Barricaded Subject / Hostage Plan / Bomb Threats / Protests / MACTAC Flashcards
A subject who is believed to have been involved in a criminal act or is a significant threat to themselves or safety of others; refuses to submit to arrest and may be armed; is in a position of advantage, affording cover and concealment; or is contained in an open area, and the presence or approach of police officers could precipitate an adverse reaction by the subject.
Barricaded subject
A person who is threatening to take their own life. This may involve a person, armed with a deadly weapon, capable of causing injury to others, who is a demonstrated threat to others, barricaded in a structure or in an open area; therefore an incident involving an armed ___________________ is a barricade incident.
Suicidal subject
Nothing in this plan shall preclude the ________________________ by officers in protecting themselves and others from death and substantial bodily harm.
(Barricaded Subject)
Use of necessary force
The area patrol supervisor will be in command of ____________________ in a barricade situation.
(Barricaded Subject)
Police operations
Upon deployment of SWAT, the SWAT commander or SWAT tactical commander will assume command and control of the ______________________.
(Barricaded subject)
Inner perimeter
Tactics will be directed by the commander or tactical commander until the situation is rendered stable and inner perimeter is transferred to a ________________ or ISD personnel. The ______________ will also retain command of the ICP, staging area, secondary perimeter, and other police operations.
(Barricaded subject)
Patrol supervisor
First arriving officer will seal off the area as soon as possible. Isolate the ____________ to the smallest possible area by creating an ______________.
(Barricaded subject)
Critical zone / inner perimeter
In hostage situations, it is the policy of this department to prioritize life safety through _______________________ tactics or alternative approaches and to make every reasonable effort to affect the safe release of the hostages should communications fail.
(Hostage Plan)
De-escalation
A person who seizes unwilling person to affect an escape, commit crime, or further a cause, and poses a clear and present danger to the _____________ and to the public at large.
Hostage taker
Once the SWAT team deploys and takes command of the inner perimeter, or if the hostage taker becomes mobile, the deployment of tactical assets, apprehension of the hostage taker, and rescue of the hostages is maintained by the _______________ until the situation is resolved.
(Hostage Plan)
SWAT Commander
Prior to the arrival of SWAT/CNT, there will be __________________ for the supply of weapons, ammunition, drugs, alcohol, or exchange of hostages.
(Hostage Plan)
No negotiations
All decisions regarding compliance with extortion demands will be made by the ___________________________.
(Bomb Threats)
Representative of the establishment
In the event a bomb threat is called in against LVMPD Headquarters, ___________________ will be maintained. HQ operations will not be disrupted, and personnel will not be evacuated without justification as determined by officers on scene.
(Bomb Threats)
Radio silence
In the event of a bomb threat at LVMPD HQ, watch commander will:
1. Ensure the threat is handled in accordance with policy.
2. Send an email detailing the incident to the Community Policing Division deputy chiefs, the Homeland Security and Special Operations Division Deputy Chief, the Division Director of the Business, Technology and Support Division, the ARMOR supervisor, the SNCTC Commander, the Communications Bureau Commander, and the Officer of the Sheriff executive captain/lieutenant.
3. Ensure an entry is _____________________________________.
NOT made in the Watch Commander Log
In the event of a located explosive device, field supervisor will:
When requesting ARMOR, advise a responsible person of the establishment of the potential for an explosion and initiate an evacuation of the premises. At least ___________________ the device should be evacuated in a high-rise building.
(Bomb Threat)
Two floors above and below.
Two command and control locations will be established when a device or suspected device is located.
(Bomb Threat)
- Tactical operations center
- Field command post
Under federal, state, and local law, governments are allowed to place reasonable _________________________ restrictions on the freedom of speech.
(Protests)
Time, place, and manner
Reasonable restrictions may be applied only as necessary to maintain ________________ and order and to facilitate uninhibited commerce and __________________________.
(Protest)
Public safety / freedom of movement
A form of dissent, varying in degrees of action or disruption.
Protest
Three types of protest:
Peaceful Demonstration, Civil Disobedience, Riot
A lawful public expression of objection, disapproval, or dissent towards an idea or action.
Peaceful Demonstration
Nonviolent protest where there is an intentional breach of the law.
Civil Disobedience
An assembly that constitutes a clear and present danger of violent or unlawful acts, including, civil unrest, destruction of property, arson, looting, or when another immediate threat to public safety, peace, or order appears.
