Building Searches: Complacency - May be considered "routine"
Building Searches: why are they Performed Haphazardly - due to time restraints & insufficient back-up
or assistance
Building Searches- what's common with building searches? - often performed too quickly
Building Searches: what's the Greatest Hazard for building searches - The suspect's ability to hide and
wait for you
Building Searches: Rule - Always conduct a building search as if a suspect were present; NEVER assume
that the building is not occupied
Cover: Definition - Any item(s) that will successfully defeat a round aimed at the target officer.. aka:
engine blocks, telephone poles, dumpsters, brick or concrete walls(depending on thickness & caliber of
rounds)
Entry- Buttonhook Technique - Utilized when officers are staged on each side of entry point/doorway
Entry-Modified Buttonhook Technique - Officers staged on same side of entry point/doorway
Entry-Crisscross or X Pattern Technique - Utilized when officer are staged on each side (most commonly
practiced)
Threshold Evaluation/Assessment - Keep a 6' reactionary gap from edge of door & around (NOT TO BE
USED FOR A CLOSED DOOR/OPENING)
Concealment: Definition - Any item(s) that will not defeat a round but will conceal an officers location
from the suspect(s).. aka: shrubbery, US Postal Services Mailboxes, Car doors..
, Active Shooter: first responders have minimal intelligence about the: - -Actors
-Victims
-Weapons
-Floor plan
Active Shooter: Rule Of Thumbs - You need to direct responsibility for the safety and security of the
innocent
Active Shooter: ALERRT and SOAR - A joint effort between the Department of Justice and the Texas State
University (single officer active response)
Active Shooter-what are the Police Responses to Dynamic/Active Shooter Incidents - Quick
Assessment/Intervention and Brief Communication
Active Shooter- what is S.O.A.R. - A single officer entry into an active shooter/killer event & can be the
1st, 2nd, 3rd ect. officer arriving
Active Shooter- Stop the Killing - Direct to threat & locating scan
Active Shooter-Movement Speed - DO NOT move faster than you can shoot accurately & think
Active Shooter- Movement Speed- what are the 3 ways you should move when in a building? - -Moving
to clear
-Moving to possible threat
-Moving to contact
Active Shooter- Use of Deadly Force - Based on IDOL (Immediate Defense Of Life): INDIVIDUAL OFFICER
makes decision, does not require approval from higher authority, utilized to stop the threat, & the law -
"Objectively Reasonable"
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