Response Preparedness
RESPONSE
PREPAREDNESS
HIGH THREAT INCIDENT RESPONSE
OBJECTIVES • WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM: BRUSSELS, PARIS, SAN BERNARDINO, MIAMI, OTHERS?
• HOW IS ARLINGTON PREPARING TO RESPOND TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS?
• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY INTEGRATION, COMMAND, AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
ACFD, ACPD?
• HOW IS ARLINGTON WORKING REGIONALLY TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO RESPOND?
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING IS CRITICAL •
FD-101 AND PD-101
• POLICY DEVELOPMENT • COMMAND TRAINING • HANDS-ON TRAINING
SO WE END UP
WITH THIS
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? • WE ALL NEED TO BE BETTER AT UNIFIED COMMAND • NOT TO CREATE VACUUMS IN SERVICE DELIVERY • IEDS WILL BE USED OR AT LEAST THREATENED • HOSTAGES OR DOOMED CAPTIVES
• WE MUST BUILD SYSTEMS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TWO TYPES OF ACTIVE VIOLENCE INCIDENTS
• •
TRADITIONAL TERRORIST(S)
ACTIVE SHOOTER
HOW ARE WE PREPARING? • WE BEGAN ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, BUT OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS WE HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP OUR GAME
• THE ACFD AND ACPD CREATED AN MOU OUTLINING THE NEW APPROACH WITH CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
• COMMAND TRAINING
• OPERATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT • INCREASED TRAINING EFFORTS AND ALL TRAINING DONE WITH IN AN INTEGRATED EFFORT
HOW ARE WE PREPARING? PROGRAM DIRECTOR
PROGRAM MANAGER
TRAINING
EQUIPMENT
OUTREACH/INTEL
HOW ARE WE PREPARING?
• WE HAVE TRAINED ALL FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE COUNTY IN TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE (TECC)
• WE HAVE TRAINED ALL FIRST RESPONDERS IN WARM ZONE CARE METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE
NOVA REGION
• COMMAND AND UNIFIED COMMAND TRAINING FOR ALL LEVELS OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL
HOW ARE WE PREPARING?
• PROPER TOOLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED • • •
BALLISTIC PPE FOR FD
TECC SUPPLIES ACTIVE VIOLENCE COMMAND BOARDS
•
BOTH FIRE AND POLICE COMMAND BOARDS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS INCIDENT
HOW ARE WE PREPARING? • INFORMATIONAL / SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BULLETINS OF THE DEPARTMENT
TO ALL MEMBERS
Regional Preparedness
KEY ELEMENTS • CREATING A CULTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOT STOVE PIPED DISCIPLINES
• INTEGRATION OF TRAINING EFFORTS • COMMAND TRAINING • DEVELOPING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND TRAINING PLANS COLLABORATIVELY
• INCLUDING ALL STAKEHOLDERS, LATE, BUT ON THE RIGHT PATH •
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER IS
NOW A PARTNER IN THE IS EFFORT
KEY COMPONENTS • SUPPORTING EACH OTHER’S TRAINING • •
FD SUPPORTS SPRING
AND FALL TACTICAL
TRAINING (ACPD)
PD SUPPORTS OPERATIONS TRAINING (ACFD)
• COMMAND TRAINING FOR ALL WATCH COMMANDER AND BATTALION CHIEFS AS WELL AS THEIR BACK-UPS
• STARTING TO DEVELOP RESPONSE POSSIBILITIES TO FIRE AS A WEAPON •
WORKING
WITH
PD, AND FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACTORS
ON THIS PROBLEM
KEY ELEMENTS • BRINGING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
ARLINGTON POLICE ARLINGTON FIRE ARLINGTON SHERIFF MWAA PENTAGON PD FT. MYER PD
FT. MYER FD ARLINGTON HALL PD GEORGE MASON OEM/PD FALLS CHURCH PD FAIRFAX FIRE FAIRFAX POLICE ALEXANDRIA FIRE ALEXANDRIA POLICE
THE FUTURE CONTINUE TO FOSTER AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS THAT ACCOUNT “FIRST CARE PROVIDER”
FOR THE
“THE PROFILE OF WOUNDING IN CIVILIAN PUBLIC MASS SHOOTING FATALITIES”
THE FUTURE
• MAINTAIN OUR POSITION AT THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
• CONTINUE DISCUSSION WITH THE FBI ABOUT PLACING A FIRE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE
• BUILD SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY EVOLVES TO MEET NEEDS, BUT MAINTAINS THE TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS OF TODAY
PREPAREDNESS
HIGH THREAT INCIDENT RESPONSE
OBJECTIVES • WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM: BRUSSELS, PARIS, SAN BERNARDINO, MIAMI, OTHERS?
