Glossary of Terms Flashcards
Active Shooter(s)
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Active Shooter(s) - Armed suspect(s) who has used deadly physical force on other persons or inflicted great bodily injury and aggressively continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims.
Assault Mission
Assault Mission – Priority is to make contact with the suspect(s) to stop the deadly behavior.
Assistant Team Leader (ATL)
Assistant Team Leader (ATL), assists Strike Team Leader, assumes rear guard position, and communicates with responding units during deployment.
All Hazard Regional Multi Agency Operations and Response (ARMOR) Section
ARMOR is responsible for response to all hazardous incidents which include, but are not limited to: chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive, and incendiary devices.
ARMOR provides rapid assessment of suspicious substances, proper handling of hazmat incidents (criminal intent), proper disposal of unsafe material, and render safe/mitigation of all explosive related incidents.
The section also investigates each incident including investigation of criminal activity, forensic crime scene investigation, and prosecution support for cases arising out of those incidents.
Barricaded Suspect
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Barricaded Suspect - A subject who is believed to have been involved in a criminal act or is a significant threat to themselves or the lives and/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.
Therefore, an incident involving a barricaded subject is a barricade incident. (SWAT Response) (LVMPD Barricade Policy 5/213.11)
Bounding Overwatch
Bounding Overwatch– Bounding overwatch is used when contact is expected, when the squad leader feels the enemy is near (movement, noise, reflection, or even a hunch), or when a large open danger area must be crossed.
Buddy Team
Buddy Team – Two or three officer component of a strike team.
Column Formation (File)
Column Formation (File) – A formation that can be applied to individual officers moving together in one or more file is significantly longer that the width of ranks in the formation.
CCP
CCP - Casualty Collection Point.
Counter Attack
Counter Attack – Tactic used by some or all of a defending force against their attackers. The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the suspect(s) in the attack and the specific objectives are usually to regain lost ground or to neutralize attacking suspect(s).
Counter-Terrorism Section
Counter-Terrorism Section - Is responsible for furthering the department’s commitment to the suppression and the prevention of terrorist acts through intelligence gathering, enforcement of terrorist related crimes, disseminating this information to the department, and supporting the enforcement by other units of the department.
Work as liaison with other department units and the federal agencies responsible for homeland security.
Participations in the federal Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), along with other law enforcement agencies; a task force led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
This section is responsible for coordination of intelligence related to dignitary protection.
Concealment
Concealment – Refers to any object, vegetation, terrain feature, or phenomenon (e.g., smoke, fog) that prevents an officer(s) from being seen by the suspect(s).
Contact
Contact – A term used when confronted by a suspect(s) or when a suspect(s) is located by officers. Generally, the direction of the suspect(s) from the team is also stated after his/her location is determined; i.e. “Contact front!”, “Contact left!”, “Contact right!” or “Contact rear!”
Cover
Cover – Refers to anything, which is capable of physically protecting an individual from suspect(s) weapons. Cover can also offer concealment.
Cover Fire
Cover Fire – Short bursts of controlled and deliberate fire, directed at a life-endangering threat, where an officer reasonably believes the threat to be located.
CP
CP – Command Post.
Emergency Management Section
Emergency Management Section -
Responsible for serving as the principal advisor to the department on unusual occurrences
Planning for response to unusual occurrences
Maintaining liaison with other emergency management authorities
Coordinating any department emergency plans with those effected agencies.
File
File – A formation of officers wherein the officers are in a single line, from front to rear.
Force Protection
Force Protection – Mission assignment that can include;
Containment to cut off suspect(s) escape,
Assist other elements if pinned down by superior fire power,
Secure the incident CP or other important locations or individuals from attack,
Establish a security perimeter to protect the CP,
Perform crowd management and control.
Formations
Formations:
Positions in which strike teams and squads maneuver.
Arrangements of units and of officers in relation to each other.
Squads and strike teams use formations for control, security, and flexibility.
Hostage Situation
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Hostage Situation - A person who uses hostages to effect an escape, commit crime, or further a cause, and poses a clear and present danger to the hostages and to the public at large.
Therefore, an incident in which a hostage taker has taken hostages is a hostage incident. (LVMPD Hostage Rescue Policy 5/213.10)
