Active Threat Response Training | North Florida

The Timeline Can Be Brutally Short

The first life-safety decisions may happen before police can engage the attacker.

67%of the 160 incidents in the FBI’s 2000–2013 study ended before police arrived and could engage the shooter.

44of the 63 incidents with a known duration ended in five minutes or less; 23 ended in two minutes or less.

70%occurred in commerce/business or educational environments.

Source: FBI — A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013. Historical data illustrate how quickly these events can unfold; they do not predict an individual incident.

Steel Water Training CourseOrganization-Focused

Active Threat Response

Active Threat Response is a Steel Water Training program built for workplaces, churches, businesses, and other civilian organizations. Participants learn to recognize a developing threat, use available exits and resources, make rapid life-safety decisions, communicate clearly, and take appropriate action as conditions change.

The course combines guided discussion, demonstration, hands-on practice, and scenario-based learning. Teams also practice emergency bleeding-control skills so they are better prepared to help injured people when it is safe to provide care.

The Steel Water Package

Recognize. Respond. Recover.

This proprietary Steel Water Training course combines threat recognition, escape and protective-action decision making, communication, post-incident priorities, and emergency bleeding control. It is designed as a practical preparedness course—not tactical or law-enforcement training.

Recognize

Identify warning signs, changing conditions, exits, and the immediate nature of the threat.

Respond

Make rapid response decisions based on the circumstances, including escaping, evading, or taking action when necessary.

Recover

Shift from the immediate threat to accountability, communication with responders, emergency bleeding control when it is safe to help, reunification, and other post-incident priorities.

Approx. 2–3 hoursSteel Water Training

A repeatable decision process: Steel Water reinforces the GUARD™ steps—Gauge, Use Your Resources, Act, Recover, and Depart & Dial—so participants can organize fast-changing information, regain control after the immediate response, move away from danger when appropriate, and contact the right help.

Church & Ministry Safety

Active Threat Response for Churches & Ministries

Churches and ministries often rely on volunteer teams in open-access environments. Active-threat preparedness can help staff and volunteers build a shared understanding of warning signs, communication, evacuation and protective actions, coordinated response, and what to do when normal routines suddenly break down.

We recommend pairing this course with De-escalation so teams are also better prepared for the more common situations that begin as conflict, disruption, or emotionally charged behavior rather than immediate violence.

Pastors and ministry leadership
Ushers, greeters and hospitality volunteers
Church safety and response teams
Administrative and event staff