MACTAC policy and Manual Flashcards
What is the absolute priority during MACTAC response?
Life Safety
Can MACTAC be utilized when responding to barricades or hostage event?
No, the response should not be used in place of conventional response tactics
MACTAC is about immediate intervention while STAR protocol is about slowing the momentum, T/F?
True
One or more persons systematically killing others with the objective of committing
- mass murder or terrorism as opposed to
- criminal conduct,
is the definition of?
Active assailant
When the need to interdict or interrupt outweighs the time to wait for the fourth or fifth officer to form the traditional active assailant element, is the definition of:
Limited resource response
MACTAC Activation means?
A confirmed MACTAC incident is occurring, affect area command responds directly. The in the box squad WILL respond to their rally point and respond as directed.
MACTAC Alert means?
A report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring. In the box squad WILL respond to the rally point
How many officers in a MACTAC strike team?
4-5
A rescue Task Force (RTF) will enter a warm zone of a hostile mass casualty incident to begin medical intervention. The team is made up of how many LE personnel and FD/Medical?
4 LE and 4 FD
In this area officers sweep everyone for weapons. The injured are sent to the triage, treatment and transport area (TTT) and the uninjured/witnesses are moved to a refuge area.
Transition area
In this zone LE is protecting a defined geographical area and is secured. Examples are Command post, Triage, treatment and transport (TTT) area, and staging area.
Cold zone
In this Zone LE passed and swept for immediate threats but they cannot be completely ruled out
Warm zone
This zone and there is a known threat is only for LE attempting to isolate, contain or neutralize any hostile threat.
Hot zone
Patrol WILL respond to a MACTAC incident within their own area command and may self-dispatch or respond as directed by?
a. Communications b. Primary responding officer c. Supervisor to the staging or immediate incident area
First arriving units WILL ensure officer and public safety by utilizing the 4 As concept, which are?
a. Assess b. Announce c. Assemble d. Act
1, 2, or 3 officers may utilize the limited resource response if their immediate action can stop a threat and save lives, T/F?
True
Additional supervisor arriving to a MACTAc event sets up the formal______?
Incident Command Post
A transfer of command during a MACTAC event from Officer to Sgt. Is based on what?
a. Size b. Type c. Complexity of the incident