High Risk Incidents Flashcards

Question

What are the details of a casualty collection point?

Answer 1

 Casualty Collection Points (CCP)  Established and utilized by Rescue Teams and/or Rescue Task Forces.  Should be in a position of cover and in the proximity of the majority of victims.  Officers will maintain security at CCP at all times.  All victims brought to a CCP will be searched.  Injured suspects will be secured and kept separate from other victims within the CCP.  One or more evacuation corridors will be established to remove victims from the CCPs to an area for further treatment. The evacuation corridors will be secured by officers

Answer 2

 Establish contact team from first arriving officers.  The ongoing situation and proximity of back-up officers will dictate whether an officer must act alone, or with only one other officer.  Stop the ongoing loss of life.  Advise entry point and maintain communication, updating location.  Establish rescue team from additional officers arriving on scene.  Assist with evacuation and/or treatment of victims

Answer 3

 If not attached to a contact team out of necessity, establish a command post and begin ICS protocols as the Incident Commander until relieved by higher authority.  Designate a staging area for responding officers to help control and direct additional contact teams, rescue teams and perimeter units.  Request a CodeRed callout for SWAT.  Create a log of arriving officers and their assignments (can be delegated to a scribe if resources are available).  Establish Unified Command with responding EMS.

Answer 4

Hostage Situations  The first few moments of a hostage situation are the most stressful for the citizens, suspect(s), and officers involved. Normally, there is not a need for immediate law enforcement action and with the passing of time, stress is reduced, and communication may begin with those parties involved along with an assessment of the situation.  The on-duty supervisor will respond and notify the on-call staff officer. The street supervisor will request any on-duty SWAT personnel to respond. The on-call Staff Officer will call out the SWAT commander and the CNU (Crisis Negotiation Unit) if not already called out by the on-duty supervisor.  The on-duty supervisor will begin response procedures which will consist of the following goals:  Coordinate event to end any active loss oflife.  Secure release of all hostages at any opportunity.  Contain suspect(s) once active loss of life has ceased and/or hostages are released.  Establish a command post and manage incident in accordance with ICS protocol.  Secure an inner, outer, and traffic perimeters as manning allows and make every attempt to contain the hostage taker at his/her location along with the hostages.  If the hostage taker and hostage(s) become mobile, do not force the suspect into an immediate confrontation. Advise responding units of the situation, route of travel, and monitor the suspect at a safe distance.  After an initial assessment, telephone contact with the hostage taker may be initiated. Attempt to ascertain information regarding hostage(s), i.e. number, names, age, any injuries, type of weapon the suspect may have.  Use of Force – If the situation deteriorates to the point where the hostage(s) are being injured or killed and SWAT is not yet in command of the incident, immediate action will be necessary.  Officers will react with an active shooter response in accordance with theirtraining.

Answer 5

Sniper Incidents  If possible, leave the area of fire immediately seeking the nearest available cover.  Advise dispatch you are under fire and give location.  Attempt to determine the sniper’s location by:  Muzzle flash – Smoke  Reflections from weapon  Bullet trajectory  Sound  Advise responding units of possible location of the sniper, single or multiple shots fired by the sniper, and any other pertinent information.  Seal the area to prevent the sniper from escaping and to protect citizenry.  Attempt to warn citizenry of the situation and advise them to take cover and remain there.  The on-duty supervisor will begin response procedures which will consist of the following goals:  Coordinate event to end any active loss of life.  Contain suspect(s) once active loss of life has ceased and/or hostages are released

Answer 6

Armed Robbery Responses  When dispatched to an armed robbery, the following guidelines will apply and responding Officers will:  Request dispatch to attempt contact with the location to establish if the alarm is an actual robbery.  Request dispatch to call the location, when appropriate, and ask that an employee exit a specific door and come outside to make contact with the officers.  Determine if an actual robbery is in progress or not and follow the below listed procedures.  If in progress;  Primary and cover units will respond to the location and establish positions that could be used as escape routes by the suspects.  Keep radio traffic to a minimum. Request emergency traffic and consider use of a tactical channel if the situation becomes an extended incident.  There should be minimal use of lights and siren when responding to this type of call.  Responding units should be aware of a lookout or suspect vehicle in the area and advise other units if any are observed.  The first unit to arrive will position vehicles to offer maximum cover and concealment and will direct cover units into positions to secure the area.  Attempt to verify through observations that the crime is or is not in progress. If inprogress:  Attempt to allow the suspect(s) to exit the building at which time an arrest may beaffected.  If the suspect(s) observe police presence and a hostage situation develops, the building and area will be secured. SWAT/CNU will be notified and will respond to the incident.  Patrol units that are present may begin evacuating surrounding businesses/residences, if necessary.  The on-duty supervisor will direct an inner, outer and traffic perimeter to be put in place and establish a command post. Refer to hostage situations above for additional supervisor response procedures.  If not in progress, or has just occurred, the officer will:  Have dispatch call the business/residence and verify that suspect(s) are no longer inside.  If needed, have dispatch request the employee/resident to exit the location after getting a description of the person that is going to be exiting.  Secure the scene and immediately obtain the following information that will be broadcast to other units under an Operation Raptor activation if situation qualifies:  Number and description ofsuspect(s).  Direction of travel ofsuspect(s).  Vehicle description.  Time element.  Weaponsinvolved.  Property taken – if cash, do not disclose amount over the air.