GO 100.101, Active Shooter Response (Revised March 2017)

Question 1

What is the primary objective of officers responding to an active shooter incident?

Answer 1

Move to, confront, and stop the active shooter(s) as quickly as possible through the use of a reasonable force option.

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Question 2

What is the secondary objective of officers responding to an active shooter incident?

Answer 2

The rescue of victims and innocent bystanders, and the treatment and evacuation of injured victims.

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Question 3

What is the tertiary objective of officers responding to an active shooter incident?

Answer 3

Secure the area and assist with a secondary search, a room by room sweep, or crime scene securement, as directed.

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Question 4

Who assumes the role of contact team leader at an active shooter incident?

Answer 4

The officer with the most tactical experience should assume the role of contact team leader, providing direction to the contact teams. This can be established through very quick discussion while on the move.

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Question 5

Commanders shall develop relationships and collaborative protocols with local and state allied agencies with first responder responsibilities (e.g., law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and emergency medical service providers) in order to act effectively and in concert to address active shooter incidents. What shall those protocols address:

Answer 5

1. The roles, responsibilities, and policies of each entity responding to an active shooter incident.
2. Preassessment and contingency planning of potential targets within the jurisdiction.
3. Implementation of an Incident Command System,
4. Interagency communication issues
5. Identification of resources
6. Tactical deployment of available resources
7. Emergency treatment and extraction of persons injured in an active shooter incident.

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Question 6

Officers and public safety dispatchers involved in an active shooter incident (should/ shall) be considered to have been involved in a shooting incident for purposes of critical incident stress debriefing.

Answer 6

Shall.

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