08/07/2026
🚨 Community Notice: Active Shooter Training at Westport Junior/Senior High School 🚨
The Westport Police Department, in partnership with our public safety partners, will be conducting active shooter response training at the Westport Junior/Senior High School (400 Old County Road) on Monday, August 10, and Thursday, August 13.
During these training exercises, residents may notice a significant presence of police cruisers, fire apparatus, and ambulances, with emergency lights and sirens activated at various times throughout the day. This is only a training exercise. There is no emergency and there is no cause for alarm.
We wanted to provide the community with advance notice so that our Public Safety Dispatch Center is not overwhelmed with calls reporting the training. Keeping our emergency phone lines available helps ensure that dispatchers can respond quickly to actual emergencies that may occur while the exercise is taking place.
Although you will see a large number of first responders participating in the training, please be assured that additional police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, and dispatchers will remain on duty to respond to calls for service throughout the town. The personnel participating in the exercise are doing so while off duty or in addition to the normal staffing levels, ensuring that public safety services remain fully available.
Training like this is an essential part of preparing our first responders to work together during critical incidents. We appreciate the support and understanding of our community as we continue to enhance our readiness and ability to protect the residents of Westport.
Westport Community Schools Westport Fire Department, Massachusetts
