DOE M 470.4-8, Federal Protective Force
Functional areas: Protective Force, Security
This Manual establishes requirements for the management and operation of the Department of Energy (DOE) Federal protective forces (FPFs).
Cancels DOE M 470.4-3, Chg 1. Canceled by DOE O 473.3.
Supersedes:
DOE M 470.4-3 Chg 1, Protective Force on Jul 15, 2009
Superseded By:
DOE O 473.3, Protection Program Operations on Jun 29, 2011
Version history and related documents
Superseded by
A newer version replaces this document.
- DOE O 473.3Protection Program Operations (Jun 29, 2011)
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Section 1
AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: INITIATED BY:
www.directives.doe.gov Office of Health, Safety and Security
MANUAL
Approved: 7-15-09
FEDERAL PROTECTIVE FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Health, Safety and Security
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FEDERAL PROTECTIVE FORCE
1. PURPOSE. This Manual establishes requirements for the management and operation of
the Department of Energy (DOE) Federal protective forces (FPFs).
2. CANCELLATIONS. DOE M 470.4-3, Chg 1, Protective Force, dated 3-7-06 is canceled.
Cancellation of a directive does not, by itself, modify or otherwise affect any contractual
obligation to comply with the manual.
3. APPLICABILITY.
a. DOE Elements. The requirements in this Manual apply to DOE elements that
have oversight of FPF and FPF firearms programs for the purposes of protecting
safeguards and security (S&S) interests, including those created after the Manual
is issued. (Go to http://energy.gov/organization/orgchart.htm for the current
listing of Departmental elements.)
The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will
ensure that NNSA employees comply with their respective responsibilities under
this Manual. Nothing in this Manual will be construed to interfere with the NNSA
Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of Public Law (P.L.) 106-65 to
establish Administration-specific policies, unless disapproved by the Secretary.
b. Protective Force Contractors. None.
c. Exclusions.
(1) In accordance with the responsibilities and authorities assigned by
Executive Order 12344, codified at 50 U.S.C. 2406 and 2511, and to
ensure consistency throughout the joint Navy/DOE Naval Nuclear
Propulsion Program, the Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors
(Director) will implement and oversee requirements and practices
pertaining to this Manual for activities under the Director’s cognizance, as
deemed appropriate.
(2) Requirements in this Manual that overlap or duplicate requirements of the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) related to radiation protection,
nuclear safety (including quality assurance), and S&S of nuclear material
do not apply to the design, construction, operation, and decommissioning
of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management facilities. This
exemption does not apply to requirements for which the NRC defers to
DOE or does not exercise regulatory jurisdiction.
(3) The Department intends that the highest level of protection be given to
security interests and activities whose loss, theft, compromise, and/or
unauthorized use would seriously affect national security, the
environment, Departmental programs, and/or the health and safety of the
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public or employees. Therefore, field elements such as the Power
Marketing Administrations, which do not possess arming and arrest
authority under the aegis of either section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act
or section 661 of the DOE Organization Act and which perceive a need to
arm their security officers, may do so provided they comply with the
requirements of the jurisdiction in which their officers will operate. Until
such time as these field elements are accorded DOE arming and arrest
authority, and consistent with statutory authorities and local
determinations based on risk and/or vulnerability assessments, selected
provisions of this Manual may be used as a guide when approved by the
head of the field element or his/her designee.
4. REQUIREMENTS.
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a. Establish and maintain standardized requirements for management direction,
training program administration, maintenance of qualifications, and execution of
operations for the various FPF activities within DOE.
b. Effect the policy in DOE P 470.1, Integrated Safeguards and Security
Management (ISSM) Policy, dated 5-8-01, by integrating FPF into DOE
operations as determined by DOE line management and according to sound risk
management practices.
(1) DOE P 470.1 is the Department’s philosophical approach to management
of the S&S Program. A principal objective of the ISSM Program is to
integrate S&S into management and work practices at all levels, based on
program line management’s risk management-based decisions, so that
missions may be accomplished without security events such as
interruption, disruption, or compromise.
(2) This approach includes individual responsibility and implementation of
the security requirements found in this Manual.
c. Establish and maintain minimum requirements for the arming of DOE FPF
personnel and firearms operations.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
a. DOE Line Management.
(1) Provide guidance and oversight to site and facility management and
operations offices that oversee DOE FPF and FPF firearms programs for
the purposes of protecting S&S interests.
(2) Implement the requirements in paragraphs 4a through 4c.
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b. Heads of Field Elements and Headquarters Departmental Elements. Administer
DOE FPF and FPF firearms programs for the purposes of protecting S&S
interests.
c. Contracting Officers. Assist originators of procurement requests who want to
incorporate the requirements of this Manual in new non-site/facility management
contracts, as applicable.
6. DEFINITIONS. Terms commonly used in the program are defined in the S&S Glossary
located in DOE M 470.4-7, Safeguards and Security Program References, dated 8-26-05.
7. REFERENCES.
a. References commonly used in the S&S Program are located in DOE M 470.4-7,
Safeguards and Security Program References, dated 8-26-05.
b. Title XXXII of P.L. 106-65, National Nuclear Security Administration Act, as
amended, which established a separately organized agency within the Department
of Energy.
8. SUMMARY. This Manual comprises seven chapters that provide direction for
administering the DOE FPF and FPF firearms programs for the purposes of protecting
S&S interests. The Manual also contains two Appendices and three Annexes. The
Annexes provide organization/category-specific alternatives for implementation of
baseline requirements that must not be interpreted as reducing or eliminating
requirements contained in the base manual.
a. Appendix A provides guidelines for legal authority, fresh pursuit, and rules of
engagement.
b. Appendix B discusses performance testing used in the program.
c. Annex 1 contains requirements specific to the Department’s Federal Agent
program.
d. Annex 2 contains requirements specific to the Department’s Federal Officer
program.
e. Annex 3 contains requirements specific to the Department’s Special Agent
program.
9. DEVIATIONS. Deviations from federal rules and regulations, including the Code of
Federal Regulations and national-level policies, are subject to the deviation process of the
governing document rather than the DOE deviation process. There is no authority for
deviation from laws applicable to this directive. Requests for deviations from
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requirements specific to DOE must be made in accordance with the provisions of
DOE M 470.4-1, Chg 1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management,
dated 8-26-05.
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10. IMPLEMENTATION. Requirements that cannot be implemented within 6 months of the
effective date of this Manual or within existing resources must be documented by the
DOE cognizant security authority and submitted to the relevant program officers; the
Under Secretary; the Under Secretary for Science or the Under Secretary for Nuclear
Security, NNSA; and the Office of Security Policy, Office of Health, Safety and Security.
The documentation must include timelines and resources needed to fully implement this
Manual. The documentation must also include a description of the vulnerabilities and
impacts created by delayed implementation of the requirements.
11. CONTACT. Questions concerning this Manual should be addressed to the Office of
Security Policy, Office of Health, Safety and Security at 301-903-0292.
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:
DANIEL B. PONEMAN
Deputy Secretary
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. MANAGEMENT ....................................................................................... I-1
1. Mission and Resource Planning ............................................................................... I-1
2. Operational Guidance and Written Directives System ............................................ I-2
3. DOE Personnel Management................................................................................... I-3
4. Qualification Requirements ..................................................................................... I-4
5. Credentials and Shields ............................................................................................ I-9
6. Allocation of Personnel Resources ........................................................................ I-11
7. Safety ..................................................................................................................... I-11
CHAPTER II. TRAINING ............................................................................................. II-1
1. Training and Qualification ......................................................................................II-1
2. Program Requirements ...........................................................................................II-1
3. Opposition Force Training ......................................................................................II-2
4. Weapons Qualifications ..........................................................................................II-2
5. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) ...............................................................II-2
6. Special Skills...........................................................................................................II-4
7. Supervisors..............................................................................................................II-4
8. Instructors ...............................................................................................................II-4
9. Firearms Instructors ................................................................................................II-5
10. Intermediate Force and Ground Control Instructors ...............................................II-6
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11. Armorers .................................................................................................................II-7
12. Training Exercises ..................................................................................................II-9
13. Non-DOE Training Courses ...................................................................................II-9
CHAPTER III. ADMINISTRATION ..........................................................................III-1
1. General Federal Protective Force Positions .......................................................... III-1
2. Career Longevity Plan .......................................................................................... III-2
3. Equipment ............................................................................................................. III-2
4. Facilities ................................................................................................................ III-2
5. Supervisors............................................................................................................ III-2
6. Instructors ............................................................................................................. III-3
CHAPTER IV. FIREARMS TRAINING .................................................................... IV-1
1. Requirements ........................................................................................................ IV-1
2. Basic Training ....................................................................................................... IV-5
3. Advanced Training ............................................................................................... IV-5
4. Range Operations and Procedures ........................................................................ IV-6
5. Live-Fire Shoot House (LFSH) Operations .......................................................... IV-7
6. General Instructions for Firearms Qualification ................................................. IV-11
CHAPTER V. FIREARMS QUALIFICATIONS ........................................................ V-1
1. Scope ...................................................................................................................... V-1
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2. Requirements ......................................................................................................... V-1
3. Remedial Firearms Qualification Course .............................................................. V-2
4. Review ................................................................................................................... V-3
5. Validation Process ................................................................................................. V-4
CHAPTER VI. FIREARMS OPERATIONS .............................................................. VI-1
1. Basic Considerations............................................................................................. VI-1
2. Authorized Firearms ............................................................................................. VI-4
3. Storage of Firearms, Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives ....................... VI-5
4. Safe Transportation and Handling of Munitions .................................................. VI-7
5. Firearms and Ammunition Maintenance/Inspection............................................. VI-9
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6. Pyrotechnics and Explosives Inspection ............................................................. VI-10
7. Inventory of Firearms, Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives .................. VI-11
CHAPTER VII. OPERATIONAL ASSURANCE .................................................... VII-1
1. Appraisals/Self-Assessments ............................................................................... VII-1
2. Protective Forces Safety Committee.................................................................... VII-2
APPENDIX A . GUIDELINES FOR LEGAL AUTHORITY, FRESH PURSUIT AND
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ......................................................................................... A-1
1. Legal Authority, Fresh Pursuit and Rules of Engagement .................................... A-1
2. Fresh Pursuit .......................................................................................................... A-3
3. Guidelines for Rules of Engagement (ROE) ......................................................... A-7
APPENDIX B . PERFORMANCE TESTING ........................................................................B-1
1. Performance Tests (PTS) ........................................................................................B-1
2. Coordination ...........................................................................................................B-3
3. Testing Frequency...................................................................................................B-3
4. PT and Training Activities Planning ......................................................................B-3
5. Safety ......................................................................................................................B-9
6. Command and Control ............................................................................................B-9
7. Engagement Simulations Systems (ESS) .............................................................B-17
8. ESS Safety ............................................................................................................B-19
9. Marking Systems Activities ..................................................................................B-25
10. Rules of Engagement (ROE) ................................................................................B-28
11. Example Format for a Pre-Exercise Briefing .......................................................B-33
ANNEX 1. FEDERAL AGENT PROGRAM ....................................................................... 1-I-1
CHAPTER I. MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 1-I-1
1. Mission..................................................................................................................1-I-1
2. Operational Guidance and Written Directives System .........................................1-I-1
3. Allocation of Personnel Resources .......................................................................1-I-2
4. Legal Authority, Rules of Engagement (ROE) and Fresh Pursuit ........................1-I-2
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CHAPTER II. QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING ............................................ 1-II-1
1. Qualifications ...................................................................................................... 1-II-1
2. Maintaining Qualification ................................................................................... 1-II-3
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3. Annual Training .................................................................................................. 1-II-8
4. Recertification: Return to Duty........................................................................... 1-II-8
CHAPTER III. CAREER LONGEVITY ................................................................ 1-III-1
1. Purpose............................................................................................................... 1-III-1
2. Background ........................................................................................................ 1-III-1
3. Comprehensive and Education Training Plan ................................................... 1-III-1
4. Use ..................................................................................................................... 1-III-1
5. FAETP Plan ....................................................................................................... 1-III-2
6. Logical Progression ........................................................................................... 1-III-2
7. Career Path Chart ............................................................................................... 1-III-2
8. Qualification Tracking System (QTS) ............................................................... 1-III-3
9. Secondary Positions ........................................................................................... 1-III-3
CHAPTER IV. SUPPORT QUALIFICATIONS .................................................... 1-IV-1
1. General ............................................................................................................... 1-IV-1
2. Instructors .......................................................................................................... 1-IV-1
3. Controllers/Evaluators ....................................................................................... 1-IV-8
4. Opposition Force (OPFOR) ............................................................................. 1-IV-10
ANNEX 2. FEDERAL OFFICER PROGRAM ...................................................................... 2-1
1. Objective ................................................................................................................. 2-1
2. Position Definitions and Duties .............................................................................. 2-1
3. Qualification Requirements .................................................................................... 2-1
4. Training Requirements ........................................................................................... 2-1
ANNEX 3. SPECIAL OPERATIONS PROGRAM ............................................................ 3-I-1
CHAPTER I. MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 3-I-1
1. Mission..................................................................................................................3-I-1
2. General ..................................................................................................................3-I-1
3. Allocation of Personnel Resources .......................................................................3-I-1
4. Requirements ........................................................................................................3-I-1
5. Qualifications ........................................................................................................3-I-1
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6. Credentials and Shields .........................................................................................3-I-2
CHAPTER II. TRAINING .......................................................................................... 3-II-1
1. General Program Requirements .......................................................................... 3-II-1
2. Training Program Planning ................................................................................. 3-II-1
3. Instructors ........................................................................................................... 3-II-1
4. Firearms Qualifications....................................................................................... 3-II-1
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CHAPTER III. EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES ................................................ 3-III-1
1. Equipment .......................................................................................................... 3-III-1
2. Facilities ............................................................................................................. 3-III-1
CHAPTER IV. PERFORMANCE TESTING ......................................................... 3-IV-1
1. Performance Tests (PTs) .................................................................................... 3-IV-1
2. PT and Training Activities Planning ................................................................. 3-IV-2
3. Safety ................................................................................................................. 3-IV-2
4. Command and Control ....................................................................................... 3-IV-2
5. Coordination ...................................................................................................... 3-IV-2
6. Testing Frequency.............................................................................................. 3-IV-2
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CHAPTER I. MANAGEMENT
1. MISSION AND RESOURCE PLANNING. In accordance with Integrated Safeguards
and Security Management practices, and in support of the Department of Energy (DOE)
Safeguards and Security (S&S) Protection Program Management requirements, Federal
protective force (FPF) programs, functions, or activities must incorporate basic planning
principles to ensure that they accomplish their intended purpose.
a. Mission. FPF programs/elements, regardless of size, must clearly identify the
mission to be fulfilled by the organization. Broad mission statements may be
supported by establishing more specific goals and objectives for the FPF element
to achieve.
b. Resource Requirements. FPF programs/elements must document resources
requirements necessary to successfully accomplish mission objectives. Sources of
these requirements may include Federal laws and regulations; DOE directives;
site security plans (SSPs); protection strategies; operational needs; production,
inspection or transportation schedules; and investigative workload projections.
Resource requirements may be identified as, but not limited to, the following:
(1) the number of projected Federal Agent man-hours to support scheduled
movements of material between sites,
(2) the number of Federal Officer man-hours to support scheduled activities,
(3) the number of projected Special Agent man-hours to support scheduled
executive protection details, and
(4) equipment items necessary to support such operations.
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c. Authorizations. Authorizations may be identified in terms of full-time equivalents
(FTEs), the total number of personnel needed, total number of direct man-hours,
and/or quantities of equipment items needed to perform work. Authorizations
necessary to fulfill resource requirements are determined by factoring in various
considerations such as, but not limited to:
(1) established shift schedules,
(2) training requirements,
(3) relief factors,
(4) travel distances,
(5) operational effectiveness,
(6) unit readiness,
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(7) performance testing, and
(8) equipment maintenance.
d. Actuals. FPF programs/elements must maintain a process that monitors and
periodically reports actual personnel and sensitive equipment items (e.g.,
military/law enforcement equipment restricted from public sale) currently on
hand. Actuals differ from authorizations in that actual numbers of personnel on
hand will generally fall short of authorizations; however, on occasion situations
may require that actuals exceed authorizations. Approval to temporarily exceed
personnel authorizations must be obtained from DOE line management.
2. OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE AND WRITTEN DIRECTIVES SYSTEM. To ensure
that FPF missions/functions are accomplished as intended, sufficient operational
guidance must be provided through the establishment and maintenance of a formalized
written directives system.
a. Development. Written plans, orders and procedures covering FPF routine,
emergency, and administrative duties; tactical deployment; and where required,
other operational requirements must be developed and must ensure FPF
assignments are oriented to allow maximum concentration of resources in a
tactical posture. Plans, orders, and procedures must be clear, concise, and current.
These documents may include, but are not limited to, orders, standard operating
procedures, plans, and/or desktop procedures.
b. Plans. Required protection strategies; tactical response options, actions, and times;
and other applicable response requirements must be addressed in response plans.
FPF plans must provide specific response direction and required actions to FPF
personnel for applicable containment, denial, recapture, recovery and pursuit
strategies and to support interruption/neutralization operations before completion
of adversary task times.
c. Procedures. Administrative, training, and other non-response-related operational
requirements, which include specific rules of engagement (see Appendix A), must
be addressed in procedures.
d. Non-DOE Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Support. If local, State, or Federal
LEAs are used to protect security interests on a regular or recurring basis,
cooperative agreements outlining the specific support to be provided must be
established. These agreements must be documented in appropriate security
plans.
e. Configuration Control. The written directives system must incorporate a
controlled and documented process that ensures that changes to operational
guidance are adequately reviewed and approved by authorized FPF management
representatives.
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f. Availability. Written directives must be available to FPF personnel for reference
and guidance in the performance of routine and emergency duties. When plans
and procedures contain classified matter, reasonable measures must be
implemented to afford routine access to this guidance by appropriately cleared
FPF personnel with a valid need-to-know.
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g. Review. Written operational and emergency response guidance, procedures, and
cooperative agreements must be reviewed for currency when response
requirements, duties, or administrative requirements are changed or at least
annually (at least every 12 months). The annual or special review for adequacy
and currency must be documented to show the name of the reviewer and the date
the review was completed. Any revisions or changes made to written guidance as
a result of the review must be highlighted or marked in such a manner to ensure
FPF personnel are aware of those revisions and changes.
