Multi Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities (MACTAC 07/15) Flashcards
(36 cards)
What it the MACTAC situation report?
SALUTE report:
Size Activity Location Uniform Time Eqipment
What is VBIED?
Vehicle borne improvised explosive device.
What are 8 steps of the Troop Leading Process?
1) Receive the Mission
2) Issue a warning order
3) Make a tentative plan
4) Initiate the movement
5) Conduct reconnaissance
6) Complete the plan
7) Issue the order
8) Supervise and assess
Where will the sergeant or Team Leader be in a MACTAC Convoy?
Lead vehicle w/designated driver
What and how is the Strike Team Leader going to report to dispatch when leaving a rally point?
Dispatch via MDT which units are leaving the rally point and actually heading to the incident.
Simply state ONLY call signs of the officers actually leaving the rally point.
What is the radio traffic for a MACTAC strike team leaving for the rally point?
”–AC strike team leaving the area!”
When arriving at the rally point (MACTAC), the supervisor or second person to arrive at the rally point will:
Call dispatch supervisor to get the brief
What are the three MACTAC radio alerts and their definitions?
NOTIFICATION - MACTAC incident occurs or is occurring - watch commander/area Lieutenant or higher initiates MACTAC protocols
ALERT - “In the box” squads respond to their rally points and awaits further orders or information
ACTIVATION - In the box squads respond to their rally points, receives orders and responds as a team
If outside of area command MACTAC incident occurs, if on _______ status, MACTAC squads will continue to monitor the situation and await further instructions. If on ________ status, MACTAC squads will respond to the incident as intructed.
Alert
Activation
As soon as possible, the area LT, or in their absence, the area sergeant will (MACTAC):
Establish a incident command in order to:
1) Quickly CONTAIN the incident to the smallest area possible
2) CONTROL and ID all resources entering the primary incident area and assigning resources
3) COMMUNICATE to responding personnel situation updates and required resources
4) Assign additional personnel to help COORDINATE responding resources
What are the four C’s used by incident commander of MACTAC?
Contain
Control
Comminucate
Coordinate
First officer arriving on a MACTAC scene will:
1) ASSESS the situation
2) ANNOUNCE the best intel they have been able to obtain
3) Request and ASSEMBLE as many resources as possible
4) ACT to end the incident
All area command uniformed and non-uniformed personnel within an area under attack in a MACTAC type of incident will immediately respond to _____________ to ____________ the incident as quickly as possible.
The primary incident scene
Assess, contain and end
What are the phases of a MACTAC incident?
MACTAC incident–>MACTAC Activation(4a4c dip)–>Control Phase(nrims)–>Investigative Phase(glided)
1) MACTAC INCIDENT (Onset)
2) MACTAC ACTIVATION/Operational Phase(4 A’s, 4 C’s, deployment, planning intel)
3) CONTROL PHASE(Formal ICS formation, medical triage, neutralize devices, rescue, security)
4) INVESTIGATIVE PHASE(investigation, evidence gathering, debriefing, deactivation, grief counseling, litigation)
MACTAC strike teams are lead by a __________ who is ___________ or _____________.
Team Leader (TL)
Senior Officer
An officer designated by the supervisor with highly proficient tactical skills
A strike team is designated as a self-contained team, which can act independently from _______________?
The MACTAC squad
When responding to a MACTAC incident, _______________ should assume initial overall Incident Command and tactical control ASAP.
The on scene sergeant or lieutenant
Can you self dispatch to a MACTAC incident?
No
Officers assigned to “In the box” squads that do not arrive at the rally point prior to the squad leaving ______________ attempt to catch up or follow their squads.
Will not
In response to a MACTAC incident, who responds?
“In the box” squads, pre-designated patrol squads
All CCAC and Airport area commands are always considered “in the box.”
What is MACTAC?
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.
MACTAC focus?
Crimt)
MINDSET: Preparedness (Physical, mental, and tactical), to switch from crime fighter to war fighter back to crime fighter. Response procedure (Rally points and prevention of overconvergance),
TRAINING: Basic and field tactics, active shooter, officer rescue, individual, team and squad
COORDINATED FORCE: to mitigate threats
INCIDENT COMMANDER: providing multiple resources
REGIONAL RESPONSE: Unified reponse, multiple jurisdictions.
MACTAC Objectives:
Immediately switch from community policing/patrolling to a rapid response in minutes.
Provide seamless coordination between all responding agencies
Effectively deal with simultaneous incidents
To save lives!
What are “Stay at home” squads?
Squads that are assigned to area command priorities, critical infrastructure protection and / or multiple incident / attack response incidents.
Key department infrastructure
