MASS SHOOTING/ACTIVE SHOOTER FIRST RESPONDER AWARENESS

We know we have been slacking as of late. This last month and a half we have been on hiatus. Both of us, Slim and Richard, worked like mad men through the holidays and figured we would take our time off after the first of the year. We have a back log of emails, facebook, and twitter messages we are trying to catch up on. So please stand by as we do our best to respond to ya'll.

One of our main folks that follow us and share information with us, Mr August Vernon, has been sending us good stuff, as he always does. For those that do not know him, look up our archives and see some of the stuff he has shared. So just to keep this short and sweet we are going to share his Mass Shooting/Active Shooter First Response Awareness Card information. Make sure you read all of it and give credit where credit is due when sharing this or anything else we share. With out further delay.....


It appears that the “bad guys” (criminal elements and terrorists) are more
determined, violent and heavily armed than ever before. Crisis situations such as
terrorist threats, criminal attacks and active shooters are occurring with alarming
frequency.

DISPATCH AND RESPONSE PHASE
• Nature of the call and location are important. When responding get all the
dispatch information available.
• Current threat environment and intelligence could be applicable to a mass
shooting/active shooter response. Is location a school, college or high
profile business?

ARRIVAL ON SCENE
• Slow down when approaching the area and conduct a 360-degree scan
during your scene size-up or “windshield survey”.
• Look for people, activities and objects that seem out of place for the
location or time of the call - if it looks suspicious it probably is.
• Use secured Staging Area to limit number of responders - don't stack up
responders and resources in one location. This also makes resource
coordination more manageable.
• Quickly establish an outer security perimeter.
• ALWAYS BE AWARE OF SECONDARY ATTACKS OR THREATS!

APPROACHING THE AREA
• Utilize Incident Command System (ICS) and Unified Command ASAP!
• Establish Hazard Control Zones around the suspected or actual event
(Hot, Warm, and Cold). Limit the number of responders entering the “Hot
Zone”.
• Always have an escape route open to leave the scene quickly if needed.
• Scan the area using binoculars: spotting scopes or vehicle-mounted
cameras if possible before approaching.
• If you must approach the event use shielding and cover to your
advantage.
• Law Enforcement will deploy quickly using Rapid
Deployment/Immediate Deployment Tactics.

Response sheet is for training and informational purposes only. Please
utilize local guidelines, training and procedures.

RESPONSE
• Responder’s safety is paramount during this type of event!
• Fire and EMS should remain in staging area until the scene is secured by
law enforcement when possible.
• Situations could become a hostage situation.
• Armed perpetrator(s) may have fled the scene, may be injured/fatality or
remain active on the scene.
• Immediate interagency cooperation/Unified Command is essential.
• Body armor should be obtained for those responding into the "impact"
area when possible.
• Law Enforcement, Fire and EMS personnel should wear clearly marked
jackets/identification.
• EMS may need to implement disaster procedures such as tactical medics,
triage tags, casualty collection points and field treatment areas for minor
injuries.
• Staging, command, triage, and treatment areas MAY have to be ½ to 1
mile away from the scene due to the distance a round can travel.
FIRE/EMS
• Only enter the scene if it is confirmed that all suspects are confined or
neutralized!
• Only a small number of fire and/or EMS personnel should enter under
these circumstances.
• May adopt a “scoop and run” and “load and go” response during an active
threat.
• Additional law enforcement officers should ensure safe passage/force
protection.

PRE-INCIDENT PLANNING
• Multi-agency pre-planning is critical!
• Notify all key agencies supporting entities as soon as possible
(Emergency Management, Hospitals, etc.)
• Be prepared for schools, businesses and other locations to be in a
“lockdown mode”.
• Plan on large and immediate media response and parents, family and
friends response to the incident scene.

AUGUST VERNON works in emergency management and provides
specialized emergency services planning and training for critical
incidents. The “First Responders Critical Incident Guide” is available
from Red Hat publishing at www.redhatpub.com

Response sheet is for training and informational purposes only. Please
utilize local guidelines, training and procedures.

Version 4, January 2010, August Vernon fdtac@yahoo.com

Holiday Idea from The Mad Duo....

We know Christmas is over, but New Years is coming along with any birthdays and anniversaries. So we thought we would share what we get our special lady friends out there.

Happy Birthday Jesus

Christmas....the week of...

So we here at BreachBangClear are slowing it down a little for the Christmas and New Year holidays. There is not a whole lot going on for us, so we are just relaxing and enjoying family and friends.

I guess for me this whole week is fun to out do my handler. He already has tried to put me in a stocking, he forgot I carry a knife, and I cut my way out. I wrapped his Blackberry and put it under the tree. It was very fun to watch him look around the house thinking he misplaced it. He kept hearing it ring from emails and phone calls but couldn't figure it out!! It was GREAT! After about an hour he called it from another phone and found it. All in all, it was a good laugh. Now I have to watch my back. I got some intel that he has something planned for me, and I saw him with a box that I could probably fit in. So I think he might be trying to mail me somewhere, so that I miss Christmas day. So until he acts, I'm walking around at the ready, just waiting. I have a few things up my sleeve too.

