locations that have

lockable doors


PRE‐ATTACK INDICATORS



In 2002, in response to the Columbine school shooting, the United States Secret Service, in cooperation with the National Threat Assessment Center, released the Safe School Initiative report. This report was a study of school shootings from 1974 to 2000 and analyzed 37 incidents. The report reviewed thousands of source materials including court, police and school records. It also included interviews with 10 of the shooters from the 37 incidents.

The focus of the study was to examine what pre‐attack indicators the shooter(s) exhibited prior to the event and to prevent school shootings by identifying these pre‐attack indicators, and thus possibly intervening before a shooter has a chance to act.

The Four Most Important Findings:(1) Most mass shootings were not impulsive acts(2) Most were planned out well in advance by the shooter(s)(3) The shooter exhibited pre‐attack behaviors that were noticed by others(4) There was no standard profile of the shooter(s)



WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THIS 2002 STUDY?

The answer is NOTHING!

These 4 findings remain the same today

Lets take a closer look at one of the findings

(3) the attacker(s) exhibited pre‐attack behaviors that were noticed by others


PRE‐ATTACK BEHAVIORIAL INDICATORS

1. The development and perception of a personal grievance2. Recent acquisition of weapons or fascination with weapons3. Fascination with previous active shooter incidents4. Recent non‐violent or lawful interaction with law enforcement, 5. Significant perceived or actual personal loss such as a death in the

family or a celebrity or loss of job 6. Sudden detachment from friends, family or reality7. Untreated or diagnosed mental illness 8. Repeated unsuccessful attempts by mental health professionals to

intervene or treat the individual prior to the shooting



It is important to note that these behaviors in and of themselves might not be alarming for any one person, but could be if they are

contextually inappropriate, and are combined with other pre‐attack indicators.


PRE‐ATTACK INDICATORS(continued)

The most important aspect to remember about the pre‐attack indicators is that in every active shooter or incident of mass violence co‐workers, friends or family noticed these pre‐attack indicators

However

THESE INDIVIDUALS DID NOT KNOW WHO TO CONTACT TO REPORT THE PRE‐ATTACK

INDICATORSActiveCountermeasure.com

PRE‐ATTACK INDICATORS(continued)

THIS IS WHY EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

EAPsARE SO VITAL IN THE PREVENTION OF

INCIDENTS OF MASS VIOLENCE


Provide Training and EAP Programs for your employees

OSH Act of 1970 ‐ Table of Contents

OSHA ACT OF 1970 GENERAL DUTY CLAUSESEC. 5. Duties(a) Each employer ‐‐

(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees;

(2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.

(b) Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.


Provide Training and EAP Programs for your Employees

On September 8, 2011, OSHA issued a compliance directive on workplace violence that outlines enforcement procedures for OSHA field officers in determining whether and how to investigate employers for instances of alleged workplace violence.

Relying on OSHA's General Duty Clause (which requires employers to maintain workplaces "free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm”).

OSHA may cite and fine employers for failing to provide workers with adequate safeguards against workplace violence after an investigation.



Provide Training and EAP Programs for your Employees

OSHA's directive focuses on two primary questions:

(1) Did the employer recognize potential hazards in the workplace?

(1) Are there feasible means of preventing or minimizing such hazards?

“Recognized Hazards”

In a workplace where risk of violence and serious personal injury are significant enough to be “recognized hazards”, the general duty clause would require employers to take steps to minimize these

hazards

Failure could result in the finding of an OSH Act violation

Recent court rulings relative to liability lawsuits have shown active shooter scenarios are now considered a “recognizable hazard” to

employees


1. Analyze potential workplace hazards

• A significant portion of the OSHA directive encourages field officers to investigate the employer's recognition of the risk for workplace violence. Employers are encouraged to conduct assessments of the risk of workplace violence at their job sites. A simple walk‐through of a workplace can reveal potential workplace hazards. For example, employers should look for items such as burnt out lights in an isolated parking lot or a broken door lock.

2. Implement reasonable safety mechanisms

• Once an employer has completed an analysis of the potential hazards related to workplace violence, OSHA policy dictates that an employer should take steps to implement safety mechanisms to minimize or eliminate those risks. Determine whether there are simple changes that can be made to minimize potential risks.

