MACTAC Terms Question and answers
verified to pass
What is an active assailant? - correct answer ✔One or more persons killing
people and they will not stop without immediate and direct intervention
What is an assault team? - correct answer ✔This team aims to isolate,
contain, or neutralize the threat and create a warm zone.
What is a Casualty Collection Point? (CCP) - correct answer ✔A location
established at the scene of the incident where injured victims will be taken
prior to a formal triage, treatment, and transport (TTT) area by medical
personnel.
This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.
What is a cold zone? - correct answer ✔Any area with dedicated law
enforcement protecting a defined geographic area(s) that has been cleared
and secured.
To establish a cold zone, arriving officers and personnel clear and secure all
perimeters.
The command post, triage, treatment, and transport area(s) and staging area
are examples of areas inside the cold zone.
What are containment teams? - correct answer ✔Assigned to prevent a
threat from expanding or retreating from an area of the initial threat or
contained area.
, These teams should be no smaller than a buddy team (two officers).
What is force protection? - correct answer ✔Protective details for the incident
command post, staging area(s), fire and medical response teams or for
additional protection as dictated by the incident commander (IC)
What is an in the box squad? - correct answer ✔A pre-designated patrol
squad at each area command that can respond to a major violent incident.
These squads are pre-identified and scheduled 24 hours per day, seven days
per week.
What is a hot zone? - correct answer ✔A geographic area with a known
threat.
Only law enforcement or armed personnel attempting to isolate, contain, or
neutralize hostile threat(s) are allowed in this area.
What is a limited resource response? - correct answer ✔The use of limited
resources - one, two, or three officers - to respond to an active-assailant event
when the need to interrupt outweighs the time to wait for the fourth or fifth
officer to form the traditional active-assailant elements
What does MACTAC stand for? - correct answer ✔MultiAssault Counter
Terrorism Action Capabilities
What is a MACTAC activation? - correct answer ✔A MACTAC incident is
confirmed, compelling the affected area command to respond directly (code 3
to rally point)
verified to pass
What is an active assailant? - correct answer ✔One or more persons killing
people and they will not stop without immediate and direct intervention
What is an assault team? - correct answer ✔This team aims to isolate,
contain, or neutralize the threat and create a warm zone.
What is a Casualty Collection Point? (CCP) - correct answer ✔A location
established at the scene of the incident where injured victims will be taken
prior to a formal triage, treatment, and transport (TTT) area by medical
personnel.
This is managed by the fire branch of the unified command.
What is a cold zone? - correct answer ✔Any area with dedicated law
enforcement protecting a defined geographic area(s) that has been cleared
and secured.
To establish a cold zone, arriving officers and personnel clear and secure all
perimeters.
The command post, triage, treatment, and transport area(s) and staging area
are examples of areas inside the cold zone.
What are containment teams? - correct answer ✔Assigned to prevent a
threat from expanding or retreating from an area of the initial threat or
contained area.
, These teams should be no smaller than a buddy team (two officers).
What is force protection? - correct answer ✔Protective details for the incident
command post, staging area(s), fire and medical response teams or for
additional protection as dictated by the incident commander (IC)
What is an in the box squad? - correct answer ✔A pre-designated patrol
squad at each area command that can respond to a major violent incident.
These squads are pre-identified and scheduled 24 hours per day, seven days
per week.
What is a hot zone? - correct answer ✔A geographic area with a known
threat.
Only law enforcement or armed personnel attempting to isolate, contain, or
neutralize hostile threat(s) are allowed in this area.
What is a limited resource response? - correct answer ✔The use of limited
resources - one, two, or three officers - to respond to an active-assailant event
when the need to interrupt outweighs the time to wait for the fourth or fifth
officer to form the traditional active-assailant elements
What does MACTAC stand for? - correct answer ✔MultiAssault Counter
Terrorism Action Capabilities
What is a MACTAC activation? - correct answer ✔A MACTAC incident is
confirmed, compelling the affected area command to respond directly (code 3
to rally point)
