"This document details the validation and 2017 revalidation of the C3 Pathways Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist, confirming its utility as a job aid through participant feedback from functional training exercises. The analysis presents statistical survey results indicating over 90% positive user ratings for content and usability, alongside compliance audits against established standards for checklist development and flight-deck documentation typography."
This document serves as a formal validation and revalidation report for the Active Shooter Incident Management (ASIM) Checklist, published by C3 Pathways. The report aggregates data from two distinct review periods—an initial validation completed in January 2014 and a revalidation completed in December 2017—to establish the tool as a valid job aid for active shooter response. The validation process relies on survey instruments collected from participants during full-scale functional exercises to assess the checklist's content, format, and usability under pressure.
The 2017 revalidation analysis incorporates feedback from 66 participants representing 15 different agencies, including Law Enforcement, Fire Rescue, and EMS. Following 24 hours of training and participation in ten hybrid exercise scenarios, 91% of participants returned surveys. The results indicated exceptionally high efficacy, with 98% of respondents affirming that the checklist made sense, was easy to follow, and was helpful under pressure, while 97% agreed the terminology was clear and concise.
The initial 2014 study utilized a larger sample size of 152 participants across 9 agencies who underwent 8 hours of training. This earlier dataset corroborates the later findings, with 98% of respondents confirming the checklist included appropriate attention items and possessed an easy-to-follow format. In both studies, the exercises involved complex scenarios with varying numbers of attackers and victims, ensuring the checklist was tested against realistic operational stressors.
Beyond participant feedback, the document details the checklist's compliance with established academic and technical standards for document creation. The tool was audited against Daniel Stufflebeam’s guidelines for checklist development and Barbara Bichelmeyer’s formatting checklist, achieving compliance rates of 91.67% and 91.30% respectively. Furthermore, the typography was evaluated against NASA’s flight-deck documentation standards, achieving a 95.24% compliance rate to ensure legibility and utility in high-stress environments.
The report concludes with a Statement of Accuracy signed by William Godfrey, CEO/Chief Consultant of C3 Pathways, attesting to the truthfulness of the findings. Based on the statistical data and compliance reviews, the document formally concludes that the Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist Rev 2.0 is a valid job aid with appropriate content and usability for active shooter event response.
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