Support of Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies to Recognize and Receive MACTAC Training

Submitted by: Patrol and Tactical Operations Committee and Firearms Committee
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WHEREAS, MACTAC stands for Multi-Assault Counter Terrorism Action Capabilities; and

WHEREAS, MACTAC is a regional and national concept wherein law enforcement agencies may, by necessity, combine personnel or operations to assist the local jurisdiction responding to such a terrorist; and

WHEREAS, MACTAC response implementation requires multi-jurisdictional and multi-discipline planning, training and resource allocation; and

WHEREAS, A terrorist attack is plausible to happen on the soils of the United States of America with the possibility of a high number of casualties; and

WHEREAS, a concern that many law enforcement agencies are not adequately prepared to handle an attack similar to that occurring in Mumbai India November 26, 2008 that lasted for four days; and

WHEREAS, the understanding of the MACTAC protocol could substantially save lives of both our civilian and sworn populations; and

WHEREAS, the momentum of a terrorist attack can be significantly reduced within the first 30 minutes of the incident via MACTAC training and implementation; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement peers firmly believe having knowledge and training in MACTAC can only stand to benefit the safety of the officer as an individual and the agencies responding to such an incident; and

WHEREAS, such training can only stand to enhance the officer's and agencies performance when encountering the more enhanced training of criminals and terrorists in today's society; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) duly assembled at its 122nd Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois calls upon the heads of all Law Enforcement agencies to actively consider the concepts of MACTAC in preparation for Mumbai style attack, one that consists of extremist actions involving multiple threats occurring simultaneously.