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Vice President
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(Signature and Date)
Office Manager
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(Signature and Date)
Crisis Rehearsal Dates
Rehearsal Dates will take place once a year. The company will have a tabletop on the last
Thursday of June every year, held by a crisis manager. During simulation or tabletop the crisis
manager reviews the Emergency Action Plan with employees, trains them to make sure everyone
knows what to do before, during, and after an active shooter event. The rehearsal includes a
detailed plan of evacuation routes on all floors, routes, and safe areas in the building. In addition,
the Emergency Action Plan is kept as a physical copy in a convenient location where employees
can gain easy access to it. Digital copies will also be provided to all employees.
Purpose
In the event of an active shooter, we must take immediate action to alert the public and
ensure that the appropriate measures are taken. Our main priority is keeping everyone safe
through the use of effective and honest communication, distributing accurate information to
employees, public, and the media. We emphasize preparedness and ensure that our employees
know how to act during such events, seeing as this is a situation that would likely escalate
abruptly and could harm many individuals.
Objectives
Head of PR department for the specific location of Adventure Air sports in Kennesaw, Georgia.
This particular individual was chosen as the spokesperson because he/she has a great
responsibility of maintaining relationships with the locations internal stakeholders. This person is
not oblivious of the staff members of the location and has developed a personable relationship
with each so that they can an attest or vouch each employee’s character. This person also has a
relationship with Kennesaw police department so that it is not difficult for them to obtain
information pertaining to the crisis so that they are able give accurate facts to the publics.
Kennesaw Police
770-422-2505
2539 J.O. Stephenson Ave NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
United States
Knoxville, TN
865-290-1488
9305 Kingston Pike
Knoxville,Tn 37922
Rock Hill, SC
803-373-1901
2375 Cherry Rd. #101
Rock Hill, SC 29732
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All employees should be emailed within 24 hours to inform them of the crisis situation.
Equipment Needed
Telephones
Cellphones
Computers
Extra batteries for applicable electronics
Chalkboard and chalk
Emergency contact list
Street and highway maps
Map of the facility
Crisis plan
Chairs
Desks
A projector
Computer printers
Flashlights
Pencils
Food and beverages
Copying machine
First-aid kits
TV
Adventure Air Kennesaw Employee [Shooter Name] opened fire for reasons currently unknown
[Shooter Name] is a [age] year old [man/woman] who worked as a [job title] at
Adventure Air Kennesaw. [Shooter’s last name] used a [name of gun used] to fire several rounds
into a crowd of people killing [number] and leaving [number] people injured or in critical
“I am truly devastated by what has happened,” Adventure Air Kennesaw’s owner [Insert
Name] said. “My heart goes out to everyone in the community as we get come together during
this difficult time to mourn those whose lives were senselessly lost.”
Those who were injured were transported to Kennestone Hospital for treatment. The
“We at Adventure Air Sports understand what an extremely difficult time this is for the
Kennesaw Community,” company crisis respondent [Spokesperson Name] said. “We are
currently doing everything in our power to bring justice to this situation and to prevent tragedies
Adventure Air is already taking measures to work with the police to try and find a cause
for the event that has taken place. Counter measures are being developed for integration to help
ensure that this doesn’t happen again in the future at any Adventure Air location.
Adventure Air Sports is an indoor recreation facility with activities suitable for thrill seekers of
all ages. Currently, there are three U.S. locations in Knoxville TN, Rock Hill SC, and Kennesaw
Georgia. Information on booking group events, birthday parties, or “just because” adventures
can be found at https://www.adventureairsports.com/.
Glossary of Related Terms
Mass Murder
The act of murdering a number of people, typically simultaneously or over a relatively short
period of time and in close geographic proximity. The FBI defines mass murder as murdering
four or more people during an event with no "cooling-off period" between the murders.
Perpetrators
A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
Victims/Survivors
A victim is a person who suffers from destructive or injurious, acute or chronic, emotional,
mental, and/or physical victimization, derived from real or perceived threats or action, and
because of these circumstances suffers from trauma. A survivor is a person who suffered from
destructive or injurious, acute or chronic, emotional, mental, and/or physical victimization,
derived from real or perceived threats or action, and because of these circumstances suffers from
trauma.
Motives
Mass shootings can be motivated by extreme religious ideologies (i.e., radical islam), political
ideologies (i.e. neo-Nazism, terrorism), misogyny, mental illness, and extensive bullying, among
other reasons.
Gun Violence
This term is often used in the wake of mass shootings or other occasions in which someone is
killed with a firearm.
Gun Control
The set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification,
or use of firearms by civilians.
Homicide
Not all homicides are crimes. However, all killings of humans are included in the homicide
definition. Many homicides, such as murder and manslaughter, violate criminal laws. Others,
such as a killing committed in justified self-defense, are not criminal.
Internet Sources
Key Messages:
The following key messages should be stressed to employees:
1. Adventure Air cares for your well being and we will provide mental help/council
following the crisis for you if needed.
2. Please refrain from spreading rumors until facts are confirmed with law enforcement.
3. Please report any information you may have regarding the crisis to management or law
enforcement.
