TB-135 FD Operations at Active Shooter Flashcards
If police officers have not arrived, FD resources should stage _______________ and await their arrival.
a safe distance away
It is vitally important that first responders ascertain whether or not they are walking into a ___________ situation.
dynamic (developing or active)
An extraction point is a location outside the _______ zone to which officers, civilians, or suspects will be taken for treatment and/or extraction by the MTF.
hot zone
For complex or dynamic incidents, a ________________________ should be requested to serve as an Intelligence Officer.
Fire Department Homeland Security Intelligence Officer (HSIO)
A Medical Task Force (MTF) for this incident type should be comprised of a ___________ and a ___________.
paramedic RA and a fire company
When there is high potential for violent confrontation, it may be advisable to designate ______ MTFs.
2
The assignments for and responsibilities for a MTF are as follows:
Captain 1- Medical Task Force Leader Engineer- Access/Egress/Patient Care/Lookout (if needed) Firefighter-Driver Firefighter-Patient Care Paramedic-Radio Communications Paramedic-Patient Care
If necessary, FD, law enforcement or _________ can be requested and delegated the responsibility of resources do not block a corridor from staging location to extraction point, and from extraction point to path to hospital.
Department of Transportation (DOT)
An LAPD Force Protection Unit, ideally consisting of _____________, should be assigned to each MTF. The intention is to escort and protect FD members in the event they need to move into the __________ zone, or need to be escorted during transport.
a two-officer patrol unit
Any FD resources that respond to incidents within the tactical area unrelated to the incident will be under the command of the ___________.
Area Command
Fire suppression during these incidents focus on the need to protect ____________ and attempt to extinguish the fire from a protected location.
protect exposures to the extent possible
To law enforcement officers, the ________ zone is that area wherein a direct and immediate threat exists.
Hot
The number one cause of preventable death in victims of penetrating trauma is _________.
hemorrhage
The acronym THREAT by Hartford Consensus focuses on early hemorrhage control, THREAT is:
T- Threat suppression H- Hemorrhage control RE- Rapid Extraction to safety A- Assessment by medical providers T- Transport to definitive care
Life threatening wounds are best controlled by _________ and _________.
tourniquets and direct pressure
