3.540 MULTI-ASSAULT COUNTER TERRORISM ACTION CAPABILITIES (MACTAC) RESPONSE POLICY

Question 1

When is a Mactac Response utilized?

Answer 1

Used when incidents occur simultaneously and exceed conventional law enforcement tactics and resources.

Question 2

What response does MACtac Require?

Answer 2

Immediate Intervention

Question 3

Definition

Assault team

Answer 3

This team aims to isolate, contain, or neutralize the threat and create a warm zone. The assault team will make entry to interrupt, interdict, or neutralize threat

Question 4

casualty collection point (CCP)

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

Cold zone

Answer 5

Any area with dedicated law enforcement protecting a defined geographic area(s) that has been cleared and secured. To establish a cold zone, arriving officers and personnel clear and secure all perimeters. The command post, triage, treatment, and transport area(s) and staging area are examples of areas inside the cold zone.

Question 6

containment teams

Answer 6

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).

Question 7

force protection

Answer 7

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).

Question 8

In-the-Box squad

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

hot zone

Answer 9

A geographic area with a known threat. Only law enforcement or armed personnel attempting to isolate, contain, or neutralize hostile threat(s) are allowed in this area.

Question 10

limited resource response

Answer 10

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

Question 11

What does MACTAC stand for

Answer 11

Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities

Question 12

Definition of MACTAC activation

Answer 12

A MACTAC incident is confirmed, compelling the affected area command to respond directly.

Question 13

Definition of MACTAC alert

Answer 13

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.

Question 14

Definition of MACTAC incident

Answer 14

An extraordinary incident, even by law enforcement standards, and/or an unusual occurrence that exceeds conventional law enforcement tactics and resources.

Question 15

What is a MACTAC notification

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

What is a MACTAC response

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

Define what Quick Reaction Force (QRF) does

Answer 17

Officers assigned to a Quick Reaction Force should be capable of rapidly responding to a developing situation. These teams should have necessary equipment on hand and be staged away from affected areas but close enough to respond quickly to mitigate the threat.

Question 18

Definition of reconnaissance teams

Answer 18

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).

Question 19

What is a Rescue Task Force (RTF)

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

RTF

Southern Nevada Fire Operations Hostile Event Policy states a minimum of ____ law enforcement officers are required to enter a warm zone. LVMPD MACTAC encourages a minimum of _____ officers. This is managed by the fire branch of the _____ ________

Answer 20

two. four. unified Command

Question 21

Rescue team

Answer 21

Officers assigned to these teams can perform officer- or citizen-down rescue techniques per MACTAC protocols

Question 22

resource team

Answer 22

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. Complaint with the National Incident Management Systems NIMS

Question 23

What does NIMS stand for

Answer 23

National Incident Management System

Question 24

Define a terrorist attack

Answer 24

Surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims. This can include the use of IEDs, small arms, vehicles, fire, or any means that can cause mass casualties or fear.

Question 25

What is a transition area

Answer 25

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.

Question 26

warm zone

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

During a Mactac response Units within the area command in which the incident occurs may

Answer 27

1. self dispatch
2. proceed if dispatched by communications
3. resond as directed by the primary/initial responding officer
4. respond to staging area or immediate incident area if directed by supervisor

Question 28

Officers within the area command and/or immediate area should respond ______ ____ _____ _______ unless otherwise directed by supervisors.

Answer 28

directly to the threat

Question 29

units responding to incidents in neighboring area commands, what is the general guideline regarding self-dispatch?

Answer 29

Units from neighboring area commands may self-dispatch only if the incident occurs within reasonable proximity to the border between the area commands and the officer.

Question 30

Officers assigned to In-the-Box squads who do not arrive at the rally point prior to the squad leaving will not attempt to catch up or follow their squads but will be reassigned to ___ __ __ __. Self-dispatching is prohibited

Answer 30

stay at home squad

Question 31

Non-uniformed officers responding to a MACTAC incident, may respond to the?

Answer 31

Staging area or as directed by the IC

Question 32

What are the 4 A’s

Answer 32

Assess, Announce, Assemble, and Act

Question 33

What shall the first arriving officers do in a MACTAC response? 7 steps

Answer 33

1. Ensure officer and public safety by utilizing the 4 A’s concept: assess, announce, assemble, and act.
2. Attempt to verify information provided, do not rely on second- or third-hand information if possible.
3. Provide situational updates to dispatch
4. Be cognizant that one, two, or three officers may utilize the limited resource response if their immediate action can stop the threat and save lives. Change the call sign if feasible, including the original call signs of officers (e.g., “2C1, 2C2, 2C3, making entry, change our call sign to Assault 1”).
5. If time allows, establish a four- to five-officer assault team. The assault team will make entry to interrupt, interdict, or neutralize the threat.
6. If utilizing the limited resource response, direct additional arriving units to the proper location to establish a link-up to form a four- to five-officer element if feasible.
7. Be cognizant of victims who may be hiding, confused, frightened, and who may not respond to directions from uniformed officers.
   a. Communicate location of victim(s) and/or those sheltered in place to Communications and the IC.
   b. Communicate and establish the delineation of a warm zone from the hot zone when the suspect is isolated, contained, or neutralized

Question 34

Sergeants on scene of MACTac response will. 6 steps

Answer 34

1. If the first arriving supervisor on-scene, make entry with the initial officer(s), providing direction and overall command and control. Utilize the 4 C’s concept: contain, control, communicate, coordinate.
2. Upon additional supervisor response, establish a formal Incident Command Post. Consider utilizing NCORE TAC channels for the establishment of unified command.
3. If one of the first arriving officers has taken IC, determine if a transfer of command needs to occur from the officer to the sergeant. This will be based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
4. Upon arrival of fire department personnel, establish a unified command.
5. Determine the need for additional Incident Command System (ICS) command and general staff positions based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
6. Ensure the watch commander has been notified in the absence of an area lieutenant.

Question 35

What are the four C’s

Answer 35

contain, control, communicate, coordinate.

Question 36

Additional Supervisor or units responding once ICP has been established will?

Answer 36

1. Respond to the staging area or as otherwise directed by the IC or Communications.
2. Contact the staging area manager for deployment orders.
3. Exercise radio discipline, remaining off channel, and activate the “arrive” button on the mobile data terminal (MDT).
4. Remain on post until relieved or released.

Question 37

How will off-duty officers responding to the incident log on?

Answer 37

TAC Dispatch Channel

Question 38

Off-duty personell will follow directions without hesitation from

Answer 38

uniformed/readily identifiable first responders on scene.