ACTIVE SHOOTER/HOSTILE EVENT RESPONSE (ASHER) ||
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What is an Active Attack Incident? correct answers An incident where individuals are actively
harming or attempting to kill people.
What is Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR)? correct answers A response model
developed by ALERRT and adopted by DOJ.
What is Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER)? correct answers An incident where
armed individuals are actively harming or attempting to kill people.
What is ASHER Cold Zone? correct answers Areas with little or no threat, secured by law
enforcement.
What is the purpose of the Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) guideline? correct
answers To provide a guideline for HFD members during ASHER incidents.
Who has authorized the actions outlined in the ASHER guideline? correct answers HFD and
HPD.
What is the objective of the ASHER guideline? correct answers To achieve compliance with
NFPA 3000 and maximize safety for fire department personnel.
What is the role of fire department personnel during ASHER incidents? correct answers To
support law enforcement with casualty rescue.
What is the definition of an Active Attack Incident? correct answers An incident where
individuals are actively engaged in harming or attempting to kill people in a single populated
area.
,What is the definition of Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR)? correct answers A response
model developed by ALERRT and adopted by DOJ to aid responders in preparing for an
interagency/interdisciplinary response.
What is the definition of Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER)? correct answers An
incident where armed individuals are actively engaged in harming or attempting to kill people in
a populated area.
What is the definition of ASHER Cold Zone? correct answers Areas with little or no threat,
secured by law enforcement due to shielding or geographic distance from the threat.
What is a Warm Zone? correct answers Area with potential hazard or indirect threat.
What is the requirement for fire department personnel in the Warm Zone? correct answers Wear
Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) and be accompanied by force protection officers at all
times.
What is a Hot Zone? correct answers Area with known hazard or direct and immediate life threat.
Can fire department personnel enter the Active Shooter Hot Zone? correct answers No.
What is the purpose of an AEP? correct answers To rendezvous with a Rescue Task Force (RTF)
or law enforcement to extract casualties from the Casualty Collection Point (CCP).
Can there be more than one AEP? correct answers Yes, as incident needs dictate.
What is another term for Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP)? correct answers Casualty Exchange
Point (CEP).
, What does Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) do? correct answers Protects wearer from
ballistic threats, stabbing, fragmentation, or blunt force trauma.
Is Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) bulletproof? correct answers No.
When should personnel don their BPE? correct answers When responding to an ASHER or
Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA) of any type.
What is a Breach Point? correct answers Primary location for law enforcement to make entry
into the crisis site.
Why is the term 'breach point' helpful for fire department purposes? correct answers It serves as
a landmark for arriving RTFs.
What is a Casualty Collection Point (CCP)? correct answers Temporary location for patient
gathering and medical assessment.
Where is a CCP usually located? correct answers In the warm zone with limited vehicular access.
What is a Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA)? correct answers Synchronized, multi-
phased attack involving multiple teams and weapon types.
What is concealment? correct answers Obstacle that hides presence but offers no ballistic
protection.
What is a contact team? correct answers Law enforcement team in the Hot Zone providing
incident size-up and neutralizing threats.
What is a cordon? correct answers Line of police or guards preventing access to an area.
GET IT CORRECT.
What is an Active Attack Incident? correct answers An incident where individuals are actively
harming or attempting to kill people.
What is Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR)? correct answers A response model
developed by ALERRT and adopted by DOJ.
What is Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER)? correct answers An incident where
armed individuals are actively harming or attempting to kill people.
What is ASHER Cold Zone? correct answers Areas with little or no threat, secured by law
enforcement.
What is the purpose of the Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER) guideline? correct
answers To provide a guideline for HFD members during ASHER incidents.
Who has authorized the actions outlined in the ASHER guideline? correct answers HFD and
HPD.
What is the objective of the ASHER guideline? correct answers To achieve compliance with
NFPA 3000 and maximize safety for fire department personnel.
What is the role of fire department personnel during ASHER incidents? correct answers To
support law enforcement with casualty rescue.
What is the definition of an Active Attack Incident? correct answers An incident where
individuals are actively engaged in harming or attempting to kill people in a single populated
area.
,What is the definition of Active Attack Integrated Response (AAIR)? correct answers A response
model developed by ALERRT and adopted by DOJ to aid responders in preparing for an
interagency/interdisciplinary response.
What is the definition of Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response (ASHER)? correct answers An
incident where armed individuals are actively engaged in harming or attempting to kill people in
a populated area.
What is the definition of ASHER Cold Zone? correct answers Areas with little or no threat,
secured by law enforcement due to shielding or geographic distance from the threat.
What is a Warm Zone? correct answers Area with potential hazard or indirect threat.
What is the requirement for fire department personnel in the Warm Zone? correct answers Wear
Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) and be accompanied by force protection officers at all
times.
What is a Hot Zone? correct answers Area with known hazard or direct and immediate life threat.
Can fire department personnel enter the Active Shooter Hot Zone? correct answers No.
What is the purpose of an AEP? correct answers To rendezvous with a Rescue Task Force (RTF)
or law enforcement to extract casualties from the Casualty Collection Point (CCP).
Can there be more than one AEP? correct answers Yes, as incident needs dictate.
What is another term for Ambulance Exchange Point (AEP)? correct answers Casualty Exchange
Point (CEP).
, What does Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) do? correct answers Protects wearer from
ballistic threats, stabbing, fragmentation, or blunt force trauma.
Is Ballistic Protective Equipment (BPE) bulletproof? correct answers No.
When should personnel don their BPE? correct answers When responding to an ASHER or
Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA) of any type.
What is a Breach Point? correct answers Primary location for law enforcement to make entry
into the crisis site.
Why is the term 'breach point' helpful for fire department purposes? correct answers It serves as
a landmark for arriving RTFs.
What is a Casualty Collection Point (CCP)? correct answers Temporary location for patient
gathering and medical assessment.
Where is a CCP usually located? correct answers In the warm zone with limited vehicular access.
What is a Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attack (CCTA)? correct answers Synchronized, multi-
phased attack involving multiple teams and weapon types.
What is concealment? correct answers Obstacle that hides presence but offers no ballistic
protection.
What is a contact team? correct answers Law enforcement team in the Hot Zone providing
incident size-up and neutralizing threats.
What is a cordon? correct answers Line of police or guards preventing access to an area.
