Active Shooter

Question 1

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Answer 1

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Question 2

What is an Active Assailant (Active Shooter)?

Answer 2

An armed person who has used deadly physical force against others and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to other potential victims.

Question 3

What is a Casualty Collection Point (CCP)?

Answer 3

An area identified for the coordination of patient collection, initial triage, and movement to a treatment area.

Question 4

What is meant by ‘Cleared’ in high-risk incidents?

Answer 4

An area that has been searched and is known to be free of present dangers or hazards.

Question 5

Define ‘Cold Zone’ in the context of high-risk incidents.

Answer 5

An area that has no suspects, threats, or IEDs present. This zone should be used for treatment and transport of patients, rear staging areas, the Command Post, and rehab areas.

Question 6

What is a Command Post (CP)?

Answer 6

A central place for communications and scene coordination to occur, established in the cold zone or between the inner and outer perimeter.

Question 7

What does ‘Concealment’ refer to?

Answer 7

Objects or terrain that hide one from the suspect, but may not necessarily stop bullets.

Question 8

What is a Contact Team?

Answer 8

A team of two or more police officers formed upon arrival at an active assailant incident with the intent to rapidly isolate, distract, or neutralize the assailant while mitigating the loss of life.

Question 9

Define ‘Cover’ in a high-risk situation.

Answer 9

Objects or terrain capable of stopping bullets, which can vary depending on the type or caliber of the bullet.

Question 10

What is an Evacuation Corridor?

Answer 10

An area established in the warm zone to move victims/patients from the CCP to a treatment area in the cold zone.

Question 11

Describe the ‘Hot Zone’ in high-risk incidents.

Answer 11

An area where suspects are freely operating or currently engaged with officers, and/or IEDs are present.

Question 12

What is the purpose of the Inner Perimeter?

Answer 12

To contain the suspect in a pre-determined problem area. This is the closest perimeter to an incident, and officers may be subject to hostile fire.

Question 13

What is the role of the Outer Perimeter?

Answer 13

To isolate the incident and prevent unauthorized personnel from entering or approaching the inner perimeter.

Question 14

What is a Rally Point?

Answer 14

Locations for personnel to meet up or fall back to in case a situation deteriorates and becomes too dangerous to stay occupied by EMS personnel.

Question 15

What is a Rescue Task Force?

Answer 15

A team of two police officers and one or more EMS personnel tasked with treatment and extrication of victims to a CCP, operating within warm and/or cold zones.

Question 16

Define a Rescue Team in the context of high-risk incidents.

Answer 16

A team of at least 4 police officers tasked with extrication of victims to a CCP, operating in hot, warm, or cold zones. They can transition to contact teams if contact with a suspect is made.

Question 17

What does it mean when an area is ‘Secured’?

Answer 17

The area is known to be safe from any hazards and dangers and will remain so throughout the incident.

Question 18

What is Staging in a high-risk incident?

Answer 18

An area declared by unified command to hold apparatus, equipment, and personnel in reserve until proper deployment is assigned.

Question 19

What is a Traffic Perimeter?

Answer 19

Part of the outer perimeter, established to divert traffic away from the problem area in an efficient manner.

Question 20

What is Unified Command (UC)?

Answer 20

A joint operation between agencies to coordinate tasks and communicate information to all personnel on scene.

Question 21

Describe the Warm Zone in a high-risk incident.

Answer 21

An area that has been cleared with no identifiable suspects or IEDs present. EMS will not enter warm zones without police escort.

Question 22

What are the guidelines for SWAT utilization?

Answer 22

SWAT should be used for all pre-planned high-risk incidents. The shift supervisor can activate SWAT for unplanned/reactive situations if criteria are met.

Question 23

What is the ideal size of a Contact Team during an active assailant incident?

Answer 23

Four to five officers, assembled from the first officers on scene.

Question 24

What is the mission of a Contact Team?

Answer 24

To stop the action of the suspect(s), bypass the wounded, direct victims to safety, and gather intelligence.

Question 25

What is the role of a Rescue Team?

Answer 25

To evacuate innocents and wounded, working in coordination with contact teams, and be prepared to immediately become a contact team if needed.

Question 26

What is the function of a Casualty Collection Point (CCP)?

Answer 26

Used by Rescue Teams and/or Rescue Task Forces to coordinate patient collection, triage, and movement to a treatment area.

Question 27

What actions should be taken by officers in a hostage situation?

Answer 27

Coordinate to end any active loss of life, secure release of hostages, contain suspect(s), establish a command post, and manage the incident according to ICS protocol.

Question 28

What is the first response when under sniper fire?

Answer 28

Leave the area of fire immediately, seeking the nearest available cover, and advise dispatch of the situation and location.

Question 29

What steps should be taken in response to an armed robbery?

Answer 29

Determine if a robbery is in progress, establish positions for responding units, minimize radio traffic, and use lights and sirens cautiously.