3. DOE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
a. FPF Positions. FPF positions are those used in either an armed or unarmed status
for the purpose of protecting and/or investigating offenses against DOE assets
including facilities, personnel, sensitive materials, and other property. Detailed
requirements for the FPF positions identified below are contained in this Manual
and applicable guidelines.
(1) Federal Agents (FAs) are Federal employees of the DOE Office of Secure
Transportation (OST) who require firearms/arrest authority pursuant to
section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201(k)] as an official
function or duty.
(2) Federal Officers (FOs) (unarmed) are Federal employees who conduct
interviews, inquiries, inspections, surveys, investigations, and liaison
activities with law enforcement officials. These FOs are not authorized to
carry firearms and are not empowered with any arrest authority.
(3) FOs (armed) are Federal employees who require firearms/arrest authority
pursuant to section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201(k)]
or section 661 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270a) as an
official function or duty.
(4) Special Agents (SAs) are Federal employees of the DOE Special
Operations Program who require firearms/arrest authority pursuant to
section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201(k)] as an official
function or duty while participating in special operations such as executive
protection, making an arrest, or conducting an investigation.
b. Pre-Employment Screening. Screening (e.g., employment references, criminal
background, credit, medical, and physical fitness) must be conducted to select
individuals with potential to qualify for FPF positions.
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c. Job Analyses (JAs). JAs, i.e., a listing of common tasks required for
FPF assignments, must be prepared and reviewed annually (at least every
12 months) for positions directly relating to protective operations. JAs must be
used to prepare job descriptions and serve as basic input documents to local
training requirements. JAs must address site/organization-specific requirements
for those activities that have not been standardized and issued by the DOE
National Training Center (NTC).
d. Human Reliability Program. DOE line management must identify positions that
meet requirements of the Human Reliability Program (HRP) [see Title 10 Code of
Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 712, Human Reliability Program].
e. Training. See DOE O 360.1B, Federal Employee Training; DOE M 470.4-1,
Chg 1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management, and this
Manual.
f. Records. See Schedule 18 of the General Records Schedule (GRS) or the
DOE Records Schedules.
g. Reporting Requirement. Supervisors in the FPF command structure and the
manager in charge of onsite FPF operations must ensure that any suspected
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criminal violations are reported in accordance with DOE M 470.4-1, Chg 1,
Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management, and, where
appropriate, DOE O 231.1A Chg 1, Environment, Safety and Health Reporting.
All FPF employees must comply with DOE O 221.1A, Reporting Fraud, Waste
and Abuse to the Office of Inspector General and DOE 221.2A, Cooperation with
the Office of Inspector General.
h. Implementation. DOE line management must approve a Career Longevity Plan as
outlined in Chapter III based on internal organization (e.g., personnel, human
resources, training, and labor relations).
4. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. FPF personnel must comply with the
Departmental medical, physical fitness, and firearms qualifications and training
requirements as applicable.
a. Security Clearance.
(1) FPF personnel must possess an access authorization (security clearance)
commensurate with the highest level of classified information or matter to
which they have, or potentially have, access. Security clearances must be
obtained in accordance with DOE M 470.4-5, Personnel Security. All FPF
personnel with security clearances are subject to the Department’s random
drug testing requirements.
(2) Armed FPF personnel must possess an L or Q security clearance.
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(3) FPF personnel with access to fully automatic firearms, nuclear weapons,
nuclear test devices, complete nuclear assemblies or Category I and II
quantities of special nuclear material (SNM); must possess Q security
clearances.
b. Medical, Physical Fitness, Firearms, and Training Standards. FOs/FAs/SAs must
complete a formal training and qualification program before assignment to duties.
The training program must be based on assigned functions and site requirements.
Firearms, physical fitness, and medical qualifications must meet DOE and/or
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) requirements for the position assignment
and organizational requirements as specified in the respective FPF annexes.
(1) At a minimum, unless otherwise specified in the respective annexes, all
armed FPF personnel must conform to the medical standards for armed
protective force personnel as contained in 10 C.F.R. Part 1046, Physical
Protection of Security Interests.
(2) At a minimum, unless otherwise specified in the respective annexes, all
armed FPF personnel must conform annually to a physical fitness standard
of a 0.5-mile run in 4 minutes and 40 seconds and a 40-yard prone-to-
running dash in 8.5 seconds.
c. Confidentiality of Medical Information. The DOE-designated physician will
notify FPF management of medical restrictions. FPF management must approve
and implement site/organization-specific plans to ensure confidentiality of FPF
medical information. This plan must restrict access to only those with a need to
know the information and must identify those individuals by organizational
position or responsibility. The plan must adhere to all applicable laws and
regulations including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and Americans with
Disabilities Act.
d. Special Skills Qualifications.
(1) Site/organization-specific conditions may justify requirements for FPF
personnel to possess qualifications for special skills [e.g., security
helicopter operations, ascending and descending techniques,
mechanical and explosive tactical entry (TE) techniques, chemical
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biological weapon countermeasures, hostage negotiation, precision
rifleman/forward observer team (PRFOT), communications, exercise
controllers/evaluators, or alarm station monitoring].
(2) Responsible managers must ensure that personnel assigned to these duties
are trained, formally evaluated, and certified, if required, by an appropriate
accrediting authority before performing those duties.
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(3) Certifications required by specific job functions (e.g., a Federal Aviation
Administration license for pilots) must be kept current. The employing
organization for each individual must maintain a record of qualification
and/or certification.
e. Firearms.
No person will be authorized to carry a firearm as a FPF officer until DOE line
management is assured that the individual is qualified in accordance with an
approved firearms qualification standard. Approved DOE firearms qualifications
courses are those that have gone through the official approval process established
by the Office of Security Policy. They are located on the Office of Health, Safety
and Security website, www.hss.energy.gov. Firearms operations must be in
accordance with requirements outlined in this Manual and the approved DOE
firearms qualification courses.
f. Suspending/Revoking Authority.
The DOE cognizant security authority may suspend or revoke the FO/FA/SA’s
credentials and suspend/revoke the use of any/all firearms when any of the below
circumstances exist.
(1) The FO/FA/SA is no longer eligible to carry a firearm due to lapses in
firearms training or failure to qualify with the firearm despite attempts at
remediation as described in this policy.
(2) The FO/FA/SA is suffering from a medical, physical, or emotional
condition that may impair his/her judgment or ability to properly deploy a
firearm.
(3) The FO/FA/SA has made an unauthorized discharge of his/her issued
firearm.
(4) The FO/FA/SA has demonstrated a lack of sound judgment in handling a
firearm in accordance with DOE directives, policies and guidelines.
(5) The FO/FA/SA’s security clearance has been suspended or revoked
through appropriate administrative processes.
(6) The FO/FA/SA has been convicted of a misdemeanor charge of domestic
violence. The Gun Control Act of 1968 as amended by the Lautenberg
Amendment (effective on September 30, 1996), makes it a felony for any
person convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to possess,
ship, transport, or otherwise dispose of firearms or ammunition.
(7) The FO/FA/SA displays threatening or abusive behavior or makes threats
(implied or actual) of personal injury to himself or others.
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(8) The FO/FA/SA misuses, loses, or improperly displays a weapon or
displays improper safeguarding or handling of a weapon.
NOTE: Should an FO/FA/SA’s DOE credentials be suspended or revoked, they
must also surrender issued Special Deputy U.S. Marshal credentials.
g. Qualification Requirements.
Each FO/FA/SA must qualify with each firearm that is reasonably expected to be
used during duty assignment on the qualification course indicated in the DOE-
approved firearms qualification courses, or as prescribed in respective annexes,
and any applicable approved site/organization-specific supplemental qualification
course.
(1) Initial firearms qualifications and semi-annual re-qualifications must be
completed in accordance with requirements of this Manual and/or OPM.
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(2) Before any range activity, each person must be given a briefing on the
basic principles of firearms safety. However, a firearms safety briefing is
not required for each qualification course using the same firearm after the
initial safety presentation for that firearm.
(3) Failure to qualify will result in suspension of the authority to carry
firearms and make arrests. Upon failure, an FO/FA/SA will enter a
standardized, remedial firearms training program approved by the Chief
Health, Safety and Security Officer. The remedial firearms training
program will include basic firearm manipulation skills, firearms safety,
and necessary individual training to afford a reasonable opportunity to
meet the firearms qualification standards.
(a) Site/organization-specific procedures must be developed and
approved by the cognizant security authority to allow a single
additional qualification attempt within 1 year of removal from
status if the former FO/FA/SA presents evidence of outside
training that indicates enhanced skill level. Upon qualification in
this final attempt, reinstatement may be effected where
site/organization-specific employment conditions, position
availability, and procedures permit. Any subsequent application for
rehire will require training as provided to any other initial applicant
for an FO/FA/SA position.
(b) The total number of initial requalification and remedial
requalification attempts may not exceed four.
(4) FPF organizations that do not fire individually issued firearms during
qualification must have written procedures authorizing the specific model
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and associated features of all firearms to be used. These procedures must
be approved by DOE line management.
(5) The requalification may occur at any time during the requalification
month. If an FO/FA/SA does not requalify before or during the
requalification month, the individual’s authority to carry firearms and
make arrests must be suspended until such time as requalification is
completed.
(6) An FO/FA/SA may be required to demonstrate the ability to meet
qualification standards during an inspection, survey, review, audit, or
other situation directed by DOE line management. Failure to meet the
performance standard will be treated as if the individual failed the first
attempt during semi-annual qualification. Procedures in paragraph 4g(3)
above must be followed in the event of a failure.
h. Authority to Carry Firearms.
(1) The employing organization must maintain written documentation signed
by the employee indicating each individual who is authorized to carry
firearms and make arrests without warrant while performing official
duties. If this documentation does not exist for employees currently armed,
it must be completed within six months of the issuance of this Manual.
This documentation must include:
(a) the basis of arming authority;
(b) an outline of arrest and use of force authority and limitations that
has been approved by the Chief Health, Safety and Security
Officer or the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure
Transportation, as applicable, with concurrence by the DOE Office
of General Counsel or the NNSA Office of General Counsel, as
appropriate;
(c) an outline of armed duties that specifies the procedures for the
carrying of weapons (to include off duty limitations and safe
storage requirements) both on and off Federal property; and
(d) weapons qualification requirements, to include frequency and
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scoring.
(2) Firearms instructors who are not currently assigned FPF duties may carry
firearms when performing their instructional duties if authorized by DOE
line management. These instructors must pass the firearms qualification
courses for assigned firearms and for firearms that are the subject of
instruction.
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5. CREDENTIALS AND SHIELDS. Credentials and shields are issued to qualified DOE
Federal employees and FOs/FAs/SAs to identify the bearer as having the authority to
perform assigned official duties only. The design of all S&S credentials and shields must
be approved by the DOE Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer and, where
applicable, DOE line management.
a. Types of Credentials and Shields.
(1) Federal Officer Credential with Shield (Unarmed). This credential is
issued to DOE Federal employees who have been designated as unarmed
FOs for identification when conducting interviews, inquiries, inspections,
surveys, investigations, and liaison activities with law enforcement
officials. These FOs do not require firearms/arrest authority. The shield is
a metal, police-type badge that is issued for ready identification when
conducting a Federal security function (e.g., conducting an investigation).
Each shield must bear a serial number imprinted on its face. The credential
must bear the shield number.
(2) Federal Officer Credential with Shield (Armed). This credential is issued
to DOE Federal employees who require firearms/arrest authority
{i.e., pursuant to section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201
(k)] or section 661 of the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7270a)} as an
official function or duty. The shield is a metal, police-type badge that is
issued for ready identification when conducting a Federal law enforcement
function (e.g., making an arrest or conducting an investigation). Each
shield must bear a serial number imprinted on its face. The credential must
bear the shield number.
(3) Special Agent Credential with Shield (Armed). This credential is issued to
DOE Federal employees who require firearms/arrest authority
{i.e., pursuant to section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201
(k)]} as an official function or duty. The shield is a metal, police-type
badge that is issued for ready identification when conducting a Federal
law enforcement function (e.g., participating in special operations such as
executive protection, making an arrest, or conducting an investigation).
Each shield must be imprinted with a shield number. The credential must
bear the shield number.
(4) Federal Agent Credential with Shield (Armed). This credential is issued to
Office of Secure Transportation (OST) nuclear material courier FAs who
require firearms/arrest authority {i.e., pursuant to section 161 k of the
Atomic Energy Act [42 U.S.C. 2201 (k)]} as an official function or duty.
The shield is a metal, police-type badge that is issued for ready
identification when operating in an official capacity (i.e., OST FA
function). Each shield must bear a serial number imprinted on its face. The
credential must bear the shield number. The OST shield design must be
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approved by the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure
Transportation, and the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer.
b. Issuance of Credentials and Shields. Fulfillment of training and qualification
requirements for the position or duties must be verified before issuing a credential
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or credential with shield to an individual. Credentials must contain an expiration
date not to exceed three years from the date of issue. Existing credentials without
an expiration date or with an expiration date beyond three years from the date of
issuance of this manual must be re-issued within six months (if the individual still
requires them) with an appropriate expiration date. Expired credentials must be
returned to the cognizant security authority for disposition. Credentials and
shields for individuals who fail to maintain relevant training and qualification
requirements must be revoked and retrieved.
c. Credential and Shield Issuing Authority.
(1) The issuing authorities for the FO Credential with Shield (Unarmed), the
FO Credential with Shield (Armed), and the SA are the Director, Office of
Security Operations or the DOE cognizant security authority for their
respective organizations. The issuing authority for NNSA FO credentials
and shields is the Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security.
(2) The issuing authority for the OST Credential with Shield (Armed) is the
Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure Transportation.
d. Reissuing Credentials. If an employee experiences a significant change in facial
appearance that could hinder positive identification or undergoes a name
change, a credential with a new photograph must be requested by the
individual, the individual’s supervisor, a security official, or FPF management
personnel.
e. Blank Credential Stocks and Unissued Shields.
(1) The Director, Office of Security Operations, must procure and
maintain blank Federal identification credentials, basic security
credentials, FO credentials, SA credentials, and unissued FO/SA
shields. Requests for these blank credential stocks and unissued
FO/SA shields must be submitted, in writing, to the Director, Office
of Security Operations.
(2) The Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure Transportation must
procure and maintain an inventory of OST blank FA credentials and
unissued FA shields.
f. Termination of Use. Credentials and shields are the property of the Government
and must be returned to the issuing office when an employee transfers, terminates,
or otherwise no longer requires the credential or shield.
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g. Recovery of Security Credentials and Shields. Credentials and shields must be
recovered at the final security checkpoint or earlier, and the individuals must be
escorted from the site if circumstances or conditions indicate such action is
needed. Recovered credentials must be destroyed unless being held as evidence in
an ongoing security investigation. Recovered shields may be retained and
reissued.
h. Accountability of Credentials and Shields.
(1) Records. Issuing offices must maintain records showing the disposition of
credentials and shields. Such records must include the description and
serial number of the item issued, date of issuance, name, organization, and
date of destruction. (Schedule 18 of the GRS applies.)
(2) Lost Credentials and Shields. A record of missing credentials and shields
must be maintained. Personnel and/or systems controlling access to
security areas must be provided current information regarding missing
credentials or shields in order to prevent their misuse. The loss or recovery
of credentials or shields must be reported immediately to the issuing
office, Federal and local law enforcement agency authorities, and the
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Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer.
i. Storage of Blank Security Credentials and Unissued Shields. Blank credentials
and unissued shields must be stored in a manner that ensures their protection
against loss, theft, or unauthorized use.
6. ALLOCATION OF PERSONNEL RESOURCES. Allocation of resources is discussed in
the individual Annexes of this Manual.
7. SAFETY. FPF activities may be conducted under the aegis of other Federal agencies,
e.g., at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or U.S. Department of Defense
facilities. Adherence to the controlling agency’s safety requirements is authorized.
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CHAPTER II. TRAINING
1. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION.
a. The Department of Energy (DOE) cognizant security authority must establish a
formal training and qualification program to meet requirements for Federal
Officer (FO), Federal Agent (FA), and Special Agent (SA) as applicable to the
site/facility/organization. Qualification requirements must be based on assigned
functions, DOE and/or Office of Personnel Management requirements for the
position assignment, and this Manual.
b. The requirements are designed to ensure that FOs/FAs/SAs are competent to
perform the tasks within their assigned responsibilities. The qualification
requirements will be supported by a formal training program that develops and
maintains the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) required to perform
assigned tasks. The qualification and training programs will be based on criteria
established and approved by the DOE National Training Center (NTC), to include
Training Approval Program (TAP) certification, as outlined in DOE M 470.4-1,
Chg 1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management, and this
Manual.
c. The DOE cognizant security authority must establish additional FO/FA/SA
training criteria needed by site/organization-specific requirements. DOE
personnel responsible for training FO/FA/SA personnel must prepare and
annually (at least every 12 months) review a Job Analysis (JA) detailing the
required actions or functions for each specific job assignment.
d. The JA must be used as a basic input document for local training requirements
approved by the DOE cognizant security authority and reviewed and updated
annually (at least every 12 months). Training must be provided to ensure
performance of assigned functions and tasks under both normal and emergency
conditions.
e. Any individual previously qualified as a Federal protective force (FPF) officer
who has been deployed to military active duty for up to 36 months may return to
active status after completing prescribed refresher training for the assigned
position.
2. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. The formal training and qualification program must:
a. comply with the requirements of DOE M 470.4-1 Chg 1, Safeguards and Security
Program Planning and Management, Part 2, Section J;
b. be based on a valid and complete set of JAs with identified levels of skills and
knowledge needed to perform the tasks;
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c. aim at achieving a well-defined level of competency; specifically, mission
accomplishment and survivability;
d. employ standardized lesson plans with clear performance objectives as a basis
for instruction. Lesson plans in regular use must be reviewed for currency any
time training requirements are changed and must be reviewed and/or revised for
currency before training is conducted;
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e. include frequent, performance-based, and realistic simulation testing to
determine individual and small unit tactical skills and leadership and to certify
job readiness;
f. be documented so individual and overall training status is easily accessible
(individual training records must be retained until 1 year after an employee is
terminated as a member of the FPF unless other requirements specify a longer
retention period); and
g. consider the learning characteristics and entry-level competencies of trainees.
3. OPPOSITION FORCE TRAINING. FPF personnel participating in performance tests as
Graded Security Protection (GSP) Policy comparable adversary combatants will be
trained in tactics and techniques to challenge the ability of the FPF to defeat an armed
adversary. Use of the DOE NTC Opposition Force Training course is encouraged.
