AAIWG-Developed Products
The AAIWG has developed a collection of guidance documents related to various aspects of active assailant preparedness, response, and recovery.
The AAIWG’s Emergency People Search and Recovery Subcommittee developed this Support Services for Mass Casualty Incidents: Guidance and Best Practices to identify best practices, resources, and operational considerations relevant to emergency people search and recovery activities.
AAIWG ICS Field Operations Guide April 2023
Developed by the AAIWG, this Field Operations Guide (FOG) is designed to aid the initial response elements and command staff responding to an active assailant incident by providing guidance on immediate tasks and scene organization in accordance with the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Body Armor for EMS Guidance Recommendations – Dec 2023
The AAIWG’s First Responder Guidelines Subcommittee developed this document to identify considerations fire and emergency medical services response organizations may make prior to procuring ballistic personal protective equipment, or body armor, for active assailant or other high threat/volatile response.
Active Assailant Exercises Weapons Guidance – Feb 2024
The AAIWG’s First Responder Guidelines Subcommittee developed this document to identify considerations for planning, conducting, and evaluating active assailant exercises when weapons (e.g., firearms, simunitions, flash bang grenades, etc.) are used as part of exercise play.
Equipment Guidance & Recommendations
Developed by the AAIWG, this document details the considerations first responders may make when securing personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies for active assailant incident response.