Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC)

Question 1

One or more persons who are randomly or systematically involved in the act of
using deadly force on others, and the suspects will not stop their aggressive,
hostile actions without immediate and direct law enforcement intervention. The
overriding object of the assailant(s) appears to be committing mass murder or
terrorism rather than other criminal conduct.

Answer 1

Active-Assailant

Question 2

This team aims to isolate, contain, or neutralize the threat and create a warm
zone.

Answer 2

Assault Team

Question 3

A location established at the scene of the incident where injured victims will be
taken prior to a formal triage, treatment, and transport (TTT) area by medical
personnel. This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.

Answer 3

Casualty Collection Point (CCP)

Question 4

Any area with dedicated law enforcement protecting a defined geographic area(s) that has been cleared and secured. To establish a _____ _____, arriving officers and personnel clear and secure all perimeters. The command post, triage, treatment, and transport area(s) and staging area are examples of areas inside the _____ _____.

Answer 4

Cold Zone

Question 5

Assigned to prevent a threat from expanding or retreating from an area of the initial threat or contained area. These teams should be no smaller than a buddy team (two officers).

Answer 5

Containment Teams

Question 6

Protective details for the incident command post, staging area(s), fire and
medical response teams or for additional protection as dictated by the incident
commander (IC).

Answer 6

Force Protection

Question 7

A pre-designated patrol squad at each area command that can respond to a
major violent incident. These squads are pre-identified and scheduled 24 hours
per day, seven days per week.

Answer 7

In-The-Box Squad

Question 8

A geographic area with a known threat. Only law enforcement or armed
personnel attempting to isolate, contain, or neutralize hostile threat(s) are
allowed in this area.

Answer 8

Hot Zone

Question 9

The use of limited resources – one, two, or three officers – to respond to an
active-assailant event when the need to interrupt outweighs the time to wait for
the fourth or fifth officer to form the traditional active-assailant elements.

Answer 9

Limited Resource Response

Question 10

An acronym used in response to ongoing dynamic incident(s) involving
simultaneous deadly force events or a terrorist attack involving explosives,
high-powered weapons, or a hostage siege where subjects have used, or are
preparing to use, deadly, physical force.

Answer 10

MACTAC (Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities)

Question 11

A MACTAC incident is confirmed, compelling the affected area command to
respond directly.

Answer 11

MACTAC Activation

Question 12

A report of a MACTAC incident occurring or potentially occurring. In-the-Box
patrol squads may be placed on alert in preparation or as a reserve to activated
units.

Answer 12

MACTAC Alert

Question 13

An extraordinary incident, even by law enforcement standards, and/or an
unusual occurrence that exceeds conventional law enforcement tactics and
resources.

Answer 13

MACTAC Incident

Question 14

A general notification for area commands that are not affected. Patrol squads do not need to respond to a rally point but should orient themselves if they are placed on alert. In any confirmed MACTAC incident, the Communications Bureau should broadcast a valleywide _____ _____.

Answer 14

MACTAC Notification

Question 15

A controlled, aggressive employment of law enforcement resources to an in-
progress, life-threatening situation where any delay will clearly result in death
or serious bodily harm to innocent persons.

Answer 15

MACTAC Response

Question 16

Officers assigned to a _____ _____ _____ should be capable of rapidly responding to a developing situation. These teams should have necessary equipment on hand and be staged away from affected areas but close enough to respond quickly to mitigate the threat.

Answer 16

Quick Reaction Force (QRF)

Question 17

Such teams obtain information about the activities and resources of a potential
suspect (e.g., moving a two-officer team to a location where they can monitor
security cameras or oversee an area of operation or incident command area).

Answer 17

Reconnaissance Teams

Question 18

Mission assignment that consists of four law enforcement personnel and four
fire department/medical personnel who will enter the warm zone of a hostile
mass casualty incident to begin medical intervention and sifting/sorting of
patients. Southern Nevada Fire Operations Hostile Event Policy states a
minimum of two law enforcement officers are required to enter a warm zone.
LVMPD MACTAC encourages a minimum of four officers. This is managed by
the fire branch of the unified command.

Answer 18

Rescue Task Force (RTF)

Question 19

Officers assigned to these teams can perform officer- or citizen-down rescue
techniques per MACTAC protocols (may consider Tactical Emergency
Casualty Care if/when appropriate).

Answer 19

Rescue Teams

Question 20

Compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), a _____ team is composed of four to five officers brought together as a tactical response team. The team is given a call sign based on a mission objective.

Answer 20

Resource Team (Formerly Strike Team)

Question 21

Non-In-the-Box patrol squads assigned to area command priorities, critical
infrastructure protection, and/or multiple incident/attack response incidents.

Answer 21

Stay at Home Squad

Question 22

Surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the
hope of attaining political or religious aims. This can include the use of IEDs,
small arms, vehicles, fire, or any means that can cause mass casualties or fear.

Answer 22

Terrorist Attack

Question 23

An area designated as a delineation between the clean (unaffected) and dirty
(affected) areas of an event. This area should have officers present to sweep
everyone for weapons. The injured will be swept and moved to the formal triage, treatment, and transport area(s), while uninjured/witnesses will be swept
and moved to a refuge area.

Answer 23

Transition Area

Question 24

An area where law enforcement has passed through and swept for immediate
hostile threats and where a threat is not expected but cannot be ruled out
completely.

Answer 24

Warm Zone

Question 25

First arriving unit will utilize 4 A’s concept:

Answer 25

Assess - Announce - Assemble - Act

Question 26

First arriving supervisor on-scene will utilize the 4 C’s concept:

Answer 26

Contain - Control - Communicate - Coordinate