4. WEAPONS QUALIFICATIONS.
a. Each FO/FA/SA must qualify semi-annually (at least every 6 months) with all
assigned weapons and special skills weapons (as designated by job assignments)
using the DOE daylight and reduced lighting firearms qualification and other
applicable courses in the DOE-approved firearms qualification courses or in
respective annexes.
b. Where DOE firearms qualification courses do not exist for a weapons system
(e.g., belt-fed machine gun, grenade launcher, aerial firing platform, etc.)
required to address site/organization-specific concerns, both daylight and
reduced lighting site/organization-specific supplemental qualification courses
must be developed. These courses must include minimum scoring requirements
constrained by time limits. With approval by the local DOE cognizant security
authority, these scoring requirements will be submitted to the Chief Health,
Safety and Security Officer for review and approval. National Nuclear Security
Administration sites will request approval of their site/organization-specific
courses of fire from the Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security,
who will coordinate with the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer prior to
approval.
5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSAs). KSAs necessary to competently
perform the tasks associated with assigned FPF duties must be identified based on the
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analysis applicable for each job assignment. FPF personnel must demonstrate familiarity
with, and knowledge of, the responsibilities identified in the JA for their assignment and
must demonstrate proficiency in the skills and abilities necessary to perform required
assigned job tasks. All FPF personnel, as identified in the JA, must demonstrate the
following:
a. knowledge of and ability to perform routine and emergency duty requirements
safely;
b. operation of assigned equipment and vehicles;
c. operation of communication equipment employed including proficiency in
accepted communication terminology, acronyms, and phonetics, and the methods
for verifying operator identity of incoming signals and signaling duress;
d. knowledge of, and the ability to apply, DOE directives, organization policies,
plans, standard operating procedures, specific operational instructions, and orders
and procedures governing assigned routine and emergency duties;
e. knowledge of Federal- and State-granted authority applicable to assigned
activities and responsibilities between the FPF and other law enforcement
authorities; and
f. knowledge of security practices and procedures including the following, as
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applicable:
(1) access control procedures and operations including DOE security
clearance and security badging requirements;
(2) DOE security area designations and related prohibited article
restrictions;
(3) implementation of plans, orders, and procedures to protect DOE interests
during disruptive events;
(4) recognition of safeguards and security (S&S) interests they are responsible
for protecting;
(5) responsibility and processes to report incidents, violations and anomalous
conditions;
(6) awareness of the types of, and threats posed by, weapons of mass
destruction and vehicle/personnel-borne improvised explosive devices
including those adversary types, characteristics and weapons as defined in
the GSP; and
(7) use of assigned personal protective equipment.
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6. SPECIAL SKILLS.
a. Personnel assigned specialized responsibilities outside the scope of normal duties
must successfully complete the appropriate basic, refresher, and periodic training.
b. This training must be designed to enable the individual to achieve and maintain
the level of skill and knowledge needed to competently perform the tasks
associated with the specialized job responsibilities and to maintain mandated
certification, if applicable. Such personnel include, but are not limited to,
instructors, armorers, crisis negotiators, investigators, exercise
controllers/evaluators, and law enforcement specialists.
(1) The scope of such duties and the type and intensity of such specialized
training must be based on site/organization-specific JAs and needs and
must be approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
(2) When certification is required for special skill positions and the
certification requirements have not been established by the NTC, then
site/organization-specific certification procedures must be approved by the
DOE cognizant security authority.
c. Each crisis negotiator must have successfully completed a DOE-approved crisis
negotiation training course.
7. SUPERVISORS. FPF personnel who are assigned supervisory responsibilities must
successfully complete the appropriate basic and annual training necessary to competently
perform their supervisory responsibilities. The required tasks and expected levels of
competency must be based on a site/organization-specific JA.
8. INSTRUCTORS. All FPF personnel assigned instructor duties must be currently certified
to the level of training delivered.
a. Certification Requirements. At a minimum, the following instructor certification
requirements must be met.
(1) Each instructor assigned to deliver training must successfully complete the
DOE Basic Instructor Training (BIT) course, as approved by the Office of
Health, Safety and Security, or an equivalent recognized basic instructor
course.
(2) Each instructor assigned to deliver firearms training must successfully
complete the DOE Firearms Instructor Certification (FIC) course, as
approved by the Office of Health, Safety and Security, for the level of
firearms training delivered.
(3) Each instructor assigned to deliver intermediate force training will
successfully complete the DOE Intermediate Force Instructor Certification
(IFIC) course, as approved by the Office of Health, Safety and Security.
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(4) Each instructor assigned to deliver ground control training will
successfully complete the DOE Ground Control Instructor
Certification (GCIC) course, as approved by the Office of Health,
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Safety and Security.
(5) To maintain certification, instructors must instruct in at least two classes
or two course iterations, or a combination of both, per calendar year.
Documentation of these activities must be maintained in the individual’s
training record.
b. Recertification. The following minimum FPF instructor recertification
requirements must be met.
(1) FPF management must ensure that each instructor is evaluated for
competency at least once every 36 months.
(2) The instructor evaluation must consist of verification of the following.
(a) Instructor knowledge of:
1 Office of Health, Safety and Security-approved teaching
methods and instructional techniques;
2 applicable assigned subject/topical areas for the level of
instruction delivered; and
3 requirements for developing course objectives, lesson
plans, training aids, and student evaluations.
NOTE: Verification of compliance with the requirements in
paragraphs 8a and 8b above must consist of observation of
instructor performance during actual curriculum delivery or by
performance testing activities.
(b) Skill in presenting a complete instructional lesson plan/course.
(c) Verification of instructor attendance in at least one relevant
professional development course during the 36-month period.
9. FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS. Before initial assignment to duty as a firearms instructor,
personnel must successfully complete a DOE FIC.
a. Prerequisite Training. Before attending the FIC, FPF personnel must successfully:
(1) complete a DOE BIT or an equivalent recognized basic instructor course;
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(2) demonstrate proficiency with an 80 percent score in two attempts on the
DOE Daylight Handgun and Semi-Automatic Rifle Qualification Courses
on the first day of the course; and
(3) complete all applicable handgun and rifle Limited Scope Performance
Tests (LSPTs) as contained in respective firearms lesson plans with
100 percent accuracy.
b. Refresher Training. Each firearms instructor must successfully complete formal
annual refresher training to maintain the level of competency required for the
successful performance of tasks associated with firearms instructor
responsibilities. The type and intensity of training must be based on a JA and be
approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
c. Recertification. The following DOE firearms instructor recertification
requirements must be met.
(1) Pass a comprehensive, knowledge-based, site/organization-specific
evaluation on live fire range operations every 12 months.
(2) Complete LSPTs every 12 months with a minimum score of 100 percent
for each firearm system instructed.
(3) Conduct at least one site/organization-specific safety briefing every 12
months.
(4) Qualify every 12 months with a minimum score of 80 percent for each
firearms system instructed and be assigned to and conduct the duties of a
lead instructor, line instructor, or range safety officer twice annually (at
least twice every 12 months).
10. INTERMEDIATE FORCE AND GROUND CONTROL INSTRUCTORS. Before initial
assignment to duty as intermediate force instructors and ground control instructors,
personnel must successfully complete the DOE Basic IFIC course and/or GCIC course.
a. Prerequisites. Before attending the IFIC and GCIC courses, FPF personnel must
successfully:
(1) complete the DOE BIT or equivalent recognized basic instructor course
and
(2) meet medical/fitness requirements.
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b. Refresher Training. Each intermediate force and ground control instructor must
successfully complete formal annual refresher training to maintain the minimum
level of competency required for the successful performance of tasks associated
with intermediate force and ground control instructor responsibilities. The type
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and intensity of training must be based on a site/organization-specific JA and
approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
c. Recertification. The following DOE intermediate force instructor recertification
requirements must be met.
(1) Pass a comprehensive knowledge-based, site/organization-specific
evaluation on the intermediate force operations every 24 months.
(2) Complete LSPTs every 12 months with a minimum score of 100 percent
for each intermediate force technique instructed.
(3) Conduct at least one site/organization-specific safety briefing every
12 months.
(4) Be assigned to and conduct the duties of either a lead instructor or an
assistant instructor every 12 months.
11. ARMORERS. All FPF organizations must have (onsite, under contract offsite, or in
association with another DOE element) an armorer with the knowledge, capability, and
responsibility for inspecting, maintaining, and repairing all firearms available for use.
The armorer and all other personnel are prohibited from modifying the basic design of a
firearm or any of the firearm’s operating or safety components without specific written
approval from the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer or from the Associate
Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security in coordination with the Chief Health, Safety
and Security Officer.
a. Certification. Before initial assignment to duty as a DOE armorer the following
must be accomplished.
(1) The DOE armorer must successfully complete the DOE Armorer
Certification course as approved by the Office of Health, Safety and
Security.
(2) The DOE armorer should successfully complete a manufacturer’s armorer
course for the specific weapons systems employed for site use, where
available.
(3) The DOE armorer must successfully complete a manufacturer’s or
military armorer course for the specific weapons system(s) employed for
site use when such courses are not delivered by the DOE NTC.
(4) In addition, armorers must demonstrate proficiency in:
(a) conducting firearms safety inspections,
(b) performing minor repairs of basic firearms,
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(c) assembling/disassembling the firearms used at the various sites,
(d) updating firearms maintenance records,
(e) rendering firearms safe, including confiscated firearms,
(f) knowing the minimum and maximum tolerances associated with
safe operation of all firearms in inventory and available for use at
each respective site, and
(g) identifying unapproved modifications to firearms.
b. Recertification. The following DOE armorer recertification requirements must be
met.
(1) The armorer must be evaluated by the NTC for competency and
recertification at least once every 3 years. NOTE: Verification of
compliance with this requirement must consist of observation of armorer
performance during actual duties and/or by performance testing activities,
and inspection of required armory firearms records and other applicable
documentation.
(2) The evaluation must consist of verification of armorer knowledge of all
firearms in inventory and available for use on the site, in the following
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areas:
(a) conducting firearms inspections,
(b) performing required firearms repairs,
(c) using written procedures and technical specifications,
(d) updating of firearms maintenance records,
(e) maintaining firearms in a serviceably clean and good condition,
free from unapproved modifications,
(f) using proper tools necessary to perform required maintenance,
repairs, and inspection duties,
(g) using a proper tag-out system for firearms in need of repair, and
proper segregation of tagged-out firearms,
(h) adhering to separate storage requirements for live firearms and
engagement simulation systems firearms, and
(i) having armorer currency in factory requirements for the specific
weapons systems available for use onsite.
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c. Refresher Training. Each armorer must successfully complete formal refresher
training, where applicable, to maintain the minimum level of competency required
for the successful performance of tasks associated with site/organization-specific
armorer responsibilities. The type and intensity of training must be based on
emerging and changing maintenance and repair technologies associated with
site/organization-specific employed firearms and developed in conjunction with
firearms factory guidelines. Refresher training may be conducted during the DOE
NTC armorer recertification and/or factory armorer recertification process.
12. TRAINING EXERCISES. Exercises and performance tests of various types must be
included in the training process for the purposes of achieving and maintaining skills and
assessing individual and team competency levels. The types and frequency of training
exercises must be based on the training needs analysis and approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority. The following elements must be included in the training
exercise program.
a. The DOE cognizant security authority must request the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
that would assist the FPF during a security incident to participate in training
exercises at least every 12 months.
b. Sites/organizations possessing or transporting Category I special nuclear material
(SNM), Category II SNM with credible roll-up to Category I, and radiological,
chemical, or biological targets must plan and conduct a force-on-force (FoF)
training exercise involving a weapons of mass destruction scenario at least every
24 months. Table-top exercises may be alternated with FoF activities. Where
possible, this exercise should involve joint interagency national-level participation
(e.g., the FBI, Federal Emergency Management Agency, or State emergency
management agencies, as applicable).
c. Reports of each training exercise, including all FoF exercises, summarizing
results and problems areas must be prepared for management review and to aid in
planning FPF activities, developing corrective actions, and analyzing training
needs. Participation in FoF exercises must be noted in individual training records.
Reports must be available for review by oversight organizations.
13. NON-DOE TRAINING COURSES. Attendance by FPF personnel at non-DOE
Government or private training courses must be approved by the DOE cognizant security
authority or designee. Such courses must have clearly defined learning objectives and
contribute to the job-related KSAs of the FO/FA/SA assigned to attend. Records of
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training provided at other Government or private facilities must be obtained and
maintained.
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CHAPTER III. ADMINISTRATION
1. GENERAL FEDERAL PROTECTIVE FORCE (FPF) POSITIONS. FPF positions
include both armed and unarmed positions for the purpose of protecting Department of
Energy (DOE) assets including facilities, personnel, sensitive materials, and other
property against threats identified in the DOE O 470.3B, Graded Security Protection
(GSP) Policy.
a. Federal Agents (FAs). Armed DOE FPF personnel designated as FAs under the
authority of the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Secure Transportation must
provide for the safe, secure, offsite domestic transportation of the following:
(1) DOE-owned or DOE-controlled nuclear explosives and nuclear devices;
(2) category II or greater quantities of special nuclear material (SNM),
excluding naval reactor core shipments;
(3) limited-life components of nuclear weapons; and
(4) other materials approved by the Assistant Deputy Administrator for
Secure Transportation.
b. Federal Officers (FOs). DOE Federal employees designated as FOs by the Chief
Health, Safety and Security Officer or the DOE cognizant security authority may
or may not possess firearms/arrest authority pursuant to section 161 k of the
Atomic Energy Act or section 661 of the DOE Organization Act and must, when
directed:
(1) conduct investigations;
(2) conduct liaison activities with law enforcement officials; and
(3) perform inquiries into local and national security issues.
c. Special Agents (SAs). Armed DOE Federal employees designated as SAs by the
Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer possess firearms/arrest authority
pursuant to section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act, may be deputized by the U.S.
Marshals Service, and must, when directed:
(1) participate in special operations such as executive protection;
(2) conduct investigations;
(3) conduct liaison activities with law enforcement officials; and
(4) perform inquiries into local and national security issues.
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2. CAREER LONGEVITY PLAN. The career longevity plan is focused on supporting the
longevity of FPF employees who must maintain medical and physical fitness standards.
The plan is designed to provide employment options for long-term FPF members.
3. EQUIPMENT.
a. In accordance with the requirements identified in the approved Job Analysis (JA),
FPFs must be equipped and provided with the necessary resources to effectively,
efficiently, and safely perform both routine and emergency duties in daylight or
under reduced visibility conditions.
b. Equipment, specifically weapons and communications systems, must be tailored
to effectively combat and defeat adversaries identified in the GSP and
site/organization-specific threat guidance or as specified in the site security plan
(SSP) under all environmental and tactical conditions. Equipment must be
available in sufficient quantities and properly maintained to support the FPF
mission. Armed FPFs must be equipped with and trained in the use of an
intermediate force weapon.
4. FACILITIES.
a. Suitable facilities to support applicable FPF activities must be provided and
maintained based on mission-specific needs.
b. Training facilities must support realistic, high-intensity FPF training and
qualification programs. This includes facilities for (where applicable) weapons
and physical fitness training, qualifications, and maintenance, special skills, and
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mission-specific training and qualifications.
c. Local, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies and Department of
Defense/National Guard training facilities are acceptable alternatives to DOE-
owned facilities as long as required DOE certifications and safety guidelines are
maintained.
d. A memorandum of understanding delineating such use must be completed by the
DOE cognizant security authority and approved by DOE line management. [See
DOE O 440.1B, Worker Protection Program for DOE (Including the National
Nuclear Security Administration) Federal Employees.]
5. SUPERVISORS. Supervisors must demonstrate familiarity with, and knowledge of, the
responsibilities identified in the site/organization-specific JA and must show proficiency
in the skills and abilities necessary to perform required assigned job tasks. These include,
but are not limited to:
a. knowledge of the duties and qualifications of supervised personnel;
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b. familiarity with the basic operating functions of the facilities and the nature and
location of safeguards and security (S&S) interests for which the supervisor has
protection responsibilities;
c. ability to ensure that subordinates and their equipment are physically capable and
ready for duty and to conduct post inspections to ensure post operations are in
accordance with Departmental directives, site requirements, and procedures;
d. knowledge of the duty logs and reports that must be completed, distributed, and
acted on;
e. ability to exercise tactical unit leadership through the direction and deployment of
protective force responders in the event of an armed attack; and
f. ability to evaluate FPF tactical performance as individuals and units, identify
performance strengths and weaknesses, and ensure application of appropriate
corrective action.
6. INSTRUCTORS. Each instructor must possess the skills and knowledge necessary to
instruct FPF personnel in the requirements for protecting S&S interests. Persons assigned
as full-time staff FPF instructors must be qualified through prior experience or
specialized courses for the material they instruct and receive organizational on-the-job
familiarization with the duties performed by those they will instruct. All such training/
familiarization should be completed within one year of assignment to instructor duties.
Instructors must demonstrate knowledge of the responsibilities identified in the JA and
proficiency in the skills and abilities necessary to instruct assigned subjects. These
include, but are not limited to:
a. knowledge of teaching methods and instructional techniques;
b. knowledge of assigned subject/topical areas for the level of instruction delivered;
c. ability to develop course objectives, lesson plans, training aids, and student
evaluations; and
d. skill in presenting a complete instructional lesson plan/course.
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CHAPTER IV. FIREARMS TRAINING
1. REQUIREMENTS. Firearms training programs must be based on criteria established by
the Department of Energy (DOE) as discussed in the following paragraphs. Such training
programs must contain attachments on specific site-developed firing range safety
information, including appropriate on- and off-duty safety requirements, and must
incorporate sections of the manufacturer’s operating manuals that are necessary for the
safe operation, inspection, and maintenance of specific firearms.
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a. During firearms training, all personnel must have access to an instruction manual
for each type of firearm with which they may be armed while on duty and must
demonstrate both technical and practical knowledge of the contents of the manual
governing the safe use of that firearm.
b. Training records for personnel authorized to carry firearms must be available for
review by appropriate safety and security personnel.
c. All firearms training, qualification, practice and test firing activities must be
conducted by personnel who are certified in the principles of operation for the
specific weapon system on which training is provided. This certification is
specific, and personnel must not conduct activities for which they have not been
certified.
d. Lesson plans for all firearms training must be available for review by appropriate
safety and security personnel. Such lesson plans must incorporate safety in
addition to other training objectives and task performance standards. The DOE
National Training Center must provide training on how to develop the categorical
information to be contained in typical lesson plans for training performed at DOE
facilities.
