355 - Rapid Response to Active Threats (1 of 2)

Question 1

who is the owner of Order 355 - Rapid Response to Active Threats

Answer 1

Assistant Chief of Special Operations

Question 2

Goals for Rapid Response Protocols by Order of Importance: (3)

Answer 2

1. Prevent further harm or loss of life to victims by neutralizing the human threat
2. Provide rapid medical intervention to injured victims.
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.

Question 3

Prevent further harm or loss of life to victims by neutralizing the human threat; this may be accomplished by _____, _____ or _____

Answer 3

apprehension, isolation, or the use of deadly force

Question 4

Typically, the _____ is required to stop the threat and mitigate harm to victims.

Answer 4

immediate deployment of law enforcement

Question 5

Provide rapid medical intervention to injured victims. This may be accomplished by _____, _____ or _____

Answer 5

providing first aid, moving victims to medical assets, or providing a secure corridor for medical assets at the crisis site

Question 6

Mitigate potential harm to first responders and victims posed by any associated devices or hazards (e.g., fire) by _____, _____ and _____

Answer 6

identifying, communicating the location, and moving victims away from these hazards.

Question 7

_____ - An individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area;

Answer 7

Active Threat

Question 8

in most cases, active threats use _____ and there is no pattern or method to their selection of victims.

Answer 8

firearms

Question 9

_____ – Officer(s) formed as an organized team that is tasked with locating, confining and/or neutralizing the active threat.

Answer 9

Contact Team

Question 10

Contact Teams also report _____, _____ and _____ to Tactical.

Answer 10

casualty locations, status (green vs. red) and numbers of victims

Question 11

_____ are also responsible for identifying and communicating Casualty Collection Points (CCP) once the threat has been addressed.

Answer 11

Contact Teams

Question 12

_____ - An object or structure that provides protection from weapon fire (e.g., a vehicle engine block, brick wall, etc.).

Answer 12

Cover

Question 13

_____ - Differing from cover, this only provides protection from observation not weapon fire (e.g., a privacy fence, bush, interior drywall, etc.).

Answer 13

Concealment

Question 14

_____ – A dismounted movement technique where an officer(s) holds covered position while observing the incident site as another officer(s) moves forward toward cover.

Answer 14

Bounding/Overwatch

Question 15

_____ - This technique alternates between covering officer(s) and moving officer(s) until the breach point is reached.

Answer 15

Bounding/Overwatch

Question 16

_____ – The act of multiple armed law enforcement elements establishing positive communication and identification as they join to become one operational element.

Answer 16

Link-up Operations

Question 17

_____ – An area in the perimeter where security measures are in place.

Answer 17

Warm Zone

Question 18

_____ - A team of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and police that operate in the warm zone to triage patients, provide care, and coordinate casualty evacuation.

Answer 18

Rescue Task Force

Question 19

Rescue Task Force operates where?

Answer 19

in the warm zone

Question 20

_____ – 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 threat event.

Answer 20

Tactical

Question 21

Upon arrival at the crisis site, officers should conduct the following, advise the Police Emergency Communications Officer (PECO) that you are 10-97 (arrived at scene). _____ should clearly identify and describe themselves, including race, sex, and clothing description;

Answer 21

Off duty or plain clothed officers/detectives

Question 22

Supervisor approval is not needed in order to deploy into the crisis site if there is an _____

Answer 22

active threat situation in progress;

Question 23

If you are moving as a team of two or more officers (_____ is the maximum realistic number due to a difficulty in coordination in larger numbers), utilize a _____ technique to reach the breach point.

Answer 23

five

Bounding/Overwatch

Question 24

Once entry has been made into the crisis location, move directly to any stimulus that could identify the suspect’s location,_____.

Answer 24

bypassing victims

Question 25

challenge any armed subjects and utilize the five-point discrimination process:

Answer 25

(1) Whole person;
(2) Hands;
(3) Waistline;
(4) Immediate area; and
(5) Demeanor

Question 26

Maintain _____ security at all times, looking around you and up and down, ceiling to floor;

Answer 26

540°

Question 27

Move only as fast as _____.

Answer 27

you can process information

Question 28

Utilize the aforementioned _____ to minimize the chance of blue on blue fratricide.

Answer 28

five-step discrimination process

Question 29

Once a complete contact team has entered to engage the active threat, the _____ will take tactical control and direct the movement of subsequent teams into the hot zone and warm zone.

