The only thing 100% in this blog is that nothing is 100% effective in a shooting situation. Please be aware that anything you do or don’t do can change the dynamics of a shooting. I do not publish some information on this site as I keep it confidential because I do not want a potential shooter using that information against us. Before using any of these survival tips, you should do your own research to make sure you feel comfortable using any of them. For example, the blog on using books as bulletproof vest should possible mention that books will never replace a real bullet proof vest. These tips are given to you in case you find yourself in a shooting situation without the protection of a vest and with no means to escape. A combination of tips, your experimentation, items available, your mindset, your environment, your training, etc., will determine your ability to survive. Be Prepared.
Books are for more than reading! Put book bags/backpacks between your vital areas and the shooter
We have taken the two books on the previous slide and have inserted them in the torso area protecting the chest and abdomen which is considered the kill zone on most paper targets used for police practice. While this does not give a person full protection as a bulletproof vest would, it certainly gives more protection than not having them. This method of tucking in the shirt gives the defender the ability to use his arms to fight the assailant with some type of protection. The thicker the book the more protection.
I have discontinued the website ASRESEARCHCENTER.COM. If you desire training on how to survive an active shooter in the workplace, you may contact me at adair_ken@hotmail.com . I will continue working with the AS RESEARCH CENTER and will continue to add to this blog.
Ken Adair
Your employees will learn techniques of survival from an experienced street cop. He will guide you through the history of some of the most prolific shooters of our times. The results of ballistic testing on classroom and office furniture will be revealed giving you a better understanding of what you’re up against. Employees will get an inside look at what it takes to survive a horrendous event such as a workplace shooting. You can survive! Protect your employees with this valuable training.
Ken Adair is a 1972 graduate of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police Academy, as well as the Kentucky Department of Justice Police Academy. Serving as a police officer for 11 years, Ken was the recipient of several awards. In 1975 he received the Professional Service Award and in 1979 he received the Professional Esteem Award from the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. He joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent in 1983. Upon leaving the Bureau, he returned to Lexington, Kentucky to become the Director of Public Safety at Transylvania University. In 1991 Ken was awarded the distinguished Service Award by (CIKCU), the Council of 21 Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities. He later became Director of Public Safety for the Sullivan University Systems, Lexington Campuses and has completed 17 years as a Director of Public Safety for educational institutions. During this time, Ken developed several programs, one which has received national attention as well as several other countries. One such program is “How to survive against an active shooter in the classroom” and the other is “Ballistic testing in the classroom.” These programs are the foundation for this presentation and an active blog on the subject. The information learned has been requested by over 250 colleges and universities from Canada to Australia.
As a professional police officer he was assigned as a training officer for new officers coming out of the academy. He was assigned to the extended merit step program for senior officers that decided to stay on the street because of their experience. He assisted the Commonwealth Attorney’s office in their community relations program designed to teach safety to the citizen’s of Lexington. He has also completed professional training in Terrorism and Violence in the workplace, through the F.B.I. and Eastern Kentucky University.
Ken received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Art (double major) in 1980 from Eastern Kentucky University. In 1994, Ken returned to Eastern Kentucky University to work on a Bachelor of Education degree in teaching and in 2003 attended Sullivan University to study computer programming. Ken’s training and experience include areas such as Major Crime Investigations, Fatality Investigations (Northwestern University), Hostage Negotiations, Advanced Firearms Instructor, Penal Code, Traffic Law and Criminal Law.
As a patrol officer on the street, he was involved in dispatched calls involving weapons and found himself on the wrong end of a gun on several occasions. He has worked high profile cases involving murder and international drug trafficking, as well as everyday street crime. He credits quick thinking and staying calm for staying safe during his career as a law enforcement agent. During his 27 year career as a law enforcement agent, Ken has provided executive protection for then U.S. Vice-President George Bush Sr., U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Princess Margret and her entourage, Lou Dobbs of CNN, and a Russian Cosmonaut defector to name a few.
Contact: adair_ken@hotmail.com
FOR TRAINING AND INFORMATION ON “HOW TO SURVIVE A SHOOTING IN THE WORKPLACE” CONTACT KEN ADAIR : adair_ken@hotmail.com
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 2,800 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 47 trips to carry that many people.
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A police officer was shot at Virginia Tech on Thursday (12_8-11) morning and campus officials warned everyone to seek shelter while an armed suspect was at large.
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Even though I offer active shooter training on site and have done extensive research. I believe it is in everyone’s best interest to inform people that Homeland Security and FEMA offer an online training program concerning active shooter situations. Here is the link to the training. http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS907.asp However, read these pages for extra life saving tips that aren’t covered.
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SEAL BEACH, Calif. — A lone gunman was reported to have opened fire Wednesday in a busy Southern California hair salon, killing at least eight people. A former salon female staffer supposedly told reporters the gunman targeted his ex-wife. Witnesses supposedly told police a custody dispute may have been behind the shootings. The salon was busy at the time, with every hair-dressing station in operation, when the gunman opened fire. One wounded man was found outside the building. It wasn’t clear if he was trying to flee when he was shot. It was said that people were seeking shelter.
One employee locked herself in the salon’s facial room and was unharmed while another man locked himself in a bathroom but was wounded. From my observation, it did look like people were seeking shelter at the time,” he said. A lady, who owns a salon just two doors down from the scene of the shootings, supposedly said she and her customers and employees heard gunshots, and her receptionist saw a man through a window as he was shot in a parking lot.
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