Tag: Oscar Villanueva

The Freeze Component of ‘Run, Hide, Fight’ During Violent Attacks

By Oscar Villanueva, TAL Global Oct 11, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Oct 17, 2023

Editor’s note: FM Perspectives are industry op-eds. The views expressed are the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of Facilities Management Advisor. In April 2021, a 19-year-old male shooter named Brandon Hole opened fire outside a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis. By the time he was done, he had killed eight people and himself. After […]

A Three-Part Strategy for Workplace Violence Programs

By Robert Kravitz, Contributing Writer Jun 13, 2023 Emergency Preparedness

Updated: Jul 15, 2023

In August of 1986, a postal employee threatened with losing his job walked into a post office with a mailbag full of guns and ammunition and opened fire. He did not say a word—he just started shooting and killing. Six postal workers were wounded, and 14 were killed. That was one of several shootings that took […]