The First Five Minutes: : School Shooting Survival Guide For Administrators and Teachers - Paperback

by Daniel Dluzneski (Author)

Lives may be saved

"Dan's book is well written, informative, and needed. My daughter is a middle school principal and I bought the book for her as a Christmas present. The day after I had read it I gave it to her, not waiting for Christmas."

(Mary S. Retired teacher)

According to the FBI, an active school shooter event lasts an average of 3-5 minutes.
What you do with that time can save lives.

From Dan Dluzneski, school safety expert and retired Lieutenant of the US Secret Service comes The First FIVE Minutes, a proven guide to locking down effectively. In an event as stressful as a school shooting, the normal human response is to freeze. Imagine if instead of panicking, you knew exactly what to do. And even better, that your entire staff and student body could act quickly and seamlessly to secure your school?

The First Five Minutes offers tested and proven critical advice that is both affordable and practical. After reading this book, you will:

• Learn why a lockdown is still the best way to keep safe in the event of a school shooting.
• Recognize how to drill properly to prepare for an active shooter event.
• Gain confidence that you know what to do in those critical first five minutes.
• Understand how implicit memory helps you react automatically in an emergency.

Get Dan's step-by-step framework, backed by 20 years of successful use in schools across America.

When the adrenaline hits, make every minute count.

Lockdown. Survive. Save Lives.

Here's what you'll find inside:

Chapter 1: How to choose the best prevention methods to secure your school quickly.
Chapter 2: How practice drills oil your muscle memory to know what to do, even when you don't.
Chapter 3: How preparation for unique situations will help you streamline even the most complicated scenarios.
Chapter 4: New technologies that may help your school.

BONUSES included with the book:

• A downloadable, blank Emergency Plan General Procedures form that can be used by any school system for any grade level.
• A template for Quick Reference Safety wallet cards that easily attach to ID badges and will keep everyone on track in the event of an active shooter.

A word from the author:

"My personal mission is to educate people within organizations about what to do in an emergency situation, such as an active shooter, fire, or bomb threat. My background and experience is an invaluable tool to train people and help increase their confidence in responding to a threat. It is better to be proactive and prepared in advance for a situation that may occur." - Dan Dluzneski (The First FIVE Minutes)