City of Augusta creates new program for active shooter incidents
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta city leaders approved new security plans Tuesday to better prepare for active shooter situations. The new progra...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta city leaders approved new security plans Tuesday to better prepare for active shooter situations. The new program recommends training to departments across the city. The ASHER Program stands for active shooter event response. It's already used statewide in Massachusetts, but Augusta is the first to test it out in Georgia. A life-saving system, powered through community coordination. 'If everybody is operating off of a different standard; while all of the different standards have good intentions, all of the good intentions in the world don't lead to all of those things on scene of a hostile event.