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• Active Shooter Program
• Excellence in Homeland Security
Shortly after the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown , Connecti- cut in December 2012 , the FBI sought ways its personnel could better assist its law enforce- ment partners .
A White House working group is part of a
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broader initiative , Now is the Time , undertaken after the Sandy Hook shootings .
The DOJ , led by the FBI , is spe- cifically tasked with training law enforcement and other first re- sponders to ensure that protocols for responding to active shooter situations are consistent across the country .
* The FBI IC3 Program was honored in the 2020 ‘ ASTORS ’ Program , and FBI VCAC Program , in the 2018 ‘ ASTORS ’ Homeland Security Awards Program .
( See how employing the run , hide , and fight , as well as knowing the basics of rendering first aid to others , you can be prepared , em- powered , and able to survive an attack . Courtesy of FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation and YouTube .)
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