MACTAC

Question 1

Arriving at the Staging Area

Answer 1

• Sergeant/Leader reports to the Staging Manager, Operations Chief or Incident Commander upon arrival and get the team’s assignment.
• Adhere to LVMPD ICS policy.
• Consider providing the Staging Manager with the extra vehicle keys.

Question 2

As soon as possible, the area lieutenant or in their absence the area sergeant will establish a Incident Command in order to:

Answer 2

• Quickly contain the incident to the smallest area possible.
• Control and identify all resources entering the primary incident area and assigning resources, as the incident requires.
• Communicate to responding personnel situation updates and required resources.
• Assign additional personnel to help Coordinate responding resources

Question 3

As soon as possible, the ____ ______or in their absence the area sergeant will establish a Incident Command

Answer 3

area lieutenant

Question 4

AT THE RALLY POINT

As strike teams leaves the rally point, will notify area channel dispatcher via radio:

Answer 4

• ”- - AC Strike Team leaving the area.”

Question 5

AT THE RALLY POINT

The first person to the Rally Point should be performing _____ ______for arriving units.

Answer 5

site security

Question 6

AT THE RALLY POINT

The Strike Team Leader will ensure the units leaving the area are reported to dispatch via MDT by the following:

Answer 6

• When your STRIKE Team is about to leave the Rally Point the Sergeant or in his absence the Team Leader needs to notify Dispatch by means of an Administrative Message (A.M.) which units are leaving the Rally Point and actually heading to the incident.

Question 7

AT THE RALLY POINT
When you arrive at the Rally Point a call to the dispatch supervisor is needed to get the brief. It is recommended that it is either the Sergeant or the ______person to the Rally Point that makes contact with ______________.

Answer 7

second/ communication

Question 8

Convoy Operations

Answer 8

• The responding squad will move in a convoy from the rally point to the incident or the Staging Area.
• Leaders will develop a contingency plan if other vehicles are lost during convoy.
• The sergeant or team leader will be in the lead vehicle for command and control purposes with a designated driver.
• The sergeant or team leader may receive additional information while en-route to the scene and will need to communicate it to the strike team, (Pull over to the side of the road).
• The sergeant or team leader will keep the strike team together.
• Drive in safe and prudent manner so as to not lose the trailing vehicles.
• Be mentally and tactically prepared to take fire upon immediate arrival at the incident!

Question 9

Hazard Identification
Current Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Southern Nevada Tactical Teams and Bomb Squad is a ___ Chemical Light to mark Hazards, both known and unknown

Answer 9

red

Question 10

Hazard Identification
Other items may help responding officers mark areas they have checked to include ______ Chemical Lights, Chalk, etc. Standardize markings and plain language should be used to avoid confusion.

Answer 10

green

Question 11

Hazard Identification

Potential hazards may include:

Answer 11

Bombs, Chemicals, fortified areas and booby traps.

Question 12

“IN THE BOX” Squads

Answer 12

• Squads specifically assigned daily to respond to MACTAC incidents.
• Each area command will have one “In the Box” Squad assigned and on-duty each day and per shift. Squads who are “In the Box” will be annotated on the daily line up and should be reminded during normal pre-shift briefing.
• Once these squads leave their rally points they are considered MACTAC squads and can be broken down further into strike teams and buddy teams.
• All CCAC and Airport Area Command personnel are always considered “In the Box”, but will not leave their assigned area commands.
• Officers assigned to “In the Box” squads that do not arrive at the Rally point prior to the squad leaving, will not attempt to catch up or follow their squads, but will be reassigned to the “Stay at Home Squad.”
• NO SELF DISPATCHING.

Question 13

Loss of Communication

Answer 13

• If communication is lost within an area command, all area units will respond to the area command station for accountability, and command and control.
• If already assigned to a call, efforts should be made by the Sergeant or ATL to contact officer(s) in the field by other communication means.
• Upon completion of the call, units will respond to area command.

