- 1. Active Shooter Formations Team Movement
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2. 3. Work as a team, hunt like a pack Cpl. Brian Fey, Kenneth
City, FL PD 4. BUILDING LAYOUT PERIMETERNumbering System INCIDENT
LOCATION COMMON STREET OR LOCATIONFRONT/MAIN ENTRANCE 1 2 3 4 5.
BUILDING LAYOUT STRUCTURE Numbering System SIDE OF STRUCTURE 1 2 3
4 NUMBERING LEFT TO RIGHT LEVEL #2 LEVEL #1 1 2 6. BASIC ROOM ENTRY
Room Entered from One Side SQUEEZE UP-TO INITIATE MOVEMENT 7. BASIC
ROOM ENTRY Room Entered Either Side Slide By 1 st Quick Observe -
Enter 8. BASIC ROOM ENTRY 80% Seen/20% Attacked 9. BASIC ROOM ENTRY
80% Seen/20% Attacked 10. BASIC ROOM ENTRY 80% Seen/20% Attacked
11. BASIC ROOM ENTRY 80% Seen/20% Attacked 12. POINTMAN L/R COVER
REAR SECURITY TraditionalDIAMOND PATTERN 13. TraditionalDIAMOND
PATTERN Cross angles are NOT possible as the Diamond Pattern
approaches Corners, L-Shaped Intersections, T-Shaped Intersections
and Cross Intersections 14. SWINGMAN/TEAM LEADER L/R COVER REAR
SECURITY T-YFORMATION 15. T-YFORMATION Cross angles are NOW
possible, if the Team Leader is pulled back (even or recessed), as
the T-Y Formation approaches Corners, L-Shaped Intersections,
T-Shaped Intersections and Cross Intersections 16. 17. 18. T-Y
FORMATION with a Room Entry As the Formation approaches an open
door on the right, theTeam Leaderadvises the Formation of the
upcoming door and slides over by theRight Cover Officer , preparing
to make entry into the room.Any form of entry may be utilized, with
theTeam LeaderandRight Cover Officermaking entry while theLeft
Cover OfficerandRear Security Officercover long forward and rear.
Respectively. 19. T-Y FORMATION with a Room Entry As the Formation
proceeds, theLeft Cover Officercan possibly clear some of the room
prior to the entry by theTeam Leaderand theRight Cover Officer.
Prior to entry, theTeam Leadermay squeeze the shoulder of theRight
Cover Officerto signify the start of the entry or theTeam Leadermay
advise theRight Cover Officer , On You, signifying that the two (2)
man element will commence entry on his movement 20. T-Y FORMATION
with a Room Entry As theTeam LeaderandRight Cover Officermake entry
into the room, any form of entry (i.e. Buttonhook, Criss-Cross,
Hybrid, etc.) may be utilized.ALWAYS REMEMBER, the second Officer
through the door should feed off of the movement of the
first.TheLeft Cover OfficerandRear Security Officernow share the
responsibility of covering long to the front and rear.It is
recommended that theyDO NOTstay static in one position, but move
side-to-side. 21. T-Y FORMATION with a Room Entry As theTeam
LeaderandRight Cover Officerare preparing to exit the room,
whichever is nearest to the threshold of the door should announce,
Nothing seencoming out, or something to that effect.PLEASE NOTE, it
does not matter who exits the door first, what matters most is that
the two (2) flowback into the Formation, possibly changing roles
and positions.TheLeft Cover OfficerandRear Security Officershould
prepare for the re-entry of the two (2) Formation members and slide
to their respective positions. 22. T-Y FORMATION with a Room Entry
Once theTeam LeaderandRight Cover Officerexit the room, each will
immediately begin their respective cross angle responsibilities as
the Formation proceeds forward. As the Rear Security Officerslides
by the door of the room, he/she should close the door, if the
second Officer exiting the room had not done so. 23. T-Y FORMATION
with a Room Entry Once theTeam LeaderandRight Cover Officerexit the
room, each will immediately begin their respective cross angle
responsibilities as the Formation proceeds forward. As the Rear
Security Officerslides by the door of the room, he/she should close
the door, if the second Officer exiting the room had not done so.
24. T-Y FORMATION Opening a Closed Door As the Formation approaches
a closed door on the right, theTeam Leaderadvises the Formation of
the upcoming door and decision to enter the room. A way, is to
slide two (2) Officers of the Formation past the door, with one (1)
holding long to the front and the other preparing to open the door.