WHAT YOU CAN DO AS AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYEE:


WHAT YOU CAN DO AS AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYEE:(continued)

3. Train employees

• OSHA encourages employers to implement training programs to educate employees on the known risks for workplace violence and the steps that can be taken by employees to minimize the potential for workplace violence

• Employers should inform employees what has been done to mitigate the risks and what mechanisms are available for reporting hazards or incidents that occur

• Management and supervisors should be trained on how to effectively respond to workplace emergencies and employee complaints of workplace hazards


WHAT YOU CAN DO AS AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYEE: (continued)

4. Reassess hazards periodically

• An initial evaluation and implementation of precautions to minimize the risk of workplace violence is a critical first step; however, OSHA says that employers should also periodically reassess the potential for workplace violence. Employers may consider a regularly scheduled evaluation of whether or not the mechanisms in place to reduce workplace violence are effective and whether there are other mechanisms that can be introduced to further protect employees. Trainings should be repeated periodically and updated based on any changes in procedure or risks


WHAT YOU CAN DO AS AN EMPLOYER OR AN EMPLOYEE:(continued)

Three questions that an employer or employee should ask related to the OSHA General Duty Clause and the Directive:

1). When was the last time you provided or received training related to incidents of active shooters or mass violence? (Active Shooter drills do not count)

2). Do you have an Employee Assistance Program and or a way for employees to anonymously report worrisome behavior?

3). When was the last time you scheduled a outside review by an independent third party of your security procedures related to active shooter or mass violence?


Aftermath Costly Calculations

• The threat will never be fully eliminated• Active assailants seek to do as much damage as possible• Active shooting events trigger customers to take business elsewhere regardless if there is a connection or not between the shooter and the business

• Business continuity is disrupted across the entire enterprise network, impacting customers, employees, investors, operations, revenue stability regardless of incident location

• Employee productivity and confidence undermined• Death and injury lead to general liability, worker’s compensation and other casualty insurance claims in addition to litigation

• Property damage can shut down operations and revenue during repair


Aftermath Costly Calculations (continued)

Crisis management planning starts with documented training of employees on proactive survival options, mental preparation and

integrated planning

It is imperative companies train employees on how to survive reducing risk and mitigating potential damage


Liability & Probability

Courts are finding fault with employers(2013 court decision – Hennepin County, Minneapolis MN)

The court found fault with employer for negligence and failing to train their employees

“Liability is on the employer to train their employees to recognize the indicators of the potential active shooter and how to respond

when they are faced with an actual active shooter incident”

Recommended Action

• Tell your employer that you want Active Shooter awareness training. This training should be convenient and if possible you should be able to do this training on any mobile device

• Be wary of Active Shooter drills, or what we at ReACT call “zombie training.” This type of training is really for first responders and has little benefit to the average employee. In addition, this type of training is not cost effective for many businesses as the entire business has to be shut down or operations limited for the duration of the exercise. This can be costly or impractical for many businesses

• Ask and demand to know about your company’s Employee Assistance Program. Ensure that this includes an anonymous reporting system for worrisome behavior

• Conduct an independent third party assessment of your security procedures including rigorous pre‐hire employment checks, enhanced cooperation between HR and security, and examinations of physical security by high level security professionals. Not just someone with board certifications that have no real security experience



Three Action Points1. Prepare an action plan

2. Enroll in an active shooter educational program3. Review Company Survival Profile & Engage the “Winning Mindset”

Does ALL three.Engage with America’s nationally recognized SME’s, on workplace

violence survival skills.


Step One – Action Plan

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Bill Gage is an award-winning law enforcement professional who recently finished a 12-year career as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. While in the Secret Service, he received numerous awards, participated in hundreds of protective missions, and conducted numerous foreign and domestic protective advances for the President, Vice-President, and others. These included protective missions to hostile areas such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan. Prior to that, Gage was on the elite Counter Assault Team (CAT), which focuses on active shooter threats, mitigation, and response providing global tactical support to various U.S Secret Service protectees, including around-the-clock tactical support of the President and Vice-President. As a team leader, Gage was responsible for the coordination of active shooter response at the White House, the Vice-President’s residence, and other venues and events to include the Presidential State of the Union, and the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Gage served on two Congressional subcommittees related to active shooter response, threat mitigation, and National crisis management related to National Special Security Events (NSSEs). The President of the United States, on average, receives approximately 100 threats a month, and as part of his duties as a member of the United States Secret Service Counter Assault Team, Gage was responsible for evaluating those threats and conducting active shooter mitigation at the highest levels. He also visited the scene of active shooter events with the President, including Newtown, Connecticut and Aurora, Colorado. He has seen firsthand the devastating aftermath these events cause. Gage holds a B.A. from the Virginia Military Institute, and an M.A. from Boston University.

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