Question 14

MACTAC

Answer 14

Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities

Question 15

MACTAC ALERTS and ACTIVATIONS Area Command commissioned personnel

Answer 15

• All Area Command units will clear from non-life threatening calls as soon as practical.
• “In the Box” Squad will respond to their rally points and start rally point procedures unless specifically ordered by the Incident Commander.
• “Stay at Home” supervisor will send units to infrastructure protection assignment.
• If on Alert status, MACTAC Squads will continue to monitor the situation and await further instructions.
• If on Activation status, MACTAC Squads will respond to the incident as instructed.

Question 16

MACTAC ALERTS and ACTIVATION CCAC/Airport/Residential

AIRPORT

Answer 16

ACTIVATIONS CCAC/Airport/Residential
AIRPORT
- Entire Area Command is considered “In the Box” and will not respond out of their Area Command.
- All on-duty Airport uniformed personnel not assigned to a post will report to their assigned rally point immediately if a MACTAC Notification, Alert, or Activation is given anywhere in the Las Vegas valley.
- All commissioned non-uniform personnel will report to the Area Command to obtain equipment and clothing to clearly identify them and await assignment.
- On duty Airport Lieutenant or in their absence the senior sergeant will assign strike teams to tactically located positions within the Airport facility and critical areas.

Question 17

MACTAC Concepts:

MACTAC Incident

Answer 17

Extraordinary incident by law enforcement standards; unusual occurrences that exceed conventional law enforcement tactics and resources. (Active Shooter, Hostage Siege, Terrorist Attack, etc.)

Question 18

MACTAC Concepts:

MACTAC - Multi Assault, Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities is the acronym used when

Answer 18

a single/multiple deadly force incident(s) occur simultaneously or concurrently or a terrorist attack involving improvised explosive device (IED), high powered weapons, hostage siege where the armed subjects have used deadly physical force or are preparing to use deadly force on others persons and is an on-going dynamic incident(s).

Question 19

MACTAC Focus on:

Mindset

Answer 19

preparedness (physical, mental and tactical), to switch from crime fighter to war fighter back to crime fighter. Response procedures (rally points and prevention of over convergence), and training

Question 20

MACTAC is

Answer 20

a counter terrorism response concept that provides officers options based on tactical knowledge skills and abilities to respond to extreme violent incidents, which requires immediate police intervention:

Question 21

MACTAC Mission

• ___ _______ ______
• “Our collective mission will be to develop a domestic police force which can continue to perform its day-to-day duties in a way that is acceptable within a free society, but which can adapt quickly to an emerging new paradigm that assumes degraded communications, emphasizes small team leadership, and embraces decentralized command and control.”

Answer 21

to save lives

Question 22

MACTAC NOTIFICATIONS Area Command commissioned personnel

Answer 22

• All area command units will clear from non-life threatening calls as soon as practical.
• “In the Box” squads will begin to head toward their rally points and start rally point procedures.
• “Stay at Home” supervisor should send units to infrastructure protection assignment.

Question 23

MACTAC Objectives
Regardless of the magnitude level or style of the terrorist attack or active shooter attack, the public expects law enforcement to:

Answer 23

• Immediately switch from community policing/patrolling to a rapid response in minutes, not hours.
• Provide seamless coordination between all responding agencies.
• Effectively deal with simultaneous incidents.
• TO SAVE LIVES.

Question 24

MACTAC Squads

Answer 24

• The MACTAC squad is comprised of two or more strike teams and a squad leader.
• The squad leader has two or more team leaders to lead their respective teams, freeing the sergeant to control the entire squad and to make critical decisions at the direct point where the incident is occurring.
• When practical, squads should form and operate as strike teams to maximize effectiveness.

Question 25

MACTAC Strike Teams

Answer 25

- MACTAC Strike teams consist of four to five commissioned officers, which is similar to the current model employed by the U.S. Military Infantry Forces and are the base of the current LVMPD Active Shooter Team. - The Strike team is designed to fight as a team and is a tactical element within the MACTAC Squad. - The Strike team is designed as a self-contained team, which can act independently from the MACTAC Squad. - MACTAC Strike teams are lead by a Team Leader (TL) who is a senior officer or an officer designated by the supervisor with highly proficient tactical skills - Strike teams may be broken down into two officer-buddy teams.

Question 26

A on scene sergeant(s) or ________ should assume initial overall Incident Command and tactical control as soon as practical.

