Refer to POST Performance Objectives ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE Active Assailant Per the Department of Homeland Security DHS the definition of an Active Assailant is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area noting that in m ID: 667507
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ACTIVE AssailantSlide2
Performance Objectives
Refer to POST Performance ObjectivesSlide3
ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE
Active Assailant
Per the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the definition of an Active Assailant is “an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area,” noting that, “in most cases, active shooters use firearm(s) and there is generally no pattern or method to their selection of victims.”Slide4
Past events involving Active Assailant
Texas Tower – 1966
Columbine High School – 1999
Beslan
, Russia – 2004
Mumbai – 2008
Each incident has been taken into consideration in how we deal with and tactics involved in resolving situations. Slide5
Columbine ShootingSlide6
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Common Characteristics - Active Assailants
• Active Assailants are likely to
engage a larger crowd.
• Active Assailant’s
is usually driven by emotions
They may often have a detailed planned.They may be suicidal.
Active Assailants choose a location for tactical advantage Slide7
BARRICADED SUBJECT
VS.
ACTIVE SHOOTERSlide8
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Active Assailant vs.
Barricaded Subjects
Key Differences
:
Active assailants are actively killing victims.
A
Barricaded Subject
is a person who has secured themselves within a
location
They
can
transition between the two differences.
The response for each scenario is completely different. Slide9
Tactical Considerations for Off- Duty
When involved in a
plain clothes
police action, you must have a plan to identify yourself. The most important aspects of plainclothes intervention is the perception of the responding officers. What will they see when they arrive? You and the suspect with guns? How are you going to stay safe and differentiate yourself from the criminal and diminish their initial threat assessment that you’re an armed threat to them?
When confronted by responding officers, you should 1) immediately drop your firearm, 2) limit your movements, 3) ensure that both hands are visible, 4) verbally, repeatedly identify yourself as a police officer, 5) immediately comply with all commands, 6) advise them what you know about the suspect, 7) tell them where your police identification is but do not attempt to retrieve it unless told to do so, and 8) don’t assume they know you, should know you or even believe you. Slide10
Response to an Active Assailant
The primary objective is to stop the treat
.
Active Assailant self-termination
Containment/confinement
Lack of
victims/targets
Transition to Barricaded Suspect
scenarioSurrenderSlide11
Tactical Considerations Concerning Active Assailant Deployment
It is understood that specific tactics and techniques will vary depending on many factors, such as
local,
departmental policy, available resources, and specific tactical syllabi. However, there are certain key principles and considerations that are both key to understanding Active Assailant response, and are universal in their application
.
In
small jurisdictions that may not have a large staff and resources a plan will differ than an agency plan that has resources. Responding mutual aid resources will take time and the incident continues to progress. Agencies are encouraged to train with any law enforcement agencies that may be call to assist in an active assailant incident.Slide12
Tactical Considerations Concerning Active Assailant Deployment
Don’t Run to Your
Death
Information/intelligence
Response plan
Individual Skills and Equipment
Officer/ Team Skills
Strategy and TacticsSlide13
Continued..
Mission/Objective
Priority of Life
Speed, Surprise and Immediacy of Action
Pressure Method
The Sounds of Violence
See Whole People Slide14
Other Factors to Consider
Types of structures and or scene when event occurred
Who/What is involved
What equipment/resources available
Who is responding and from where
Means of entry Handling Medical response and casualties
These are all just a list a few of the numerous factorsSlide15
Types of Response
Solo Response
Team Response
Team Movements
Bounding
OverwatchRoom Entry
Stairs
DO NOT confuse the initial response to an Active Assailant with a building search.Slide16
Building Clearing and Site
Security
Once the threat is found/neutralized Responding officers must switch to clearing the area along with site security set up. Reasons being:
More assailants may be present.
Booby traps and secondary devices
Any unknown or potential threatsSlide17
Officer Rescue
Responding to downed officers should be done so that it is
tactically
safe and still gaining the primary objective of neutralizing the threat. The following points should be considered:
Priority of
life
-
The most important people involved are innocent
civilians.Location, Status and number of casualties.
Type of medical aid available
Available assets
How will the casualty be reached/evacuated Slide18
Incident Command
In the case of an Active Shooter event, an Incident Command system will be setup in order:
Get officers needed to respond
Emergency Care
Control of movement
Communication between agencies involved
One point of contact in order to deal with situationSlide19
ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE
Concepts & Principles
Stay Together
540 Cover/Security Around the Team
Communicate
Cover Angles
Threshold Evaluation (Slice the Pie)
SpeedSlide20
ACTIVE SHOOTER RESPONSE
Movement Techniques
Solo (
extigent
, no back-up, actionable
intel
)
2 (Tethered & Side by Side)
3 (Tethered & Side by Side)4 (Diamond, T, Y, Box, Heavy Head)5 (Special Skills/Double Rear Guard)Slide21
FORMATIONS - SOLOSlide22
FORMATIONS – 2 MAN
TETHERED
SIDE X SIDESlide23
FORMATIONS – 3 MAN
SIDE X SIDE
TETHEREDSlide24
FORMATIONS – 4 MAN
DIAMOND
T
YSlide25
FORMATIONS – 4 MAN
BOX
HEAVY HEAD
FBI
FBI
FBI
FBISlide26
FORMATIONS – 5 MAN
SPECIAL SKILLS
DOUBLE REAR GUARD
FBI
FBI
FBI
FBI
FBISlide27
ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING
Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Tactics (ALERRT)
www.alerrt.comSlide28
SUMMARY
Innocent lives are the
MOST
precious!
Act quickly but effectively/safely.
Neutralize the threat!Provide First Aid once the threat is stopped.Slide29
ANY QUESTIONS ??