08/14/2026
Active Shooter / Assailant Survival – What Is Your Plan?
FREE GRANT FUNDED TRAINING- ZOOM
Join Dr. Kenneth Wolf for a free workplace violence prevention training on Monday, Aug. 31, from 9 a.m. to noon.
Training will be held remotely via Zoom. Registration is required.
Description:
This program will discuss considerations for developing a survival plan in the event of an active shooter or assailant incident.
Analysis of active shooter incidents at malls, manufacturing facilities, health care facilities, offices, houses of worship, colleges, schools and other public settings has identified preventive strategies that may help increase employee survival. This training will focus on helping employees prepare for and respond to an active shooter or assailant incident and understand the response “choices” they may need to consider.
The training will discuss Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Run, Hide, Fight guidance, along with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) best practices and additional strategies for employee self-protection and survival.
Videos of actual shooting events and individual responses during shooting incidents will be used to demonstrate key survival considerations and choices.
Content:
Lessons Learned from Past Active Shooter/Assailant Incidents
Best Practices and Guidance
Department of Homeland Security
ASIS
CISA
Prevention and “Red Flags” — Identifying People of Concern
Who are the potential perpetrators?
Behavioral indicators of aggressive individuals
Developing an Employee “Survival Mentality”
Human crisis reactions in potentially lethal situations
How people react during actual active shooter incidents
Fight, flight and freeze
Assessing available response choices
Shots Fired: “The First 30 Seconds”
Decision-making and response choices during an active assailant incident
Defending yourself and your space when confronted by an intruder
Individual and collective survival actions
Survival options and DHS guidance, including:
Run/Escape
Evade/Avoid
Hide/Entrench/Barricade
Fight/Confront/Engage — Disrupt and Distract
Managing the Aftermath
Reducing employee trauma
Developing a Comprehensive Workplace Violence Prevention Program
Event Details
Date: Monday, Aug. 31, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Format: Remote seminar via Zoom
Cost: Free
Space is limited. Registration is required.
Register for the Active Shooter/Assailant Survival Training
Event Co-Sponsors
MIOSHA Consultation Education and Training Division, Center for Workplace Violence Prevention, Oakland University Environmental Health and Safety Program, Incident Management Team Inc., Advanced Training and Consulting LLC and City Shield Security Services.
Wolf
Contact Information
Dr. Tara Diesbourg
[email protected]
248-364-8653
Tracy L. Hazel
[email protected]
517-749-1501
Dr. Kenneth Wolf
[email protected]
248-217-1677
About Dr. Wolf
Dr. Kenneth Wolf has conducted violence prevention and threat assessment trainings for Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations. He has responded to U.S. Post Office shootings and other workplace emergencies. Dr. Wolf specializes in training organizations on verbal de-escalation techniques for managing difficult and aggressive individuals.
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