Answer 26

lieutenant

Question 27

OPERATIONAL PHASE | CONTROL PHASE

Answer 27

- ICS Formation -Medical Triage -Neutralize Devices -Rescue -Security / Formal ICS formation

Question 28

OPERATIONAL PHASE | INVESTIGATIVE PHASE

Answer 28

-Investigation -Evidence Gathering -Debriefing -Deactivation -Grief Counseling -Litigation

Question 29

OPERATIONAL PHASE | MACTAC ACTIVATION

Answer 29

- 4 A's - 4 C's -Deployment -Planning -Intelligence / - CRITICAL - Will determine outcome of the incident Mission, Objectives and Goals determined Informal ICS formation.

Question 30

A pre-designated patrol squad utilized to affect a response to a major violent incident. These squads are pre-identified and scheduled 24 hours per day, 7 days per week

Answer 30

in the box squad

Question 31

Responder MACTAC Communication Procedures Radio Notifications - A MACTAC Incident occurs or is occurring - Watch Commander/ Area Lieutenant or higher initiates MACTAC protocols. - A valley wide notification is given for the MACTAC Incident by communications.

Answer 31

notification

Question 32

Responder MACTAC Communication Procedures Radio Notifications - "In the Box" Squads respond to their rally points and await further orders or information

Answer 32

alert

Question 33

Responder MACTAC Communication Procedures Radio Notifications - "In the Box" Squads respond to their rally points, receives orders and responds as a team.

Answer 33

activation

Question 34

Responding MACTAC squads and teams:

Answer 34

Squads should use the call sign of the responding sergeant. i.e. "690" - Teams can be broken down to 690A and 690B. - Smaller elements may use continual lettering. (690 C, D etc...) - Use clear language during the incident. NO CODES - Teams should consider using CAL 90 and TAC 91-94 channels as alternate communication channels when directed by communications or the incident commander.

Question 35

Salute Report

Answer 35

- Size - How many suspects are there? - Activity - What are they doing? (Active Shooter, Barricade etc.) - Location - Where are they now or where are they moving towards? - Uniform - What is the suspect(s) description? (Clothing, language etc.) - Time - How timely is the information? Is it real time information or when did it occur? - Equipment - What type of weapons or explosives do the suspects have?

Question 36

"STAY AT HOME" Squads

Answer 36

"Stay at Home" Squads will respond to critical calls within their area commands as directed by communication or as directed by chain of command. - "Stay at Home" Squads may be tasked to protect key department infrastructure buildings. - "Stay at Home" supervisors must ensure units do not respond to the incident without authorization. - PSU / COP squad can augment "Stay at Home" squad in protecting department assets.

Question 37

A _____ team is composed of a set number of resources of the same kind and type. This is compliant with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) incident protocol and terminology.

Answer 37

strike

Question 38

Testing will be ____-____for Patrol Squads assigned "In the Box" missions. Testing will normally be "No Notice" to better evaluate if the officers are current and proficient with their training. Testing can be conducted by the Alternate Police Operations Planning (APOP) section or selected Cadre members.

Answer 38

bi-annual

Question 39

Troop Leading Procedures | This eight-step procedure applies the

Answer 39

logic of visualize, describe, and direct to the plan and prepare functions of the operations process.

Question 40

What is MACTAC?

Answer 40

- A response capability based on tested tactical concepts. - Builds a confident and integrated team, with uniformed members from separate law enforcement agencies. (Regional Perspective) - Ensures multiple law enforcement agencies receive standardized training to be able to assemble, organize and respond quickly as a team. - Raises the competency level for response to critical incidents for all law enforcement officers.

Question 41

What are the FIVE MACTAC Objectives?

Answer 41

1- Immediately switch from community policing/patrolling to a rapid response in minutes, not hours. 2- Effectively deal with simultaneous incidents. 3- Provide seamless coordination between all responding agencies. 4- Facilitate casualty treatment and evacuation. 5- To save lives.

Question 42

First Officer arriving will do (4A’s):

Answer 42

Assess, Announce, Assemble, Act

Question 43

What are the four c's

Answer 43

Contain, Control, Communicate, and Coordinate.