Riot
When it is necessary to implement crowd management measures or take enforcement action, it should be an ____________________ and ____________________ effort involving multiple officers and supervisory oversight.
(Protests)
Organized / well-communicated
When confronting a dangerous crowd or a situation where public safety has been compromised, the department will declare it an unlawful assembly and attempt to provide orders to disperse at least _____________________, giving demonstrators ample time to leave the area.
(Protests)
Three times
Unless there is an immediate risk to public safety or significant property damage is occurring, reasonable time will be allowed for a crowd to comply with commands before __________________ is taken.
(Protests)
Enforcement action
If there is an immediate threat of physical harm or death to a person, then ___________________________ must be provided.
(Protests)
No order to disperse
If there is an immediate threat of harm to property, then __________________________ must be provided.
(Protests)
Only one order to disperse.
Arrests during protests will be made to address clear violations of laws or ordinances, coupled with the need to mitigate threats to public safety and defuse a potential riot. ______________ or ________________ will require urgent or immediate response.
(Protests)
Violent / felony crimes
______________________ occurring during enforcement actions will be documented and the IC will be notified as soon as practical.
(Protests)
Uses of force
Deployment of ____________________ will only be used at the direction of the IC, and only after clear warning has been given and when avenues of egress are available to the crowd.
(Protests)
Aerosol irritants
Force will not be used on compliant subjects or on non-threatening people who are attempting to disperse or unable to move. Officers will only target individuals who ___________________.
(Protests)
Pose a threat
Field Force Extractions, the IC will:
1. Establish ICS
2. Arrive at scene, determine if a criminal offense has occurred, and assess the need to have protesters immediately removed from the area.
2a. Request the locked protesters to release themselves and disperse. If they refuse, issue the dispersal order.
2b. If protesters still refuse to release and disperse, request the HSST through Dispatch.
3. Direct officers to create and maintain a _________________, ensuring inbound foot and vehicle traffic is diverted.
4. Designate an ______________ to take custodial arrest and complete booking of protesters once released from their devices by HSST (Consider notification to DSD if multiple arrests).
Buffer zone / arrest team
A MACTAC response is used when incidents occur simultaneously and exceed conventional law enforcement _______________ and _____________.
Tactics and resources
A ______________ response should not be utilized in place of a conventional response to a barricaded person or hostage incident.
MACTAC
The MACTAC response policy cannot be used in conjunction with traditional __________________ protocol and barricaded subject plan.
STAR de-escalation
STAR de-escalation protocol and the barricaded subject plan emphasizes slowed momentum to gather resources, whereas the MACTAC response requires _____________________.
Immediate intervention
First arriving units will ensure officer and public safety by utilizing the 4 A’s concept:
(MACTAC)
Assess
Announce
Assemble
Act
First arriving supervisor on scene, make entry with the initial officers, providing direction and overall command and control. Utilize the 4 C’s concept:
(MACTAC)
Contain
Control
Communicate
Coordinate
Upon completion of the incident, the area lieutenant will:
1. Complete the ICS After Action Report (LVMPD 422) for ICs within 10 calendar days of the conclusion of the event if the lieutenant held the position of ____________________.
2. Forward the LVMPD 422 electronically to the ______________________. The IC is responsible for the completion of the LVMPD 422.
(MACTAC)
Incident Commander / Emergency Management Section
A secure, designated location where the Patrol Division supervisors operate. It consists of the patrol supervisor, fire and medical personnel, and the public information officer (PIO).
(Barricaded Subject)
Incident Command Post (ICP)
A secured, centralized location where SWAT Team supervisors, Crisis Negotiation Team, patrol liaison, and an Investigative Services Division (ISD) representative control tactical operations and coordinate negotiations.
(Barricaded Subject)
Tactical Operations Center (TOC)
The expression of an intention to detonate an explosive device.
