Policy Text
Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP) — An area that is located near the Triage Post where, after
triage is completed, victims are moved to for awaiting transport. The area should have easy
ingress and egress and allow for staging of multiple ambulances.
Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program — The Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program was established
in 2018 through the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act. Guardians are
armed personnel who aid in the prevention or abatement of active assailant incidents on school
premises. They are either school employees who volunteer to serve in addition to official job
duties or personnel hired for the specific purpose of serving as a school guardian.
Barricaded Subject — A person who takes a position of confinement to avoid apprehension ( the
use or threatened use of force to resist apprehension shall have been displayed through actions
or words and the officer shall have reason to believe the suspect will use force to avoid
apprehension). A barricaded subject situation is not one where active deadly force is occurring
or where there are victims of deadly force with life threatening injuries who need to be
immediately rescued, as that is an AAE.
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
Post 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 — 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 formation are generally
a“T” or diamond formation that provide 360-degree security while advancing through
unsecured areas to engage an active assailant. Contact Team formations and tactics are similar
to Rescue Task Force formations. Based upon circumstances an officer shall take immediate
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 deceased victims
are transported for identification, processing by the Medical Examiner and subsequent
transportation to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Hostage Situation — Incidents involving an act or potential act of violence where an innocent
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 — The Incident Commander is solely responsible for managing the entire
incident, to include: approval of the tactic plan, deployment of personnel, development 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.
. Mobile Command Center (MCC) — A special purpose vehicle primarily designed to house the
Command Post and provide communications services at the scene of emergency operations.
N. Operational Zones:
1. Zone designations are dynamic and will change as the incident develops.
a. Cold Zone — Area where there is no threat level and law enforcement has designated it
as secure. The Command Post (including Unified Command), patient triage, treatment,
and transport are organized and located in this zone.
b. Warm Zone — An area where there is a moderate threat level and the area has not been
completely cleared. Law Enforcement protection for Fire Rescue Units is required to
enter this area.
c. Hot Zone—An area where there is a high threat level. Active combat is occurring or is
likely to occur in this area. EMS/Fire Rescue personnel, with the exception of SWAT
Medics, shall not operate in a Hot Zone.
2. Inner Perimeter— The immediate area of containment, including the Hot Zone and Warm
Zone. This area is initially staffed by patrol personne! until relieved by SWAT Team officers.
3. Outer Perimeter — A control area set up outside the Inner Perimeter to restrict crowd and
traffic form accessing the Inner Perimeter. It is staffed by law enforcement officers. The
Outer Perimeter is located at the warm to cold interface with perimeter teams focused
externally to prevent unauthorized people from breaching security.