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If the active shooter/violent intruder event exceeds the capacity of Redwood City Police Department and other City departments to respond, the City may request mutual aid. In accordance with the California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan, such aid will be requested from adjacent or neighboring jurisdictions through the San Mateo County Operational Area. Evacuation routes, if needed, will be developed in coordination with the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol. Tasks Redwood City will be responsible for the overall direction and control of any emergency response activities within the City limits. In an active shooter/violent intruder incident, this will involve eliminating the threat, providing emergency medical treatment, evacuating survivors and bystanders, providing traffic control, and collecting evidence. See the Concept of Operations section in the Basic Plan for general information. Law enforcement personnel will generally be the first to respond to an active shooter/violent intruder event, followed by emergency medical responders. Others will respond as necessary. There are three critical, initial tasks that emergency responders must carry out when responding to an active shooter/violent intruder incident: Task 1: Eliminate the threat ❑ This is the first and foremost consideration of law enforcement and should be initiated as soon as law enforcement officers arrive on the scene and have the tactical capability to do so. ❑ Eliminating the threat should take precedent over all other actions. First responders carrying out this task should not stop to provide medical assistance, unless it can be done quickly and without compromising the objective to eliminate the threat. ❑ Eliminating the threat may involve directly confronting the perpetrator, using lethal or non- lethal force as necessary. The perpetrator may choose to voluntarily surrender, and responders should be prepared to take the perpetrator into custody. ❑ In some cases, the perpetrator may already be dead or incapacitated, either by committing suicide, or (less commonly) by being subdued or killed by victims. ❑ If reports from the scene mention multiple perpetrators, or if reports provide multiple descriptions of a perpetrator, law enforcement must ensure that all perpetrators have been eliminated as a threat. ❑ Be aware that in rare instances (approximately 5% of the time, according to a 2013 study of active shooting/violent intruder events in the U.S. involving firearms), the perpetrator will attempt to leave the scene prior to law enforcement arriving. ❑ There may be innocent people taking shelter within the scene. To prevent unnecessary distractions or use of force, shout or broadcast commands for people to remain calm, put down all items in their hands, raise their hands above their heads and keep them visible at all times, avoid making sudden movements, and other instructions as appropriate. D-3