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MACTAC Flashcards

1
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MACTAC stands for what?

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Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities

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MACTAC is:

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a counter terrorism response concept that provides officers options based on tactical
knowledge, skills and abilities to respond to incidents which requires immediate
police intervention.

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Who originated MACTAC acronym?

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LAPD Chief William Bratton

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MACTAC focuses on: (5)

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Mindset – preparedness (physical, mental and tactical), to switch from crime fighter to war
fighter back to crime fighter. Response procedures (rally points and prevention of over
convergence), and training to include:

Basic tactics – Active Shooter, Officer Rescue, Rescue Task Force.
o Field tactics – tactical movement formations and techniques (individual, team and
squad).

LVMPD officers trained in squad and team level response tactics

Coordinated force-on-force contacts to mitigate active shooter, hostage and/or siege
scenarios in conjunction with responding tactical teams.

Providing an incident commander with multiple resources immediately capable of engaging
and neutralizing the threat(s).

Regional response application of program between Federal, State, and local resources to
respond in a coordinated effort.

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MACTAC incident:

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Extraordinary incident by law enforcement standards. Unusual occurrences that exceed conventional law enforcement tactics and resources.(active shooter, hostage siege, terrorist attack etc)

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MACTAC Mission is?

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To save lives.

*Our collective mission will be to develop a domestic police force which can continue to perform its day-to-day duties in a way that is acceptable within a free society, but which can adapt quickly to an merging new paradigm that assumes degraded communications, emphasizes small team leadership and embraces decentralized command and control. -Ted Moody

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MACTAC Objectives: (5)

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  1. Immediately switch from community policing to a rapid response in minutes, not hours.
  2. Effectively deal with simultaneous incidents.
  3. Provide seamless coordination between all responding agencies.
  4. Facilitate casualty treatment and evacuation.
  5. TO SAVE LIVES
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Which three area commands are always considered “in the box” but do not leave the area command?

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Airport
CCAC
DTAC

(Resident Officers are also considered this but are attached to area commands)

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Can you “self dispatch” to a MACTAC event?

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If its your area command, if dispatched or as directed.

*You WILL NOT to other area commands UNLESS incident occurs within close proximity to border and you are already close.

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“In the box” squads:

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Pre-designated patrol squad utilized to affect a response to a major violent incident.

  • scheduled 24/7
  • 1 squad “in the box” per shift

All DTAC CCAC and Airport squads are in the box at all times

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“Stay at home” squads:

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Assigned to area command priorities, critical infrastructure protection and/or multiple incident/attack response incidents.

  • will respond to critical calls within area command
  • may be tasked to protect critical infrastructure buildings.
  • supervisors must ensure units do not respond to incident w/o authorization
  • FLEX/COP can augment
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MACTAC Squad is compromised in ___ or more strike teams and a squad leader.

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2

  • squad leader has 2 or more team leaders to lead teams, freeing up Sgt to control entire squad and to make critical decisions.
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On scene _____ or ______ should take initial overall incident command and tactical control as soon as possible.

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Sergeants or Lieutenants

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MACTAC strike teams consist of __ to __ commissioned Officers, which is similar to US Military Infantry forces.

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4 to 5

  • self contained team. CAN ACT INDEPENDENTLY from MACTAC squad.
  • led by team leader(TL) who is senior Officer or an Officer designated by supervisor with highly proficient tactical skills
  • can be broken down into two/three officer buddy teams.
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MACTAC squad/team missions:

Assault

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  • First responders on scene moving to neutralize the immediate threat to save lives
  • Assist teams already in contact with suspects
  • SWAT will assume primary responsibilities upon arrival unless otherwise directed by incident/tactical commander
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MACTAC squad/team missions:

Rescue

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  • Downed Officer rescue techniques per LVMPD

* Casualty collection point(CCP) set up or evacuation as directed by IC

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MACTAC squad/team missions:

Containment

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  • Teams assigned to prevent the threat from expanding/retreating from an area of initial threat or contained area.
  • These teams should be no smaller than a buddy team
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MACTAC squad/team missions:

Force Protection

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•Protective details for IC location, Staging area, FD/ Medical, civilian entities or for additional detail as dictated by IC

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MACTAC squad/team missions:

Reconnaissance

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•undertaken to obtain information about the activities and resources of a suspect

*Example: moving a two officer element to a location where they could monitor security cameras or being placed in a location where they can provide over-watch to the area of operation or IC area.

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Phases of MACTAC incident: (4)

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  1. MACTAC incident - Onset of incident(s)
  2. MACTAC activation - 4 A’s, 4 C’s, Deployment, Planning, Intelligence. (informal ICS formation)
  3. Control phase - ICS Formation, Medical Triage, Force protection, Neutralize devices, rescue, security. (Formal ICS formation)
  4. Investigative phase - Investigations, Evidence gathering, debriefing, deactivation, grief counseling, litigation
21
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Which phase of a MACTAC incident is critical?

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MACTAC Activation

  • will determine outcome of incident mission, objectives and goals
  • Informal ICS formation
22
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All area command uniformed and non-uniformed personnel within an area under attack in a MACTAC type incident will immediately respond to primary scene to____, ______ and ____ incident asap.

A

Access, contain and end.

23
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4 A’s:

A

ASSESS - the situation

ANNOUNCE - the best intelligence you are able to obtain over the radio. This may be done in situation report manner

ASSEMBLE - as many resources as possible and then:

ACT - to end the incident

*First Officer arriving will do this

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4 C’s:

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CONTAIN - incident to smallest area possible

CONTROL - and identify all resources entering primary incident area and assigning resources as incident requires

COMMUNICATE - to responding personnel situation updates and required resources.