(Bomb Threats)
Bomb Threat
CBRNE
(Bomb Threats)
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive incidents
Pipe Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 5 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - ___________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - ___________
(Bomb Threats)
70 ft
+1200 ft
Suicide Bomber
Explosives Capacity - 20 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - _____________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +_____________
(Bomb Threats)
110 ft
1700 ft
Briefcase/Suitcase Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 50 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - ___________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +___________
(Bomb Threats)
150 ft
1850 ft
Car Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 500 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - __________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +__________
(Bomb Threats)
320 ft
1900 ft
SUV/Van Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 1,000 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - __________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +__________
(Bomb Threats)
400 ft
2400 ft
Small Delivery Truck Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 4,000 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - _________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +_________
(Bomb Threats)
640 ft
3800 ft
Container/Water Truck Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 10,000 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - _________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +_________
(Bomb Threats)
860 ft
5100 ft
Semi-Trailer Bomb
Explosives Capacity - 60,000 lbs
Mandatory Evacuation Distance - _________
Preferred Evacuation Distance - +_________
(Bomb Threats)
1570 ft
9300 ft
Any package/bag/item that, due to a proper threat assessment, is a possible danger to the people or property in the area.
(Bomb Threats)
Suspicious item
Any item that does not outwardly present itself as suspicious or threatening in nature; cannot be associated with a communicated threat; is not positioned to avoid observation and/or detection where people congregate; and critical assets are present.
(Bomb Threats)
Unattended item
Any weapon, device, or destructive device that is intended to create a great risk of death, or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors; a biological agent, toxin, or vector; or radiation.
(Bomb Threats)
Weapon of mass destruction (WMD)
When responding to a bomb threat, unattended item, or suspicious item, officers should conduct ______ and _______ searches.
(Bomb Threats)
25 and 100 foot
On any specific threat where the representative of an establishment is willing to evacuate the premises and conduct a search, the _______________ can be deployed to provide a more comprehensive search.
(Bomb Threats)
Explosive detection dog (EDD)
A safety zone maintained by officers which creates distance and space between opposing groups.
(Protests)
Buffer zone
A verbal announcement given to the crowd to inform them of the law they are violating and the consequences of such violation.
(Protests)
Dispersal Order
The process of safely removing protesters from protesters devices intentionally used to obstruct the law. This process is completed by utilizing techniques and specialized training by the Homeland Security Saturation Team (HSST)
(Protests)
Field Force Extraction (FFE)
A large element of police officers specially organized to implement and apply crowd management techniques during protests through presence, maneuver, and enforcement.
(Protests)
Mobile Field Force
Department supervisors are responsible for attempting ______________ with protest organizers or leaders.
(Protests)
Communication
One or more persons who are randomly or systematically involved in the act of using deadly force on others, and the suspects will not stop their aggressive hostile actions without immediate and direct law enforcement intervention. The overriding object of the assailant(s) appears to be committing mass murder or terrorism rather than other criminal conduct.
(MACTAC)
Active Assailant
This team aims to isolate, contain, or neutralize the threat and create a warm zone.
(MACTAC)
Assault Team
A location established at the scene of the incident where injured victims will be taken prior to a formal triage, treatment, and transport (TTT) area by medical personnel. This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.
(MACTAC)
Casualty Collection Point (CCP)
Any area with dedicated law enforcement protecting a defined geographic area(s) that has been cleared and secured. To establish a ____________, arriving officers and personnel clear and secure all perimeters. The command post, triage, treatment, and transport area(s) and staging area are examples of areas inside the ___________.
(MACTAC)
Cold Zone
Assigned to prevent a threat from expanding or retreating from an area of the initial threat or contained area. These teams should be no smaller than a buddy team (two officers).
(MACTAC)
Containment Teams
Protective details for the incident command post, staging area(s), fire and medical response teams or for additional protection as dictated by the incident commander (IC).
(MACTAC)
Force Protection
A pre-designated patrol squad at each area command that can respond to a major violent incident. These squads are pre-identified and scheduled 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(MACTAC)
In-the-Box Squad
A geographic area with a known threat. Only law enforcement or armed personnel attempting to isolate, contain, or neutralize hostile threat(s) are allowed in this area.
(MACTAC)
Hot Zone
The use of _____________ - one, two, or three officers - to respond to an active-assailant event when the need to interrupt outweighs the time to wait for the fourth or fifth officer to form the traditional active-assailant elements.
(MACTAC)
Limited Resource Response
A MACTAC incident is confirmed, compelling the affected area command to respond directly.
(MACTAC)
MACTAC Activation
A report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring. In-the-Box patrol squads may be placed on alert in preparation or as a reserve to activated units.
(MACTAC)
MACTAC Alert
An extraordinary incident, even by law enforcement standards, and/or an unusual occurrence that exceeds conventional law enforcement tactics and resources.
