International Association of Fire Chiefs
Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad Partners with Police to Create Rescue Task Force (abstract)

Once a search team sweeps the area for active threats, its deemed a warm zone. The area isnt a hot zone because there are no active threats in the zone, but its also not a cold zonebecause there could be sleeper shooters, IEDs or unidentified threats in the area.

Source: Courtesy of JEMS

  • Topics:
    • Protected content
    • Large-Scale Response
    • Active Shooter
  • Resource Type:
    • Article
  • Organizational Author:
    • External

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