3.540 Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) Response

Question 1

It is the policy of this department to provide a standardized, regional response to an active assailant, hostage siege, and/or terrorist attack in LVMPD jurisdiction that prioritizes _____________.

Answer 1

Life safety

Question 2

A Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC) response is used when incidents occur simultaneously and exceed __________________________________________________. This includes incidents involving shootings, stabbings, rammings, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and other potential threats. MACTAC provide officers tactical knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond to incidents that require immediate police intervention.

Answer 2

Conventional law enforcement tactics and resources

Question 3

In addition to the MACTAC response policy, officers must comply with policies and procedures set forth in the Use of Force LVMPD 3.110, “Use of Force Tools and Techniques” as well as LVMPD 3.500, Major Incident and All Hazard Plan. A MACTAC response should not be utilized in place of conventional response tactics to a barricaded person or hostage incident (see LVMPD policies 3.510, Hostage Plan, and 3.505, Barricaded Subject Plan). The MACTAC response policy cannot be used in conjunction with traditional STAR de escalation protocol (3.300, Supervisors Tactic for Armed Subject Response) and barricaded subject plan. STAR de-escalation protocol and the barricaded subject plan emphasize slowed momentum to gather resources, whereas the MACTAC response requires ______________________.

Answer 3

Immediate intervention

Question 4

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 4

Active assailant

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Assault team

Question 6

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 6

Casualty collection point (CCP)

Question 7

Any area with dedicated law enforcement protecting a defined geographic area(s) that has been cleared and secured. To establish a cold zone, 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 cold zone.

Answer 7

Cold zone

Question 8

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 8

Containment teams

Question 9

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 9

Force protection

Question 10

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 10

In-the-box squad

Question 11

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 11

Hot zone

Question 12

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 12

Limited resource response

Question 13

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 13

MACTAC

Question 14

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

Answer 14

MACTAC activation

Question 15

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 15

MACTAC alert

Question 16

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

Answer 16

MACTAC incident

Question 17

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 MACTAC notification.

Answer 17

MACTAC notification

Question 18

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 18

MACTAC response

Question 19

Officers assigned to a Quick Reaction Force 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 19

Quick Reaction Force (QRF)

Question 20

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 20

Reconnaissance teams

Question 21

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 21

Rescue task force

Question 22

Southern Nevada Fire Operations Hostile Event Policy states a minimum of ___ law enforcement officers are required to enter a warm zone. LVMPD MACTAC encourages a minimum of ______ officers. This is managed by the _____ branch of the unified command.

Answer 22

2

4

Fire

Question 23

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 23

Rescue team

Question 24

Compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), this 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 24

Resource team (formerly strike team)

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Stay at home squad

Question 26

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 26

Terrorist attack

Question 27

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 27

Transition area

Question 28

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 28

Warm zone

Question 29

T/F

MACTAC response procedures are consistent with LVMPD 3.500, Major Incident and All Hazard Plan, with the addition of some specific MACTAC requirements.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Upon receiving a MACTAC __________ or a MACTAC ___________, the in-the-box squads will respond to their pre-designated rally points.

Answer 30

Alert

Activation

Question 31

_____________ in-the-box squads that have arrived at the rally point will receive the brief, gear up, and respond as directed (support team, assault team, security team, rescue task force)

Answer 31

Activated

Question 32

Officers assigned to in-the-box squads who do not arrive at the rally point prior to the squad leaving _________ attempt to catch up or or follow their squads.

Answer 32

Will not

Instead, they will be reassigned to the stay at home squad. Self-dispatching is prohibited.

Question 33

Non-uniformed officers near the incident may respond to the ______________ or as directed by the IC. However, careful consideration will be given to the assistance they can provide in relationship to that of a marked patrol unit with a uniformed officer. Non-uniformed officers should be readily identifiable as law enforcement to mitigate blue-on-blue incidents.

Answer 33

Staging area

Question 34

MACTAC response - First arriving units will:

Answer 34

1. Ensure officer and public safety by utilizing the 4 A’s concept: assess, announce, assemble, and act.
2. Attempt to verify information provided, do not rely on second- or third-hand information if possible.
3. Provide situational updates to Communications when possible.
4. Be cognizant that one, two, or three officers may utilize the limited resource response if their immediate action can stop the threat and save lives. Assess the threat and available resources in the deployment of a limited resource response prior to the arrival of additional resources. Change the call sign if feasible, including the original call signs of officers (e.g., “2C1, 2C2, 2C3, making entry, change our call sign to Assault 1”).
5. If time allows, establish a four- to five-officer assault team. The assault team will make entry to interrupt, interdict, or neutralize the threat.
6. If utilizing the limited resource response, direct additional arriving units to the proper location to establish a link-up to form a four- to five-officer element if feasible.
7. Be cognizant of victims who may be hiding, confused, frightened, and who may not respond to directions from uniformed officers.
   a. Communicate location of victim(s) and/or those sheltered in place to Communications and the IC.
   b. Communicate and establish the delineation of a warm zone from the hot zone when the suspect is isolated, contained, or neutralized.

