{"id":136,"date":"2014-02-02T21:27:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-02T21:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c3pathways.com\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2019-07-26T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T14:56:19","slug":"rescue-task-force-rtf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c3pathways.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/02\/rescue-task-force-rtf\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue Task Force (RTF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c3pathways.com\/aschecklist\">Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist<\/a><\/em>\u00a0utilizes a process known as <abbr data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" title=\"[Active Shooter] (RTF) A mixed discipline ad-hoc unit with a security element, a medical element, and a team leader who operate in the Warm Zone to triage patients, provide Indirect Threat Care, and coordinate casualty evacuation to an Ambulance Exchange Point. The unit is typically comprised of two (2) law enforcement officers and two (2) EMS personnel, however staffing may vary based on incident need and local policy. Typically one law enforcement officer serves on point and the other rear guard, escorting the EMS personnel and providing security.\n\">Rescue Task Force<\/abbr> (RTF) to get medical personnel to victims quickly and get them evacuated. The Rescue Task Force is a cross-discipline team of law enforcement and fire\/EMS personnel (usually 2 LE and 2 EMS). This raises potential policy issues about the concept of an RTF, for example law enforcement escorting unarmed personnel into the innner perimeter (aka warm zone). Some are comfortable with the RTF concept and some are not. There are law enforcement agencies who strongly support the practice and others who absolutely do not. The same is true for fire\/EMS agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential policy issues include escorting unarmed personnel into potential areas of risk, how\/when\/who will make the decision to deploy RTF resources, whether fire\/EMS personnel will be outfitted with body armour, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of this writing, the RTF concept remains controversial. Policy decision-makers from the various agencies and disciplines in a community are strongly encouraged to have an honest and open dialog about the benefits and risks inherant in the RTF concept.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Active Shooter Incident Management Checklist\u00a0utilizes a process known as Rescue Task Force (RTF) to get medical personnel to victims quickly and get them evacuated. The Rescue Task Force is a cross-discipline team of law enforcement and fire\/EMS personnel (usually 2 LE and 2 EMS). 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