Pasco Sheriff's Office Active Assailant Event Response PDF

PASCO SHERIFF’S OFFICE GENERAL ORDER TITLE: ACTIVE ASSAILANT EVENT RESPONSE GENERAL ORDER: 46.1.4 EFFECTIVE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 SUPERSEDES: NEW ACCREDITATION STANDARDS: CFA 10.19 PAGES: 14...

PASCO SHERIFF’S OFFICE GENERAL ORDER TITLE: ACTIVE ASSAILANT EVENT RESPONSE GENERAL ORDER: 46.1.4 EFFECTIVE: SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 SUPERSEDES: NEW ACCREDITATION STANDARDS: CFA 10.19 PAGES: 14 CONTENTS: This order consists of the following numbered sections: I. PRE-EVENT PLANNING II. COMMUNICATIONS III. INITIAL RESPONSE IV. INCIDENT COMMAND V. MASS CASUALTY CARE/ RESCUE TASK FORCES VI. INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSE VII. REUNIFICATION VIII. SCHOOL CONSIDERATIONS IX. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER X. TRAINING XI. GLOSSARY PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to provide protocols for assessing the threat and im- mediately responding during an active assailant event (AAE) to stop or contain the threat and limit serious injury or loss of life. This policy applies to all situations where it is believed there may be an active assailant or assailants posing an ongoing deadly threat, to include, but not lim- ited to, firearms, vehicles, explosives, knives, and/or other means. SCOPE: This order applies to all agency members. DISCUSSION: Law Enforcement philosophy has evolved from the days where patrol law en- forcement officers responding to an AAE established a perimeter and wait for the arrival of spe- cialized SWAT units. Single officer responses may be required to confront armed individuals actively injuring or killing people. Time is of the essence as most lives are lost in the initial 1  G.O. moments of an AAE and law enforcement members cannot delay deployment to meet the threat while awaiting additional response resources. POLICY: The highest priority of the Pasco Sheriff’s Office is the preservation of innocent life. Active Assailant Events are unpredictable and evolve rapidly necessitating the immediate de- ployment of law enforcement officers to the incident location with the goal of eliminating the active assailant(s) and reducing harm to victims. Officers responding must immediately deploy to locate and eliminate the assailant(s) without delay. Single officer response may be necessary to reduce the risk to the public and law enforcement officers will not delay deployment to wait for additional response elements. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is charged with the safety and security of all citizens of Pasco County and will respond in accordance with this policy regardless of local jurisdiction. PROCEDURE: I. PRE-EVENT PLANNING: A. Floor plans, maps, contact lists: When possible, the Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO) will obtain and maintain floor plans, maps, and contact lists along with any other pertinent infor- mation related to locations and facilities within the county deemed to be high-risk targets of violence as determined by the agency. Examples include, but are not limited to: schools, col- leges, governmental buildings, event centers, shopping centers, parades and other locations where crowds may gather. 1. Locations’ floor plans, maps, or similar documents regarding high-risk targets, when available, will be provided to Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) for entry into the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD). Documents will be accessi- ble through the location’s “attachments” (paperclip icon) tab in CAD. Field Operations Division Commanders will periodically ensure all available high-risk target location floor plans, maps, etc. within their geographical areas of responsibility are provided to Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) and accessible through CAD. 2. School floor plans are available on the PSO intranet site on Central Command un- der the “Links R-Z” tab labeled “School Floor Plans.” Prior to the beginning of each new school year, the Juvenile Investigations Division will verify school floor plans are updated and accessible on the agency intranet, and verify updated maps have been pro- vided to the Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) for entry into CAD. II. COMMUNICATIONS: A. Call receipt: Upon receiving a call indicating the likelihood of an AAE, Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) will immediately “tone-out” the call and voice dis- patch all available units to the incident location. 2  G.O. 1. Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) will notify all local law en- forcement agencies of the AAE in accordance with established procedures agreed upon by all agency heads. 2. Dispatchers should let responding units know if there are multiple calls at the loca- tion and provide all new information over the radio. 3. The primary radio channel for the geographical location of occurrence should be used to communicate updates to responding units. Responding units should avoid switching radio channels in the initial response phase to ensure consistency of commu- nications. An alternate dispatch channel will be used for anyone needing to communi- cate in the effected District who is not involved in the AAE incident response. 