Run, Hide, Tell
RUN to a place of safety. This is a far better option than to
surrender or negotiate. If there’s nowhere to go, then…
HIDE. It’s better to hide than to confront. Remember to turn
your phone to silent and turn off vibrate. Barricade yourself in
if you can. Then finally and only when it is safe to do so…
TELL the police by calling 999.
*Don’t be alarmed, be alert*
When travelling
- You do not need to be listening to music etc when you commute or walk in public, you will be safer if you have your wits about you. Every second to react counts.
- Walk facing traffic, if something looks odd, get behind cover or into a shop or whatever. Once inside, think of how you can lock yourself inside or get out another route. Alert others.
- Watch entrances at train platforms, take a little time to know your exits.
- Sit at the back of the bus on the ground floor next to the emergency exit. Be facing what is coming on.
- Don’t stay right next to entrances. This is where the first casualties are.
Get out of the situation and call 999 once safe.
You do not need to stay to help. Get out, stay out, report.
*Run, Hide, Tell*
National Counter Terrorism Policing has launched a short public information film which sets out practical steps that can be taken to stay safe in the rare event of a firearms or weapons attack.
Recent events in the UK and abroad remind us all of the terrorist threat we face, which in the UK is considered as ‘SEVERE’, meaning an attack is imminent.
Police and security agencies are working tirelessly to protect the public, but it is also important that communities remain vigilant and aware of how to protect themselves if the need arises.
The film, Stay Safe: Firearms and Weapons Attack, sets out three key steps for keeping safe and, along with accompanying public information material, is available to view below.
The film and leaflet advise those who get caught up in an incident to ‘run, hide and tell’
as this police video explains
City of London Police leaflet