Special Operations

Active Shooter Situations:

• Monterey County Operational Area – Active Shooter Guideline, February 3, 2015
• Monterey County – Active Shooter Guideline – Feb. 3, 2015 – PowerPoint Presentation

• Fire / Emergency Medical Services Department Operational Considerations and Guide for Active Shooter and Mass Casualty Incidents. USFA / FEMA, September 2013
• The Fire Service’s Role in Active Shooter Situations, January 28, 2013
• Dispatch Protocols for Active Shooter Incidents, September 1, 2012
• Active Shooter Response: The Rapid Treatment Model, September 4, 2013
• Active Shooter Preparedness – Department of Homeland Security
• Emergency Response Protocols to Active Shooter – National Retail Federation, March 2011
• Case Study: Fire, EMS Response to Active Shooter – Fire Chief, July 3, 2014
• IAFF Position Statement – Active Shooter Events
• Santa Monica College – Active Shooter on Campus (ppt)
• Active Shooter Event Response, Alan Berkowsky – March 1, 2016
• Command at Active-Shooter Events, Alan Berkowsky & Edward Mohn, Jan 1, 2018

Air Operations:

• Fire Aviation
• Aerial Firefighting
• Helitack
• Firefighting Aircraft Recognition Guide – CAL FIRE
• Helicopter Firefighting, Thomas Eggleston – 1998
• Safety Briefings for Helicopter Operations, Hank Reimer – Aug. 29, 2011
• Landing a Helicopter-What Firefighters Need to Know, Jim Spell – July 7, 2014
• NFPA 418: Standard for Heliports
• Helicopter Safety for SAR Operations – Kentucky Search and Rescue

Electrical Emergencies:

• Electrical Emergency Safety Checklist
• First Responder Training – PG&E
• Mitigating Electrical Hazards of the Fireground, Homer Robertson – Dec. 1, 2010
• Fire Fighter Safety and Emergency Response for Solar Power Systems, The Fire Protection Research Foundation, Casey C. Grant, P.E. – May 2010, Revised: October 2013
• National Grid – Electrical Safety
• Electrical Safety for First Responders – Southern Californian Edison

Railroad Operations / Emergencies:

• Railroad Emergency Response Operations
• Oil By Rail Safety in California – Cal OES, June 10, 2014
• Oil by Rail – Cal OES

Pipeline Emergencies:

• Pipeline Emergencies
• Pipeline Association for Public Awareness – First Responder Training

Wind Turbines:

• Wind Turbine Failures, Fires, and Collapses – EMR-ISAC,  July 19, 2012
• Response to Emergencies in Wind Turbines, September 24, 2011
• Wind Turbine Emergency Response, May 24, 2012
• Turbine Fires and How to Prevent Them, Paul Dvorak, May 1, 2017
• Technical Rescue in Wind Turbines, Jeff Riechmann, April 1, 2015