4. Upon confirmation that an AAE is occurring, Public Safety Communications will ask the on-duty shift commander if an “All call” SWAT page should be sent and con- firm a staging area location for any other mutual aid assets. 5. Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) will dispatch Fire Rescue to a staging location until operational zones are identified for access to Knox boxes, breaching tools, and assistance with any injured persons at the scene. B. RTIC responsibilities: The Real Time Information Center (RTIC) will immediately devote all available resources to assisting response efforts for AAE’s. Should an event occur at a school, RTIC personnel will monitor camera systems within the school to assist in locat- ing the assailant, wounded individuals, and others in need. C. Interoperability: Pasco County Department of Emergency Services (911) will be re- sponsible for maintaining policies and procedures to ensure interoperability with other local responding law enforcement agencies, emergency medical response personnel, and any other required entity. III. INITIAL RESPONSE: A. First responding Deputy/ Deputies: Deputies shall respond immediately to any con firmed or suspected AAE once made aware by dispatch. All deputies available to respond, regardless of zone, district, rank, or assignment within the organization will respond once no- tified of an emergent or ongoing incident. 1. Deputies shall maintain their patrol rifles, shields, helmets, etc. in a manner so they are easily accessible for immediate deployment. Initial responding deputies may encounter vio- lence immediately upon arrival at an AAE incident location. Therefore, deputies should con- sider a brief pause to arm themselves with patrol rifles, helmets, and additional body armor prior to arrival to facilitate immediate deployment once on-scene with the goal of rapidly en- gaging and eliminating or containing the threat. 3  G.O. 2. Responding deputies will look for the most advantageous avenue of approach to the in- cident location and notify dispatch of their location and point of entry as soon as possible. Deputies will immediately deploy to engage and eliminate or contain the threat upon arrival. Single officer response may be necessary, and deputies will not wait for additional units prior to deploying, however deputies arriving simultaneously should consider entering together as a Contact Team. Responsibilities of the initial responding deputies include, but are not limited to: a. Determining if the incident is a confirmed AAE. b. Relay as much information as possible to additional responding units. c. Focus on threat engagement, elimination, or containment. d. Communicate the location, number, and condition of injured persons for follow-on Rescue Task Forces (RTF). Initial responders should not engage in any rescue opera- tions until the threat has been eliminated, contained, or it has been determined the threat has fled the scene and is no longer active. e. If the AAE location is a school with a School Resource Officer (SRO) or School Safety Guard (SSG), responders should attempt to make contact to gain any additional pertinent information, assist with the coordination of search efforts, obtain keys, maps, school radios, etc. B. Movement/ Clearing: 1. A Single Officer Response or Contact Team may be required to move past danger areas, over considerable distances, and through common areas as quickly and safely as possible. 2. Officer’s direction will be dictated by the stimulus. Officers should move toward the sound of gunfire, screams, or any other indicators of an active threat. 3. When officers encounter fleeing victims prior to stopping the active assailant, they should direct victims to evacuate via the path traveled by the Single Officer Response or Contact Team, unless it has been determined that the path is no longer safe. 4. The Single Officer Response or Contact Team should expect to encounter: a. Mass confusion b. Alarms c. Smoke d. Fires 4  G.O. e. Sprinklers f. Explosives g. Seriously injured persons h. Emotional extremes i. Self-deploying law enforcement officers in various uniforms or attire. 5. Officers’ tactics will change dramatically upon determining that a tactical room entry is necessary. Basic room entries typically require at least two officers. This is possible in a Contact Team deployment. However, in the Single Officer Response deployment a threshold assessment should be done quickly before entering the room. When appropriate, the Single Officer Response shall use appropriate tactics to clear the room without actually entering the room as an officer can clear a large percentage of an average room using these tactics and then continue to move towards the active assailant. 6. Once inside the room, movement should be directed immediately towards the active as- sailant. Engaging while moving and closing in on the threat is expected. 