TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) — For the next few days, Troy University Police Chief George Beaudry will be teaching faculty and staff how to identify, prevent, and respond to a mass attack situation. 

According to Beaudry, having a plan is the first step toward survival at any location.   

“When I go to any location, I’ll use my church as an example, I want to look around at the exits,” Beaudry said. “If someone came through the door to harm us, what would I do?  It doesn’t even have to be a mass attacker; it could be a fire. 

“The key is whenever there is a significant incident, if you haven’t planned ahead of time, you are less likely to respond in a quick enough manner to make a difference.” 

“Run, Hide, Fight” is Troy’s widely used guidance for mass attack situations. Run and hide are the ideal actions, both of which would get a person to safety. 

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According to Beaudry, the final step, fight, is the last resort. 

“I believe that we don’t need to fight that person; we need to stop that person,” Beaudry said. “We need to kill that person. That is the way to ensure that he is not going to shoot anybody else that day. 

“I know it sounds harsh, but when you’re at that level, you fight to the death.”  

David Kirby, a lecturer in the Hall School of Journalism, attended the training. He said the presentation served as a safety refresher.  

“Since there have been mass shootings on campuses in the years that I have been teaching at a college, I’ve always kind of had it on my radar,” Kirby said. 

Beaudry also told TrojanVision that an active shooter drill on Troy’s campus is still in the works. As of now, there is no timeline for the drill.  

Chief Beaudry will be giving the same presentation on the Dothan campus Tuesday as well as Wednesday on the Montgomery campus.