Safety Resources

An active shooter or harmer incident involves one or more person seeking to harm others in a public place, whether with a gun, knife, bomb, vehicle or other means. These situations can be unpredictable and evolve quickly. Before an emergency like this happens, it's a good idea to be aware of your surroundings, including noting all exits to any buildings you enter. 

To report an active or suspected active harmer situation, call or text 911. 

For further reading, see the following:

• Ready Colorado active attack response guidelines
• FBI Active Shooter resources

Understand and learn the Standard Response Protocol

Aims Community College follows the Standard Response Protocol for all emergency situations, including active attacks. Learn this response protocol before a crisis happens so you can be informed and prepared.

Fire can occur within a building or outdoors. In the arid conditions of Colorado, wildfires are also a risk to structures, animals and people.

If a wildfire places an Aims campus at risk, RAVE notifications will alert you to campus closures and a popup alert will appear at the top of the Aims website. 

When you register as a student at Aims, you'll be added to the RAVE notification system via MyAims. Make sure to check your MyAims contact information so you don’t miss emergency notifications from Aims. Keeping your contact information current also allows you to receive weather and emergency closure information. 

Depending on the Aims campus you frequent, there is a risk of flooding due to proximity to rivers during heavy rainfall or snow melt. If there is a flooding event that may impact an Aims campus, you'll receive a RAVE alert and a popup alert will show at the top of the Aims website. 

If there is severe weather or a tornado warning that may impact an Aims campus, you'll receive a RAVE alert and a popup alert will show at the top of the Aims website. Refer to the Standard Response Protocol to stay safe during a tornado incident.

According to the American Red Cross:

• A winter storm warning means that "life-threatening, severe winter conditions have begun or will begin within 24 hours."
• A blizzard warning occurs when there are "sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 miles per hour or greater, plus considerable falling or blowing snow reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile, expected to prevail for three hours or longer."
• A tornado watch means tornadoes are possible nearby. 
• A tornado warning means a tornado is near. Move to as safe location immediately.