25. T-Y FORMATION Opening a Closed Door Once the Formation is in
place to breach the door (making sure the two(2) Officers who are
on either side of the door, are completely out of the doorway, when
it opens), theRear Security Officerand theLeft Cover Officer(or
whoever has slid to cover long, to the front) should now assume and
continue responsibilities of covering their cross-angles.They
should also be out of the doorway when it opens. 26. T-Y FORMATION
Opening a Closed Door The Officer closet to the door handle or knob
should initiate the opening of the door, so as not to be in the
line of fire as the door is opened.TheLeft Cover OfficerandRear
Security Officernow share the responsibility of covering long to
the front and rear.It is recommended that theyDO NOTstay static in
one position, but move side-to-side. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
34. LShaped Intersection The Formation moves forward, with
theLeftandRight Cover Officerscontinually working the Cross Angles
and communicating that the Formation is approaching an L-Shaped
Intersection to the left Communication with theRear Security
Officerof the approaching L-Shaped Intersection to the left is
imperative and should be updated regularly, as well as status
checks 35. LShaped Intersection The Formation moves forward, with
theLeftandRight Cover Officerscontinually working the Cross Angles,
and theRight Cover Officerstarting to work the long Cross Angle of
the L-Shaped Intersection to the left Communication with theRear
Security Officeris imperative and should be updated regularly, as
well as status checks 36. LShaped Intersection The Formation holds
while theRight Cover Officerworks the long Cross Angle of the
L-Shaped Intersection to the left Communication with theRear
Security Officeris imperative and should be updated regularly, as
well as status checks 37. LShaped Intersection Once nothing is
observed in the long Cross Angle of the L-Shaped Intersection to
the left, theRight Cover Officercommunicates this to the Formation
and the Formation begins to move again, with theRight Cover
Officersliding out to the right and theLeft Cover Officerturning
the corner and theTeam Leadersliding to the center Communication
with theRear Security Officeris imperative and should be updated
regularly, as well as status checks 38. 39. 40. LShaped
Intersection 41. TShaped Intersection The Formation holds while
theLeftandRight Cover Officerswork their respective long Cross
Angles to the left and right, communicating what is observed (
please note, one should check HIGH and the other from KNEELING one
at a time ) Once nothing is observed, theTeam Leaderwill advise the
Formation to proceed either left or right Communication with
theRear Security Officeris imperative and should be updated
regularly, as well as status checks TheRear Security Officershould
also begin to slide to the opposite side of the direction in which
the Formation will proceed 42. TShaped Intersection As the
Formation proceeds to the right, theLeft Cover Officernow becomes
theRear Security Officer , theRight Cover Officercontinues in the
same role, the Team Leader becomes theLeft Cover Officerand the
Rear Security Officer becomes the Team Leader LEARN TO FLOW This is
just A way, and other movements, to the various positions,can be
utilized, as long as the integrity of the Formation is immediate
Communication with theRear Security Officeris imperative and should
be updated regularly, as well as status checks 43. TShaped
Intersection The Formation proceeds in the established direction
The newRear Security Officermust move quickly and efficiently
across the intersection, while simultaneously covering both
intersections Communication with theRear Security Officeris
imperative and should be updated regularly, as well as status
checks 44. 45. TShaped Intersection 46. TShaped Intersection 47.
TShaped Intersection 48. CrossShaped Intersection The Formation
holds while theLeftandRight Cover Officerswork their respective
long Cross Angles to the left and right, communicating what is
observed ( please note, one should check HIGH and the other from
KNEELING one at a time ), theTeam Leaderwill cover long Once
nothing is observed, theTeam Leaderwill advise the Formation to
proceed either left, right or straight Communication with theRear
Security Officeris imperative and should be updated regularly, as
well as status checks 49. CrossShaped Intersection The Formation
proceeds through the Cross-Shaped Intersection while
theLeftandRight Cover Officersrotate and cover their movement
across the intersection, theTeam Leaderwill continue to cover long
Communication with theRear Security Officeris imperative and should
be updated regularly, as well as status checks 50. CrossShaped
Intersection The Formation proceeds through the Cross-Shaped
Intersection and resumes their respective Cross Angle
responsibilities TheRear Security Officermust move quickly and
efficiently across the Cross-Shaped Intersection, while
simultaneously covering the left, right and rearCommunication with
theRear Security Officeris imperative and should be updated
regularly, as well as status checks 51. 52. OFFICERS TEAM LEADER
REAR SECURITY TEAM MOVEMENT HALL BOSS 53. OFFICERS TEAM LEADER REAR
SECURITY TEAM MOVEMENT MODIFIED HALL BOSS 54. TEAMMOVEMENT - ROOMS
55. TEAMMOVEMENT - ROOMS 56. TEAMMOVEMENT - ROOMS 57. LShaped
Intersection 58. LShaped Intersection 59. LShaped Intersection 60.
LShaped Intersection 61. LShaped Intersection 62. TShaped
Intersection 63. TShaped Intersection 64. TShaped Intersection 65.
TShaped Intersection 66. TShaped Intersection 67. TShaped
Intersection 68. CrossShaped Intersection 69. CrossShaped
Intersection 70. CrossShaped Intersection 71. CrossShaped
Intersection