(1) Lesson plans must include a safety briefing for all participants and
authorized observers. The briefing must be conducted by personnel
experienced in performing exercises and knowledgeable about the
firearms to be used.
(2) Lesson plans must be written and include safety requirements for any
course of fire.
e. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
(1) All firearms training must be conducted in accordance with this Manual
and local SOPs developed in response to specific site/organizational needs
and tactics as designated by the DOE cognizant security authority. SOPs
must include detailed procedures emphasizing the safety of participants,
observers, and bystanders and the use of personal protective equipment
(PPE).
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(2) All SOPs must be reviewed and approved by appropriate safety and
Federal protective force (FPF) personnel at least annually (every 12
months) or more frequently if significant revisions are made in the
training program. The DOE cognizant security authority and safety
personnel review and approve SOPs initially and whenever significant
changes are made.
f. The Four General Firearms Safety Rules.
(1) All firearms are always loaded.
(2) Never point a firearm at anything you are not willing to destroy.
(3) Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target.
(4) Be sure of your target.
g. Specific Range Safety Rules.
(1) It is mandatory to use approved eye and ear protection and other PPE as
required by the range safety officer.
(2) Unsafe conditions must be reported immediately to an instructor.
(3) A firearm may only be exchanged with another shooter under the direct
supervision of an instructor.
(4) Firearms must not be left unattended or unsecured.
(5) Firearm loading and firing may commence only on command.
(6) Shooters are not permitted to talk during a firing activity except in reply
to an instructor as a part of the activity or to shout “cease fire” in an
unsafe situation.
(7) Until the firing line has been declared safe by the firearms instructor,
shooters must not move past or bend over on the line.
(8) All shooters must be trained on what constitutes an unsafe condition
and to shout “cease fire” when such a condition is observed.
(9) Smoking, eating, or drinking must be prohibited while shooting.
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(10) Alcoholic beverages and drugs are prohibited on firing ranges. Shooters
taking medication must report this fact to the firearms instructor before
reporting to the firing line. The firearms instructor is responsible for
determining whether a shooter is fit to use the range. The determination
will be based on the medication taken, the physical condition of the
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shooter, and/or whether other reasons exist to believe the shooter may
be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A physician may be
consulted if necessary.
(11) Shooters must take precautions to prevent hot spent cartridges and gunshot
residues from getting inside their clothing.
(12) When a training session is completed, each firearm must be physically
examined by the shooter and by a designated range safety officer or
qualified firearms instructor to ensure that it is unloaded and in safe
condition before leaving the range. If the shooter is using a duty firearm
on the range, he or she may reload that weapon at the range if returning
directly to duty.
(13) Shooters must collect unexpended ammunition and return it to a firearms
instructor.
(14) While a firearm is being cleaned, live ammunition must not be allowed in
the cleaning area.
h. All firearms training and qualification activities require instructor-to-shooter
ratios with no more shooters than:
(1) One instructor to one shooter.
(a) Any initial automatic firing (e.g., submachine gun, machine gun or
rifle).
(b) Any initial live fire training of the machine gun (e.g., M60, M249,
M240).
(c) Any initial explosive projectile (e.g., M79, M203, M72).
(d) Any initial advanced course of fire with any firearm involving
movement of the shooter other than straight down range or with a
fan of fire greater than 15
o
.
(e) Any initial shoot on the move live fire training.
(2) One instructor to no more than four shooters.
(a) Special response force courses.
(b) Re-qualification and tactical training requirements include:
1 automatic firing,
2 machine gun,
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3 explosive projectile,
4 night fire in semiautomatic mode and handguns, and
5 initial training in semiautomatic mode and handguns.
(c) Advanced course of fire with any firearm involving movement of
the shooter other than straight down range, or with a fan of fire
greater than 15
o
, or on an indoor range, whether daylight or
simulated night fire, one instructor to five shooters.
(d) One instructor to eight shooters when firing in the semiautomatic
mode (e.g., automatic rifle in semiautomatic mode, shotgun,
semiautomatic rifle, and pistols).
NOTE: Range-driven, specific risk analysis may require more instructors
than those listed for live fire.
(3) A range safety officer or an instructor with specific delineated
responsibilities for range safety (e.g., to monitor the safety performance
of the shooters as well as overall safety of the firing range) must be
present during all firearms training and qualification activities.
(a) When the instructor-to-shooter ratio requires only one instructor
on the firing line, he or she must be the lead instructor and may
be assigned range safety responsibilities if approved by the range
master/lead instructor/officer-in-charge (OIC).
(b) When the instructor-to-shooter ratio requires two or more
instructors on the firing line, a lead instructor must preside over
the firing activities (i.e., “calling the line”) who will not be
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assigned additional instructional duties or be included in the
instructor-to-shooter ratio, but may be assigned range safety
responsibilities. To accomplish these activities, the lead instructor
may be positioned either behind the firing line, in a booth, or in a
tower, whichever location provides the greatest safety and
control.
i. All Federal organizations with employees using firearms in non-security-related
activities must develop a program of firearms safety specific to those activities.
The program must be approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
Specific written procedures must be developed and approved for any activity not
addressed elsewhere in this Manual that involves the planned discharge of
firearms, e.g., testing activities, competitive shooting matches, public hunting, or
pest control.
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2. BASIC TRAINING.
a. Basic firearms safety training and demonstrated technical knowledge and
practical proficiency is required before firearms are permitted to be carried on
duty. Safety training must be conducted semiannually (at least every 6 months) at
which time safety proficiency must be demonstrated in order to retain
weapon-carrying status.
b. Basic firearms training must be conducted at a site approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority.
c. Basic firearms safety training must include the following:
(1) general firearms safety orientation;
(2) instructions on the capabilities of firearms and ammunition and their
implications; and, where applicable, instructions on the hazards associated
with the impact of bullets and other projectiles on nuclear explosives,
nuclear weapons, explosives, and other possible items that could result in
a significant release of energy or toxic substances;
(3) firearms safety information for each type of firearm required by duty
assignment;
(4) practice with the unloaded firearm in the teaching environment;
(5) range safety procedures and demonstration of safe firing techniques on the
range;
(6) dry-firing techniques and hazards associated with dry firing;
(7) handling of misfires;
(8) detailed procedures on clearing, handling of malfunctions, inspecting,
cleaning, loading, unloading, and other specific tasks related to each
firearm for which the student receives training, which may include
instruction and practice in assembly/disassembly but must not include
repair, modification, or replacement of parts;
(9) details of firearms accidents and how they could have been prevented;
and
(10) the Four General Firearms Safety Rules.
3. ADVANCED TRAINING. The firearms safety portions of advanced firearms training
must follow the same rules as 2c above.
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4. RANGE OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES.
a. Specific site range safety rules and regulations must be developed and
implemented by the organization designated to be responsible for operating a live
fire range. Such rules and regulations must be formal, provide a disciplined
approach to range operations, and include rules and regulations on pre- and
post-firing range activities.
b. A risk analysis or a Safety Analysis Report must be prepared for the facilities and
the operations of each live fire range. The report must be reviewed and approved
by safety personnel and the DOE cognizant security authority.
c. Range safety rules must be conspicuously posted at the entrance to each
DOE-controlled live fire range or range complex.
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d. Before firing commences, a safety briefing for all participants must be conducted
that will include the basic range safety rules, the capabilities of the firearms to be
used, and the safe operating procedures for the course of fire to be undertaken.
e. Dry-fire practice must be conducted only in an approved area under the direct
supervision of a firearms instructor.
f. A scarlet streamer must be prominently displayed at outdoor DOE live fire ranges
at all times during daylight firing. The streamer must be replaced with a blinking
or pulsating red light for night firing. These day and night range warning
indicators must be visible to aircraft. Where live fire operations may affect routine
aircraft operations directly, the appropriate aviation control center must be
notified.
g. If professional medical personnel are not readily available, firearms instructors
must be trained and currently qualified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR)/first aid. CPR/first aid training must be conducted by instructors certified
by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association. Specific training
on the handling of gunshot wounds must be provided.
h. Medical equipment must be available at a live fire range as determined by the
cognizant site physician or other authorized personnel.
i. An approved plan must be in place for handling, treating, and evacuating injured
personnel through the use of an air ambulance or on-scene wheeled ambulance.
Emergency response drills must be carried out annually (at least every 12 months)
to test personnel preparedness in implementing the plan.
j. Airborne lead monitoring must be conducted at all firing ranges in compliance
with Occupational Safety and Health Administration lead standard, 29 Code of
Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 1910.1025. The medical surveillance provisions
of the lead standard must be established and implemented when measurements
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indicate that employees are, or may be, exposed to airborne lead concentrations
that exceed the action level.
k. Any employee involved in regular firearms training (e.g., instructors) must be
entered into a hearing conservation program (see 29 C.F.R. Part 1910.95).
l. A communications system with backup (e.g., telephone and/or two-way radio)
must be available at each live fire range.
m. Live fire ranges must be equipped with sufficient lighting to ensure safe nighttime
firing exercises.
n. Written and approved procedures for handling duds and misfires must be
provided at all live fire ranges.
5. LIVE-FIRE SHOOT HOUSE (LFSH) OPERATIONS.
a. Responsibilities.
(1) Range Master. The range master is responsible for the safe operation and
coordination of maintenance for the live fire shoot house (LFSH)
operations and all activities at the live fire range.
(2) Range Safety Officer. The safety officer is specifically responsible for
safety during LFSH operations.
(3) Lead Instructor/Range Master/OIC. The lead instructor/range master/OIC
is responsible for the overall conduct of a specific course and must:
(a) meet the requirements to support training and to include targets,
ammunition, medical support, support equipment, classrooms, and
training aids;
(b) ensure all participants are qualified to engage in LFSH activities;
(c) ensure the required instructor-to-shooter ratio is met;
(d) ensure everyone in the LFSH and on the elevated observation
control platform (EOCP) during a live fire exercise is wearing
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appropriate PPE;
(e) ensure all participants have received a safety briefing; and
(f) delegate and assign responsibilities to other instructors.
(4) Instructor. All activities conducted within the LFSH, whether live- or dry-
fire, will be under the direct supervision of a qualified instructor who will:
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(a) position targets and bullet traps to prevent an errant round from
crossing the path of another shooter’s movement within the target
room;
(b) blow the “stop” whistle and/or announce “CEASE FIRE” in the
event of any observed safety violation;
(c) observe the loading and unloading of weapons;
(d) clear the LFSH of personnel before the exercise begins;
(e) conduct demonstrations for students as appropriate;
(f) ensure there is no debris, pooled water, or ice on the floor; and
(g) supervise and control the issue, deployment, and disposal of all
ammunition and diversionary devices used during training
exercises.
(5) Shooters. A shooter is any training participant who enters the LFSH as a
member of the entry team regardless of whether the individual’s weapon is
loaded or unloaded. They must follow the directions of the instructors at
all times.
(6) Observers. Observers must follow the established safety rules.
b. Operations.
(1) LFSH Safety Briefing. Shooters must receive a safety briefing before
participating in training. The briefing must include:
(a) the Four General Safety Rules;
(b) specific range safety rules;
(c) instructions to keep the weapon at the low ready unless engaging a
target;
(d) instructions to de-cock or safe the firearm as soon as offensive
actions have stopped, or anytime the shooter plans to move a
significant distance;
(e) instructions to await further commands from the instructor when
an operation has ended;
(f) the fact that every participant is a safety officer;
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(g) instruction that when a whistle blast is heard and/or a verbal
command of “CEASE FIRE” is given, the shooter is to freeze and
keep the trigger finger straight along the frame of the weapon;
(h) direction that weapons handling and muzzle discipline must be
enforced;
(i) information that a round that does not impact a bullet trap is a
safety violation;
(j) direction that the 1-meter rule must be enforced (i.e., A ROUND
MUST NOT BE DISCHARGED if the shooter is within 1 meter of
the target or if the line of fire would pass within 1 meter of another
shooter);
(k) instruction not to shoot unless the shooter is certain that a shot is
safe;
(l) instruction that a shooter should not turn back after turning in the
wrong direction (i.e., the shooter is committed to the new area of
responsibility);
(m) direction that the shooter should not exceed the area of
responsibility;
(n) instructions to exercise fire discipline using the fewest number of
rounds to solve the problem; and
(o) instructions to take appropriate action in the event of a
malfunction.
(2) Safety Violations. Shooters must adhere to established safety policies and
procedures at all times.
(a) Shooters will be evaluated to determine causal factors for all safety
violations.
(b) Shooters must be removed from training activities if safety policies
or procedures are disregarded.
(c) Shooters identified as repeat violators of safety policies must be
removed from training and placed in remedial training.
(3) Qualification Requirements.
(a) Before conducting training within the LFSH, instructors must have
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successfully completed DOE Office of Health, Safety and
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Security-approved LFSH instructor course requirements and
completed 40 hours of assistant instructor duties within an LFSH.
(b) Additional requirements include annual (within a 12-month period)
completion of 20 hours of live fire operations within the LFSH and
semiannual completion (at least once every 6 months) of both the
LFSH qualification test and the DOE Shooting-on-the-Move
Qualification Course for pistol and submachine gun/rifle, with a
minimum score of 90 percent on each.
(c) For non-DOE users, a lead instructor from the user agency must be
designated before that agency uses a DOE LFSH. All instructor
qualifications must be reviewed and approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority with oversight of LFSH operations.
(d) Prospective shooters in LFSH exercises must demonstrate
proficient marksmanship skills of at least 90 percent accuracy on
the respective DOE shooting-on-the-move qualification course of
fire.
(4) Instructor-to-Shooter Ratio. The instructor-to-shooter ratio is one
instructor to four shooters plus a lead instructor/safety officer.
(5) Instructor Locations. Instructors must be positioned to observe shooters’
actions at all times.
(6) Weapons Allowed. Only weapons for which an LFSH has been certified
may be used.
(7) Ammunition Allowed. Only ammunition approved for use by DOE may
be used within the LFSH.
c. Targets and Bullet Traps. Various types of targets may be used in the LFSH.
Target placement must meet the requirements of this section. If a target or target
system fails these requirements, that particular target may not be used in the
LFSH. Targets will be placed on bullet traps so the maximum effective area of the
trap will be used to contain rounds; thus, no rounds will penetrate the construction
joints on that trap.
(1) Three-Dimensional Targets. Three-dimensional targets may be used.
Firing angles must be verified by the lead instructor to ensure rounds are
contained within approved bullet traps or backstops.
(2) Bullet Traps. Bullet traps must be approved before use within the LFSH.
Any bullet trap that appears to be in need of repair will not be used during
live fire training. Bullet traps must be angled at least 7º from vertical to the
potential shooting position and positioned so that a shooter cannot engage
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a target at less than a 60º horizontal angle. Blinders, obstructions, or other
means may be used to obtain this angle limitation. Bullet traps and targets
will not be positioned to allow a shooter to fire outside LFSH limitations.
d. Diversionary Devices.
(1) Shooters must wear fire-resistant gloves during diversionary device
deployment.
(2) Full-charge diversionary devices must not be deployed into occupied
rooms except under controlled training conditions with an approved safety
analysis.
(3) Sub-charge, flash-sound diversionary devices may be deployed into
occupied areas or rooms with the approval of the appropriate safety
organization.
(4) Instructions on the approved procedures for the safe handling of dud
diversionary devices will be provided to all participants and will be
followed at all times.
e. Reduced Lighting Operations. For reduced lighting operations ensure that:
(1) the LFSH lighting system is operational;
(2) the shooters’ lighting systems are operational;
(3) chemical light sticks or other effective means are available for
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identification of both shooters and instructors. Chemical lights for
instructors must be a different color from those worn by shooters so that
instructors may be easily identified; and
(4) the assault is practiced during lighted conditions before conducting the
assault under no- or low-light conditions.
f. Elevated Observation Control Platform (EOCP). All DOE owned LFSHs must be
equipped with an EOCP to maintain positive observation of live fire activities.
g. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). All personnel using an LFSH must adhere
to risk controls identified in LFSH training course risk analyses, to include PPE
requirements.
h. Weapons Loading and Unloading. Weapons loading and unloading must be done
under the supervision of a firearms instructor at a specially designated area in the
vicinity of the LFSH.
6. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARMS QUALIFICATION. The following
general instructions must be followed during firearms qualification courses.
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a. Shooters must maintain silence on the line so they can hear and interpret range
commands.
b. All range commands or questions to the line must be issued by the lead
instructor.
c. Shooters must not move off the line or pick up any equipment or brass until the
line is declared safe and the line is told to act by the lead instructor.
d. Shooters on the line must commence firing on command only. Shooters must
cease fire immediately when commanded to do so.
e. A shooter on the line holding a firearm must always maintain the muzzle pointed
downrange or in a depressed low ready position as directed by the lead
instructor.
f. Shooters must fire all rounds at the center of mass of the target presented to
them, unless otherwise directed.
g. Shooters must always wear approved sight and hearing protection.
h. Shooters may touch the trigger only when the sights of the firearm are aligned
with the target. Until then, the shooters must keep their trigger fingers extended
straight alongside the receiver or frame.
i. Shooters must not attempt to catch brass or to eject brass into collection
containers.
j. Shooters must reload using issued equipment in a duty/mission configuration.
k. The lead instructor must ensure the firing line is clear of debris (e.g., magazines,
brass, and ammunition boxes) and equipment to prevent injury to shooters
moving from one position or distance to another.
l. If a shooter experiences a malfunction during a course, he or she must attempt to
clear the malfunction using proper clearing methods. If the shooter properly
clears the malfunction and the threat remains, the shooter will complete the
course of fire. If the threat is no longer visible, an alibi is provided.
m. If a shooter experiences a malfunction during a course and does not attempt to
clear that malfunction using proper clearing methods, an alibi will not be
provided.
n. Shooters with an alibi must be allowed to complete a string.
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o. Adjustable sights on all non-individually assigned firearms must be set in a
standard manner so all shooters know the point of impact and can make aiming
adjustments quickly and consistently to permit accurate initial fire.
p. The lead instructor may authorize firearms or magazines to be fully loaded, unless
otherwise specified, for all stages/strings; however, the shooter must clear the
chamber between stages when the next stage begins at a half load.
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q. Shooters using a firearm equipped with a selector lever must ensure that it is
returned to the safe position after every string unless otherwise directed by the
lead instructor.
r. Shooters must place a shoulder-fired firearm to the shoulder and align the sights
with the target for every string unless the stage specifies another position (e.g., the
low ready).
s. When required, shooters must use only approved flashlights with a pressure
switch that turns the flashlight on when pressed and off when released.
t. When firing for qualification, FPF, according to the applicable job analysis, must
wear all equipment required by this Manual and site/organization-specific
requirements for duty and tactical responses.
