A610.2 Active Attack Incidents Flashcards
The public safety response to an active attack incident must ultimately focus on
terminating the threat(s),
and also safely allow for the rapid access,
point of injury medical intervention,
removal,
triage,
and transport of injured persons
The ultimate objectives of the active attack incident are
rapid access,
triage,
point of injury medical intervention,
removal,
and transport of injured patients after the warm zone is under Law Enforcement (LE) protection
an area in the warm zone where victims have been placed by LE personnel
Casualty Collection Point (CCP)
Rescue Task Force (RTF) may access victims at the CCP under
the constant protection of LE
If a CCP is not already established by LE it may be the responsibility of
the RTF to establish the initial CCP
theoretical minimum effective staffing for an RTF is
two AFD members and two LE members although the present situation can also dictate needs
AFD officer or acting officer is the leader of the RTF but the LE element is responsible
for security of movement and thus has “veto power” on where the RTF can go
__________members will form into two or four person units and attempt to neutralize the threat
Counter Assault Strike Team (CAST)
the physical or geographic area where medical need exists
Crisis Site
zone will be under LE protection
and contain the initial CCP
and Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP),
where the RTF will access
and remove victims to the designated area
Warm Zone
___________can quickly become the warm zone if the threat is neutralized or leaves
Crisis Site
________ physical area in the cold zone that is dedicated for ambulances to receive victims from the CCP(s)
or triage areas and quickly transport victims to the hospital
Transportation Corridor
________ location in the transportation corridor where the casualties are handed off from the RTFs to the transport units
Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP)
should the incident progress beyond a 1st alarm, an Incident Base should be established
within ¼ mile of Staging
Apparatus should remain at this location to prevent congesting
the transportation corridor
____________ has operational control over the Crisis Site
Tactical – an APD term for Tactical Group Supervisor who remains on the exterior
The active attack incident will be guided by a proactive strategy that aims to
minimize the loss of life by rapidly accessing,
treating,
and removing victims in conjunction with other public safety agencies
RTF concept focuses on three main operational goals
Stop the killing
Stop the dying
Rapid Casualty Evacuation
The RTF concept is one of the options recommended by
NFPA 3000, Standard for an Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) Program
A hot, warm, and cold zone will be established based on
LE priorities
Active Attack Alarm that includes
two Engines,
one Aerial Apparatus,
one Rescue unit,
and one Battalion Chief.
Active Attack 2nd Alarm includes
two additional Engines,
one additional Aerial Apparatus,
and two additional Battalion Chiefs, (one to act as a Safety Officer)
Total: 4 Engs, 2 Aerials, 1 Rescue, 3 Battalions Chiefs
In the event a 2nd Alarm is required, Unified Command should consider requesting additional ________________ units to respond to local hospital Emergency Rooms to assist with triage
Still Alarm
AFD Company Officers shall utilize at least _______ to monitor the appropriate LE channe
one radio
AFD Company Officers shall use the MDC, map books, and knowledge of territory in conjunction with incident details to
begin formulating a plan for the transportation corridor and triage area given the location of the incident
Fire Branch Director should attempt to establish
Fire Branch Director should attempt to establish
four priorities for the first arriving officers are
the establishment of transportation corridors, establishing staging areas, the formation of RTFs, and coordinating with EMS to ensure rapid transport to area hospitals
Fire Staging Manager should be assigned from the
1st Alarm with the staging area announced to Fire Dispatch and relayed to responding units
Staging should be established in an area that
balances the safety of personnel with direct access for RTFs
RTF will be established for
victim access to the patients within the warm zone, once secured by LE
The Fire Branch Director will establish an appropriate number of RTFs based on
incident information and use of situational awareness
The RTF leader should communicate the CCP location to
Fire Dispatch and responding units
The _______ will have the final authority to determine which victims are removed first from the CCP
RTF
Patient movement should be coordinated with
the AEP