The following key messages should be stressed to executives:
1. Provide council to those in the community affected by this crisis.
2. Take responsibility and ownership of the crisis at hand.
3. Seek out facts for what happened and work with law enforcement to bring justice to the
case
4. Establish and enforce a stricter and more thorough process to keep a situation such as this
from occurring again.
The following key messages should be stressed to customers:
1. Our primary concern is for those affected.
2. We are sorry for what happened and grieve with you during this difficult time.
3. We don’t know how this happened, but we are trying our best to figure it out and we’ll let
you know as soon as possible.
4. We are putting in place a strict and thorough process to keep a situation such as this from
occurring again.
The following key messages should be stressed to media/news outlets:
1. Our primary concern is for those affected.
2. We are sorry for what happened and we will take full responsibility of the situation.
3. We don’t know how this happened, but we are trying our best to figure it out and we’ll let
you know as soon as possible.
4. We are putting in place a strict and thorough process to keep a situation such as this from
occurring again.
The following key messages should be stressed to investors:
1. Our primary concern is for those affected.
2. We are sorry for what happened and we will take full responsibility of the situation.
3. We are putting in place a strict and thorough process to keep a situation such as this from
occurring again.
The following key messages should be stressed to community leaders:
1. Our primary concern is for those affected.
2. We are sorry for what happened and we will take full responsibility of the situation.
3. We don’t know how this happened, but we are trying our best to figure it out and we’ll let
you know as soon as possible.
4. We are putting in place a strict and thorough process to keep a situation such as this from
occurring again.
The following key messages should be stressed to police/law enforcement:
1. Our primary concern is for those affected.
2. We are sorry for what happened and we will take full responsibility of the situation.
3. We don’t know how this happened, but we are trying our best to figure it out and we’ll let
you know as soon as possible.
4. We are putting in place a strict and thorough process to keep a situation such as this from
occurring again.
NEWSPAPER CHECKLIST
AJC (404)526-574
6
Marietta (770)422-953
Daily Journal 3
Please include the following excerpt on the front of the main page of our website:
“We at Adventure Air would like to acknowledge the terrible action that has taken place
on [date that crisis took place] at our Kennesaw, Georgia location. An active shooter took fire in
our facility and the shooter was identified as one of our very own staff members. We are
completely devastated by this crime that has taken place. The shooter has been taken into
custody and we are in the process of implementing additional security policies and further
strengthening our current employee background checks to do everything we can to ensure the
prevention of this happening again. We deeply value the safety of our staff members and
costumers. We plan to do everything in our power to make sure everyone can enjoy our facility
without any fear of the unknown. We at Adventure Air appreciate you all for sticking with us
through this difficult time.”
Blog Posts
AFTER // 2:45
After about 1:00 p.m. is when the shots stopped for good and there was no more shooting.
Shortly after noon today, shots fired from the inside of Adventure Air were reported to the
Kennesaw City police. Police arrived on scene and shortly after, another report of shots fired was
released. The shooter was taken into custody shortly after 2:00 p.m. when 28-year-old Robert
Daniels walked out of the front door and turned himself in to the police. As reported early, those
injured did not sustain any major injuries and are said to make a full recovery in a couple of
weeks.
1.) Media: Was the media regularly updated throughout the crisis? Was media coverage
of this event holding Adventure Air in a positive or negative light? Were we deemed at fault for
what happened or was this crisis framed as an unforeseeable tragedy? Would further
communications with media outlets have improved the tone of the coverage Adventure Air
received during the crisis?
2.) Community: Were employees and customers informed of the severity of the crisis as it
occurred and after? Was the general public opinion in support of us or antagonizing us after the
crisis? Did any community efforts come to light during the crisis (such as supporting the
donation of funds to a charity related to the crisis)? Could we use this direction the community
has taken to help further foster a positive relationship with them?
3.) Crisis Management Team: Did all crisis management team members complete their
individual communication goals? Was the crisis plan met within a two hour window? Were local
authorities informed and involved in the crisis? Was individual safety prioritized above all else
throughout the crisis? Were all objectives met?
References
shooter
Active Shooter Resources. (2016, June 9). Retrieved November 11, 2019, from https://
www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter- resources.
ALICE Training: The ALICE Acronym & Protocol for Active Shooter Response. (n.d.).
training/.
Bliss, J. (2019, February 3). Shooting outside Nashville's Urban Air trampoline park raises
urban-air-nashville-shooting- outside-trampoline-park-teens/2761884002/.
Botelho, G., & Presto, S. (2014, May 11). Georgia FedEx shooter: 'I'm not sorry .. for the misery
shooting/index.html.
Key facts about gun violence worldwide. (n.d.). Retrieved November 11, 2019, from https://
www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/arms-control/gun-violence/.
Crisis Inventory
Intentional Crises
I.) Terrorism
1.) The place gets shot up by a stranger
2.) The place gets shot up by an employee
II.) Sabotage
1.) Employee shreds bungee cords
2.) Employee tampers with zipline
Unintentional Crises
I.) Natural Disasters
1.) Tornado
2.) Flood
3.) Earthquake
4.) Wildfires
5.) Drought