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## STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES: S.O.P. 2-15 (Continuation) ### Ballistic Protective Equipment: - Ballistic protective gear, including body armor, for the head and body. - Vests, gloves, knee pads, and shields. ### Casualty Collection Point (CCP): - A location designated for wounded persons to co...

## STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES: S.O.P. 2-15 (Continuation) ### Ballistic Protective Equipment: - Ballistic protective gear, including body armor, for the head and body. - Vests, gloves, knee pads, and shields. ### Casualty Collection Point (CCP): - A location designated for wounded persons to come or be transported to and wait for medical attention or evaluation to a medical treatment facility. - Must be located in a relatively safe area near the scene (inside or outside the affected area as determined by the incident commander). - Must also be easily accessible to multiple fire rescue personnel. ### Chain of Command: - A series of management positions in order of authority. ### Cleared: - An area that has been searched and does not pose a threat - no perpetrator present. ### Cold Zone: - The area where no significant danger or threat can be reasonably anticipated. - Could be achieved by distance, geographic location or inaccessible areas from the incident. - The cold zone is the location for staging of resources, ICP, treatment, and transportation of patients. - Could also be classified "Outer Perimeter" by law enforcement. ### Hot Zone: - The area where a direct and immediate threat exists. - A direct and immediate threat is very dynamic and is determined by the complexity and circumstances of the incident. - Examples of direct and immediate threat are an active killer, a barricaded suspect, a hostage situation, a high-risk warrant service, and possible terrorist acts. ### Warm Zone: - Also known as the area of indirect threat. - Areas that law enforcement has either cleared or isolated from the threat where there is minimal or mitigated risk. - This area can be considered clear but not secure. - This is where the RTF will deploy, with security, to treat victims. ### Cover: - An area generally impenetrable to ballistic weapons, such as a concrete wall. - Something that prevents a responder from being observed by the perpetrator AND provides direct protection from the hazard/threat. ### Concealment: - A structure that hides a person's exact location but can be penetrated by ballistic weapons (e.g., a sheetrock or interior wall). ### Contact Team: - A contact team should be composed of one to five officers. - The objective of a contact team is to locate, distract, neutralize and/or arrest the subject actively killing victims. ### Evacuation Cordon: - A safe area or route secured by law enforcement personnel which allows for the safe evacuation of victims. ### Force Protection: - Actions taken by law enforcement to prevent or mitigate hostile actions against personnel, resources, facilities, and critical infrastructure. - These actions conserve the operational ability of fire and EMS resources so they can be applied as needed. ### Hostage/Barricaded: - Any incident in which people are being held by another person or persons against their will , usually by force or coercion, and demands are being made by the hostage taker. - A barricaded subject is an incident where a person maintains a position of cover.