Following a shooting that wounded five soldiers at Fort Stewart on Wednesday, a former public safety director at the Georgia military installation outlined the post’s emergency response and weapons safety protocols, as officials praised fellow troops who tackled the suspect, likely preventing further casualties.

Army Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, of Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly shot five fellow service members with a personal handgun in Fort Stewart’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area. They are all expected to recover, officials said.

Ret. Army Col. Mike Bumgarner, who previously oversaw all emergency services and policing at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, told Fox News Digital that military police would have arrived with multiple units within three to five minutes of receiving the 911 call.

Also, likely aiding in the suspect’s speedy apprehension, according to Bumgarner, were the FBI-style protocols soldiers are trained to follow, including quick evacuation, barricading if escape is not possible, and taking swift action to curb imminent danger.

Mugshot of Quornelius Radford, who was booked at the Liberty County Jail in Hinesville, Ga., May 18. (Liberty County Sheriff’s Office)

Bumgarner said the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID), which is leading the investigation with possible support from the FBI, is likely already looking into which weapons were registered with the provost marshal and collecting interviews from anyone who may be involved.

Commanders will also search for any links to terrorism, fanaticism or a larger issue involving more than one individual, according to Bumgarner. Other investigators will focus on the crime itself — preserving the crime scene, collecting evidence, and talking to associates who may have noticed something unusual.

“This is exceptionally rare, and I guarantee the community, the whole Army, is shocked by this,” he said. “It’s just not something we see. The Army is very tight-knit.”

As for long-term weapon misuse prevention, Bumgarner said there is no quick fix.

“If you were around the military installation after 9/11, we did 100% vehicle checks, and I can recall sitting on the interstate backed up four miles,” he said. “Once you do it, it becomes a thorough search. Every compartment or container that [can] contain a handgun, you will be searching. You can sustain it for a period of time when a known threat is high, but [that would be] very hard and demanding on all the security, military police, as well as those that have to transit on and off post.

“So the issue comes to the weapon. How do we stop it? There is no quick, simple answer,” Bumgarner added. “Second Amendment rights are respected in the military as well. That’s how they keep weapons in quarters. How do you preclude that? The military is a microcosm of our society.”