ACTIVE SHOOTER COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔5. A solo officer should make a direct-to-threat entry into an Active Shooting crisis
site except for when: - ✔✔There is no driving force (nothing heard, seen or known upon
arrival)
✔✔What tragic event occurred that caused police agencies across the United States to
change their tactics in rapid -response to actor(s) killing innocent persons. -
✔✔Columbine High School
✔✔7.ltis imperative that the first responding officer(s) to a random act of violence
differentiate between a ____and_____ - ✔✔Hostage Situation/ Active Shooter
✔✔8. Which of the following is the correct response to a hostage / Barricaded
Situation? - ✔✔D) Contain, control, Communicate, Call SWAT and Hostage
Negotiators, Create Immediate Action Plan
✔✔9. The number one goal when responding to an active shooter or Homicide in
progress is to: - ✔✔Stop the killing
✔✔What are the priorities of work after a lethal engagement occurs? - ✔✔Security,
Incident Command, Medical
✔✔11. Which of the following is not one of the three rules when dealing with an
explosive device on an active shooter scene? - ✔✔Turn off your radio and cell-phone
✔✔12. When encountering subjects inside the threat area, you should always: - ✔✔Use
the "Quick Scan Technique"
✔✔What is the recommended maximum number of officers used to form a single
contact team when entering into an enclosed structure? - ✔✔No more than 4
✔✔The "Laser Rule" refers to: - ✔✔Weapon's muzzle discipline
✔✔When evaluating the need to close distance, you should ask which of the following?
- ✔✔- Can you eliminate the threat?
-Can you restrict or isolate the suspect's movements
-Can you take resources away from the suspect (weapons, escape
routes?
✔✔First responders who are engaged by a suspect from inside a building through a
window/doorway should use which tactic in response? - ✔✔Directed fire
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔5. A solo officer should make a direct-to-threat entry into an Active Shooting crisis
site except for when: - ✔✔There is no driving force (nothing heard, seen or known upon
arrival)
✔✔What tragic event occurred that caused police agencies across the United States to
change their tactics in rapid -response to actor(s) killing innocent persons. -
✔✔Columbine High School
✔✔7.ltis imperative that the first responding officer(s) to a random act of violence
differentiate between a ____and_____ - ✔✔Hostage Situation/ Active Shooter
✔✔8. Which of the following is the correct response to a hostage / Barricaded
Situation? - ✔✔D) Contain, control, Communicate, Call SWAT and Hostage
Negotiators, Create Immediate Action Plan
✔✔9. The number one goal when responding to an active shooter or Homicide in
progress is to: - ✔✔Stop the killing
✔✔What are the priorities of work after a lethal engagement occurs? - ✔✔Security,
Incident Command, Medical
✔✔11. Which of the following is not one of the three rules when dealing with an
explosive device on an active shooter scene? - ✔✔Turn off your radio and cell-phone
✔✔12. When encountering subjects inside the threat area, you should always: - ✔✔Use
the "Quick Scan Technique"
✔✔What is the recommended maximum number of officers used to form a single
contact team when entering into an enclosed structure? - ✔✔No more than 4
✔✔The "Laser Rule" refers to: - ✔✔Weapon's muzzle discipline
✔✔When evaluating the need to close distance, you should ask which of the following?
- ✔✔- Can you eliminate the threat?
-Can you restrict or isolate the suspect's movements
-Can you take resources away from the suspect (weapons, escape
routes?
✔✔First responders who are engaged by a suspect from inside a building through a
window/doorway should use which tactic in response? - ✔✔Directed fire
