NFPA 3000 - Active Shooter Hostile Event Planning For Facility Managers

About this session:

Mass shootings have become tragically common. Following the shootings that killed 49 people at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Fla. in 2016 the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) developed a standard to help communities prepare for and respond to active shooter and other hostile incidents. In 2017, NFPA formed a technical committee on Cross Functional Emergency Preparedness and Response, consisting of members from the emergency response community, as well as higher education and facility management and in 2018, NFPA issued the Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program as NFPA 3000. Although the standard primarily affects the first responder community, there are important implications and compliance requirements for facility managers responsible for high-risk facilities. High risk or “at risk” facilities are identified by community members who are responsible for implementing the ASHER program. NFPA 3000 includes several sections keenly important to facility managers, with full chapters devoted to Risk Assessment and Facility Preparedness. Additionally there us an entire chapter devoted to the requirements for hospital preparedness as well as response for out-of-hospital incidents involving active shooters or other hostile events which is highly informative and useful for healthcare facility managers.