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CHAPTER V. FIREARMS QUALIFICATIONS
1. SCOPE.
a. Firearms qualification courses described in the Department of Energy (DOE)-
approved firearms qualification courses are approved by the Chief Health,
Safety and Security Officer for firearms qualification and requalification to
ensure that Federal protective force (FPF) personnel are uniformly qualified
with the firearms they are authorized to carry. The courses evaluate basic
shooting skills with various authorized firearms. Site/organization-specific
conditions and the deployment of firearms may justify requirements for
developing and implementing supplementary special firearms training and
qualification courses (e.g., aerial firing platforms, executive protection, and
vehicle mounted firearms). All firearms courses must be conducted in
accordance with DOE O 440.1B, Worker Protection Program for DOE
(Including the National Nuclear Security Administration) Federal Employees,
and this Chapter.
b. FPF personnel will achieve high standards of marksmanship and proficiency in
related shooting skills to successfully complete the firearms qualification
courses. Periodic training must supplement all approved courses. Shooting
skills are enhanced by training and testing knowledge, skills, and abilities, as
appropriate (e.g., firearms manipulation; target discrimination; the engagement
of moving, multiple, and reactive targets; and shooting under stress). The
firearms qualification courses located on the Health, Safety and Security (HSS)
website or those developed by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
(FLETC) may be used for training and must be used to determine whether FPF
personnel are qualified to be armed with a particular firearm. All firearms
qualification courses must be conducted by firearms instructors certified by
DOE or FLETC for instruction in the various firearms used during the specific
courses.
2. REQUIREMENTS. Armed FPF personnel must qualify semi-annually (at least every
6 months) with assigned firearms on the applicable DOE firearms qualification courses
located on the HSS website at www.hss.energy.gov.
a. Federal Officers/Federal Agents/Special Agents (FO/FA/SAs).
(1) FO/FA/SAs assigned a handgun must, at a minimum, fire the Day and
Reduced Lighting Handgun Qualification courses.
(2) FO/FA/SAs assigned a handgun and rifle must, at a minimum, fire the
Day and Reduced Lighting Handgun and Rifle Qualification courses.
(3) FO/FA/SAs assigned a handgun and rifle/submachine gun (SMG) must,
at a minimum, fire the Day Combined Handgun and Day Combined
SMG/Rifle Qualification courses, the Reduced Lighting, Handgun and
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SMG/Rifle Reduced Lighting Qualification courses. FO/FAs so armed
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must fire a DOE-approved live fire shoot house (LFSH) Skills Test
Qualification course.
(4) FO/FA/SAs assigned a handgun, rifle, and precision rifle must, at a
minimum, fire the courses listed in paragraph 2a(3) above, and the Day
and Reduced Lighting Precision Rifle Qualification courses.
b. Substitution of Practical Shooting Courses. Organizations may be authorized to
substitute selected practical shooting courses from the approved courses of fire
to be fired for qualification during one of the semi-annual (at least every 6
months) qualifications periods in lieu of the standard, applicable firearms
qualification courses.
c. Other Qualification Courses. Organizations should use the various other DOE
approved courses for firearms maintenance, refresher, and proficiency training.
3. REMEDIAL FIREARMS QUALIFICATION COURSE. The Remedial Firearms
Qualification Course is designed to assist FPF personnel who fail to qualify in a
particular firearms qualification course. The course is scheduled as needed, includes
daylight and reduced lighting range conditions, and is administered by DOE or FLETC
certified firearms instructors. Firearms instructors review available firearms
qualification documentation and focus instruction on previously identified problem
areas for individual shooters while reinforcing the principles of marksmanship,
firearms manipulation, and safety in accordance with approved instruction plans for
FPF personnel.
a. Instructions for Remedial Firearms Qualification Course.
(1) The course must consist of two phases, each of which must be no more
than 4 hours long. Phase I must address the basic fundamentals of
marksmanship, beginning with dry-firing exercises, advancing to
live-fire practice, and culminating in a qualification attempt. If the
shooter fails the Phase I qualification attempt, Phase II must address the
shooting defects identified during Phase I and culminate in a second
qualification attempt. Phase II will not be required if Phase I culminates
in a successful qualification attempt.
(2) Firearms instructors must provide one-on-one instruction, require
correct demonstration of shooting techniques through dry-fire exercises
before permitting live-fire practice, and carefully analyze all results
with the shooter to remedy the identified problem(s).
(3) Firearms instructors must document course progress to include
identification of the shooter’s problem(s), remedial action(s), and the
number of rounds expended to correct the problem(s).
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(4) Firearms instructors must assist shooters to ensure the correct sighting of a
firearm, if it is questioned; verify sighting, if required; and resolve any
question before live-fire qualification practice.
(5) Shooters must be permitted to slowly fire a specified number of rounds for
live-fire qualification practice from the positions or employing the
techniques determined to have occasioned the problems.
(6) Shooters must be allowed to attempt the applicable firearms qualification
course following the live-fire qualification practices with less than 4 hours
of remedial training, subject to the concurrence of the shooter.
(7) Shooters are required to attempt the applicable firearms qualification
course in order to complete Phase I of this course.
(8) Shooters are required to attempt the applicable firearms qualification
course, following completion of each phase of Remedial Firearms
Qualification Course.
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(9) The shooter must complete Phase II within 30 days of initial entry into the
Remedial Firearms Qualification Course, if the shooter fails the applicable
firearms qualification course during Phase I.
(10) A shooter successfully completing the applicable firearms qualification
course must be returned to a full duty status.
(11) A shooter who fails to qualify after Phase II training loses his/her FPF
status.
b. Remedial Firearms Qualification Course. The applicable firearms qualification
course must be conducted in accordance with the DOE or FLETC firearms
qualification courses. It must be preceded by the announcement, “This is a
qualifying run for score.”
4. REVIEW. The firearms qualification courses must be reviewed annually (at least every
12 months) by the DOE Firearms Policy Panel, which may recommend changes, as
required. These recommendations will then be forwarded to the training managers
working group and Training Advisory Committee for review and concurrence before
entering the validation and approval stages. (See Chapter II, of the Protective Force
Firearms Qualification Courses document located on the HSS website.) DOE cognizant
security authorities are encouraged to forward written recommendations for changes or
comments, with sufficient detail for consideration, to the Office of Security Policy.
Non-DOE developed courses (e.g., FLETC) must be reviewed and validated by the DOE
cognizant security authority, or as delegated to line management, as still applicable to the
Federal PF mission.
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5. VALIDATION PROCESS. Sites will be offered the opportunity to participate under the
oversight of the DOE in the validation of courses of fire (COF) that have been modified
or newly developed. For purposes of validation, draft courses can be used in lieu of the
current DOE-approved COF that are to be replaced. FPF personnel who complete the
new courses successfully will be considered qualified as if they had completed the
standard DOE COF. Officers who do not successfully complete the new COF will not be
penalized and will be given the opportunity to qualify using the current approved DOE
standard COF. Resultant modifications will be made and a phase-in period for approved
COF of one year (two semiannual requalification cycles) will be prescribed to permit
sufficient opportunity for training to the new course.
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CHAPTER VI. FIREARMS OPERATIONS
1. BASIC CONSIDERATIONS.
a. General.
(1) DOE weapons, ammunition, and pyrotechnics are the property of the
United States Government and, as such, their use is restricted to the
performance of official duties.
(2) Specific site/organizational policies and procedures covering the safe
transportation, handling, use and storage of live ammunition, blank
ammunition, chemical munitions and pyrotechnic devices used in firearms
operations must be developed.
(3) Each Department of Energy (DOE) cognizant security authority must
require that analyses be performed to determine what ammunition and
firearms can be used safely.
(4) All personnel covered by this Manual must be required to comply with the
personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety rules in effect at each
workplace.
(5) Duty firearms must be in serviceable condition at all times. Semiautomatic
pistols must be carried with a round in the chamber. Other duty and
auxiliary firearms configurations (loaded or unloaded) must be as
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specified by the DOE cognizant security authority.
b. Post and Patrol Activities.
(1) Routine loading or clearing of firearms must take place only in an
approved area or when the barrel of the firearm is in or pointing toward a
bullet containment device. Loading and clearing of firearms under field
conditions or where a bullet containment device is not available shall be
performed with the firearm pointed in a safe direction according to
approved procedures which address the safety of the principal, fellow
agents, and bystanders.
(2) Routine loading and clearing of all firearms must be witnessed by a
supervisor or a designated DOE-certified firearms instructor.
(3) If the presence of alcohol or drugs is detected on a person, or there is
reason to believe the person is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, he
or she must be denied the issuance of a firearm and/or disarmed and
removed from duty.
(4) All duty firearms must be carried in the manner approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority. Unless otherwise stated in local procedures,
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from check-in to check-out a handgun must be holstered, and a rifle,
shotgun, or submachine gun must be carried on an appropriate sling with
the muzzle pointed up or down, except where the firearm is designed to be
carried in a different manner or operational conditions dictate otherwise.
Firearms must not be carried with a finger on the trigger or inside the
trigger guard.
(5) When firearms are transported in vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft and are
not carried by an individual, they must be mounted in an appropriate rack
or container with the firing chamber empty. During normal operations,
long guns (e.g., rifles, shotguns, submachine guns) must not be carried
with a round in the firing chamber. Long guns must never be placed in
post or vehicle racks or carriers with a round in the firing chamber.
c. Firearms, Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives. Firearms, ammunition,
pyrotechnics, and explosives must be available in sufficient quantity to permit
Federal protective forces (FPF) to act according to response plans. Firearms,
ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be of a type suitable for the
intended use, deployed in a manner commensurate with that use, and controlled in
a manner consistent with DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual. The
firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives used must pose the minimum
danger to personnel and facilities commensurate with success of the FPF mission.
Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be carried and
transported safely and securely. Any discharge of a firearm for other than training
purposes must be reported. (See DOE M 470.4-1, Chg 1, Safeguards and Security
Program Planning and Management.)
d. Sights. All unassigned firearms with adjustable sights must have the sights set in a
manner to ensure that FPF personnel who may use these firearms know the point
of impact and can make point-of-aim adjustments quickly and consistently to
permit accurate initial fire. Sight adjustment and bullet impact must be verified
semiannually (at least every 6 months) by live fire or through the use of a sighting
device that simulates bullet impact.
e. Spare Firearms. FPF management must demonstrate that there are sufficient spare
firearms of each type deployed to satisfy all contingency/response plans and
training requirements.
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f. FPF Firearms, Ammunition, and Explosives. Firearms, ammunition, and
explosives used by FPF must be based on consideration of DOE O 470.3B,
Graded Security Protection (GSP) Policy, assigned missions, the site security
plan (SSP), and vulnerability assessment (VA) and must be approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority. Use of explosives is addressed in DOE M 440.1-1A,
DOE Explosives Safety Manual.
g. Firearms Trigger Safety Locks. Any firearm transported or shipped offsite (e.g.,
by Federal Express, in baggage to be checked, etc.) must be locked with a trigger
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safety lock or placed in a locked container. Firearms shipped by bulk must be
secured in a locked or banded container. Firearms that cannot fire live
ammunition [e.g., engagement simulation systems (ESS) including dedicated
blank-fire, multiple integrated laser engagement system (MILES), airsoft, and
dye-marking cartridge (DMC) firearms] are not required to be locked individually
with a trigger safety but must be secured in a locked or banded container.
h. Firearms Modifications. Modifications to firearms must be conducted by a
DOE-certified armorer.
(1) Written approval must be requested and received from the DOE cognizant
security authority before a DOE firearm (live fire or ESS firearm) may be
modified. Modifications of the DOE Firearms Modification List (FML), as
approved by the Office of Security Policy, may be made after the DOE
cognizant security authority has granted approval. The current DOE-
approved FML is maintained by the Office of Security Policy and located
on the Health, Safety and Security (HSS), www.hss.energy.gov.
(2) Requests for modifications not on the FML must be submitted in writing
to the Office of Security Policy with the following:
(a) a general description of the modification;
(b) the purpose/objective of the modification;
(c) a detailed, step-by-step description of the process used to make the
modification, with mechanical and/or illustrative drawings;
(d) a description of the post-modification testing to be conducted; and
(e) the number of firearms to be modified.
(3) The request will be forwarded to the NTC for review by its armorer
section. The NTC will provide written comments and/or a
recommendation to the Office of Security Policy and the DOE cognizant
security authority.
(4) Upon review and concurrence, based on the NTC’s recommendation, the
modification may be approved by the DOE cognizant security authority.
Once approved, the modification must be submitted to the Office of
Security Policy for inclusion on the FML.
(5) ESS Firearms Modifications.
(a) Dedicated ESS firearms must not be reactivated for live fire usage
without the approval of the DOE cognizant security authority.
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(b) If a factory “drop-in” kit is used to modify a firearm to use DMC, a
DOE-certified armorer specifically trained in the installation of
such a kit must conduct the modification.
(c) Proposed modifications of ESS firearms to change their function in
any way or to enhance their safety must be submitted to the Office
of Security Policy for approval through the DOE cognizant
security authority. The provisions of paragraph 1h(2) above, apply.
1 Weapons with modifications that have not been approved
in writing by the Office of Security Policy will not be
issued for use.
2 The current list of approved ESS firearms and
modifications is provided on the HSS website.
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(d) ESS firearm modifications include any changes made to a firearm
system, magazine, clip, feeding assembly, or blank-fire adaptor.
2. AUTHORIZED FIREARMS. Commonality of firearms enhances the efficiency of
standard and centralized training and enables inter-site assistance in the event of a
security incident or other situation requiring supplemental or replacement forces.
a. The following weapons constitute DOE-authorized firearm systems:
(1) handgun: semi-automatic, 9mm or greater,
(2) duty rifle: M-16 family of rifles and variants, 5.56mm or greater,
(3) shotgun: 12 gauge,
(4) precision rifle: 7.62mm or greater,
(5) 40mm grenade launcher: Military Models M79, M203 and variants; and
multiple grenade launchers,
(6) belt-fed machine guns: 5.56mm or greater, and
(7) submachine gun: 5.7 x 28mm or greater.
b. Because multiple agencies and contracts are involved in a centralized
procurement, where possible, the Office of Health, Safety and Security will
coordinate the acquisition of weapons. Existing procurement contracts and
Federal interagency support agreements will be used. Otherwise, the cognizant
DOE authority for security is responsible for coordinating the procurement of site
weapons.
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(1) Replacement of current inventories with authorized weapons is intended to
occur as firearms become due for replacement.
(2) The authorized list provides needed firearms capability for the majority of
Departmental missions within site/organization-specific conditions;
however, operational, safety, or other requirements may dictate the need
for an alternative firearm.
(3) Deviations from, or additions to, this list must be approved by the Office
of Health, Safety and Security, or the Associate Administrator for Defense
Nuclear Security, as applicable. If unable to obtain any needed firearms
through interagency agreements pursuant to the Economy Act, DOE will
comply with the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation,
Subpart 6.3.
3. STORAGE OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, PYROTECHNICS, AND EXPLOSIVES.
Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be stored safely and under the
direct control of a Law Enforcement Agency (LEA), contractor or FPF personnel, or
controlled within established security areas. Alternatively, they may be stored in a vault-
type room if an intrusion detection system is installed to detect penetration and the alarm
response capability is such that unauthorized removal is unlikely.
a. Bulk Storage. Bulk quantities of ammunition, pyrotechnics, or explosives that are
not used routinely and/or are stored for long periods of time must be stored in
facilities that meet design criteria specified in DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives
Safety Manual. These storage facilities must be located within a designated
security area.
b. Storage Containers. Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives must be
stored in General Services Administration-approved storage containers, which
include Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Type II that
are bolted or otherwise secured to the structure or under alarm coverage. Where
the weight of the storage container would deter its removal, the requirement to
bolt or secure it does not apply. Firearms not in such containers or under alarm
coverage must be locked in racks, chained, or cabled to prevent unauthorized
removal. Racks securing unattended firearms that are not under alarm coverage
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must be designed to inhibit removal via partial disassembly of the firearm.
c. Storage of Ammunition. Applicable requirements for the storage of commonly
used FPF munitions can be found in DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety
Manual, and in Department of Defense (DoD) 6055.9-STD, DoD Ammunition
and Explosives Safety Standards.
(1) Storage Structures. Refer to DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety
Manual, for guidance on design of structures for storing munitions.
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(2) Hazard Class and Hazard Division. For the purpose of placarding, the
United Nations Organization or the National Fire Protection Association
hazard classification systems must be used.
(3) Storage of Small Arms Ammunition. Articles in Hazard Class/Division
1.4 and Storage Compatibility Group S are considered as inert for
storage purposes and require only appropriate fire-protection distance
separation as long as they are stored only with inert items or other 1.4 S
items. This applies only if the Hazard Class/Division 1.4 and Storage
Compatibility Group S articles remain in their original packaging
containers. When stored with items in a Storage Compatibility Group
other than S, normal quantity-distance requirements must be observed
(see DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual). Live
ammunition and ESS-related ammunition (e.g., blank fire, DMC,
dummy rounds, etc.) must be stored separately. Separate storage could
be placing live and ESS ammunition in separate, secured storage
containers in the same location or storing them in separate locations.
d. Firearms Storage.
(1) Firearms not identified for duty or contingency use and having a valid
justification for retention must be stored in a manner that will prevent
deterioration due to environmental conditions.
(2) Weapons taken offsite in the performance of assigned duties are
considered in-use. Interim protection strategies must be employed to
prevent theft or loss of the firearms.
(3) Dedicated ESS firearms must be stored separately from live firearms.
Separate storage may be attained by placing live firearms and ESS
firearms in separate, secured storage in the same location or storing
them in separate locations to prevent inadvertent issue of the wrong
weapon type.
e. Approved Ammunition.
(1) FPF management is responsible for developing, updating, and
maintaining a list of approved ammunition and diversionary
pyrotechnics that conform to SSP requirements. This list must specify
the caliber, bullet type and weight, and manufacturer of the
ammunition.
(2) Ammunition used for duty, live fire training and qualification, ESS
training, and other non-lethal training must be of high quality and
factory new. Reloaded, reprocessed, or military surplus ammunition
must not be used. Ammunition must not be unboxed and placed in bulk
containers.
