ASHER

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Active Shooter / Assailant

Question 2

CAN REPORT

Answer 2

• Conditions - victims encountered, existing CCPs.

• Actions and movements - area entered; movement direction.

• Needs - medical supplies, additional RTFs, litter bearers.

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

CasualtyCollectionPoint (CCP)

Question 4

CCP considerations

Answer 4

Protection
Drainage
Routes of ingress / egress

Question 5

A geographical location where transport vehicles are available to transport casualties.

Answer 5

Casualty Exchange Point (CEP) or Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP):

Question 6

A term used by law enforcement where aprimary sweep has been conducted by law enforcement and no obvious threats have been found.

Answer 6

Clear

Question 7

A team of Law Enforcement officers, composed of one to five 1(- 5) officers tasked with locating the suspects) and neutralizing the threat.

Answer 7

Contact Team (CT)

Question 8

An area that prevents the responder from being observed by the perpetrator and provides direct protection from firearms and other hostile weapons.

Answer 8

Cover

Question 9

Any uncontrolled area where an active shooter/hostile threat could directly engage responders.

Answer 9

Hot zone

Question 10

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.

Answer 10

Warm zone

Question 11

Areas where there is little or no threat due to geographic distance from the threat or the area has been secured by law enforcement.

Answer 11

Cold Zone

Question 12

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.

Answer 12

Improvised Explosive Device (IED)

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

Rescue Task Force (RTF)

Question 14

A geographic location where law enforcement has conducted a slow, methodical search and found no obvious hazard/threat and maintains a constant presence.

Answer 14

Secured

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Staging area

Question 16

All units wil stage one to two blocks away from incident in the direction of travel.

Answer 16

Staging level 1

Question 17

All units are given a designated area to report to. The first arriving officer is often designated as the Staging supervisor.

Answer 17

Staging - Level 2

Question 18

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.

Answer 18

Unified Command

Question 19

During the ASHER incident, Unified Command generally consists of minimum ..

Answer 19

Law Enforcement
Fire
EMS
Emergency Management representatives

Question 20

The location at which the primary tactical level, on-scene unified incident command functions are performed.

Answer 20

Unified Command Post

Question 21

What are the 3 AHSER Categories

Answer 21

Asher Threat
Asher Imminent
Asher Active

Question 22

What is an Asher imminent dispatch ?

Answer 22

• 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

Question 23

What is an Asher threat dispatch ?

Answer 23

• 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

Question 24

What is a Asher Event dispatch?

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

MFR 1st arriving unit

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What are desirable features of a safe staging area?

Answer 26

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

Question 27

RTF will not be deployed unless

Answer 27

A district chief or battalion chief is participating in a unified command with police commander on scene

Question 28

MPD, IC and MFR IC will coordinate the composition of an RTF which should be..

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Fire suppression personnel
(aerial, quint, engine)

Maybe assigned as

Answer 29

Rescue task forces

And

Litter bearer Teams

Question 30

ALS transport personnel
(Rescue)

May be assigned as

Answer 30

Litter bearers

And

Triage, treatment, or transport units

Question 31

The goal of the rescue task force is to

Answer 31

Rapidly reach - active shooter hostile event victims

Question 32

A CCP should provide..

Answer 32

Protection
Drainage
Routes of Ingress egress
Defensible by LE component of the RTF

Question 33

Consideration must be given to post incident, responder welfare, potential resources include..

Answer 33

Department mental health provider
Team based critical incident stress management
Fire department chaplain