ASHER Flashcards
One or more individuals actively engaged ni harming, killing or attempting ot kill people ni a populated area with the use of firearms and/or other means.
Active Shooter / Assailant
CAN REPORT
• Conditions - victims encountered, existing CCPs.
• Actions and movements - area entered; movement direction.
• Needs - medical supplies, additional RTFs, litter bearers.
A temporary location used for the gathering, triage (sorting), medical stabilization and subsequent evacuation of nearby casualties where vehicular access might be limited and is usually occurring in the warm zone. Depending on the size of the incident
Considerations include: protection, drainage and routes of ingress/egress.
CasualtyCollectionPoint (CCP)
CCP considerations
Protection
Drainage
Routes of ingress / egress
A geographical location where transport vehicles are available to transport casualties.
Casualty Exchange Point (CEP) or Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP):
A term used by law enforcement where aprimary sweep has been conducted by law enforcement and no obvious threats have been found.
Clear
A team of Law Enforcement officers, composed of one to five 1(- 5) officers tasked with locating the suspects) and neutralizing the threat.
Contact Team (CT)
An area that prevents the responder from being observed by the perpetrator and provides direct protection from firearms and other hostile weapons.
Cover
Any uncontrolled area where an active shooter/hostile threat could directly engage responders.
Hot zone
An area where there is a potential for hazard or an indirect threat to life. This zone is clear of an obvious threat, but a threat could emerge or re- emerge.
Warm zone
Areas where there is little or no threat due to geographic distance from the threat or the area has been secured by law enforcement.
Cold Zone
A device placed and/or fabricated in an improvised manner incorporating destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals and designed to destroy, incapacitate, harass or distract. It may incorporate vehicle, military weapons or components, but is normally devised from non-military components.
Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
A combination of MFR with MPD personnel providing force protection. The _____ could provide the following tasks: threat-based care, triage and extracting victims to a casualty collection point or other designated location. The ______ could have other tactical objectives, such as breaching, utility control, managing building systems and fire control.
Rescue Task Force (RTF)
A geographic location where law enforcement has conducted a slow, methodical search and found no obvious hazard/threat and maintains a constant presence.
Secured
A location where resources wait and prepare for commitment. The designated area is far enough away from the known hazard to reduce congestion, confusion and clutter for those actively engaged. Commonly identified ni two (2) levels
Staging area
All units wil stage one to two blocks away from incident in the direction of travel.
Staging level 1
All units are given a designated area to report to. The first arriving officer is often designated as the Staging supervisor.
Staging - Level 2
An authority structure in which the role of incident commander is shared by individuals from all responding organizations responsible for the incident, operating together to develop a single incident action plan.
Unified Command
During the ASHER incident, Unified Command generally consists of minimum ..
Law Enforcement
Fire
EMS
Emergency Management representatives
The location at which the primary tactical level, on-scene unified incident command functions are performed.
Unified Command Post
What are the 3 AHSER Categories
Asher Threat
Asher Imminent
Asher Active
What is an Asher imminent dispatch ?
• Confirmation that the assailant has a weapon conducive for mass casualty and is
posing a threat.
• No injuries sustained
• MCI level 2 - (11-20 victims) will be dispatched
• Notify the Battalion Commander
• Staging - Level 2
What is an Asher threat dispatch ?
• Threat made via 911. No visual verification of an assailant and/or weapon(s).
• MCI level 1(5-10 victims) will be dispatched
• Notify the Battalion Commander
• Staging - Level 1
What is a Asher Event dispatch?
ASHER EVENT
• Shots fired in a public setting with or without reported victims or known incident with victims down (i.e.., vehicle-based attack, etc.)
• MCI level 3 (Over 20 victims) will be dispatched
• Dispatch the Battalion Commander
• Staging - Level 2
Incident Command and Alarm Officer Personnel should consider Mutual Adi ot staff MFR stations and notification of the County/City EOC for activation determination.
MFR 1st arriving unit
Determine location of the MPD incident command post - if is not established, establish an incident command post, and notify MPD
Establish unified command with MPD and commander
Announce location of ICP to responding units
Assign and announce a staging area and manager
If stating area has not been assigned by MPD prior to arrival assigned one yourself
Don Ballistic PPE vest and helmet
Prepare to operate as RTF
What are desirable features of a safe staging area?
Physical hard barrier that shields apparatus and personnel from the incident location.
Distance from the scene that reduces the chance of injury from firearms and IEDs.
Adequate space for entry and exit of fire apparatus
Provide a face-to-face briefing to fire units if possible
RTF will not be deployed unless
A district chief or battalion chief is participating in a unified command with police commander on scene
MPD, IC and MFR IC will coordinate the composition of an RTF which should be..
No less than 3 MFR members
4 MFR members is optimal
One MPD officer per One MFR member is encouraged
Deviations are at the sole direction of the MFR incident commander
Fire suppression personnel
(aerial, quint, engine)
Maybe assigned as
Rescue task forces
And
Litter bearer Teams
ALS transport personnel
(Rescue)
May be assigned as
Litter bearers
And
Triage, treatment, or transport units
The goal of the rescue task force is to
Rapidly reach - active shooter hostile event victims
A CCP should provide..
Protection
Drainage
Routes of Ingress egress
Defensible by LE component of the RTF
Consideration must be given to post incident, responder welfare, potential resources include..
Department mental health provider
Team based critical incident stress management
Fire department chaplain