7. If a member is in fresh pursuit of the active assailant and the active assailant enters a room with potential victims, the member shall continue to pursue and eliminate the threat. C. Threat Suppression: Threat suppression is the main objective of a Single Officer Re- sponse or Contact Team. If the situation changes from an AAE to a barricaded subject or hos- tage situation, officers should take a close perimeter position around the area of the threat to isolate the incident and call for additional resources. However, just because active shooting has paused does not mean the incident is reclassified from an AAE to another type of situation and does not mean that tactics other than an active assailant response are appropriate. Each situation must be evaluated on its merits and unique circumstances to determine the appropri- ate response. IV. INCIDENT COMMAND: A. Incident Command System: AAE’s will utilize the Incident Command System in ac- cordance with G.O. 46. 3. 1. Initially, the first responder on scene will serve as the Incident Commander until re- lieved or otherwise directed by a higher authority. Prior to being relieved, the first responder has the authority to assign any person to any assignment or task, regardless of rank. In the event the first responder is actively engaged with an existing threat, a subsequent responder or supervisor may assume the duties of Incident Commander. All responders must understand the primary objective is to stop the threat. Establishing Incident Command must be done in such a way as to not interfere with the timely deployment of personnel to engage the threat. 5  G.O. 2. Any subsequent member or supervisor that is assuming the role of Incident Commander will announce this over the radio so everyone is aware. Anytime the Incident Commander changes, it shall be announced over the radio so everyone is aware. B. Incident Commander: The Incident Commander’s responsibilities include: 1. Assess the incident priorities 2. Establish a location for the Command Post 3. Coordinate overall on scene emergency activities 4. Confirm the notification of required resources, including but not limited to: a. SWAT Team b. Mutual Aid Resources c. Outside Agency Resources (SAO, DCF, Fire Marshal, Bomb Squad, etc.) d. Investigative Division of Agency e. Mobile Command Center f. Victim Advocate g. Public Information Officer h. Critical Incident Stress Management Team/ Peer Support 5. Enacting the Reunification Plan 6. Coordinating Mutual Aid response and establishing a Mutual Aid Staging Area 7. Establishing Unified Command with responding Mutual Aid partners (i.e. Fire Res- cue/ Emergency Medical Services; other Local, State, and Federal LE agencies; etc.) as necessary 8. Appoint a scribe as personnel allows 9. Establish Inner and Outer Perimeters as needed to secure the area and create Opera- tional Zones C. Mutual Aid Response: Responders from outside agencies shall be directed to immedi- ately deploy to engage the threat as part of the initial response to an AAE. Follow on re- sources arriving after the threat has been neutralized, contained, or known to have fled the ar- 6  G.O. ea should be directed to a Mutual Aid Staging area established by the Incident Commander for assignment. D. Operational Zone: AAE’s can span either small or great areas. To maintain command and control of an AAE, the Operational Zone can be subdivided into the following designa- tions. These zone designations are dynamic and will change as the incident develops. 1. The Cold Zone is an area where there is no threat level and law enforcement has desig- nated it as secure. 2. The Warm Zone is an area where there is a moderate threat level and the area has not been completely cleared. Law Enforcement protection for Fire Rescue/ Emergency Medi- cal Services (EMS) units is required in this area. 3. The Hot Zone is an area where there is a high threat level. The threat may be actively engaged in this area and Fire Rescue/ EMS personnel, with the exception of SWAT med- ics, shall not be allowed to operate in this area. E. Inner Perimeter: The Inner Perimeter is a portion of the Operational Zone and contains the Hot Zone and Warm Zone. 1. The Inner Perimeter shall be posted with as many law enforcement officers as needed to prohibit access to the Warm Zone. 2. Only properly identified law enforcement or emergency medical personnel with an op- erational purpose shall be allowed to enter the Inner Perimeter. 3. Fleeing victims and witnesses shall be allowed to leave the Inner Perimeter and directed to move to either a Reunification Post or Triage Point. 4. Officers assigned to the Inner Perimeter must be aware that suspects may try to escape the scene while blending in with others who are fleeing. 5. Officers assigned to the Inner Perimeter shall remain vigilant and on post until relieved by the SWAT Team or the Incident Commander. 6. The perimeter should start larger and be reduced in size based upon the circumstances. F. Outer Perimeter: The Outer Perimeter is a portion of the Operational Zone that contains the Cold Zone and includes the Command Post, Unified Command, Triage Point, Ambulance Exchange Post, Reunification Post (if onsite), Outside Agency Resources Staging Area, and Deceased Victim Staging Area. 1. The Command Post/Incident Commander is responsible for the Outer Perimeter. 7  G.O. 2. The Outer Perimeter shall be staffed by as many officers or law enforcement personnel from other agencies as needed to prohibit ingress or egress of any pedestrian or vehicular traffic to any of the interior area. 3. The Outer Perimeter shall remain vigilant and on post until relieved by direction of the Incident Commander. 