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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 94
Author: Rodriguez (D), et al.
Amended: 3/28/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 3/28/14
SUBJECT : Emergency services: active shooter incidents
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes that active shooter
incidents are increasing and encourages local fire, law
enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies in
coordination with the Office of Emergency Services to develop
standard operating procedures and coordinate training programs
in an effort to more efficiently respond to active shooter
incidents in California.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. Since the Columbine High School attack in 1999, active
shooter incidents have captured a substantial amount of
public and law enforcement attention and more than 250 people
have been killed in the United States during active shooter
incidents since the Columbine High School Shootings.
2. Eighty-four active shooter events occurred between 2000 and
2010, 16 of which occurred in 2009 and 21 of which occurred
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in 2010.
3. Active shooter incidents often occur in small and
medium-sized communities where police departments are limited
by budget constraints and small workforces stating that the
average active shooter incident are 12 minutes in duration,
with 37% of incidents lasting less than five minutes.
4. Forty-one percent of active shooter incidents have been found
to occur in the workplace, while 17% occurred in a school,
17% occurred in a public place, and 6% occurred in a
religious establishment.
5. During 56% of active shooter attacks that were ongoing when
police arrived, officers had to use force to stop the
killing; and officers are most likely responding alone or
with a partner to an incident, with one-third of those
officers who enter an incident alone being shot by the
intruder.
6. The recent shooting incident at Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX) in November 2013 serves as a grim reminder that
a mass casualty incident can happen at any moment, in any
location and in response to this incident, LAX created an
Airport Response Team, composed of airport employees who will
voluntarily mobilize during future airport-related
emergencies to specifically assist with passenger
communication and care.
7. The entry of emergency medical services to an attack site are
often delayed because law enforcement must conduct a thorough
search of the scene in order to declare it secure and the
severely delayed ability of emergency medical services
personnel to access an active shooter scene have caused a
paradigm shift in law enforcement training and tactics, as
victims are not necessarily expected to escape or even
survive these situations. Recent active shooter incidents
have underscored the need for a coordinated response by law
enforcement and others to save lives.
This resolution recognizes that active shooter incidents appear
to be increasing and further encourages local fire, law
enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies in
coordination with the Office of Emergency Services to develop
common tactics, communications capabilities, and terminology to
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enable seamless and effective operations during an active
shooter incident.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 4/2/14)
American Academy of Pediatrics - California District
California Professional Firefighters
JG:d 4/4/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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