ALERRT level 1 active shooter course
Active shooter - Answer-An individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill
people in a populated area
ALERRT Level 1 Course Goal - Answer-Provide law enforcement professionals
nationwide with a simple, standard set of skills enabling them to save as many lives
as possible when responding to an active shooter incident, either alone or as part of
a small ad hoc team.
1. Stop the killing 2. Stop the dying - Answer-Operational goals
1. Protected corridor
2. Protected island
3. Rescue Task Force
4. Law Enforcement Rescue - Answer-4 basic models of victim care and transport
Contain, Control, Communicate, Call SWAT, Create an action plan - Answer-5 c's
540 Degree security - Answer-Continually look for threats by scanning 360 degrees
around them at high and low angles
appropriate speed - Answer-Responders should move at the __________ speed for
the current circumstances.
6 - Answer-While conducting a Threshold Evaluation, the responder should attempt
to maintain a __ft reactionary gap
Sprint speed - Answer-This speed is used during Bounding Overwatch
Direct to Threat Speed - Answer-This speed is between fast walk and a jog. It is
used inside the attack site when LE responders have reason to believe that active
killing is taking place.
Deliberate speed - Answer-This speed is a medium-paced, very smooth, and quiet
walk. Used when a contact team is covering the last few meters before arriving at the
attacker's location.
Location, Condition, Action, Needs - Answer-What does LCAN stand for
1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded
2. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you intended to press it
3. Never point a firearm at anyone unless you are justified
4. Be sure of your intended target's foreground, backstop, and beyond - Answer-
Basic Firearms Safety
"Push" - Answer-If driving force exists, such as active gunfire, the first responders
should "____" the response.
Active shooter - Answer-An individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill
people in a populated area
ALERRT Level 1 Course Goal - Answer-Provide law enforcement professionals
nationwide with a simple, standard set of skills enabling them to save as many lives
as possible when responding to an active shooter incident, either alone or as part of
a small ad hoc team.
1. Stop the killing 2. Stop the dying - Answer-Operational goals
1. Protected corridor
2. Protected island
3. Rescue Task Force
4. Law Enforcement Rescue - Answer-4 basic models of victim care and transport
Contain, Control, Communicate, Call SWAT, Create an action plan - Answer-5 c's
540 Degree security - Answer-Continually look for threats by scanning 360 degrees
around them at high and low angles
appropriate speed - Answer-Responders should move at the __________ speed for
the current circumstances.
6 - Answer-While conducting a Threshold Evaluation, the responder should attempt
to maintain a __ft reactionary gap
Sprint speed - Answer-This speed is used during Bounding Overwatch
Direct to Threat Speed - Answer-This speed is between fast walk and a jog. It is
used inside the attack site when LE responders have reason to believe that active
killing is taking place.
Deliberate speed - Answer-This speed is a medium-paced, very smooth, and quiet
walk. Used when a contact team is covering the last few meters before arriving at the
attacker's location.
Location, Condition, Action, Needs - Answer-What does LCAN stand for
1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded
2. Keep your finger off the trigger unless you intended to press it
3. Never point a firearm at anyone unless you are justified
4. Be sure of your intended target's foreground, backstop, and beyond - Answer-
Basic Firearms Safety
"Push" - Answer-If driving force exists, such as active gunfire, the first responders
should "____" the response.