COORDINATE - responding resources and assign additional personnel to help do it.

  • Area LT or in absence , Area Sgt will do as soon as possible. Set up IC in order to do 4 C’s
  • Consider critical infrastructure protection.
25
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Traffic units may be utilized as: (4)

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Perimeter units

Escort duty

Control of ingress/egress routes

Coordination with other jurisdiction for additional resources

26
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Who is the principal advisor to department personnel on NIMS and ICS?

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Emergency management section

*Will coordinate and assist in the activation of the department operations center when necessary.

27
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What are the three(3) different MACTAC broadcast notifications?

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  1. Notification
  2. Alert
  3. Activation
28
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What is a MACTAC Notification?

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  • MACTAC incident occurs or is occurring. Protocols initiated LT or higher
  • valleywide notification
29
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What is a MACTAC Alert?

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•”in the box” squads respond to rally points and wait further instructions

30
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What is a MACTAC Activation?

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•”in the box” squads respond to rally points, receive orders and responds as a team.

31
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If communication is lost within an area command, all area units will respond to ___________ for accountability, command and control.

A

Area command(station)

32
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Who makes contact with the dispatch supervisor when arriving at the rally point?

A

Sergeant or 2nd arriving Officer

  • 1st arriving Officer does site security
  • this is recommended
33
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As strike teams are leaving the rally point, the SGT or team leader will notify area channel dispatcher via _____ “DTAC strike team leaving the area”.

A

Radio

34
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When leaving the area, SGT/Team leader needs to notify dispatch by means of an AM, what?

A

ONLY call signs of Officers ACTUALLY LEAVING.

  • for accountability
35
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You should use codes when communicating during a MACTAC incident, so you don’t give away info to enemy

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No

  • clear language only NO CODES
  • consider mutual aid channels as alternate communication channels when directed
36
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The SGT or team leader will be in LEAD vehicle for command/control with a _______ driver during convoy operations.

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Designated.

  • keep the strike team together
  • if new info is available, pull over and communicate it w/ your team
  • drive in safe prudent manner as to not lose the trailing vehicles
  • be mentally/tactically prepared to take fire on arrival
37
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Troop leading procedures(TLP)

8 steps

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  1. Receive Mission
  2. Issue Warning order (WARNO)
  3. Make tentative plan
  4. Initiate Movement
  5. Conduct recon
  6. Complete plan
  7. Issue the order
  8. Supervise and assess
38
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When arriving at staging area, what does SGT/team leader do?

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Report to IC and get teams assignment (assault 1, rescue TF 1 etc)

  • consider giving staging manager extra vehicle keys
39
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What color Chemical Light indicates hazards…known and unknown?

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Red

  • Other items may help responding officers mark areas they have checked to include green chem lights, chalk, sharpies etc. Standardize markings and plain language should be used( avoid confusion)
  • potential hazards are bombs, chemicals, fortified areas and booby traps.
40
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Salute Report - no standard situation reporting has been established by LVMPD but a simple method of reporting by military has worked (6)

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S-Size(how many suspects

A-Activity(what are they doing)

L-Location(where are they now or going)

U-Uniform(description)

T-Time(real time or time lapsed)

E-Equipment(what weapons do they have)

*order is not important, but at minimum should be done whenever there is a change in incident, more info obtained, units engage suspect or a change in status of units.

41
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Testing is _______ for patrol squads assigned “in the box” missions.

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Annually

  • No notice testing for better evals
  • can be conducted by MACTAC, Patrol Sgt’s or selected Cadre’s.
42
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Will ALL area command uniformed and NON-UNIFORMED personnel within an area under attack in a tactic type incident immediately respond to primary incident scene?

A

Yes.

  • To access, contain and end the incident as quickly as possible.
  • Non-uniformed officers should be clearly identifiable equipment and clothing prior to arriving at the incident to avoid “Blue on Blue”.
  • Nice to have 5 for a strike team…but if you gotta go single or doubled up, do it.
43
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Prevent over ________

A

Convergence.

*One of MACTAC’s main points.

44
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Air unit can be utilized as what during a MACTAC incident: (3)

A
  1. Command and Control platform
  2. Aerial observation
  3. Tactical Team Transport.
45
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SNCTC personnel at the incident command will be responsible for what?

A

SNCTC personnel will follow up on all investigative leads related to the incident.
 SNCTC personnel at the incident command post will be responsible for disseminating critical
information to the incident commander.
 Notifications will be made as directed by SNCTC leadership.
 SNCTC will provide tactical support to the Incident Command and all agencies involved in
the response during and after the incident.
 SNCTC personnel will respond and conduct SNCTC operations as directed by SNCTC
leadership.

46
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Strike teams will assume the call sign of their designated task form the ______ or _______-.

A

Staging manager or Incident Commander

*Assault team 1, Rescue task force 1, Extraction team 1 etc

47
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Who acts as liaison officers with the IC, SNCTC and joint terrorism task force for de-confliction?

A

Counter terrorism section

  • will respond and immediately begin gathering info and coordinating with SNCTC.
  • NV CBRNE Task force has replaced ARMOR in this part of the manual?
48
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A _______ ______ is composed of a set number of resources of the same kind and type. This is compliant
with the __________ __________ ________ ___________ incident protocol and terminology

A

Strike Team

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

49
Q

The following is an example of the what type of Mactac team:

two officer team
moving to a location where they could monitor security cameras or being placed in a location or where they could provide over-watch to the area of operation or incident command
area

A

Reconnaissance Team

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