Category: Active Shooter Definitions

Questions in Active Shooter Definitions

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Complex Coordinated Attack (CCA)

Definition

Killing or threatening to kill multiple unrelated individuals where there are [a] three or more attackers, or [b] simultaneous attack of two or more sites, or [c] an act of terrorism* which overwhelms the local jurisdiction and initiates a regional/statewide response.

*Title VIII, Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act: [An] act of terrorism means any activity that (A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping.

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Loading Zone

Definition

A large open area where all casualties from an incident are assembled, organized, and loaded into awaiting ambulances that then transport to directed hospitals. Typically used when casualties outnumber available transport ambulances.

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Mobile Command

Definition

The Incident Commander is performing command functions in addition to other critical duties, such as a first arriving officer moving to contact a shooter. Another responder should assume Command (and establish a stable Command) as soon as practical. Mobile Command  is sometimes referred to as a “working command.”