Since it IS the holidays, let us not forget about safety. Be careful out there during the drive to where ever you are going. We have already seen some idiot drivers out there. Make sure you are prepared and most of all have a GREAT Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Start of a "REALLY??" Kind of Week?

Richard and I are, or were suppose to be heading to NW Oklahoma to help instruct a Tracking Course. My handler went on his way of making arrangements this last week for being gone for 8 days. He decided to rent a vehicle due to multiple reasons. A rental is cheaper than airline ticket, kept miles of his POV, and we had more gear and weapons that can't go on a plane. Everything was good starting the weekend on a Friday night. We had a little get together with about 12 close friends that evening.

Then evil Saturday an its minions came about. We go to get our rental vehicle from Thrifty. He gets a vehicle and starts driving away and the check engine light came on. So he went and told them and swapped out cars. The bad part is they gave him a smaller vehicle. After getting back to the house to pack and get ready, he started thinking about it. They were charging him for a larger rate. So he decided screw them and took it back. From there it just gets worse. The rental rate was $577 for 9 days, (that was average compared to other rental companies) and they were going to charge him for the 5 hours or the one day rate. That was not the problem. The problem got worse when he got home and saw that they charged him $693! He paid for this off his debit card instead of charging the credit card he used to reserve it. According the a customer service representative for Thrifty, they had to authorize the whole amount then refund all but the $76 one day rate (tax included). But that didn't explain the extra $116 they charged. The rep just stated, "Well that is just what they punched in to run an authorization." REALLY?? Who are they to charge more than the rate stated on the receipt?? On top of that it, it will take a few days for it to unscrew itself they said. So now my handler is out close to $700 until "the banks release it". The next day was going to be Sunday and that did not help the problem. Their corporate office can be expecting an AWESOME email and phone call Monday morning. So what else could go wrong?

That leads us into Saturday night. He took his car to get a full service on it, just because he thought it couldn't hurt to do it early. Come to find out, the last place he had gone while living out of state mixed the wrong coolant in the car and there was junk build up. Not a problem, his old man is handy with an engine. So they got together and flushed the coolant system out in less than an hour and were good to go. Now keep in mind this is not an old clunker car, it's his wife's car with is 20,000 miles under mileage and about 5 years old.

We are packed and ready to go and leave about 1130am on Sunday morning. We are making great time and get to Ft Worth from Austin in about 3ish hours. We fill up in Denton, TX and keep pushing. We get just north of Ardmore, OK and the car shuts off while going 76mph. No clue what the deal is. REALLY?? So we wait freezing our butts off in the 40 degree cold. We wait for about an hour on the wrecker. The whole time making calls to trouble shoot what the problem is. We still are baffled on what the problem is. The only thing we can think it is, is the fuel pump. So the car is at the dealer and we are at a Holiday Inn Express earning more Priority Club points. Oh, this is not were the story ends.

This is were the story gets the icing on the cake! After paying $120 to get the car towed 60 miles to the dealer and getting over to the hotel, we head off to get something to eat. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken across the street so we go there. As we walk up a lady working there come to the door and says, "We are closing."

We ask, "Why? It says your open until 10pm."

"We ran out of chicken already." was her answer. REALLY?? How the hell does KFC run out of chicken? That's the last word in the companies name!! CHICKEN!!! You are a chicken place! I hope that manager gets fired! If I was the colonel I would beat that manager's ass for "Running out of chicken." So by this time it is getting later and we are starving, so we settle from fast food and go about 300 meters to the Burger King. I know, we are not fast food types but it was convenient. So now we are sitting at the hotel watching the football game and thinking what will happen tomorrow.

We hope ya'll will get a kick out of this and make you laugh at our expense. Maybe you will have a better week than what could be in store for us. We do want to give a thanks the tow truck guy from Missile Tow here in Ardmore, OK. this guy took us all over the place after dropping off the car at the dealer. He was what America use to be. He wanted to make sure we got everything to the hotel and asked if we needed anything else and what he could help with. Few people today go the extra mile like he did. He could have easily just dropped us off with the car and left, but he didn't. So if you are ever in Ardmore, OK and need a tow, Call Missile Tow at (580) 277-TOWS (8697).

Cop Killer Brought to Justice

The guy that killed Officers Owens, Renninger, Griswold and Richards was shot and killed after the manhunt a couple of days ago. That's no consolation to the families of the murdered policemen but it beats a long jury trial that would have garnered the murderer undeserved publicity. In any case, this is a picture we were happy to see. This is Maurice Clemmons in a position we wish he'd been in a week earlier. Make no mistake, far better this asshole was still alive if it meant his four victims were still with us, but under the circumstances this is a welcome sight.




Swingin' Dick OUT

SWAT Team Palm Beach Sheriff's Office

Not really a plug here, but an interesting video. It's about SWAT Medics. Something to consider....