Rescue Task Force

 Are you interested in being part of an EMS Response to Active Shooter Incidents plan in our region? This plan uses concepts endorsed by the IAFF, IAFC, and USFA. The goal is to access and treat people in such incidents faster. Dayton MMRS has already purchased equipment, including ballistic vests and helmets. 

Interested Departments can sign up here. 

 The Dayton Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Active Shooter Rescue Task Force (RTF) program takes the best of numerous other protocols, uses grant funds to provide protective equipment sets, and collaborates with area law enforcement agencies to provide rapid treatment for casualties in an active shooter scenario. The Rescue Task Force (RTF) concept, pioneered in Arlington, VA, has been endorsed by the International Association of Firefighters, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and the United States Fire Administration, among other agencies. The RTF will mitigate provider risk using procedures, training, and protective equipment, while providing for rapid stabilization, treatment, and evacuation of the wounded despite hazardous conditions that would otherwise delay treatment.  This plan delineates the standing medical and tactical orders for EMS functioning as members of a unified law enforcement/EMS response to an active shooter scenario.