NFPA continues its efforts to help communities plan, respond and recover from active shooter and hostile events

摘要

In May 2020, Bloomberg News reported that the number of mass shootings in the United States was down 24% from the year before as workspaces, businesses, places of worship, entertainment venues and cultural spots were closed. The news outlet indicated that the decline occurred despite a spike in gun sales in April. With COVID-19 dominating the news in recent months, we certainly haven't heard as much about active shooter incidents and hostile events. If there are any silver linings attributed to the global pandemic, this could be one of them. NFPA continues to generate information on active shooter hostile event response (ASHER) despite the recent lull. In April, NFPA 3000, Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program was released. The new 2021 version of the world's only active shooter standard supersedes the previous edition which was one of only two provisional standards developed in NFPA's long history.