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f. On-Post Firearms, Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives. Auxiliary
firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives that are maintained at posts
for use during response to security incidents must be under the direct control of,
and readily accessible to, on-duty FPF personnel. Firearms, ammunition,
pyrotechnics, and explosives must be secured in such a manner that they are
inaccessible to, and cannot be removed by, persons passing through, by, or in
the post.
g. Pre-positioned Pyrotechnics and Explosives. In support of FPF response plans
and strategies, limited quantities of pyrotechnics and explosives may be
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pre-positioned at approved locations (e.g., FPF posts, response vehicles, etc.).
Pre-positioned pyrotechnics and explosives must be kept in their original
containers unless operational and response requirements dictate otherwise.
These pyrotechnics and explosives must be readily accessible to authorized
FPF personnel and secured in such a manner that they are inaccessible to, and
cannot be removed by, persons passing through, by, or in the post. FPF
personnel charged with the responsibility of employing and overseeing the
storage of pyrotechnics and explosives must be trained in their use and storage.
(See DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual.)
4. SAFE TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING OF MUNITIONS.
a. Transportation of Munitions.
(1) Except where exempt by Federal Regulation, transportation of
munitions on public highways is governed by Department of
Transportation (DOT) regulations (49 C.F.R. Part 173, Shippers–
General Requirements For Shipments and Packaging). For
transportation purposes only, munitions must be given DOT hazard
class designations.
(2) Transportation of munitions onsite must be performed commensurate
with the requirements contained in Chapter II, Section 16, of DOE M
440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual. Munitions not in their
original DOT containers must be transported in containers specified in
Chapter II, paragraph 17.5 of the above Manual.
(3) Transportation of Munitions in FPF Vehicles.
(a) FPF duty vehicles are authorized to transport the quantity of
munitions needed to support approved contingency plans and to
execute FPF duties.
(b) Whenever possible, support munitions required for defense
against hostile forces should be pre-positioned in readily
accessible magazines.
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(c) FPF vehicles loaded with a combination of up to 25 pounds net
explosive weight of Hazard Class/Division 1.1 and 1.2 munitions
are exempt from explosives quantity-distance requirements when
executing approved contingency plans or FPF duties.
1 Vehicles so loaded must not be used for administrative
purposes.
2 Vehicles so loaded must be separated from inhabited
facilities and property lines by a minimum of 125 feet when
temporarily out of FPF service.
3 Vehicles so loaded must be downloaded into properly sited
magazines or approved facilities when parked for periods in
excess of one FPF shift.
(d) Except for the Office of Secure Transportation (OST), operation of
explosives-loaded vehicles will be restricted to onsite locations
unless involved in a pursuit role.
(e) The explosives must be secured within the vehicle to prevent
movement and to preclude unauthorized removal.
(f) These vehicles must be downloaded into properly sited magazines
or approved facilities before repair or maintenance.
(g) Munitions in the vehicle must not be exposed to temperatures that
exceed the criteria stated on the material safety data sheet or
manufacturer’s recommendation. Appropriate safety precautions
will be taken to ensure munitions are not exposed to extreme
temperatures.
(4) FPF personnel may be allowed to carry on their person Hazard
Class/Division 1.1 and 1.2 munitions issued to them for use in the
execution of approved contingency plans without regard to explosives
quantity-distance requirements.
(5) FPF personnel and Federal training staff may be allowed to carry
hazard Class/Division 1.1 a- 1.4 on their person or secured in a
training vehicle (including government leased) in the conduct of
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training operations.
b. Handling of Munitions.
(1) Munitions must be protected from abnormal stimuli or environments such
as impact, shock, high temperatures, or open flames.
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(2) Smoking must be prohibited when handling, transporting, or storing
munitions. Matches, lighters, other fire-, flame-, or spark-producing
devices must not be taken into a munitions storage area; appropriate signs
or markings must be posted at such areas.
5. FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION. Firearms available
for duty or contingency operations must be inspected by a DOE-certified armorer before
initial use and at least every 6 months thereafter to determine serviceability. Firearms
must be cleaned and maintained in a manner that meets or exceeds the manufacturer’s
recommendations.
a. Authorization. An armorer certified by the NTC is the only individual authorized
to perform the following firearms activities:
(1) semiannual (at least every 6 months) inspections,
(2) any firearms repair,
(3) any firearms modification or component alteration, and
(4) any disassembly beyond the manufacturer’s recommended “field strip” for
cleaning purposes.
b. Inspection Criteria.
(1) All firearms must be inspected semiannually (at least every 6 months) by a
DOE-certified armorer. Inspections must consist of a detailed disassembly
of the firearm’s components. The armorer must inspect the components
for excessive wear, cracks, or breaks. In addition, the armorer must ensure
the firearm meets all manufacturing tolerances relevant to the maintenance
of that firearm, guaranteeing safe and reliable firearm function. A bench
function check will not constitute an inspection.
(2) The armorer must inspect and conduct test firings of a firearm following
any unusual operation of, occurrence with, or functional repairs made to
that firearm. Functional repairs are those that affect the safe operation or
reliability of the firearm. Any firearm that has experienced an unusual
operation must be tagged “out-of-service” and segregated from operational
firearms until certified by the armorers as safe to operate.
(3) The armorer must maintain accurate individual records for all firearms
including manufacturer, model type or number, serial number, inspection
dates, and the nature and date of any repair or modification. Records of
any unusual occurrence and subsequent inspection/test firing must be
maintained in accordance with prescribed authorized schedules.
(4) For safe operations, the minimum trigger pull for firearms must not be less
than the requirement specified by the manufacturer.
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(5) Stored firearms must be inspected before being returned to active
inventory.
(6) Duty ammunition must be exchanged for fresh ammunition annually (at
least every 12 months) except where impractical due to prohibitive costs
for replacement ammunition (e.g., 40mm and armor piercing rounds).
Duty ammunition is that which is loaded in a weapon or magazine.
c. Test Firing.
(1) The armorer must coordinate test firing of any firearm following
unusual operations or occurrences.
(2) All firearms must be test-fired following the repair or replacement of
components listed in the DOE Armorers’ Technical Guide that involve
the functioning of the weapon. The need for test firing of firearms
following other repairs must be according to local site standard
operating procedures or left to the discretion of the armorer.
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d. ESS Weapons.
(1) Armorers working on ESS weapon systems must familiarize themselves
with all DOE documentation that deals with deploying the weapons.
They must also know their site’s specific rules pertaining to ESS
weapon use.
(2) Armorers who work on ESS firearm systems must learn the various
modifications on these firearms through DOE NTC on-the-job training,
training provided through the Armorers Policy Panel, or both.
(3) Only DOE-certified armorers may install DMC dye-marking conversion
kits.
(a) Dye-marking conversion kits must be installed and maintained
according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
(b) Before use, the armorer must ensure that the conversion kit is
properly installed, the bore is free from fouling, and the
components are in good working order.
6. PYROTECHNICS AND EXPLOSIVES INSPECTION. Pyrotechnics, explosives, and
any associated equipment available for use during routine or contingency operations
must be inspected by qualified FPF personnel before each use and at least every 3
months to ensure they are properly stored, stable, and within current shelf-life and use
requirements. Pyrotechnic and explosives inspections are further addressed in
DOE M 440.1-1A, DOE Explosives Safety Manual.
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7. INVENTORY OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, PYROTECHNICS, AND
EXPLOSIVES. Firearms, ammunition, pyrotechnics, and explosives inventories must be
maintained to allow efficient and effective arming and training of FPF personnel.
a. Live Firearms Inventory. Due to the remote location of some training facilities,
some site inventories may require live fire weapons for training and qualification.
Therefore, additional inventories of firearms may be maintained to support live
firearms training activities. All individually assigned firearms must be inventoried
by a number count at the beginning of each shift. Those firearms checked out for
operational details may be inventoried by a record that identifies the responsible
party. Firearms in storage must be inventoried by a number count weekly. An
inventory of all firearms listing the type of firearm, the manufacturer, and its
serial number must be conducted monthly. Firearms that are not identified for
duty or contingency use may be inventoried by container in the event a complete
container inventory has been conducted previously and the container is secured by
a serial-numbered security seal.
b. Dedicated ESS Firearms Inventory. Departmental safety instructions require that
firearms used for ESS activities be permanently modified and not routinely
transferred between live and non-lethal uses. Additional inventories of dedicated
firearms may be maintained to support ESS training activities. Dedicated ESS
firearms must be inventoried by a number count before and after each use. An
inventory of dedicated ESS firearms listing the type of firearm, the manufacturer,
and its serial number must be conducted monthly. ESS firearms that are not in
continual use may be inventoried by container in the event a complete container
inventory has been conducted previously and the container is secured by a
serial-numbered security seal.
c. Ammunition, Pyrotechnics, and Explosives Inventory. Ammunition must be
inventoried annually (at least every 12 months). Pyrotechnics and explosives must
be inventoried monthly. Pre-positioned pyrotechnics and explosives must be
inventoried by a number count at the beginning of each shift. Pyrotechnics and
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explosives stored in bulk, which are not identified for duty or contingency use,
may be inventoried by container if a complete container inventory has been
conducted previously and the container is secured by a serial-numbered security
seal.
d. Inventory Shortages. After conducting a preliminary inquiry that indicates an
unaccounted for, missing, or stolen firearm; any quantity of explosive; any live
ammunition, .408 CheyTac caliber or larger (including 40mm HE/HEDP/TP);
100 rounds or more of ammunition smaller than .408 CheyTac caliber; or any
pyrotechnic, ammunition, or training device not legal for civilian sale, purchase or
use, FPF management must immediately report such a shortage to the DOE
cognizant security authority, who must report to the DOE Headquarters
Operations Center within 24 hours. The DOE cognizant security authority must
then prepare and transmit an Incident of Security Concern report (see DOE M
470.4-1, Chg 1, Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management).
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CHAPTER VII. OPERATIONAL ASSURANCE
1. APPRAISALS/SELF-ASSESSMENTS. These types of security oversight practices can
be used to support the oversight responsibilities of Department of Energy (DOE) O
226.1A, Implementation of Department of Energy Oversight Policy.
a. Formal appraisals or self-assessments of the safety and health aspects of the
safeguards and security program must include firearms safety and must be
performed by line management annually (at least every 12 months).
[DOE O 440.1B, Worker Protection Program for DOE (Including the National
Nuclear Security Administration) Federal Employees].
b. DOE line management must conduct and document formal self-assessments,
which include annual program reviews and appraisals of selected worksites.
c. Firearms safety assessments must be conducted by safety personnel or by a joint
safety and Federal protective force (FPF) evaluation team.
d. Firearms safety assessments must cover procedures, responsibilities, and duty
assignments within the firearms safety program to ensure that overall objectives
and performance are being met.
e. Firearms safety assessments must include reviews of:
(1) records of unauthorized firearms discharges, investigations of such
discharges, and the application of lessons learned;
(2) armorer’s records of firearms inspections, malfunctions, and repairs;
(3) firearms documentation maintained by Federal safety and health personnel
to ensure that management decisions and actions to correct deficiencies
have been completed and documented on time;
(4) FPF weapons safety performance data, as compared with similar
operations and programs in other agencies, to determine whether there are
lessons to be learned or deficiencies that require corrective action;
(5) hazardous incidents involving firearms and associated equipment;
(6) safety tagout program for defective firearms;
(7) results of the airborne lead monitoring programs at firing ranges and of the
testing programs for blood lead level changes and hearing loss;
(8) storage and handling of firearms, ammunition, and cleaning materials in
armories;
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(9) high-risk activities such as loading, unloading, and exchanging firearms
to ensure the existence of proper accident prevention controls; and
(10) firearms training programs.
2. PROTECTIVE FORCES SAFETY COMMITTEE.
a. Composition. Co-chairpersons must be representatives of the Office of Security
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Policy and the Office of Health and Safety. The following DOE organizations
must be afforded the opportunity to provide one permanent DOE safety
representative voting member or alternate to the Protective Forces Safety
Committee (PFSC).
(1) Office of Security Policy.
(2) Office of Health and Safety.
(3) Office of Security Operations.
(4) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of the
Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security.
(5) Office of Secure Transportation.
(6) DOE National Training Center.
(7) Office of Environmental Management.
(8) Office of Science.
(9) Office of Nuclear Energy.
(10) Office of Fossil Energy.
(11) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
(12) DOE Site Offices (including NNSA Service Center, as applicable).
b. Responsibilities.
(1) The Office of Security Policy and the Office of Health and Safety
administer and manage the PFSC.
(2) The PFSC reviews, evaluates, and recommends action on proposed
changes to directives, other requirements, and procedures involving the
purpose, program, duties, qualifications, training, equipment, and
firearms of the DOE FPF Program.
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(3) Managers of DOE offices providing FPF functions on, at, or for a DOE
site must have a PFSC formally organized and chartered to assist
management in providing safe FPF activities.
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APPENDIX A. GUIDELINES FOR LEGAL AUTHORITY,
FRESH PURSUIT AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
1. LEGAL AUTHORITY, FRESH PURSUIT AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT.
a. Applicable Legal Terms.
(1) Felony. A felony is any offense enumerated in 10 Code of Federal
Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 1047.4(a)(1)(i), or as defined in 10 C.F.R. Part
1049, as well as any offense constituting a felony under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which operations are being conducted and with respect to
which a Federal protective force (FPF) would have arrest authority under
10 C.F.R. Part 1047.4(d) and (e).
(2) Fresh Pursuit. Fresh pursuit is (with or without a warrant) for the purpose
of preventing the escape or effecting the arrest of any person who has
committed a misdemeanor or felony or is suspected of having committed a
misdemeanor or felony. Fresh pursuit implies pursuit without
unreasonable delay but need not be immediate pursuit. [Although fresh
pursuit implies pursuit without unreasonable delay, to prevent the escape
or to arrest fleeing suspected criminals who are in unauthorized control or
possession of nuclear weapons, weapons components, and/or special
nuclear material (SNM), such pursuit must be effected immediately.]
(3) Hostile Intent. Hostile intent is the threat of imminent use of force against
DOE interests, property and/or personnel. When hostile intent is present,
the right exists to use proportional force, including armed force, by all
necessary means available to deter or neutralize the potential attacker or
threat. A determination documented in approved rules of engagement that
establishes when hostile intent exists and requires the use of proportional
force must be based on site/organization specific criteria.
(4) In the Presence. In the presence means the criminal act must have taken
place in the physical presence of (under the observation of) the Federal
Protective Force (FPF) officer. A FPF officer is authorized to make an
arrest for covered misdemeanors and felonies if the offense is committed
in the presence of the FPF officer.
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(5) Jurisdictional Lines. For the purposes of these guidelines, jurisdictional
lines shall include, but shall not be limited to, the property lines of a
Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration
facility/site.
(6) Misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is any offense enumerated in 10 C.F.R.
Part 1047.4(a)(1)(ii), or as defined in 10 C.F.R. Part 1049, as well as any
offense constituting a misdemeanor under the laws of the jurisdiction in
which operations are being conducted and with respect to which a FPF
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officer would have arrest authority under 10 C.F.R. Part 1047.4(d) and (e)
or 10 C.F.R. Part 1049.
(7) Federal Protective Force Officer. As defined in 10 C.F.R Part 1047.3(g),
an FPF officer is any Federal employee authorized by DOE authority to
carry firearms under section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and
as defined in 10 C.F.R. Part 1049.3(e), any Federal employee authorized
by DOE authority to carry firearms under section 661 of the DOE
Organization Act.
(8) Reasonable Grounds to Believe. Reasonable grounds to believe has the
same meaning as set forth in 10 C.F.R. Part 1047.4 (b)(2). An FPF officer
is authorized to make an arrest for any felony covered under their limited
arrest authority if the covered offense is committed in the presence of the
FPF officer or if the FPF officer has reasonable grounds to believe (e.g.,
information from another FPF or law enforcement officer,
communications from a FPF dispatcher or central alarm station operator)
that a suspect had committed or was committing a felony.
b. Arrest Authority. The authority for FPF members to make arrests without warrant
stems from section 161 k of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [42 U.S.C. 2201 (k)],
which provides for the authority to carry weapons and make arrests in the
protection of DOE assets. 10 C.F.R. Part1047.4 defines the specific offenses for
which a FPF officer may make an arrest under the limited arrest authority. FPF
personnel armed pursuant to this Act must understand the limits of the offenses
covered under the limited arrest authority and be aware that their authority applies
only when in the performance of official duties.
c. Executing an Arrest. When other Federal law enforcement agencies (LEAs) [e.g.,
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S. Marshal or DOE Office of Inspector
General] are involved with FPF officers in the apprehension of a suspected
criminal (regardless of whether on or off DOE property), FPF officers must
relinquish arresting authority to the other Federal LEA. The circumstances
pertaining to the arrest, will be reported to the DOE cognizant security authority
as soon as it feasible.
(1) When a suspected felon is apprehended (regardless of whether on or off
DOE property), or when a suspected misdemeanant is apprehended on
DOE property, the FPF must immediately notify the appropriate U.S.
Attorney’s Office and escort the suspect to the nearest U.S. District Court
or U.S. Magistrate for arraignment (unless otherwise directed by local
Federal LEAs; e.g., the FBI or a U.S. Marshal). Under no circumstances
should a suspected felon be removed to another jurisdiction without first
being processed through the Federal criminal justice system where the
suspected felon was apprehended.
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(2) When State or other local LEAs are involved with FPF officers in the
offsite apprehension of a suspected criminal, the issue of which law
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enforcement official is in charge in order to affect an arrest is generally
not a matter of policy but one of common sense dictated by the
circumstances. Such an assessment includes an evaluation of the expertise
of those present, which agency has first established control, and the
disruptive effect, if any, of transfer of control. The determination of which
jurisdiction should make the arrest is therefore left to the discretion of the
officers involved. To the extent practicable, guidelines addressing this
issue should be prepared on a site-by-site basis in coordination with State
and other local LEAs. Such guidelines must be included in the
site/organization-specific guidelines submitted to the Chief Health, Safety
and Security Officer for approval. The approval authority for NNSA
sites/organizations is the Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear
Security.
(3) FPF officers must ensure that any Government property retrieved at the
time of an apprehension or during a pursuit is properly secured and a chain
of custody is established.
