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USFA Report:“A National Perspective”
September 13, 2013
Ernest MitchellUnited States Fire Administrator
Active shooter/mass casualty events are a reality in modern American life.
The overall goal is to plan, prepare and respond to save the maximum number of lives possible.
Maximizing Survival Coordinated and Integrated Planning
Preparation
Response
Treatment
CarePre-
Planned Coordination
The Hartford Consensus
Integrated Response Fire/Rescue/EMS and Law Enforcement
Critical Actions - THREAT
T - Threat suppression
H - Hemorrhage control
RE - Rapid Extrication to safety
A - Assessment by medical providers
T - Transport to definitive care
Develop Local Protocols
Plan for and Practice Rapid Treatment and Evacuation
NIMS and ICS
Plan and Train Together
Tabletop and Field Exercises
Common Communications Terminology
Incorporate Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) into Planning and Training
Provide Appropriate Protective Gear
Consider Fire Hazards Secondary
Consider Secondary Devices
Transportation and Communications
Whole Community Public
Fire/EMS
Law Enforcement
Medical Transportation
Medical Treatment Facilities
MAXIMIZE SURVIVABILITY
&MINIMIZEDEATHS
General AS/MCI Operational Principles
1. Incident Command System (ICS)
2. Unified Command
3. Plan for Treatment of Casualties
4. Media/Public Information Office (PIO)
5. Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
THREAT
Integrated Response Shared definitions of terms used in mass
shooting events
Jointly developed local protocols for responding to active shooter events
Inclusion of active shooter events in table-top and field exercises to improve familiarity with jointly developed protocols