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| Goals for Rapid Response Protocols by Order of Importance |
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1. Prevent further harm or loss of life to victims by neutralizing the human threat; this may be accomplished by apprehension, isolation, or the use of deadly force.
2. Provide rapid medical intervention to injured victims. This may be accomplished by providing first aid, moving victims to medical assets, or providing a secure corridor for medical assets at the crisis site.
3. Mitigate potential harm to first responders and victims posed by any associated devices or hazards (e.g., fire) by identifying, communicating the location, and moving victims away from these hazards. |
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| An individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; in most cases, active shooters use firearms and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims. |
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| Officer(s) formed as an organized team that is tasked with locating, confining and/or neutralizing the active shooter threat. Contact Teams also report casualty locations, status (green vs. red) and numbers of victims to Tactical. Contact Teams are also responsible for identifying and communicating casualty collection points (CCP) once the threat has been addressed. |
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| A dismounted movement technique where an officer(s) holds covered position while observing the incident site as another officer(s) moves forward toward cover. This technique alternates between covering officer(s) and moving officer(s) until the breach point is reached. |
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| The act of multiple armed law enforcement elements establishing positive communication and identification as they join to become one operational element. |
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| The act of multiple armed law enforcement elements establishing positive communication and identification as they join to become one operational element. |
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| An area in the perimeter where security measures are in place |
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| A team of EMS and Police that operate in the warm zone to triage patients, provide care, and coordinate casualty evacuation |
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| The officer or supervisor responsible for the management, communication and coordination of all contact teams and rescue task forces inside the warm zone and hot zone during an active shooter event |
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| Upon arrival at the crisis site, officers should conduct the following |
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a. Advise Dispatch that you are 10-97 (arrived at scene). Off duty or plain clothed officers should clearly identify and describe themselves, including race, sex, and clothing description;
b. Assess the situation and determine, due to the information known at that time, along with any observable stimulus (e.g., gunfire, people screaming, you can see the suspect), whether you should immediately deploy into the crisis area in order to stop the suspector whether you can wait for additional backup officers. Supervisory approval is not needed in order to deploy into the crisis site if there is an active shooter situation in progress;
c. If the decision is made to enter the site as a single officer, be aware of the elevated risk of this tactic, as your ability to maintain security is diminished;
d. Prior to initiating your response, advise dispatch and responding officers that you are entering the site and provide information as to where you are making entry; and
e. Consider the need for any additional equipment to aid with breaching a barricaded door (e.g., sledgehammer, halligan tool, vehicle, etc.). |
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| what is the maximum number of officers that should be used to reach a breach point due to the difficulty in coordination in larger numbers |
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| the five-point discrimination process: |
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(1) Whole person;
(2) Hands;
(3) Waistline;
(4) Immediate area; and
(5) Demeanor. |
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| Once a complete contact team has entered to engage the active threat, the next arriving officer or supervisor will |
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| take tactical control and direct the movement of subsequent teams into the hot zone and warm zone. This officer/supervisor is now referred to as “Tactical” and focuses inward on both responders operating inside the crisis area as well as the deployment of new resources requested from staging. |
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| If you encounter an IED, call ?? |
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| If a suspect is throwing an IED at you, the energy propelling the device will determine the appropriate tactic. If the device will stop 15 or more feet away from officers, utilize the “????” command, and seek cover. |
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| If the device will land within 15 feet of officers, utilize the call “??,” and move quickly past the device and prepare to engage the suspect. |
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| S – Security: Move to the suspect and handcuff (unless the suspect is thought to be wired with explosives), consolidate other people in the area against a wall or corner, ensure that all immediate threat areas are being covered by other police officers (e.g., if you are inside a room, have an officer stand at the doorway to ensure that another suspect does not surprise you from the rear and to provide a means of communicating with other responding officers; |
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| I – Immediate Action Plan: After all of the above have been completed, develop a simple plan in the event that more shooting occurs, necessitating a response (e.g., one officer advises the others, “if more shooting occurs or if we have to leave for any reason, I will stay and the rest of you will go to the threat,” ensure that all officers verbally acknowledge that they understand what they should do if this occurs); |
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| M – Medical: Begin medical treatment as taught by the Police Academy |
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Contain - Contain the incident by deploying officers around the immediate crisis location and begin gathering intelligence;
b. Control - Control the incident by establishing ingress and egress routes to the immediate crisis location, remove any uninvolved personnel;
Communicate - Communicate the situation with other officers in the immediate area, with the suspect if he tries to initiate contact, with the on scene supervisor, HQ, etc.;
d. Call SWAT - Advise the on scene supervisor that you have a possible hostage situation so that a request for the SWAT team can be made; and
e. Create - Create a plan among the officers in the immediate area accounting for the following contingencies:
(1) If the situation turns into an active shooter, who will make entry, etc.;
(2) If a hostage(s) escapes; and
(3) If the suspect surrenders. |
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