2. FRESH PURSUIT. The purpose of these guidelines is to set forth the procedures to be
followed by DOE FPF personnel when pursuing suspected criminals across jurisdictional
lines, except when the suspected criminals are in possession of DOE security assets.
a. Policy. It is DOE policy to prevent the escape and to effect the arrest of fleeing
suspected criminals in a safe and expeditious manner. The following procedures
are intended to provide protective personnel with flexibility when in fresh pursuit
of a fleeing suspected criminal. Each site/organization must prepare guidelines
that take into account the geography, equipment, and functions of the facility/site
and that address the procedures that will be used to provide emergency
notification to jurisdictions that may be entered in a fresh pursuit situation. The
DOE cognizant security authority must submit the guidelines through the
cognizant Departmental element to the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer,
for approval. The approval authority for NNSA sites/ organizations is the
Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security.
b. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Appendix.
(1) Misdemeanors. An FPF officer may engage in the fresh pursuit of a
suspected misdemeanant across jurisdictional lines only if the alleged
misdemeanor was committed, or is being committed, in his or her
presence. If the alleged misdemeanor was not committed in the presence
of a FPF officer, FPF officers must not pursue the suspected
misdemeanant across jurisdictional lines. Instead, the FPF officers must
attempt to obtain a description of the suspected misdemeanant, as well as a
description and license tag number of any vehicle being used by the
suspected misdemeanant, and must convey this information (in accordance
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with the specific notification procedures issued by DOE line management)
to the State and other LEAs for the jurisdiction into which the suspected
misdemeanant has fled.
(2) Felonies. FPF officers may engage in the fresh pursuit of a suspected felon
across jurisdictional lines if:
(a) the alleged felony is being committed, or was committed, in the
presence of a FPF officer or
(b) any FPF officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person
pursued is committing, or has committed, the alleged felony.
c. Fresh Pursuit Procedures.
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(1) Responsibility. Responsibility for decisions respecting fresh pursuit must
follow the FPF command structure. In making fresh pursuit decisions, FPF
officers must consider applicable Federal and State laws; Departmental
directives, guidelines, and regulations; and FPF plans, orders, guidelines,
and training.
(2) Safety Considerations. Safety is a primary consideration when engaged in
fresh pursuit of a suspected criminal. In determining whether to pursue, as
well as the method and means of pursuit, an FPF officer will weigh the
seriousness of the alleged offense and the necessity for immediate
apprehension against the risk of injury to himself/herself, other FPF
officers, and the public. If, at any time during the pursuit, the risk of injury
to pursuing FPF officers or the public surpasses the necessity for
immediate apprehension, the pursuit must be terminated.
(3) Use of Force. FPF officers will use the minimum force necessary under
the circumstances to apprehend a suspected criminal.
(4) Jurisdictional Lines. Regulations at 10 C.F.R. Parts 1047.6, 1047.7,
1049.6, and 1049.7 address the applicability of physical and/or deadly
force in a fresh pursuit situation, regardless of whether jurisdictional lines
have been crossed. Such use may include, as appropriate, firing at or from
a moving vehicle, aircraft, or water craft; the ramming and disabling of
pursued vehicles by precision immobilization techniques (PIT); and the
use of tire-deflating devices.
(5) Hostages. If hostages are present in a pursuit situation in which recovery
of SNM is involved, the safety and welfare of hostages must be
considered; however, due to the ramifications of unauthorized use of SNM
to the national security, the public, and the environment, the hostages’
presence must not deter or impact immediate pursuit and recovery of the
SNM.
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(6) Vehicular Pursuit.
(a) Vehicles used in fresh pursuit must be operated in as safe a manner
as is practicable.
(b) To the extent practicable, vehicles used must be marked and
equipped with visual and audible emergency equipment.
(c) Vehicles occupied by non-FPF personnel must not be used in fresh
pursuit situations unless the situation mandates an immediate
pursuit and the extreme circumstances prohibit the occupant’s
disembarkation.
(d) The number of pursuing vehicles that cross a jurisdictional line
must be limited to that necessary to provide sufficient personnel to
deal with the situation. Under no circumstance will the number of
pursuing FPF officers be such that the assets are left without
sufficient security protection.
(e) There are inherent dangers associated with the use of roadblocks;
thus, unless exigent circumstances mandate immediate
apprehension of the suspected criminal (e.g., unauthorized control
of SNM, possession of explosives), FPF officers generally must
not attempt roadblocks without the authorization of the appropriate
law enforcement officials of the jurisdiction entered and must not
use roadblocks to apprehend suspected misdemeanants. A
roadblock must not be used without the concurrence of the
supervisor of the pursuing FPF officers.
(f) There are inherent dangers associated with the use of ramming/PIT
and tire deflating devices; thus, unless exigent circumstances
mandate immediate disabling of the suspect vehicle (e.g.,
unauthorized control of SNM, possession of explosives), FPF
officers generally must not attempt ramming/PIT or use tire
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deflation devices without the authorization of an FPF supervisor.
However, such authorization is not required when requesting such
authorization may affect the timely termination of the pursuit.
Ramming/PIT and tire deflation devices must not be used to
apprehend suspected misdemeanants. Specific guidelines regarding
the use of ramming/PIT and tire deflation devices in fresh pursuit
situations must be included in the site/organization-specific
guidelines submitted to the Chief Health, Safety and Security
Officer, for approval. The approval authority for NNSA
sites/organizations is the Associate Administrator for Defense
Nuclear Security.
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(7) Aerial Assistance. Where DOE has aerial capability (helicopters or fixed-
wing aircraft), specific guidelines regarding the use of aircraft in fresh
pursuit situations including pursuit, observation, reporting, and
deployment of response forces must be coordinated with appropriate State
and other local officials. This information must be included in
site/organization-specific guidelines submitted to the Chief Health, Safety
and Security Officer for approval. The approval authority for NNSA
sites/organizations is the Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear
Security.
(8) Water Craft Assistance. Where DOE has waterborne capability, specific
guidelines regarding the use of water craft in fresh pursuit situations
including pursuit, observation, reporting, and deployment of response
forces must be coordinated with appropriate State and other local officials.
This information must be included in the site/organization-specific
guidelines submitted to the Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, for
approval. The approval authority for NNSA sites/ organizations is the
Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security.
(9) Communications. At all times during a fresh pursuit situation, the FPF
officers involved must make every attempt practicable to maintain open
communications and to relay as much information as possible to the FPF
dispatcher and/or FPF chain of command.
(a) Upon the engagement of a fresh pursuit situation, the FPF
dispatcher must immediately notify supervisors in the FPF
command structure and the officer in charge of onsite FPF
operations.
(b) When it becomes apparent to the pursuing FPF officers that
jurisdictional line(s) might be crossed, this information must be
transmitted immediately to the LEAs of the jurisdiction to be
entered in accordance with the mission-specific emergency
notification procedures. To the extent possible, such notification
must include a description of the fleeing suspect and/or vehicle, the
alleged criminal violation for which the suspect is being pursued,
and the location and direction of travel of the suspect.
(10) Coordination with Other LEAs. When other Federal, State or local LEAs
with jurisdiction in the area into which the suspected criminal has fled join
the pursuit, they must be primarily responsible for the continued pursuit
except when the suspected criminal is in possession of DOE nuclear
security assets.
(a) The FPF dispatcher, supervisors in the FPF command structure,
and the officer in charge of FPF operations must coordinate the
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pursuit efforts of FPF officers with other Federal, State, and/or
other local LEAs.
(b) FPF officers participating in the pursuit must continue to
participate in pursuit operations until otherwise instructed by the
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FPF dispatcher, respective supervisors in the FPF command
structure, or the officer in charge of FPF operations.
(c) At least one FPF officer unit will remain available to assist the
other pursuing Federal or State and other local LEAs until the
pursuit is concluded or otherwise terminated. That FPF officer will
thereafter provide such LEAs with all relevant information
regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident.
3. GUIDELINES FOR RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (ROE).
a. Purpose. To provide guidance in developing the rules of engagement (ROE) for
use of deadly force as established in 10 C.F.R. Part 1047.
DOE’s use of deadly force policy, as set forth in 10 C.F.R. Part 1047, defines the
circumstances when deadly force is authorized; i.e., self-defense; serious offenses
against persons; theft, sabotage, or unauthorized control of nuclear weapons,
nuclear explosive devices, or SNM; and apprehension. It also states, “Its use may
be justified only under conditions of extreme necessity, when all lesser means
have failed or cannot reasonably be employed” (emphasis added). DOE has
determined that the concept in the policy of “or cannot reasonably be employed”
needs further site/organization-specific amplification in the post-September 11,
2001 environment. To ensure acceptable protection of critical assets, site/mission-
specific ROE are needed that define the circumstances, e.g., location, time, and
distance at each site or under what circumstances, when lesser means of force
cannot reasonably be employed. These ROE must address the concept of hostile
intent as described in this Appendix.
b. ROE Guidelines. Each DOE organization with forces having the mission of
protecting nuclear weapons, SNM, and/or other hazardous material that may be
used as a weapon of mass destruction must develop specific ROE that incorporate
the concept of hostile intent.
The determination of specific ROE must consider the type of materials or other
assets being protected, situational/environmental conditions , FPF strength and
capability, adversarial task times, characteristics, and capabilities as described in
the current DOE O 470.3B, Graded Security Protection (GSP) Policy, and
consequences of asset loss. The ROE must clearly state under what conditions the
circumstances of hostile intent have been met. Depending on certain conditions,
the circumstance of hostile intent may be met even if no shots have been fired.
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c. Use of Directed Energy and Remotely Operated Weapons Systems (ROWS). The
potential use of new weapon systems, e.g., directed energy and ROWS within
DOE, is consistent with 10 C.F.R. Part 1047 and should be considered when
formulating ROE. It is DOE policy that a human being must make a conscious
decision to employ all weapons systems capable of delivering deadly force before
each operation of such equipment; i.e., fully automated use is not permitted.
d. Approval. The completed ROE must be submitted to the DOE cognizant security
authority for review and approval. Upon approval of such ROE, orders/procedures
must be updated to include mission-specific examples of likely scenarios where
the use of deadly force may and may not be authorized.
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APPENDIX B. PERFORMANCE TESTING
1. PERFORMANCE TESTS (PTs). PTs must be used to realistically evaluate and verify the
effectiveness of FPF programs, identify and provide needed training for personnel,
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identify areas requiring system improvements, validate implemented improvements, and
motivate personnel. Such tests must adhere to the requirements found in this Appendix.
a. Limited Scope Performance Test (LSPTs).
(1) LSPTs may be either scheduled or unannounced. The tests must be used to
determine the level of FPF skill or capability or to verify different
elements of the FPF program. LSPTs must be conducted to realistically
test any operation or procedure, verify the performance of a policy
requirement, or verify possession of a requisite knowledge or skill to
perform a specific task that falls within the scope of FPF responsibility.
(2) The tests may involve large numbers of FPF personnel working together,
or they may involve an individual or a small team. When individuals or
small teams are tested, repetitions of the test may be conducted with each
individual or team. Examples of these tests include individual and team
tactical movement, defensive and offensive positioning, arrest and control
techniques, building clearing, handling civil disturbances, containment
operations, command and control activities, implementation of protection
strategies, or any individual components of these activities.
(3) Any element of FPF responsibility, as determined by mission procedures
and job analysis, may be tested. LSPTs may involve the use of dedicated
engagement simulation systems (ESS) [e.g., multiple integrated laser
engagement system (MILES)], dye-marking cartridge (DMC), blank-fire,
or inert systems, and such use must meet the operational and safety
requirements involving the conduct of Force on Force (FoF) exercises in
paragraph 8c, below, where applicable.
b. Validation FoF (VFoF).
(1) A VFoF exercise is a major test of the overall effectiveness of all elements
involved in response to Graded Security Protection (GSP) Policy and
mission-specific threats and is also used to validate mission-specific
protection strategies. VFoF exercises must be held annually (at least every
12 months) for all missions meeting the requirements for an armed FPF.
(2) VFoF scenarios must include the parameters of the various adversary
weapons, equipment, number of adversary personnel, and methodologies
as postulated in the GSP. Scenario content must be controlled on a strict
need-to-know basis to foster realistic exercise activities and evaluation.
Exercises must be planned, announced in advance to all participating
parties, and conducted during specified time periods.
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(3) Personnel must be designated and briefed in advance to act as adversaries.
(4) All weapons used by exercise participants must be dedicated ESS
weapons. For this reason, if an exercise involves an operating facility as
opposed to a test area, a “shadow force” of FPF personnel must be
deployed for protection of the safeguards and security (S&S) interests.
Interface procedures, including rules of conduct for all participants,
controller actions, exercise boundaries, and off-limit areas must be
developed and documented. Procedures for communication between the
simulated and shadow forces must be developed to ensure no compromise
of S&S during the exercise. All exercise participants, controllers, and the
shadow force must be briefed on the interface and communication
procedures.
c. Command Post Exercise (CPX).
(1) A CPX is conducted to observe and evaluate a crisis management team’s
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overall handling of simulated safeguards and/or security or a natural
disaster incident. A CPX may involve a local Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) or multiple centers, including the DOE Headquarters EOC.
(2) CPXs may be either announced or unannounced and may vary in scope
and time as dictated by the purpose of the exercise. A security-related
CPX must be based on the GSP and the mission-specific threat. The CPX
must be used to evaluate both tactical and technical assessments and
decisions.
(3) Lines of authority, the interrelationship of various organizational
components in crisis mitigation, and the timeliness of reporting and
decision making must be considered in the overall evaluation. Facility and
equipment availability must also be evaluated.
d. Command Field Exercise (CFX). A CFX is an extension of a CPX and is
conducted to test the interaction among various support organizations, site
management, and the FPF to a simulated incident. Procedures, tactical
intelligence, communications, logistics, and the interfaces between Federal and
contractor support systems must be tested during a CFX. Such exercises must be
planned and announced in advance to all participating personnel. They may be
combined with FoF exercises.
e. Joint Testing Exercise (JTX). When a VA or performance test indicates a need for
outside agency support for the successful mitigation of a security incident, and
such support is properly documented in the site security plan (SSP), the support
expected from outside agencies must be covered by a formal memorandum of
understanding (MOU). JTXs must be conducted annually (at least every
12 months) and consist of an FoF, CPX, or emergency management exercise with
these agencies to determine the agencies’ abilities and capabilities to respond to
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mission threats as documented in the SSP and agreed to in the MOU. Annual
exercises with outside agencies must include scenarios involving required mission
protection strategies including recapture, recovery, and pursuit, as applicable. The
frequency of testing outside resources beyond the annual FoF exercise
requirement must be based on the degree of support anticipated and approved by
the DOE cognizant security authority.
2. COORDINATION. When a CPX or CFX involves a demonstration of mission-level
emergency response capabilities, the development and conduct of the exercise must be
coordinated with the appropriate mission-level emergency management organizations.
3. TESTING FREQUENCY. Performance testing must be conducted as stated in Table 1,
Testing Frequency.
Table 1. Testing Frequency
Type of
Performance Test
Minimum Performance Test Frequency
LSPT As required by the Performance Assurance Program.
VFoF 1/year/facility/organization for all sites/organizations with armed FPF.
CPX 1/year/site or mission type.
CFX 1/year/mission type.
JTX As required per SSP, 1/year/mission type as applicable.
NOTE: Annual requirements for VFoF, CPX, CFX, and JTX exercises may be combined
when determined appropriate in SSPs
4. PT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES PLANNING.
a. PT and Training Activity Plans. The PT plan and training activity plan (or lesson
plan, procedures, etc.) must define the scenario/activity and the exercise/training
area in sufficient detail to allow a valid hazard assessment to be performed. The
following additional information must be included in a PT/training plan involving
the use of ESS, as applicable:
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(1) personnel safety and health requirements;
(2) vehicle safety;
(3) storage, handling, and the safe use of firearms, ammunition, and ESS
equipment;
(4) facility security to include shadow force operations; and
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(5) other applicable considerations that may be necessary as identified in the
governing risk assessment(s).
NOTE: Where applicable, approved safety and ESS procedures may be
referenced in the PT plan and training plan and are not required to be restated in
their entirety unless required by local implementing procedures.
b. S&S Planning. As applicable, planning must address the following topics:
(1) the specific element being tested to identify the specific element of the
SSP training program, etc., being evaluated;
(2) the objective(s) of the test; e.g., to evaluate personnel, equipment, and
systems against established requirements;
(3) the scenario designed to ensure that the objectives of the test are met (e.g.,
an adversary plan that the DOE cognizant security authority and the
trusted agents (TA)s has validated as credible in all aspects of conducting
the attack);
(4) the applicable criteria to describe the standards for evaluation as derived
from appropriate source documents;
(5) the specific safety considerations consisting of a safety plan that contains
information derived from the risk assessment, the facility safety walk
down, and specific safety requirements that may apply to the PT or
training being conducted according to safety considerations may addressed
in the approved PT procedures on file;
(6) the specific S&S considerations to include information such as required
compensatory measures that are in place during the PT;
(7) the test results documentation and after action reviews to include a
summary of controller and evaluator information and conclusions derived
from this information;
(8) a process in place to allow for after-action reviews by appropriate
personnel as determined by the DOE cognizant security authority; and
(9) a classification review of the PT plan, documentation of the PT results,
and completion of an after-action report.
c. FoF Exercise Plans. The following areas must be considered and included, as
applicable, in the development of a typical FoF plan or for an LSPT involving the
use of ESS.
(1) Objective(s). The objective(s) must be stated succinctly. This will consist
of a concise statement of the goal(s) such as to evaluate against established
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requirements, to enhance preparedness through training, and/or to evaluate
potential upgrades to systems or equipment.
(2) Scenario Description.
(a) Describe the Threat Scenario. Define the target and the threat to
provide an understanding of the nature of the exercise. Specific
information in this area may be classified.
(b) Describe the Facility(ies) Involved. Establish the exercise
boundaries and provide clear indication of the exercise area, the
facilities involved, and out-of-bounds areas/limits.
(c) Define the Required Response. Describe the desired FPF response
to adversarial actions. This may entail citing the applicable existing
response plan or a standing operating procedure. Specific
information may be classified.
(d) Establish the Schedule. Define PT initiation, time/date, and
schedule of events. Specific information in this area may be
classified.
(3) Test Methodology.
(a) State how the exercise/validation will be conducted.
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(b) Identify the number of PT, exercise and/or event iterations to be
conducted.
(c) Identify required pre/post-exercise briefings (see example provided
in paragraph 11 of this Appendix).
(d) Establish appropriate evaluation criteria (e.g., statistical model, test
criteria, mathematical formulas, or methods, lesson plans, as
applicable).
(4) Test Control. Identify exercise control measures.
(a) Establish the PT control chain of command.
(b) Describe controller responsibilities specific to the
PT/exercise/scenario.
(c) Explain use of TA(s).
(d) Describe non-participant (observer) controls.
