MACTAC Flashcards
Arriving at the Staging Area
- Sergeant/Leader reports to the Staging Manager, Operations Chief or Incident Commander upon arrival and get the team’s assignment.
- Adhere to LVMPD ICS policy.
- Consider providing the Staging Manager with the extra vehicle keys.
As soon as possible, the area lieutenant or in their absence the area sergeant will establish a Incident Command in order to:
- Quickly contain the incident to the smallest area possible.
- Control and identify all resources entering the primary incident area and assigning resources, as the incident requires.
- Communicate to responding personnel situation updates and required resources.
- Assign additional personnel to help Coordinate responding resources
As soon as possible, the ____ ______or in their absence the area sergeant will establish a Incident Command
area lieutenant
AT THE RALLY POINT
As strike teams leaves the rally point, will notify area channel dispatcher via radio:
- ”- - AC Strike Team leaving the area.”
AT THE RALLY POINT
The first person to the Rally Point should be performing _____ ______for arriving units.
site security
AT THE RALLY POINT
The Strike Team Leader will ensure the units leaving the area are reported to dispatch via MDT by the following:
- When your STRIKE Team is about to leave the Rally Point the Sergeant or in his absence the Team Leader needs to notify Dispatch by means of an Administrative Message (A.M.) which units are leaving the Rally Point and actually heading to the incident.
AT THE RALLY POINT
When you arrive at the Rally Point a call to the dispatch supervisor is needed to get the brief. It is recommended that it is either the Sergeant or the ______person to the Rally Point that makes contact with ______________.
second/ communication
Convoy Operations
- The responding squad will move in a convoy from the rally point to the incident or the Staging Area.
- Leaders will develop a contingency plan if other vehicles are lost during convoy.
- The sergeant or team leader will be in the lead vehicle for command and control purposes with a designated driver.
- The sergeant or team leader may receive additional information while en-route to the scene and will need to communicate it to the strike team, (Pull over to the side of the road).
- The sergeant or team leader will keep the strike team together.
- Drive in safe and prudent manner so as to not lose the trailing vehicles.
- Be mentally and tactically prepared to take fire upon immediate arrival at the incident!
Hazard Identification
Current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Southern Nevada Tactical Teams and Bomb Squad is a ___ Chemical Light to mark Hazards, both known and unknown
red
Hazard Identification
Other items may help responding officers mark areas they have checked to include ______ Chemical Lights, Chalk, etc. Standardize markings and plain language should be used to avoid confusion.
green
Hazard Identification
Potential hazards may include:
Bombs, Chemicals, fortified areas and booby traps.
“IN THE BOX” Squads
- Squads specifically assigned daily to respond to MACTAC incidents.
- Each area command will have one “In the Box” Squad assigned and on-duty each day and per shift. Squads who are “In the Box” will be annotated on the daily line up and should be reminded during normal pre-shift briefing.
- Once these squads leave their rally points they are considered MACTAC squads and can be broken down further into strike teams and buddy teams.
- All CCAC and Airport Area Command personnel are always considered “In the Box”, but will not leave their assigned area commands.
- Officers assigned to “In the Box” squads that do not arrive at the Rally point prior to the squad leaving, will not attempt to catch up or follow their squads, but will be reassigned to the “Stay at Home Squad.”
- NO SELF DISPATCHING.
Loss of Communication
- If communication is lost within an area command, all area units will respond to the area command station for accountability, and command and control.
- If already assigned to a call, efforts should be made by the Sergeant or ATL to contact officer(s) in the field by other communication means.
- Upon completion of the call, units will respond to area command.
MACTAC
Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities
MACTAC ALERTS and ACTIVATIONS Area Command commissioned personnel
- All Area Command units will clear from non-life threatening calls as soon as practical.
- “In the Box” Squad will respond to their rally points and start rally point procedures unless specifically ordered by the Incident Commander.
- “Stay at Home” supervisor will send units to infrastructure protection assignment.
- If on Alert status, MACTAC Squads will continue to monitor the situation and await further instructions.
- If on Activation status, MACTAC Squads will respond to the incident as instructed.
MACTAC ALERTS and ACTIVATION CCAC/Airport/Residential
AIRPORT
ACTIVATIONS CCAC/Airport/Residential
AIRPORT
- Entire Area Command is considered “In the Box” and will not respond out of their Area Command.
- All on-duty Airport uniformed personnel not assigned to a post will report to their assigned rally point immediately if a MACTAC Notification, Alert, or Activation is given anywhere in the Las Vegas valley.
- All commissioned non-uniform personnel will report to the Area Command to obtain equipment and clothing to clearly identify them and await assignment.
- On duty Airport Lieutenant or in their absence the senior sergeant will assign strike teams to tactically located positions within the Airport facility and critical areas.
MACTAC Concepts:
MACTAC Incident
Extraordinary incident by law enforcement standards; unusual occurrences that exceed conventional law enforcement tactics and resources. (Active Shooter, Hostage Siege, Terrorist Attack, etc.)
