GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The fatal school shooting in southern Florida is resonating with folks in Northeast Wisconsin.
NWTC Training Officer Jason Weber says these incidents serve as an important reminder that people need to be aware of their surroundings and think rationally at all times.
“Gunfire, all too often it’s dismissed as firecrackers. We have to think about it, we’re in the middle of a school situation, would it really be fireworks?”
Weber notes situations like the one in Florida can require altering a typical response, based on the circumstances.
“Pulling the fire alarm, our normal reaction that’s engrained in us is to get out. But when we start to hear gunfire, that’s something we need to recognize, and then maybe change our reaction.”
However, Weber notes the biggest challenge the active shooter situations of recent years present.
“There is no concrete answer for everything. Every one of these situations is different.”
Even though this incident happened halfway across the country, Weber says it is important to apply it to life in Northeast Wisconsin.
“Think about ‘what would I do? If this were to happen later on today at work, what would I do? Where are my exits?’”
Authorities say 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been charged with murdering 17 people, in connection with the Wednesday incident in Parkland, Florida.
