What is the standard response to a Code Silver?

• A. Run, Hide, Fight
• B. Call UPD only
• C. Lock doors and do nothing
• D. Evacuate all floors

Answer: (A)

Code Silver signals an armed intruder on campus. The standard response is Run, Hide, Fight. Start by trying to escape to safety if you have a clear, safe path. If you can’t get away, secure your location by locking or barricading doors, turning off lights and radios if possible, staying quiet, and keeping out of the intruder’s line of sight. If you are directly confronted and escape isn’t possible, counter the threat as a last resort to disrupt the attacker long enough to enable your escape or for responders to reach you. This approach is flexible and aims to maximize personal safety in varying situations. The other options don’t provide a complete, risk-aware plan: calling security alone doesn’t remove you from danger; locking doors and doing nothing ignores the need to protect yourself; and evacuating all floors isn’t feasible or safe in many active-threat scenarios.