OG 3.7 Active Shooter

Question 1

Statistically, the assault portion of an active shooter event is over within how many minutes?

Answer 1

10 minutes

Question 2

Areas that have been quickly cleared by the police but are not secure are known as what zone?

Answer 2

Warm zone

Question 3

A rescue team will consist of how many people?

Answer 3

Four firefighters and three police officers

Question 4

Police code for suspect in custody?

Answer 4

“61” or “10 – 61”

Question 5

What is the apparatus response for an MCI?

Answer 5

Four engines
Two trucks
Squad 1
Two battalion chiefs
One heavy squad
One ambulance

Question 6

How many apparatus respond on a second alarm for an MCI?

Answer 6

Four engines
Two trucks
One battalion chief
C103
PIO

Question 7

How many apparatus respond on the third alarm for an MCI?

Answer 7

Three engines

One truck

Question 8

What does an ambulance strike team consist of?

Answer 8

One ambulance supervisor
Five ambulance
11 people total

Question 9

Police nets on our radios are in which bank?

Answer 9

E bank

Question 10

When police are trying to confront or sneak up on the suspect they will say what over the air?

Answer 10

“hold the air”

Question 11

If an active shooter call is balanced to an MCI, an incident commander should request what from dispatch?

Answer 11

Ambulance strike team

Question 12

The first chief officer should always assign the first due officer to what position?

Answer 12

Medical branch Dir.

Question 13

For clear radio communication’s with ambulance on an active shooter scene what should an officer request?

Answer 13

Request a separate ops channel for ambulance traffic.

Question 14

On an active shooter incident what simplex channel should we use for interior operations in large structures?

Answer 14

Simplex 2

Question 15

To triage, patients will always be brought through what during an active shooter incident?

Answer 15

Chokepoint to a casualty collection point

Question 16

As patients are triaged at the CCP, what should be searched for?

Answer 16

Secondary weapons

Question 17

What is the minimum number of police officers that should accompany Portland fire rescue teams on an active shooter incident?

Answer 17

Three police officers

Question 18

All fire members on rescue teams shall be well marked with what equipment?

Answer 18

Safety vest or turnout coat and a helmet

Question 19

Priorities of medical care when in the warm zone should be confined to what two things?

Answer 19

External bleeding and BLS airway

Question 20

There are four personnel in each fire rescue team, what radio channels should their radios be on?

Answer 20

1. one on the police net
2. one on the Mayday channel
3. Two on the specific ops channel or assigned simplex channel

Question 21

When encountering a patient who has been shot, place a triage tag on them immediately, then do what?

Answer 21

Place a sticker with the tag number on the ground where you found the patient.

Question 22

Who can be used to help extricate victims?

Answer 22

Walking wounded

Question 23

Police need to be notified immediately of any conscious patient that appears to be mortally wounded so that the police officer may obtain what from the patient?

Answer 23

A dying declaration

Question 24

What are three pieces of EMS equipment that should be used during an active shooter incident?

Answer 24

1. Lifting tarps
2. Tourniquets
3. Clotting bandages

Question 25

You should always check a victim or a patient for what prior to moving patient?

Answer 25

Weapons or secondary devices.