Asher Active Shooter

ASHER

Who has main jurisdiction of an ASHER incident?

The ASHER guideline is in compliance with what NFPA Standard?

AAI - stands for

This incident has one or more individuals who are actively engaged in harming, killing, or attempting to kill people in a single populated area.

AAIR - stands for

This response model was developed by Advanced Law Enforcement and Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) of Texas State University and adopted by the DOJ. This response has been developed through interagency and interdisciplinary collaboration and is subsequently taught to aid responders in preparing for an interagency/interdisciplinary response.

This ASHER area is where there is little or no threat due to substantial shielding, geographic distance from the threat, and/or the area has been secured by law enforcement

This ASHER area is where there is the potential for a hazard or an indirect threat to life.

What ASHER zone shall FD Personnel wear Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) and be accompanied by force protection officers at all times.

BPE - stands for

This ASHER area is where there is a known hazard or direct and immediate life threat.

FD Personnel shall not enter what ASHER zone?

AEP - stands for

This geographic location is where transport vehicles can gain access to casualties for transport.

What is the intended purpose of the AEP?

CCP - stands for

CEP - stands for

Another acronym that can be used in place of CCP is?

All personnel shall don their BPE when responding to what two types of incidents?

This equipment isn't bullet proof and will never reduce the risk profile more effectively than the application of a risk benefit analysis.

This is the primary location where LE uses to make entry into the crisis site.

This location can be used by the FD as a landmark for arriving RTF's.

RTF - stands for

This is a temporary location used for patient gathering, rapid medical assessment, medical stabilization, and subsequent evacuation of nearby casualties.

The CCP usually occurs in what ASHER zone?

CCTA - stands for

This is an attack or a series of attacks that are synchronized, multi-phased, or stacked to occur sequentially.

These incidents may involve multiple independent teams of attackers at one or more locations.

This is an obstacle that can conceal your presence or location but unlike cover offers no ballistic protection.

This team of LEO operate in the Hot Zone tasked with providing unified command with an incident size-up, locating, and neutralizing the threat.

A line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building.

This a physical barrier that offers ballistic protection, and will typically offer concealment.

A specific location in which an active attack is occurring. In a CCTA there may be multiple locations

This is the overall location in which an active attack is occurring. This may be as small as a single building or as large as a school campus. In a CCTA there may be multiple of these.

These LEO's are assigned to a RTF and are responsible for providing constant protection for FD/EMS personnel operating in the Warm Zone

Under no circumstances should the LEO's leave the FD/EMS personnel they have been assigned to.

LCC - stands for

This is the last cold zone location before entering the warm zone.

The Tactical Group will be located and may serve as a forward staging area.

The L in L-CAN reports stands for

This FD/EMS member is inside the CCP and in direct comms with the unified command. They are tasked with command and control of medical resources within their CCP.

If there are multiple CCP's within the Crisis Site who should coordinate for patient evacuations

This FD/EMS member may remain in the CCP if LE is present while RTF's evacuate patients, allowing for continuity of care if multiple trips are to be made and /or to improve coordination if multiple RTF's are deployed

This is a combined team of FD/EMS personnel and LE personnel.

This team may be tasked with point of injury treatment, acuity assessment, rescue, evacuation, or any other warm zone task assigned by UC

This is a LEO inside the CCP in direct comms with the contact team and UC.

This LEO is tasked with command and control of law enforcement resources within their CCP.

This Person is the initial POC for the first arriving RTF to rapidly obtain casualty count and statues

The FD Staging Manager is who?

Who dispatches RTF's/EMS transport units, per the IC/UC.

This person will deploy units into the crisis site, per the IC/UC, and should advise them of all pertinent info available when deployed.

This Group is co-located with LE Group and has knowledge of Hot/Warm Zone boundaries, operations, CCP's, and AEP locations.

This group may or may not be established, depending on the incident needs. If established they will be located at the LCC

This Group is responsible for getting ambulances into the AEP and determining the hospitals where ambulances will transport the casualties

The first arriving ranking FD member upon arrival of an AAI shall advise OEC that the incident is

The first arriving ranking FD member upon arrival of an AAI shall advise OEC if the incident is an active attack and must immediately establish both of these in a location out of range and safe from any incident threats.

The first arriving ranking FD member shall assume mobile command and immediately request?