• HOW IS ARLINGTON PREPARING TO RESPOND TO SIMILAR INCIDENTS?
• WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY INTEGRATION, COMMAND, AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
ACFD, ACPD?
• HOW IS ARLINGTON WORKING REGIONALLY TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO RESPOND?
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING IS CRITICAL •
FD-101 AND PD-101
• POLICY DEVELOPMENT • COMMAND TRAINING • HANDS-ON TRAINING
SO WE END UP
WITH THIS
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? • WE ALL NEED TO BE BETTER AT UNIFIED COMMAND • NOT TO CREATE VACUUMS IN SERVICE DELIVERY • IEDS WILL BE USED OR AT LEAST THREATENED • HOSTAGES OR DOOMED CAPTIVES
• WE MUST BUILD SYSTEMS THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE TWO TYPES OF ACTIVE VIOLENCE INCIDENTS
• •
TRADITIONAL TERRORIST(S)
ACTIVE SHOOTER
HOW ARE WE PREPARING? • WE BEGAN ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO, BUT OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS WE HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP OUR GAME
• THE ACFD AND ACPD CREATED AN MOU OUTLINING THE NEW APPROACH WITH CLEAR EXPECTATIONS
• COMMAND TRAINING
• OPERATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENT • INCREASED TRAINING EFFORTS AND ALL TRAINING DONE WITH IN AN INTEGRATED EFFORT
HOW ARE WE PREPARING? PROGRAM DIRECTOR
PROGRAM MANAGER
TRAINING
EQUIPMENT
OUTREACH/INTEL
HOW ARE WE PREPARING?
• WE HAVE TRAINED ALL FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE COUNTY IN TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE (TECC)
• WE HAVE TRAINED ALL FIRST RESPONDERS IN WARM ZONE CARE METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE
NOVA REGION
• COMMAND AND UNIFIED COMMAND TRAINING FOR ALL LEVELS OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL
HOW ARE WE PREPARING?
• PROPER TOOLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED • • •
BALLISTIC PPE FOR FD
TECC SUPPLIES ACTIVE VIOLENCE COMMAND BOARDS
•
BOTH FIRE AND POLICE COMMAND BOARDS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS INCIDENT
HOW ARE WE PREPARING? • INFORMATIONAL / SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BULLETINS OF THE DEPARTMENT
TO ALL MEMBERS
Regional Preparedness
KEY ELEMENTS • CREATING A CULTURE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOT STOVE PIPED DISCIPLINES
• INTEGRATION OF TRAINING EFFORTS • COMMAND TRAINING • DEVELOPING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND TRAINING PLANS COLLABORATIVELY
• INCLUDING ALL STAKEHOLDERS, LATE, BUT ON THE RIGHT PATH •
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER IS
NOW A PARTNER IN THE IS EFFORT
KEY COMPONENTS • SUPPORTING EACH OTHER’S TRAINING • •
FD SUPPORTS SPRING
AND FALL TACTICAL
TRAINING (ACPD)
PD SUPPORTS OPERATIONS TRAINING (ACFD)
• COMMAND TRAINING FOR ALL WATCH COMMANDER AND BATTALION CHIEFS AS WELL AS THEIR BACK-UPS
• STARTING TO DEVELOP RESPONSE POSSIBILITIES TO FIRE AS A WEAPON •
WORKING
WITH
PD, AND FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACTORS
ON THIS PROBLEM
KEY ELEMENTS • BRINGING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
ARLINGTON POLICE ARLINGTON FIRE ARLINGTON SHERIFF MWAA PENTAGON PD FT. MYER PD
FT. MYER FD ARLINGTON HALL PD GEORGE MASON OEM/PD FALLS CHURCH PD FAIRFAX FIRE FAIRFAX POLICE ALEXANDRIA FIRE ALEXANDRIA POLICE
THE FUTURE CONTINUE TO FOSTER AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOPMENT OF SYSTEMS THAT ACCOUNT “FIRST CARE PROVIDER”
FOR THE
“THE PROFILE OF WOUNDING IN CIVILIAN PUBLIC MASS SHOOTING FATALITIES”
THE FUTURE
• MAINTAIN OUR POSITION AT THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
• CONTINUE DISCUSSION WITH THE FBI ABOUT PLACING A FIRE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE JOINT TERRORISM TASK FORCE
• BUILD SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY EVOLVES TO MEET NEEDS, BUT MAINTAINS THE TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS OF TODAY
