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## STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES: S.O.P. 2-15 **(Continuation)** - Position covers the front and anything to the left. - Right position covers the front and anything to the right. - The rear guard position is responsible for all threats coming from the rear of the formation. ### Five-Man Movement...

## STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES: S.O.P. 2-15 **(Continuation)** - Position covers the front and anything to the left. - Right position covers the front and anything to the right. - The rear guard position is responsible for all threats coming from the rear of the formation. ### Five-Man Movements - This is the maximum number of officers recommended for a single contact team. - Based on the operational environment the five-man team can use the double rear-guard formation. - ***Point position is centered in a three-man wedge and is responsible for long coverage down a linear hallway.*** - Left cover position covers the front and anything to the left. - Right cover position covers the front and anything to the right. - The two rear guard positions are responsible for all threats coming from the rear of the formation. - The five-man team can also use the special skill/knowledge formation. - ***Point position is centered in a three-man wedge and is responsible for long coverage down a linear hallway.*** - Left cover position covers the front and anything to the left. - Right cover position covers the front and anything to the right. - The rear-guard position is responsible for all threats coming from the rear of the formation. - The officer in the center of the formation assists in the overall situational awareness, radio communication, and increased ballistic protection around the team. - Officers should be cognizant of utilizing the appropriate formations and tactics according to the environment in which they are operating. - If the subject's ***whereabouts are unknown***, movements should be deliberate as contact teams clear the area before moving forward. - As officers move through the incident location, they should be aware of booby traps and/or improvised explosive devices (IED's). - Utilizing the appropriate distance from the booby trap/IED, the officers should notify Dispatch of the description and location of the device and continue moving forward towards the active killer. - If the subject's ***whereabouts are known***, or there is a driving force (ie. active killing), then the contact team must move as quickly as possible to neutralize the threat while being situationally aware of their surroundings. - The primary objective of the contact teams is to neutralize the threat and prevent the loss of any lives. - Contact teams must bypass victims and continue to engage the active killer until the threat is stopped. - The secondary objectives are to rescue the victims, provide medical assistance, preserve the crime scene, assist in conducting a post-event investigation, and a return to normalcy. - Upon the arrival of a Supervisor, they will obtain a briefing from the initial IC and assume command over the air. - The IC will establish a Command Post, assign a staging manager, assign perimeter (inner/outer) group, request any additional resources which are required to address the incident (SWAT, Aviation), and coordinate with fire rescue. **Inner and outer perimeters will be established to contain the scene, and to reduce the avenues of escape to the offender.**