A.L.I.C.E. Program
Dear Community Leader,
We see it in the news almost daily, another mass shooting at a school, business, church, factory, or home somewhere in the United States. We say to ourselves, "That will never happen here." The questions then become, "What will I do to be ready? What will my students, co-workers, fellow employees, or family members do to be ready?"
Studies have shown over the past several years that the national average for police response time to mass shooting events is around five to six minutes. Most, if not all of the events have resulted in numerous deaths and injuries in that time period, and many have ended before law enforcement even arrives on the scene.
Although the goal of the Urbana Police Division is to respond and arrive at an incident such as this as quickly as possible, the fact of the matter is that the people already on the scene and involved in the moment will have far more to do with the outcome of the situation that Officers of the Urbana Police Division.
As Chief of the Urbana Police Division, I would like you to consider allowing my officers to help you train your employees, staff, personnel, or even family members in developing and implementing a plan that will provide some options for dealing with and even combatting these types of tragic situations.
Perhaps you've heard of A.L.I.C.E. Training or maybe you've had some experience with it. It is a program that teaches some proactive options for dealing with a violent intruder and successfully surviving such an encounter. We have officers capable of teaching this program to you and others within your organization and then helping you tailor a response to dealing with the unthinkable should it ever happen here in Urbana.
Although there is no panacea for such a tragedy, I firmly believe that it is possible to be better prepared to react during an encounter with a mass shooter or violent intruder. Theodore Roosevelt once said, "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
If you would be interested in this training or you would like more information about it, please feel free to call me at (937) 652-4364. Thank you for your consideration and please stay safe.
Respectfully,
Matt D. Lingrell, Chief of Police
matt.lingrell@ci.urbana.oh.us
205 South Main Street
Urbana, Ohio 43078
Dispatch: 937-652-4350
Fax: 937-652-5146
We see it in the news almost daily, another mass shooting at a school, business, church, factory, or home somewhere in the United States. We say to ourselves, "That will never happen here." The questions then become, "What will I do to be ready? What will my students, co-workers, fellow employees, or family members do to be ready?"
Studies have shown over the past several years that the national average for police response time to mass shooting events is around five to six minutes. Most, if not all of the events have resulted in numerous deaths and injuries in that time period, and many have ended before law enforcement even arrives on the scene.
Although the goal of the Urbana Police Division is to respond and arrive at an incident such as this as quickly as possible, the fact of the matter is that the people already on the scene and involved in the moment will have far more to do with the outcome of the situation that Officers of the Urbana Police Division.
As Chief of the Urbana Police Division, I would like you to consider allowing my officers to help you train your employees, staff, personnel, or even family members in developing and implementing a plan that will provide some options for dealing with and even combatting these types of tragic situations.
Perhaps you've heard of A.L.I.C.E. Training or maybe you've had some experience with it. It is a program that teaches some proactive options for dealing with a violent intruder and successfully surviving such an encounter. We have officers capable of teaching this program to you and others within your organization and then helping you tailor a response to dealing with the unthinkable should it ever happen here in Urbana.
Although there is no panacea for such a tragedy, I firmly believe that it is possible to be better prepared to react during an encounter with a mass shooter or violent intruder. Theodore Roosevelt once said, "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing."
If you would be interested in this training or you would like more information about it, please feel free to call me at (937) 652-4364. Thank you for your consideration and please stay safe.
Respectfully,
Matt D. Lingrell, Chief of Police
matt.lingrell@ci.urbana.oh.us
205 South Main Street
Urbana, Ohio 43078
Dispatch: 937-652-4350
Fax: 937-652-5146