4. The perimeter should start larger and be reduced in size based upon the circumstances. G. Tactical Operations Commander: If needed, a Tactical Operations Commander (TOC) shall be appointed and will be responsible for supervising Single Officer response/ Contact Teams, Rescue Task Forces, and all other on scene efforts to neutralize threats and rescue all victims. 1. The TOC will be responsible for coordinating with the SWAT Commander to maintain the inner perimeter and ensure systematic clearing of all buildings/ premises at the AAE site. 2. The TOC will maintain awareness of the possibility of secondary or improvised explo- sive devices and coordinate with mutual aid partners to mitigate the risk to responders. 3. The TOC will provide updates to the Incident Commander/ Unified Command as often as practical regarding the progress of clearing teams. 4. The TOC will ensure clearing activities are done in such a way to preserve evidence to the greatest extent possible. V. MASS CASUALTY CARE/ RESCUE TASK FORCES: A. Rescue Task Force: The objective of the Rescue Task Force (RTF) is to assess the in- jured victims and extract them to the safest and most readily accessible area for treatment, which may be the Triage Point or a Casualty Collection Point. The Rescue Task Force is not formed to suppress the threat and does not operate in the Hot Zone. 1. An RTF should be coordinated, and directed via the Unified Command. The Unified Command will maintain control of and accountability for every deployed RTF because these groups are comprised of personnel from different agencies, and different disciplines, and members have various forms of expertise and training. 2. Law enforcement officers’ primary function on the Rescue Task Force is the protection of the task force itself. EMS / Fire Rescue personnel’s primary function is to treat and ex- tract the injured victims. Rescue Task Force members should stay together while searching the scene. 3. The first EMS / Fire Rescue personnel on-scene should be deploying with the equip- ment that allows them to quickly integrate into an RTF with law enforcement officers. 8  G.O. 4. Law enforcement officers deploying into the scene who are not directly engaged with the assailant, may be assigned to RTFs with EMS / Fire Rescue personnel. 5. The deployment location and direction of movement for an RTF should be determined based on information provided by the Single Officer Response, the Contact Team or at the direction of the Unified Command. 6. Tactics involving the actual ingress and egress of the RTF from deployment location to its stopping point will be directed by law enforcement personnel. The RTF will not enter the Hot Zone. 7. Once in the area of greatest and most obvious mass casualty, the RTF should begin ex- tracting victims via appropriate means. The EMS / Fire Rescue personnel of the RTF will direct this portion of the response. 8. EMS / Fire Rescue personnel are to provide guidance regarding victim priority. Top pri- ority is to be given to those with the most severe injuries and risk of death. 9. Treatment coordination and transport of the victims should be directed by EMS / Fire Rescue personnel. B. Casualty Collection Point: One or more Casualty Collection Points (CCP) may be es- tablished within the Inner Perimeter, including inside the Warm Zone, so that officers and RTFs can move the injured to the CCP for transfer to the Triage Point. All CCPs are tempo- rary staging areas used to provide immediate life-saving treatment when feasible and facilitate patient transfer as efficiently and safely as possible. The TOC, if applicable, and Incident Commander will be notified of any established CCP. C. Triage Point: Fire Rescue/ EMS personnel will be primarily responsible for establish- ing a Triage Point within the Outer Perimeter in a manner which best facilitates the transfer of patients from identified CCPs. Law Enforcement personnel will be assigned to the Triage Point for security purposes and must be cognizant that suspects and/ or accomplices may at- tempt to escape by blending in as fleeing victims. VI. INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSE: A. Transition of Authority: An Investigative Operations Commander (IOC) will be ap- pointed to coordinate all investigative efforts within the Inner Perimeter once the AAE loca- tion has been deemed clear of threats by the TOC and with the approval of the Incident Com- mander. B. Deceased Victim Staging Area: The IOC and TOC will coordinate the creation of a De- ceased Victim Staging Area if needed. 9  G.O. 1. Law Enforcement personnel will be assigned for security and will ensure the identities of the victims are protected. All reasonable steps should be taken to shield a Deceased Victim Staging area from view of the public and media. 2. A personnel entry log shall be kept to record anyone entering or exiting the Deceased Victim Staging Area. 3. Every effort shall be made to ensure evidence is not lost or mishandled. VII. REUNIFICATION: A. Reunification Site: The Reunification Site may be on or off the premises where the in- cident occurred depending on the nature of the incident and operational needs. Reunification Sites should be selected with consideration given to access to climate-controlled spaces, avail- ability of potable water, restroom facilities, and ability to control ingress and egress for arriv- ing/ departing family members. 