3.540 MACTAC Flashcards
What incidents trigger a MACTAC response?
Incidents that occur simultaneously and exceed conventional law enforcement tactics and resources, including shootings, stabbings, rammings, IEDs, and other potential threats.
What is an active assailant?
One or more persons using deadly force on others, with the intent to commit mass murder or terrorism.
Define ‘assault team’ in the context of MACTAC.
A team aimed at isolating, containing, or neutralizing the threat and creating a warm zone.
What is a casualty collection point (CCP)?
A location established at the scene for injured victims before they are moved to a formal triage, treatment, and transport area.
What characterizes a cold zone?
An area secured by law enforcement that has been cleared and where no immediate threat is expected.
What are containment teams responsible for?
Preventing a threat from expanding or retreating from the area of the initial threat.
What is the definition of a terrorist attack according to the MACTAC policy?
A surprise attack involving deliberate violence against civilians aimed at political or religious goals.
What is a warm zone?
An area where law enforcement has swept for threats, and while a threat is not expected, it cannot be ruled out completely.
What is the function of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF)?
To rapidly respond to a developing situation with necessary equipment on hand.
Fill in the blank: MACTAC stands for _______.
Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities.
What is a MACTAC alert?
A report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring.
What is the role of the Communications Bureau during a MACTAC incident?
To initiate a Code Red, notify area command, establish radio channels, and provide updates.
What is the 4 A’s concept in the context of first arriving units?
Assess, announce, assemble, and act.
What must sergeants do upon arrival at a MACTAC incident?
Make entry with initial officers, providing direction and overall command.
What does the area lieutenant confirm upon arrival at a MACTAC incident?
Whether the incident meets MACTAC incident parameters.
True or False: The MACTAC response can be used in conjunction with traditional STAR de-escalation protocol.
False.
What is the purpose of the triage, treatment, and transport area?
To manage injured victims and organize their treatment and transport.
What is a resource team in MACTAC?
A tactical response team composed of four to five officers with a mission objective.
What is the purpose of the Stay at Home squad?
To monitor suspect activities and provide information without directly engaging in the incident.
What should officers do to communicate the location of victims?
They should provide updates to Communications and the Incident Commander.
What is the first action for officers arriving at a MACTAC incident?
Ensure officer and public safety using the 4 A’s concept.
What should supervisors/officers do upon arriving at an incident?
Respond to the staging area or as otherwise directed by the IC or Communications.
IC stands for Incident Commander.
What is the role of the Emergency Operations Bureau during an incident?
Place the Air Support and Search and Rescue sections on standby when requested.
What responsibilities does the Command Post Air Operations officer have?
Coordinate landing sites, logistical support, mission assignments, communications, and air operations with the FAA and ATC.
What does NIMS stand for?
National Incident Management System.
What is the primary role of the Emergency Management Section?
Serve as the principal advisor to the IC on NIMS and ICS.
What must the Emergency Management Section maintain?
Liaisons with local emergency management authorities.
What is the purpose of the LVMPD 422 document?
It serves as a report that includes findings and recommendations related to training and incident analysis.
What is the function of the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO)?
Conduct a complete review, analysis, and make recommendations to the department on findings related to critical incidents.
Who is responsible for traffic control during an incident?
Traffic Bureau.
What should special units do when notified of an incident?
Report to the staging area fully equipped for assignment.
What must off-duty personnel do prior to responding to a large-scale incident?
Notify the direct supervisor to coordinate an organized response.
Fill in the blank: Off-duty personnel should wear an LVMPD _______ or identifiable police insignias.
uniform
What should off-duty personnel do to assist victims?
Make every effort to assist victims and identify themselves to first responders.
What is the role of the PIO at an incident?
Report to the incident command post and assist with the establishment of a media staging area.
What should the Detention Services Division (DSD) Central Booking Bureau commander do if mass arrests are to be made?
Assign the DSD supervisor to the command post for coordination purposes.
What does the Police Employee Assistance Program (PEAP) representative do?
Respond to assist LVMPD employees with health and wellness needs.
True or False: Off-duty personnel must follow directions from uniformed first responders without hesitation.
True
A MACTAC response ___________ be utilized in place of conventional response tactics to a barricaded person or hostage incident
should not
The MACTAC response policy _____________ be used in conjunction with traditional STAR de-escalation protocol (3.300, Supervisors Tactic for Armed Subject Response) and barricaded subject plan.
cannot
STAR de-escalation protocol and the barricaded subject plan emphasize slowed momentum to gather resources, whereas the MACTAC response requires ______________________.
immediate intervention
This team aims to isolate, contain, or neutralize the threat and create a warm zone.
Assault team
Assigned to prevent a threat from expanding or retreating from an area of the initial threat or contained area. These teams should be no smaller than a buddy team (two officers).
