WILLIAMSPORT -- Some Lycoming County workers want to be ready just in case they are ever faced with anything even remotely similar to what happened at that Orlando nightclub over the weekend.
It could happen in an instant and it could happen almost anywhere: a person with a knife or a shooter forcibly taking others' lives in a public place.
"Those are gunshots those noises simulate gunshots from the pellet gun,” said Detective William Weber.
It was all just a training scenario inside Curtain Intermediate School in Williamsport.
"What used to be not so commonplace is now very commonplace. That includes mass shootings," said Lt. Steve Helm.
About 40 Lycoming County and Williamsport city employees found out what they could do if they ever find themselves in a life-threatening situation like the mass shooting that happened in Orlando over the weekend.
"We waited on the floor, covered our heads, acted like we were dead and pretty much we were when the shooter came in the room," said Rhonda Bodle.
It's called "ALICE training" and teaches a proactive approach during an emergency rather than hiding.
"I feel safe where I work, but I guess anything can happen. You don't really think about that until after something like that today we went through," said Jill Schriner.
The officers hope to make this training as realistic as possible, so in some scenarios, county workers were able to do most anything they thought of including crawling out of windows to get away from the shooter.
"Know where your exits are. It doesn't necessarily have to be a door. It can be anything as long as you can get out if you can," said Bondle.
Would you try to stop the gunman? Would you run? Do you work in a group or alone? The exercises forced county employees to ask themselves these questions and then react.
"The worst thing someone can do is nothing. Even if they do the wrong thing, they have done something," said Weber.
The county hopes to bring this program to schools and businesses in the area throughout the year. Anyone in Lycoming County who's interested in finding out more about the active shooter response training you should contact the district attorney's office.