Active-Shooter Training Content

Fire, Police to Train at ARC in August

Cody Kitaura — July 28, 2025 - 8:00am

The Activities and Recreation Center, or ARC, will be closed on the mornings of Aug. 19, 21 and 22 for a training exercise. The �鶹app�� and city of Davis police and fire departments will be practicing their response and coordination during an active shooter incident.

The drills will involve loud noises including simulated gunshots. There will be police and fire vehicles in Lot 25 and in the loading areas behind the ARC, and parking availability will be limited in the area .

Police, Fire to Train at Shasta Hall in July

Cody Kitaura — July 20, 2023 - 8:00am

Update July 20: The training has been moved from Yosemite to Shasta Hall in the Cuarto residential complex.

�鶹app�� and other local fire and police departments will train for a mass casualty incident at Shasta residence hall on Tuesday, July 25 and Thursday and Friday, July 27 and 28. Training will take place between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Police and Fire Test New Tactics in Active-Shooter Drills

Cody Kitaura — September 11, 2018 - 12:00pm

With the recent arrival of bright red ballistic vests and ballistic helmets, �鶹app�� firefighters are now equipped with some basic protection that allows them to enter a shooting scene, under police protection, much sooner than before — all in the interests of getting to patients as soon as possible.

NEWS BRIEFS: Safety Walk Will Go On, Rain or Moonlight

Dave Jones — March 08, 2016 - 11:56am

�鶹app�� won't let rain stop the safety walk planned for Wednesday night (March 9), the Police Department announced. So, show up at 6:30 p.m. at the flagpole on the Memorial Union’s South Patio, and bring your umbrellas! The organizers will be serving hot chocolate and snacks before the walk.