Containment teams
A location established at the scene of the incident where injured victims will be taken prior to a formal triage, treatment, and transport (TTT) area by medical personnel. This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.
casualty collection point (CCP)
Protective details for the incident command post, staging area(s), fire and medical response teams or for additional protection as dictated by the incident commander (IC)
force protection
A pre-designated patrol squad at each area command that can respond to a major violent incident. These squads are pre-identified and scheduled 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
In-the-Box squad
The use of limited resources – one, two, or three officers – to respond to an active-assailant event when the need to interrupt outweighs the time to wait for the fourth or fifth officer to form the traditional active-assailant elements.
limited resource response
A MACTAC incident is confirmed, compelling the affected area command to respond directly.
MACTAC activation
A report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring. In-the-Box patrol squads may be placed on alert in preparation or as a reserve to activated units.
MACTAC alert
An extraordinary incident, even by law enforcement standards, and/or an unusual occurrence that exceeds conventional law enforcement tactics and resources.
MACTAC incident
A general notification for area commands that are not affected. Patrol squads do not need to respond to a rally point but should orient themselves if they are placed on alert. In any confirmed MACTAC incident, the Communications Bureau should broadcast a valleywide MACTAC notification.
MACTAC notification
A controlled, aggressive employment of law enforcement resources to an in-progress, life-threatening situation where any delay will clearly result in death or serious bodily harm to innocent persons.
MACTAC response
Such teams obtain information about the activities and resources of a potential suspect (e.g., moving a two-officer team to a location where they can monitor security cameras or oversee an area of operation or incident command area).
reconnaissance teams
Mission assignment that consists of four law enforcement personnel and four fire department/medical personnel who will enter the warm zone of a hostile mass casualty incident to begin medical intervention and sifting/sorting of patients. Southern Nevada Fire Operations Hostile Event Policy states a minimum of two law enforcement officers are required to enter a warm zone. LVMPD MACTAC encourages a minimum of four officers. This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.
Rescue Task Force (RTF)
Officers assigned to these teams can perform officer- or citizen-down rescue techniques per MACTAC protocols (may consider Tactical Emergency Casualty Care if/when appropriate).
rescue team
Compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a resource team is composed of four to five officers brought together as a tactical response team. The team is given a call sign based on a mission objective
resource team (formerly strike team)
An area designated as a delineation between the clean (unaffected) and dirty (affected) areas of an event. This area should have officers present to sweep everyone for weapons. The injured will be swept and moved to the formal triage, treatment, and transport area(s), while uninjured/witnesses will be swept and moved to a refuge area.
transition area
An area where law enforcement has passed through and swept for immediate hostile threats and where a threat is not expected but cannot be ruled out completely.
warm zone
Units within the area command in which the incident occurs may self-dispatch, proceed if dispatched by Communications, or respond as directed by the primary/initial responding officer or supervisor to the ______________ or ________________.
staging area, immediate, incident area
Officers within the area command and/or immediate area should respond _________________ unless otherwise directed by supervisors.
directly to the threat
Non-uniformed officers near the incident may respond to the ________________ or as directed by the _____.
staging area, IC
Ensure officer and public safety by utilizing the 4 A’s?
assess, announce, assemble, and act.
Utilize the 4 C’s concept:
contain, control, communicate, coordinate.
First arriving supervisor on-scene, ____________________.
make entry with the initial officer(s)
Upon additional supervisor response,___________________.
establish a formal Incident Command Post
Area lieutenant will:
- Upon arrival, confirm the incident meets MACTAC incident
parameters. - Determine need for additional patrol resources. Resources should
be requested through utilization of MACTAC alerts and/or MACTAC
activations. - Ensure unified command has been established per NIMS.
- If one of the first arriving officers or sergeants has taken IC,
determine if a transfer of command needs to occur from the
current IC to the lieutenant. This will be based on the size, type,
and complexity of the incident. - Determine the need for additional ICS command and general staff
positions based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident. - Ensure the watch commander has been notified.
- Ensure that all requests for regional, state, or federal resources are
made through the Emergency Management Section. - Complete the ICS After Action Report (LVMPD 422) for ICs within 10
calendar days of the conclusion of the event if the lieutenant held
the position of incident commander. - Forward the LVMPD 422 electronically to the Emergency
Management Section. The IC is responsible for the completion of
the LVMPD 422. - Only one LVMPD 422 is necessary for an incident/event.
Watch commander will:
- Ensure command has been established and is being maintained.
- Assume command only if absolutely necessary to allow for
continued oversight of the remainder of the jurisdiction. - Assist with additional resources from other area
commands/agencies. Ensure proper coverage for the remainder of
the jurisdiction. - Watch commander or WC2 should designate a secondary staging
area for the arrival of off-duty, plainclothes personnel and provide
this location to the Communications supervisor for dissemination
on- and off-duty supervisors. - Document in the WC Log – IC will be completing the LVMPD 422.