(e) Describe PT and emergency communications systems.
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(f) Describe accountability and control of ESS and live fire firearms
and ammunition.
(g) Describe the controls for the shadow force, if applicable.
(5) Resource Requirements. Identify resources necessary to control and
conduct the exercise.
(a) Participants.
1 Shadow force.
2 Opposing force (OPFOR).
3 Fixed FPF posts.
4 Special response force.
5 Mobile FPF units.
6 Airborne FPF units.
7 Waterborne FPF units.
8 Canine units.
9 Local law enforcement agency (LEA) units.
(b) Logistics.
1 Equipment.
a Firearms.
b Vehicles.
c Communications.
2 Supplies.
3 Safety/health.
(6) Training Requirements.
(a) Describe prerequisite training for FPF, OPFOR, and role players
(e.g. scenario-specific training).
(b) Describe prerequisite training required for controllers.
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(7) Exercise Coordination Requirement. Describe all organization
coordination requirements.
(a) Continuation of Operations.
1 Shadow force.
2 Operations area(s).
3 Building/area occupancy.
(b) Safety and Health Oversight and Support.
1 Emergency medical.
2 Fire department.
3 Radiation protection.
4 Appropriate population notification.
(c) Essential local LEAs.
(d) OPFOR Coordination.
1 Arrange OPFOR team lodging, vehicle support, and other
logistical requirements.
2 Develop mission order for use in tactical planning.
3 Develop scenario-based training schedule.
4 Negotiate weapons effects for vehicles and/or structures
that cannot be MILES-harnessed.
5 Coordinate OPFOR controller assignments.
(8) Compensatory Measures. Describe any compensatory measures required
during the PT.
(9) Safe Exercise Halt Procedures.
(a) Actual alarm response.
(b) Response into exercise area (treatment, handling, and evacuation
of injured during actual emergencies and accidents).
1 Operational anomalies.
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2 Administrative hold.
3 Exercise freeze.
4 Weather.
(10) End of Exercise Accountability.
(a) Personnel.
(b) Firearms.
(c) Equipment.
(11) Radiation Monitoring.
(12) Shadow Force.
(a) Release and control.
(b) Accountability before restart/resumption of exercise activity.
(13) Coordination and Approval. Review and/or sign off (concurrence), as
applicable.
(a) FPF management.
(b) Facility security officer.
(c) Environment, safety and health (e.g., facility representative).
(d) FPF range master.
(e) FPF training manager.
(f) DOE cognizant security authority.
(14) References. Identify any applicable site/organization-specific
procedures.
d. Performance Test Report. The PT report must address the following:
(1) detailed results of the exercise, including evaluation of applicable
criteria;
(2) lessons learned; and
(3) required corrective actions and/or mitigation factors to address
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identified vulnerabilities.
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5. SAFETY. PTs must be conducted with the highest regard for the safety and health of
personnel, protection of the environment, and protection of Government property.
Specific safety considerations and requirements for conducting PTs are found in this
Appendix. Site/organization-specific procedures addressing the conduct of PTs, the use
of ESS, and safety considerations must be prepared by FPF management, submitted to
the DOE cognizant security authority for review and approval, and incorporated into
the site/organizational performance assurance program (see DOE M 470.4-1, Chg 1,
Safeguards and Security Program Planning and Management).
6. COMMAND AND CONTROL.
a. Command and Control System. A system of command and control must ensure
that ESS safety and other requirements of this Manual are met and maintain
an environment free of the recognized risks associated with conducting certain
PTs and training activities. The command and control system must ensure that
rules of engagement (ROE) are followed; specific hazards and safety
concerns, as identified in a risk assessment, are appropriately addressed; and
exercise continuity is maintained. The command and control system depends
on a contingent of personnel selected and specifically trained to control ESS
PTs.
b. Command and Control Responsibilities. The controller staff must be organized
in a manner that facilitates the control of all affected locations and the control
and coordination of all events to be initiated during the exercise. Individual
controllers may have several duties assigned depending on where they are and
what activities are occurring in their areas of responsibility. Their first and
foremost responsibility is ensuring safety during exercise activities. This
includes ensuring that all participants adhere to the safety procedures and ROE.
Event controllers at a particular exercise location are responsible for ensuring
that prompt action is taken in accordance with established safety procedures to
prevent accidents or unsafe conditions. Controllers are responsible for
enforcing or implementing the following requirements during exercises:
(1) conducting safety checks and inspections of all personnel under their
control for live rounds or other prohibited ammunition in DMC/Paint
Ball (DMC/PB) or MILES PTs/exercises;
(2) ensuring that no live firearms or ammunition of any type is allowed
within the ESS PT area, except those under the direct supervision of the
shadow force controller;
(3) ensuring PT participants and observers wear and use appropriate safety
equipment;
(4) ensuring that personnel under their control comply with the PT plan to
include the ROE and the safety regulations;
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(5) ensuring that ESS firearms handling and manipulation procedures comply,
or are compatible, with procedures for live fire training/operations;
(6) terminating a specific activity or the entire PT if unsafe conditions or acts
are observed; and
(7) ensuring the accountability of personnel and equipment at the termination
of the PT and reporting the results to the senior controller and shadow
force controller.
NOTE: No DMC/PB rounds are allowed in MILES exercises unless approved
hybrid ESS weapons are used. Safety checks and inspections should also be
conducted for other prohibited articles and for general safety. The results of these
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checks and inspections must be reported to the senior controller before the PT
begins.
c. Command and Control Positions. Every FoF PT and related activity must be
regulated by controllers under the supervision of an exercise (or Test) director,
who is responsible for overall control of the PT. The exercise director must be
supported by a senior controller, a safety controller, an ESS controller, a shadow
force controller, and specific event controllers. These individuals must be trained
to fulfill their responsibilities to ensure activities are accomplished safely.
(1) Exercise Director. The exercise director is a senior Federal official
charged with overall responsibility for the exercise, to include
pre-planning activities, assuring command and control during the exercise,
and follow-up for any lessons learned. The exercise director:
(a) is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate safety and S&S
measures are in place before the start of, and during, the exercise;
(b) is responsible for signaling the beginning and end of exercises and
for guiding and supervising the other controllers;
(c) has final authority for exercise halts due to potential safety or S&S
concerns; and
(d) should have a counterpart management official when operational
facilities are the site of the exercise.
(2) Senior Controller. The senior controller reports directly to the exercise
director and is responsible for coordinating, establishing, and supervising
the exercise controller staff; identifying the number of personnel required
to control the exercise; ensuring that appropriate controller training is
conducted; and developing and implementing the concept of operation for
the exercise director. The senior controller ensures that:
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(a) all controllers have attended onsite pre-exercise controller training
and scenario orientation;
(b) a sufficient number of technically qualified controllers are
available to support each exercise event;
(c) all participant groups, as determined by the exercise director, are
thoroughly briefed on their respective exercise scenarios, ROE,
safety concerns, emergency procedures, medical response,
munitions and firearms safety, and vehicle and personnel safety
(see paragraph 11 in this Appendix for an example of a pre-
exercise briefing format);
(d) exercise debriefings are conducted and documented to ensure that
1 controllers understand their responsibilities in support of
exercise documentation and
2 controller debriefings are coordinated and documented; and
(e) OPFOR personnel from other sites, locations or agencies:
1 receive training on site/organization-specific procedures for
ESS exercises and safety and health protection and
2 participate in safety walk downs of the exercise area as
permissible and required.
(3) Safety Controller. The safety controller is responsible for assessing the PT
plan and ensuring that walk downs of the exercise area and safety
briefings are conducted. The safety controller also ensures that safety
briefings specify the ROE, medical response, munitions and firearms
safety, and vehicle and personnel safety. The safety controller provides
support to the senior controller and must remain in contact with the senior
controller at all times during the exercise. In addition, the safety
controller:
(a) assists the senior controller in the development and conduct of pre-
PT controller training;
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(b) ensures that adequate safety walk downs are conducted to
determine site suitability before the PT;
(c) ensures that identified controllers are required to go on each safety
walk down;
(d) verifies that all required personnel are present for each safety walk
down;
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(e) conducts a safety walk down of the PT area with the exercise
director, senior controller, event controllers, shadow force
controller, and other selected controllers (as appropriate) before the
exercise; and
(f) coordinates with emergency management personnel to ensure
emergency medical and fire protection services will be present or
on call for the duration of the PT.
(4) ESS Controller. In PTs that use ESS equipment, the ESS controller is
responsible for:
(a) issuing and accounting for all ESS firearms, weapons, and support
equipment;
(b) inspecting all ESS ammunition to be used before it is issued;
(c) testing the ESS equipment for operability in conjunction with the
firearm before the PT begins; and
(d) collecting all ESS firearms and ammunition and pyrotechnics at
the conclusion of the PT.
(5) Shadow Force Controller. A shadow force controller with the experience
necessary to ensure that the shadow force responds as required to a real
security incident, which may occur during a PT, is a critical participant.
The shadow force controller is responsible for ensuring that:
(a) voice communications are established and maintained with the
senior controller throughout the course of the PT;
(b) all live firearms are maintained under his/her supervision and
shadow force personnel do not come in contact with PT
participants with ESS equipment; and
(c) the shadow force knows the PT area and emergency response
procedures.
NOTE: The shadow force must remain under direct supervision and
control during the PT, and after coordination with the senior controller,
will be released in the event of an actual alarm or other security incident in
accordance with the approved PT plan.
(5) OPFOR Controller. The OPFOR controller must possess sufficient tactical
expertise, knowledge, and physical ability to ensure that his/her presence
does not interfere with, or hamper the actions of, the OPFOR in
completing planned scenario actions. The OPFOR controller is responsible
for ensuring:
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(a) voice communications are established and maintained with the
senior controller throughout the course of the PT; and
(b) the OPFOR adheres to the ROE and planned scenario(s) actions.
(6) Event Controllers. Event controllers report to the senior controller and are
responsible for executing control over specific categories of PT activity,
including one or more events. Event controllers are responsible for
ensuring nonparticipating facility personnel in the PT area are aware that
an exercise is to be conducted and that they are not to interfere with the
flow of the exercise. Event controllers must ensure that all PT participants
under their control:
(a) are aware of procedures for halting a PT for safety reasons or for
an actual emergency;
(b) are not in possession of any live firearms or ammunition;
(c) as applicable, have been provided with instruction on the hazards
of light anti-tank weapon (LAW) simulators, and any personnel
using a LAW simulator have received comprehensive instruction
on its usage before PT initiation;
(d) have operable communications equipment;
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(e) are fully trained and qualified if assigned responsibilities to deploy
hand-thrown pyrotechnics, flash-sound diversionary devices,
and/or chemical agents; and
(f) are instructed that full-charge flash-sound diversionary devices
must not be deployed into occupied areas or rooms and that the
minimum distance they may be deployed near personnel in open
areas must be consistent with the specific pyrotechnic technical
data sheet or material safety data sheet in no case less than 50 feet.
NOTE: Sub-charge, flash-sound diversionary devices may be
deployed into occupied areas or rooms with the approval of the
appropriate safety organization.
(7) Evaluators. Evaluators are PT observers with responsibility to record the
PT progress, the actions of participants, and the results of actions.
Evaluator observations are used to determine exercise results. Controllers
may also be tasked to conduct evaluation duties. Evaluators are
responsible to stop PT activities for safety reasons.
(8) Trusted Agents (TAs). In preparing for and conducting a PT, it may be
necessary to provide sensitive information to selected non-participants and
participants regarding the occurrence and/or timing of events to coordinate
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realistic testing. Such individuals may be designated as TAs. The term is
not normally applied to controllers, who may also possess the sensitive
information (PT timing or planned events).
(a) Role. The TA serves as a liaison between a simulated OPFOR and
the FPF being evaluated. PT planners must determine the number
of TAs necessary.
(b) Responsibilities. The TA works with the OPFOR commander to
develop the PT scenario(s). The TA identifies potential hazards in
the PT area and works with the exercise director to establish
recommended controls that minimize the likelihood of
injuries/illnesses among PT participants. To successfully fulfill the
role of TA, the individual must divulge as little information about
the PT scenario as possible while ensuring that appropriate
measures are taken to ensure the PT is conducted safely.
(c) Selection Criteria. Individuals selected to serve as TAs must:
1 Have sufficient understanding of the FPF’s security
posture, response plans, and capabilities to predict how the
FPF is likely to respond;
2 Be familiar with the GSP used in VAs and the SSP to assist
the OPFOR in developing realistic scenarios;
3 Be familiar with the targeted facility to understand the
safety implications of OPFOR activities;
4 Be capable of recognizing potential radiological, chemical,
biological, explosive, occupational, and other hazards in the
PT area;
5 Either have the safety and health skills to establish
appropriate controls or be familiar with the evaluated site’s
organizational structure to obtain the necessary technical
support (e.g., from the facility manager, safety professional,
industrial hygienist, health physicist, et al.); and
6 Have the management support necessary to resolve issues
that may cut across organizational lines of authority and
responsibility.
d. Controller and Evaluator Training. The command and control system depends on
a contingent of personnel selected and specifically trained to control ESS PTs. In
addition to being trained to oversee exercises, controllers must receive training
commensurate with the scope, complexity, and special nature of the activity.
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Based on the nature and complexity of the PT, specific controllers may be
required for the shadow force, ESS equipment issue and accountability,
occupational safety and health, and special or high-risk activities (e.g., LAWs,
explosive breaching, pyrotechnics, rappelling, etc.). Evaluators must receive
controller training in order to perform controller duties.
(1) Formal Training. All personnel assigned controller or evaluator duties
must receive formal documented training for the safe conduct of a PT. The
controller and evaluator training program must be approved by the DOE
cognizant security authority and must include the following topics.
(a) Controllers and Evaluators.
1 Purpose.
2 Responsibilities.
3 Duties.
(b) General Knowledge Requirements.
1 ESS equipment/pyrotechnics.
2 ESS weapons versus comparable live fire weapons
capabilities.
3 Safety.
a Firearms.
b Vehicle use.
c Participants.
d Environment, safety, and health.
e Medical.
4 Exercise Plans.
a Schedules.
b Scenarios/scenario variables, as applicable.
c Required FPF actions.
d OPFOR actions, as applicable.
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e Required and assigned controller/evaluator actions,
as applicable.
f Role player actions, as applicable. Administrative
Hold/Exercise Freeze or Termination.
g ROE.
h Communications.
i Administration.
j Security.
(2) PT Scenario-Specific Briefings. In addition to the formal training
discussed above, controllers/evaluators must receive PT and scenario-
specific briefings before each PT. These briefings must include:
(a) individual specific tasks and responsibilities before PT initiation;
(b) procedures for the following: exercise freeze, administrative hold,
ROE for participants, vehicle safety, vehicle kills, explosives,
firearms and ammunition, ESS, general safety, and actual
emergencies and security incidents;
(c) description and demonstration of the desired method for recording
information about the events that transpire during the PT;
(d) planned simulations/artificialities, how they will affect the PT,
when they will be injected, and the procedures for formulating and
introducing other simulations/artificialities, as needed, after PT
initiation;
(e) transportation arrangements for controllers, exercise participants,
data collectors, and observers to the PT location and during PT
activities;
(f) purpose of the after-action meeting, the information that should be
brought to the meeting, and the location for the meeting;
(g) location for the issue and turn in of equipment, accountability
measures, and detailed instructions on the equipment required for
each controller during the PT;
(h) detailed description and demonstration of the radios the controllers
operate during the PT and explanation of the importance of
operating only on the channel and frequency specified in the
communications plan;
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(i) detailed briefings and demonstrations, as appropriate, on each
piece of ESS equipment to be used in the PT and how and where it
will be used;
(j) map(s) depicting the route to the PT area and conducting a walk-
down with all controllers/evaluators, as necessary;
(k) PT emergency procedures;
(l) guidelines for information control and established policies and
procedures for the protection of PT-related classified information
and unclassified controlled information; and
(m) methodology for identifying controllers/evaluators and donning
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and wearing of any apparel to be used for identification purposes,
as applicable; and directions to, and scheduled time(s) for,
controller/evaluator meetings.
7. ENGAGEMENT SIMULATIONS SYSTEMS (ESSs).
a. Scope. PTs must be used to realistically evaluate and verify the effectiveness of
FPF programs, identify and provide training for personnel, identify areas
requiring improvements, validate implemented improvements, and motivate FPF
personnel. FPF personnel must, through training, maintain competencies needed
to perform assigned tasks required to fulfill the FPF mission.
(1) ESSs are primarily used to simulate conditions during FPF PTs and
training activities involving FoF and deadly force-related situations. The
use of ESS allows data to be collected to evaluate FPF performance in
numerous areas, e.g., individual and team tactics, firearms proficiency,
tactical movement, deadly force training, ROE, etc. ESS also provides a
means to validate protection strategies and hands-on training to FPF
personnel. The requirements contained in this Manual pertain to the use of
ESS during the conduct of FPF PTs and training activities. In many cases,
these requirements specifically address the conduct of FoF PTs; however,
they must also be applied when applicable to FPF LSPTs and training
activities involving one-on-one and deadly force engagements.
(2) FPF PTs and training activities must be conducted with the highest regard
for the safety and health of personnel, protection of the environment, and
protection of Government property. Safety issues must be considered from
the inception to completion of these activities. DOE directives require that
all applicable safety standards and requirements be met before conducting
PTs and training activities involving the use of ESS and associated
equipment.
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b. Types of ESS. There are six major types of ESS used within DOE for the conduct
of simulated engagements during FPF PTs and training activities.
(1) Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES). MILES consist
of weapons-mounted laser transmitters and harness-mounted laser sensors
placed on potential targets (e.g., personnel, vehicles, and buildings) to
enable accurate and realistic assessment of the effects of FPF and
adversary weapons fire. Examples of MILES firearms and weapons
include handguns, rifles, machine guns, LAWs, and claymore mines.
MILES are primarily used during FPF FoF exercises and LSPTs.
(2) Marking Systems.
(a) Dye-marking cartridge (DMC) systems consist of specially
modified duty handguns, submachine guns and rifles (using a
replacement barrel) and non-lethal DMCs (a lightweight, hollow
plastic projectile that contains a colored, nontoxic marking
compound) designed to allow for realistic decisional shooting
situations during FPF PTs and training activities.
(b) PB systems consist of paint guns, also called “markers,” that come
in a variety of shapes and styles. They may be powered by carbon
dioxide (CO2), nitrogen (N2) or compressed air. The projectile, or
paintball, is a round, thin-skinned gelatin capsule containing
colored liquid. T