(MACTAC)
MACTAC Incident
A general notification for area commands that are not affected. Patrol squads do not need to respond to a rally point but should orient themselves if they are placed on alert. In any confirmed MACTAC incident, the Communications Bureau should broadcast a valley wide ____________________.
(MACTAC)
MACTAC Notification
A controlled, aggressive employment of law enforcement resources to an in-progress, life-threatening situation where any delay will clearly result in death or serious bodily harm to innocent persons.
(MACTAC)
MACTAC Response
Officers assigned to a __________________ should be capable of rapidly responding to a developing situation. These teams should have necessary equipment on hand and be staged away from affected areas but close enough to respond quickly to mitigate the threat.
(MACTAC)
Quick Reaction Force (QRF)
Such teams obtain information about the activities and resources of a potential suspect (e.g., moving a two-officer team to a location where they can monitor security cameras or oversee an area of operation or incident command area).
(MACTAC)
Reconnaissance Teams
Mission assignment that consists of four law enforcement personnel and four fire department/medical personnel who will enter the warm zone of a hostile mass casualty incident to begin medical intervention and sifting/sorting of patients. Southern Nevada Fire Operations Hostile Event Policy stats a minimum of two law enforcement officers are required to enter a warm zone. LVMPD MACTAC encourages a minimum of four officers. This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.
(MACTAC)
Rescue Task Force
Non-In-the-Box patrol squads assigned to area command priorities, critical infrastructure protection, and/or multiple incident/attack response incidents.
(MACTAC)
Stay at Home squad
Surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims. This can include the use of IEDs, small arms, vehicles, fire, or any means that can cause mass casualties or fear.
(MACTAC)
Terrorist Attack
An area where law enforcement has passed through and swept for immediate hostile threats and where a threat is not expected but cannot be ruled out completely.
(MACTAC)
Warm Zone
MACTAC Response:
Sergeants will:
1. If the first arriving supervisor on-scene, make entry with the initial officer(s), providing direction and overall _____________________. Utilize the 4 C’s concept: contain, control, communicate, coordinate.
2. Upon additional supervisor response, establish a formal _________________. Consider utilizing NCORE TAC channels for the establishment of unified command.
3. If one of the first arriving officers has taken IC, determine if a __________________ needs to occur from the officer to the sergeant. This will be based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
4. Upon arrival of fire department personnel, establish a _______________.
5. Determine the need for additional Incident Command System (ICS) command and general staff positions based on the size, type and complexity of the incident.
6. Ensure the watch commander has been notified in the absence of an area lieutenant.
(MACTAC)
- Command and control
- Incident Command Post
- Transfer of Command
- Unified Command
MACTAC Response:
Area Lieutenant will:
1. Upon arrival, confirm the incident meets MACTAC incident parameters.
2. Determine the need for additional _________________. Resources should be requested through utilization of MACTAC alerts and/or MACTAC activations.
3. Ensure _____________ has been established per NIMS.
4. If one of the first arriving officers or sergeants has taken IC, determine if a transfer of command needs to occur from the current IC to the lieutenant. This will be based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
5. Determine the need for additional ICS command and general staff positions based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
6. Ensure the _______________ has been notified.
7. Ensure that all requests for regional, state, or federal resources are made through the __________________.
8. Complete the ICS After Action Report (LVMPD 422) for ICs within ____________ of the conclusion of the event if the lieutenant held the position of incident commander.
9. Forward the LVMPD 422 electronically to the Emergency Management Section. The IC is responsible for the completion of the LVMPD 422.
10. Only one LVMPD 422 is necessary for an incident/event.
(MACTAC)
- Patrol Resources
- Unified command
- Watch Commander
- Emergency Management Section
- 10 calendar days
MACTAC Response:
Watch Commander Will:
1. Ensure command has been established and is being ____________.
2. Assume command only if absolutely necessary to allow for continued oversight of the _________________.
3. Assist with additional resources from other area commands/agencies. Ensure _______________ for the remainder of the jurisdiction.
4. Watch commander or WC2 should designate a ______________________ for the arrival of off-duty, plainclothes personnel and provide this location to the Communications Supervisor for dissemination to on- and off-duty supervisors.
5. Document in the WC Log - IC will be completing the LVMPD 422.
(MACTAC)
- Maintained
- Remainder of the jurisdiction
- Proper coverage
- Secondary staging area
