On December 14th, 2012, twenty 1st graders and six staff members at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT were tragically killed during an Active Shooter (now commonly referred to as an “Active Killer” event since weapons other than firearms are being used). Since then, the number of Active Killer events continue to rise and the number of victims also get higher and higher, as the Killers learn from each event. Although tactical training for 1st Responders has also increased and numerous states now require annual practice of school emergency response plans, there often remains a significant gap of time before law enforcement arrives and the threat is located and stopped. It is critical that these valuable seconds be minimized, so therefore we must figure out how to Shave Seconds to Save Lives!© Presentation Discussion Points Include: • What actually happened at Sandy Hook? • Critical Lessons Learned from recent Active Killer events, including the 2012 Sandy Hook School Shooting, and the critical roles Dispatch played in each of them. • How to Shave Seconds to Save Lives!© • Scriptwriting: Active Killer Dispatch – Initial Scripts. • First Priorities for 1st Responders, so Dispatch can properly support them. • School Emergency Response Planning. • How to identify Fake Active Killer calls and limit the harm potentially caused by them. • Discuss individual, post-traumatic stress concerns in the wake of an Active Killer event.