1. If the Reunification Site is located on the premises where the incident occurred, it shall, if possible, be inside the outer perimeter and not within direct line of site of the Media Staging Area. Media members shall not be allowed within the Reunification Site unless coordinated through the Public Information Office and approved by the Incident Com- mander or higher authority. 2. Regardless of Reunification Site location, it will be cordoned off and secured by law en- forcement personnel. B. Reunification Procedures: Law enforcement cannot compel adult victims or witness- es to remain on site for reunification, however they should be encouraged to remain at the re- unification site until basic contact information can be gathered. Juvenile victims and witness- es shall only be released to an authorized parent or guardian. 1. Deputies at the Reunification Site shall record the identity of all persons at the location and will ensure minors are only permitted to leave when accompanied by a parent or guardian. 2. Deputies will attempt to capture the following information: a. Person’s name, date of birth, best contact phone number b. Any direct or indirect interaction with the suspect/s of an AAE c. Any injuries sustained by the individual d. If a minor, contact information of individual/s they were released to e. Any other information deemed pertinent 10  G.O. 3. Deputies may use Body Worn Cameras or the Axon Capture application to document the required information. VIII. SCHOOL CONSIDERATIONS: A. School Resource Officer Unit: Per G.O. 44.9, the School Resource Unit will maintain primary responsibility for school safety planning and school violence prevention. 1. School Resource Officers notified of a potential AAE at their assigned school should immediately deploy to engage the threat. SRO personnel should consider whether or not a carbine, shield, and entry tools are readily available and deploy with them if practical. SRO personnel should maintain their assigned school master key on their person at all times while on school grounds. 2. SRO and SSG personnel should attempt to guide arriving units to the area of campus that allows for the most direct path to engagement of the threat if known. B. School Access: SRO and SSG personnel are equipped with master keys to their as- signed campus. Responding units can also access master keys by utilizing the Knox Box lo- cated on the exterior of each school campus. Breaching tools may be utilized for any locked or barricaded door as needed to gain rapid entry and reduce the loss of life during an AAE. C. Reunification: Reunification for a school based AAE will be in accordance with estab- lished procedures by the District School Board of Pasco County (DSBPC) in conjunction with the SRO Unit. IX. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER: A. Role of the Public Information Officer (PIO): AAE’s have the potential to draw lo- cal, state, and national media attention. The Public Information Officer Unit will coordinate all public release of information. 1. Members of PIO will assist the Incident Commander in locating a suitable Media Stag- ing Area at a location that does not interfere with tactical or investigative operations at the incident location as needed. 2. PIO members will respond to the Media Staging Area to liaison with media members as needed. 3. PIO will establish a media briefing schedule for the orderly release of information to the public through both traditional and social media as needed. B. Visiting Dignitaries: The Intergovernmental Affairs Officer (IGA) will be the primary coordinator for visiting dignitaries wishing to provide aid to victims and responders of an AAE. The IGA will coordinate visits with the Incident Commander in such as way as to not interfere with tactical or investigative operations. 11  G.O. X. TRAINING: A. Initial Training Requirements: Training shall be provided within 180 days of the im- plementation of this policy as well as any substantive changes to this policy. Training shall be at the discretion of the agency and could include: policy review, read-off training, small unit tactics training, scenario based, or unit specific training and will include all sworn and all ap- plicable non-sworn personnel. [CFA 10.19] B. Annual Training Requirements: Annual, scenario based AAE training shall be pro- vided to all sworn and all applicable non-sworn personnel. Training should be conducted at a school or other high-risk target location. Consideration should be given to incorporating em- ployees of the high-risk target location as often as possible. [CFA 10.19] C. After-Action Review: An after-action review shall be completed by the Training Unit to evaluate the effectiveness and response to AAE training. XII. GLOSSARY: ARMORER – A person designated to inspect, issue, inventory and maintain agency owned weapons and ammunition. The Armorer shall also inspect personally owned firearms to ensure they meet agency standards. ACTIVE ASSAILANT – One or more people who participate in a life-threatening assault and demonstrate their intent to continuously or systematically kill or wound others. ACTIVE ASSAILANT EVENT (AAE) – An incident where one or more Active Assailants act to harm or kill others. Such events include, but are not limited to: school shootings, workplace violence, terrorist activities, and snipers. CASUALTY COLLECTION POINT (CCP) – A