PHILADELPHIA — Coast Guard and Philadelphia Police Department personnel are scheduled to hold an active-shooter response exercise at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia Wednesday beginning at noon.
This exercise will involve a simulated active shooter, takedown and building sweep followed by training for first responders. The simulated shooter will use blanks to realistically replicate the noise of a weapon discharge.
“The most effective way to prepare for an emergency like an active-shooter situation is through training and exercises,” said Capt. Benjamin Cooper, the deputy commander of Sector Delaware Bay. “Training with our local, partner law enforcement officers from the Philadelphia Police Department is a valuable way to prepare people from both agencies to react and respond to an active shooter and prevent loss of life.”