Answer 29

next arriving officer or supervisor

Question 30

This officer/supervisor is now referred to as _____ and focuses inward on both responders operating inside the crisis area as well as the deployment of new resources requested from staging.

Answer 30

“Tactical”

Question 31

Contact teams moving through the crisis area, notify the PECO or on scene supervisor the location of any: (3)

Answer 31

(1) Injured victims (green or red);
(2) Downed officer and status; and
(3) Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).

Question 32

If you encounter an IED, call _____ and move into an adjacent room, placing shielding between you and the device.

Answer 32

“Bomb Cover”

Question 33

If a suspect is throwing an IED at you and will stop 15 or more feet away from officers, utilize the _______ command, and seek cover

Answer 33

“Bomb Cover”

Question 34

If a suspect is throwing an IED at you and will stop within 15 feet of officers, utilize the call _____ and move quickly past the device and prepare to engage the suspect.

Answer 34

“Bomb Go,”

Question 35

Once the suspect has been stopped, the implementation of the acronym _____ will ensure that the appropriate priorities of work are completed:

Answer 35

“SIM”

Question 36

SIM

Answer 36

S – Security:
I – Immediate Action Plan:
M – Medical:

Question 37

_____: 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;

Answer 37

Security:

Question 38

Security: Move to the suspect and handcuff (unless _____), consolidate other people in the area against a wall or corner, ensure that _____ 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 _____ with other responding officers;

Answer 38

the suspect is thought to be wired with explosives
all immediate threat areas are being covered
communicating

Question 39

_____: 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);

Answer 39

Immediate Action Plan

Question 40

_____: Begin medical treatment as taught by the Training Academy

Answer 40

Medical

Question 41

The _____ is comprised of a dedicated security and medical element deployed in a warm zone in order to provide rapid medical treatment to victim(s).

Answer 41

Rescue Task Force

Question 42

The Rescue Task Force is comprised of a dedicated _____ and _____ element deployed in a _____ zone in order to provide rapid medical treatment to victim(s).

Answer 42

security and medical

warm

Question 43

Rescue Task Force: _____ police officers provide security and _____ EMS personnel (or police officers if EMS not available) provide medical aid.

Answer 43

Two to four

two

Question 44

Rescue Task Force: police officers providing security must: provide security for _____ at all times and focus on maintaining ___ degree security while providing an escort through a warm zone.

Answer 44

EMS personnel

540

Question 45

After the threat has been neutralized and SIM has been completed, the officer must use whatever intelligence he has available to determine if other threats (human) exist and recommend a course of action to the on scene supervisor, examples are: (4)

Answer 45

(a) Deploy another contact team;
(b) Deploy Rescue Task Force(s) and identify a CCP:
(c) Deploy special recourses (e.g., SWAT, Hazardous Devices Squad);
(d) Transition to crime scene preservation protocols.

Question 46

Should at any time during the rapid response deployment the suspect barricades himself or takes hostages, and THE DEADLY ACTIVITY HAS STOPPED, officers should take up positions of cover and contain the suspect and handle the situation consistent with Order 356 (Tactical Support). Adherence to and the completion of the following 5 C’s will ensure the most effective response in the event that the situation changes to an active threat incident:

Answer 46

a. Contain
b. Control
c. Communicate
d. Call SWAT
e. Create

Question 47

_____ the incident by deploying officers around the immediate crisis location and begin gathering intelligence;

Answer 47

Contain

Question 48

_____ the incident by establishing ingress and egress routes to the immediate crisis location, remove any uninvolved personnel;

Answer 48

Control

Question 49

_____ the situation with other officers in the immediate area, with the suspect if he tries to initiate contact, with the on scene supervisor,

Answer 49

Communicate

Question 50

Advise the on scene supervisor that you have a possible hostage situation so that a request for the _____ can be made;

Answer 50

SWAT team

Question 51

Create a plan among the officers in the immediate area accounting for the following contingencies: (3)

Answer 51

(1) If the situation turns into an active threat, who will make entry, etc.;
(2) If a hostage(s) escapes; and
(3) If the suspect surrenders

Question 52

Should at any time during the rapid response deployment the suspect barricades himself or takes hostages, and THE DEADLY ACTIVITY HAS STOPPED, officers should take up positions of cover and contain the suspect and handle the situation consistent with Order 356 (Tactical Support); Adhere to the 5 C’s and _______ to manage the situation

Answer 52

Implement ICS