Question 35

4 A’s

Answer 35

Assess, announce, assemble, act

Question 36

MACTAC response: Sergeants will:

Answer 36

1. If the first arriving supervisor on-scene, make entry with the initial officer(s), providing direction and overall command and control. Utilize the 4 C’s concept: contain, control, communicate, coordinate.
2. Upon additional supervisor response, establish a formal Incident Command Post. Consider utilizing NCORE TAC channels for the establishment of unified command.
3. If one of the first arriving officers has taken IC, determine if a transfer of command needs to occur from the officer to the sergeant. This will be based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
4. Upon arrival of fire department personnel, establish a unified command.
5. Determine the need for additional Incident Command System (ICS) command and general staff positions based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
6. Ensure the watch commander has been notified in the absence of an area lieutenant.

Question 37

4 C’s

Answer 37

Contain, control, communicate, coordinate

Question 38

MACTAC response - When a sergeant establishes a formal incident command post, what radio channel should be should be considered for the establishment of unified command?

Answer 38

NCORE TAC

Question 39

MACTAC response - Area lieutenant will:

Answer 39

1. Upon arrival, confirm the incident meets MACTAC incident parameters.
2. Determine need for additional patrol resources. Resources should be requested through utilization of MACTAC alerts and/or MACTAC activations.
3. Ensure unified command has been established per NIMS.
4. If one of the first arriving officers or sergeants has taken IC, determine if a transfer of command needs to occur from the current IC to the lieutenant. This will be based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
5. Determine the need for additional ICS command and general staff positions based on the size, type, and complexity of the incident.
6. Ensure the watch commander has been notified.
7. Ensure that all requests for regional, state, or federal resources are made through the Emergency Management Section.
8. Complete the ICS After Action Report (LVMPD 422) for ICs within 10 calendar days of the conclusion of the event if the lieutenant held the position of incident commander.
9. Forward the LVMPD 422 electronically to the Emergency Management Section. The IC is responsible for the completion of the LVMPD 422.
10. Only one LVMPD 422 is necessary for an incident/event.

Question 40

MACTAC response - If the area lieutenant held the position of IC, how long does he/she have to complete the ICS After Action Report?

Answer 40

10 calendar days.

It gets electronically sent to Emergency Management Section.

Only one AAR is necessary for an incident/event.

Question 41

MACTAC response - Watch Commander will:

Answer 41

1. Ensure command has been established and is being maintained.
2. Assume command only if absolutely necessary to allow for continued oversight of the remainder of the jurisdiction.
3. Assist with additional resources from other area commands/agencies. Ensure proper coverage for the remainder of the jurisdiction.
4. Watch commander or WC2 should designate a secondary staging area for the arrival of off-duty, plainclothes personnel and provide this location to the Communications supervisor for dissemination to on- and off-duty supervisors.
5. Document in the WC Log – IC will be completing the LVMPD 422.

Question 42

MACTAC response -
Who follows these guidelines?

1. Respond to the staging area or as otherwise directed by the IC or Communications.
2. Contact the staging area manager for deployment orders.
3. Exercise radio discipline, remaining off channel, and activate the “arrive” button on the mobile data terminal (MDT).
4. Remain on post until relieved or released.

Answer 42

Arriving supervisors/officers

Question 43

MACTAC response - Special unit personnel take instructions only from the _______________ when they are deployed in a tactical situation related to their specialty assignment. The unit supervisor will coordinate with the IC on decisions.

Answer 43

Unit supervisor

Question 44

T/F

MACTAC response - Off-duty personnel will:
1. Prior to responding to a large-scale incident, notify the direct supervisor to coordinate an organized response based on the needs of the incident. Officers responding from off duty status will utilize the TAC Dispatch channel, located under the Events TAC profile, to log on for instructions or event details. This can also be used to log on a squad if they are called in.

Personnel will respond to a secondary staging area to determine if or where they will be needed.

Off-duty or plainclothes units should be readily identifiable before deployment into an active area of operation.

Officers will wear an LVMPD uniform or identifiable police insignias and have necessary equipment readily available (e.g., radio, handcuffs, and less lethal option) on their person.

Off-duty personnel at or near the incident should make every effort to assist victims. Off-duty personnel must be cognizant of their surroundings and how they can identify themselves to arriving first responders. Off duty personnel will follow directions without hesitation from uniformed/readily identifiable first responders arriving on scene.

2. Make all efforts to log on with Communications, via phone or radio, and/or alternative means prior to responding to a large scale incident.