When assigning a location for Staging the first arriving ranking FD member will advise incoming units of

What 3 tasks must the first arriving DC accomplish

The first arriving DC will assign resources to the what 3 following assignment, if not already est.

The Staging Manager must assume the Staging Manager Position, announce the staging location, and provide.

The Staging Manager role will likely be assigned to who

This Person shall form one RTF as soon as resources are available and advise the UC that one RTF is available

This Person is located at the LCC, which is where RTF's will enter into the warm zone

The location of the Tactical Group may serve as

This role is only established by HFD if LE also does so, based on incident needs

This person shall be assigned as the Transport Group Supervisor and should coordinate with Tactical Group on establishing the AEP and keeping transport logs

This person is to coordinate with Tactical Group on establishing the AEP and keep transport logs

LE has 2 primary roles

Force Protection Officers will report to where, and form RTF's

RTF's shall consist of

What is the preferred number of FD personnel that should form a RTF

An ASHER / AA event response should have what dispatched.

If an ASHER event is confirmed, what should OEC do.

ASHER Incident Priorities

Who handles the STOP THE KILLING incident priority?

This Incident Priority starts with LE and then is passed to FD/EMS personnel upon their arrival, as the situation dictates.

This Incident Priority is handled by FD/EMS with LE support.

This is not considered an Incident Priority during an ASHER type event

Until a threat is neutralized the Crisis Site is considered

In America, what percentage of attackers act alone?

In America, what percentage of attackers work as a team and remain co-located?

What publication states that 98.7% of attackers in America act alone while 1.3% of attackers act as a team and co-locate.

Under no circumstances may any member, FD or LE, of a RTF.

LEO in Staging will act as

Where do RTF's form and disband

RTF's will assume what sequential call signs

Who do RTF's report to

Given the dynamic potential of ASHER / AA incidents, staging may be located at a substantial distance from the crisis site and having RTF's report to the CP or Tactical Group before entry aids in

Who are the "eye and ears" for the DC/ UC inside the crisis site

What type of report is given by the RTF's to the CP/UC

If this hasn't been established yet it is incumbent upon the RTF to establish if possible.

This is a high priority to be established inside a crisis site by the RTF's

RTF's should sort accessible victims into groups based on

These Pt's are assumed to be critical until assessment indicates otherwise

These Pt's are assumed to be uninjured/non-critical until assessment indicates otherwise

The only Pt's that will be ID'd with triage tape will be

Initial determination of Pt acuity levels will be placed into one of three catagories

As soon as LE is able to secure an AEP and a ___________ to it from the CCP, communicate with UC to initiate casualty evac.

This area should not be used as an ambulance staging area.

Who own the Pt's and Who owns the building and security

Who may separate from their initial RTF to coordinate with multiple RTF's in a given CCP if area security is established with the Room Boss, ensuring force protection is maintained.

What is the only exception to the requirement that FD/EMS and LE components of an RTF stay together?

Where do EMS Transport Units report to until assigned to an AEP or assigned to Tactical as a forward staging point

Once an EMS Transport Unit arrives at the AEP what is their 3 priorities

Before RTF's access the Crisis Site / Warm Zone what must happen with them and the Tactical Group Supervisor

What area can serve as a forward staging area

Who has the primary task of tracking Pt ID info.

RTF bags are carried on what Apparatus

How many CAT Tourniquets are in the RTF bag

How many Asherman chest seals are in the RTF bag

How many Quick Clot Combat dressings are in the RTF bag

How many trauma dressings are in the RTF bag

How many pneumothorax decompression needles are in the RTF bag

How many pairs of trauma shears are in the RTF bag

How many "Loafs" of 4x4's are in the RTF bag

How many Sterile roller gauze are in the RTF bag

How many pairs of XL Gloves are in the RTF bag

How many QuickLitter Lite -750 lb capacity are in the RTF bag

What is the weight capacity of the QuickLitter Lites that are found in the RTF bag

Where are the QuickLitter Lites located on the RTF bag.

What consist of your BPE gear

The front pocket of the BPE shall contain

IFAK - stands for

How many CAT Tourniquets are found in the IFAK

How many Asherman Chest Seals are found in the IFAK

How many QuikClot combat gauze are found in the IFAK

How many Rolled stretch bandages are found in the IFAK

How many pairs of gloves are found in the IFAK

Other than your BPE what other two items must you carry with you