Students, staff and faculty are invited to attend training being presented this week by UB police on how to respond in the event of an active shooter on campus.

The training sessions will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. March 1 in the Landmark Room, 210 Student Union, and from 4:30-5:30 p.m. March 2, also in the Landmark Room. No registration is required.

The training is based on the Department of Homeland Security’s “Run, Hide, Fight” response model: run, when an active shooter is in your vicinity; hide, if evacuation is not possible; and fight, only as a last resort when your life is in danger.

While the options may sound like common sense, it’s important to understand how to weigh these options based upon the situation. The training goes into more detail on how to choose the best option at any given moment.

The sessions also include discussion of the UB Alert notification system and advance measures for preparation and prevention, as well as a screening of a video detailing how to survive an active shooter.

The training is usually offered at the beginning of the semester or upon request to UB police.

Since last May, university police have held the training 25 times for a variety of campus units, including Campus Living, Financial Aid, Human Resources and the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.