temporary location(s) in the Warm Zone where injured victims can be quickly and safely assembled until it is feasible to move the patients to the Triage Point or another formal treatment area. CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT TEAM (CISM) – A multi-faceted team comprised of agency and outside personnel that includes trained mental health professionals and religious volunteers. COMMAND POST (CP) – A post established by the Incident Commander to direct emergency operations. This may include where the Unified Command is located. CONTACT TEAM – A team formed by the first two to five law enforcement officers to arrive on scene who are capable of immediate response to an AAE. Contact Team formations are gen- erally a “T” or diamond formation that provide 360-degree security while advancing through un- secured areas to engage an active assailant. Contact Team formations and tactics are similar to Rescue Task Force formations. Based upon the circumstances an officer shall take immediate 12  G.O. action if they are the only person on scene. The officer shall not wait for another officer/deputy to arrive to take immediate action to stop the threat. DECEASED VICTIM STAGING AREA – An area within the outer perimeter to where de- ceased victims are transported for identification, processing by the Medical Examiner and subse- quent transportation to the Medical Examiner’s Office. HOSTAGE SITUATION – Incidents involving an act or potential act of violence where an inno- cent person(s) is being held against their will, and may include a situation where the person is used as a bargaining tool or a “shield.” INCIDENT COMMANDER (IC) –The Incident Commander is solely responsible for managing the entire incident, to include: approval of the tactical plan, deployment of personnel, develop- ment of staff functions to control the incident, coordination of contributing agencies, ordering and releasing of resources, and the release of information pertaining to the incident. The Incident Commander shall be based at the Command Post. PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (PIO) – Disseminates information to the public and media at the direction of the Sheriff/Police Chief or designee. RESCUE TASK FORCE (RTF) – A rapid medical response team that operates in the Warm Zone under the protection of law enforcement officers. These teams rapidly assess and stabilize major trauma and they extricate the injured to treatment areas or temporary staging areas, such as CCPs. Teams are minimally composed of one Paramedic, one EMT, and two law enforcement officers. REUNIFICATION SITE – A location established where victims are transported to be reunited with family and friends and for victims’ family and friends to await the rescue and debriefing of victims involved in the incident. SINGLE OFFICER RESPONSE – An officer who arrives at an AAE and determines that it is necessary to respond alone to engage the active assailant and neutralize the threat. This officer will use the best information available and advance towards the threat using agency trained tac- tics to engage the active assailant. TACTICAL OPERATIONS COMMANDER (TOC) – An on-scene commander designated by the Incident Commander who is located in the Warm Zone and who is responsible for coordinat- ing the single officer response and contact teams, Rescue Taskforces, and all on-scene efforts to neutralize all threats and rescue all victims. The TOC is responsible for coordinating with the SWAT commander to maintain all perimeters and building/premises clearing. The TOC is re- sponsible for ensuring evidence is preserved to the greatest extent possible. THREAT – A situation where anyone is engaged in an active or on-going act of violence to- wards others and there is risk of serious bodily injury or death. 13  G.O. THREAT SUPPRESSION – The act to stop a threat to a person by locating, isolating, capturing or applying the lawful use of appropriate force against any person posing such threat. TRIAGE POINT – A post established by emergency medical personnel to evaluate and classify injuries for the purposes of treatment and evacuation. Personnel at the Triage Point conduct the immediate sorting of patients according to type and seriousness of injury, likelihood of survival and to establish treatment and evacuation priority. The Triage Point is separate from the Causali- ty Collection Point and the Triage Point is established in the Cold Zone. UNIFIED COMMAND (UC) – The integration of command personnel from responding agen- cies at a multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency operational event to enhance communication, plan- ning, and logistics. Unified Commands are designed to integrate law enforcement, fire, EMS and other appropriate disciplines. Once a Unified Command is established the Agency command post and Incident Commander will be located within the Unified Command. INDEXING: ACTIVE ASSAILANT RESPONSE ANNUAL TRAINING REQUIREMENT INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC SAFEY ACT MASS CASUALTY EVENT MUTUAL AID RESCUE TASK FORCE SCHOOL GUARDIAN PROGRAM UNIFIED COMMAND DRAFTED: TS / August 8, 2023 / Filed: 46.1.4 Active Assailant Event Response APPROVED: ____________________________________ ____________ CHRIS NOCCO, SHERIFF DATE PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA 14