Active Shooter

Question 1

What is the nature code for an active shooter incident?

Answer 1

2 Engines
1 Truck
1 Duty Chief
1 Safety Officer
3 Medics
1 Medic Supervisor

Question 2

What information should be obtained from dispatch while responding to an active shooter incident?

Answer 2

Type of violence

Number of suspects, location and description

Number of victims and location of victims

Other intel as it related to the threat

Question 3

What is the primary tactical channel for active shooter incidents?

Answer 3

CalCord

Question 4

What is the primary command channel for active shooter incidents?

Answer 4

Blue

Question 5

Describe a static vs. dynamic incident?

Answer 5

Static: Suspect is out of the area or neutralized. Number of victims is known.

Dynamic: Suspect location is unknown or moving. Unknown number of victims. Additional victims could occur.

Question 6

What is an RTF?

Answer 6

Rescue Task Force

Question 7

What is concealment?

Answer 7

Location that hides an individual from view but does not provide protection from gunfire.

Question 8

What is cover?

Answer 8

A hard barrier that provides protection from gunfire and blast waves.

Question 9

What is the hot zone?

Answer 9

Any area where the shooter is, could be or an area that has not been cleared

Question 10

What is the warm zone?

Answer 10

Any area where a direct threat is not present but a potential threat still exists

Question 11

What is “30-2-Can Do”?

Answer 11

Triage Tool

Less than 30 breathes per minutes
Less than 2 second cap refill
Can obey commands

If all are present, patient is triaged as delayed (yellow). All other injuries patients will be triaged as immediate (red).

Question 12

What is CABC?

Answer 12

Catastrophic Bleeding
Airway
Breathing
Circulation

Question 13

What notifications are required on an active shooter incident?

Answer 13

Duty Chief (if not dispatched initially)

Base Hospital (potential for MCI)