DHS has developed a series of materials to assist businesses, government offices, schools, and communities in preparing for and responding to an active shooter incident. These resources include a detailed booklet, a desk reference guide, a reference poster, a pocket-size reference card, and a Power of Hello Placemat that have been translated into 17 different languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, Hindi, Hmong, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
Issues covered in the active shooter resources include:
- Profile of an active shooter
- Responding to an active shooter or other workplace violence situation
- Training for an active shooter situation and creating an emergency action plan
- Tips for recognizing signs of potential workplace violence
Arabic
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
Chinese
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
- Power of Hello Placemat - Simplified Chinese
- Power of Hello Placemat - Traditional Chinese
Dari
English
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
French
- De-escalation Series - Recognize - French Translation
- De-escalation Series - Assess – French Translation
- De-escalation Series - De-Escalate – French Translation
- De-escalation Series - Report – French Translation
- Personal Security Considerations - French Translation
- Power of Hello Placemat - French Translation
Hindi
Hmong
Japanese
Khmer
Korean
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
- De-Escalation Series - Recognize - Korean
- De-Escalation Series - Assess – Korean
- De-Escalation Series - De-Escalate – Korean
- De-Escalation Series - Report – Korean
- Personal Security Considerations - Korean
- Power of Hello Placemat - Korean Translation
Navajo
Pashto
Portuguese
- Options for Consideration Active Shooter Preparedness Video - Portuguese
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
Punjabi
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
- Power of Hello Placemat - Punjabi Translation
Russian
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
Somali
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
Spanish
- Options for Consideration Active Shooter Preparedness Video - Spanish
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
- De-escalation Series: RECOGNIZE - Spanish
- De-escalation Series: ASSESS - Spanish
- De-escalation Series: DE-ESCALATE - Spanish
- De-escalation Series- REPORT - Spanish
- Power of Hello Placemat - Spanish Translation
Tagalog
Thai
Urdu
- Active Shooter: How to Respond Booklet
- Active Shooter Pamphlet
- Active Shooter Pocket Card
- Active Shooter Poster
- Power of Hello Placemat - Urdu