an officer crosses the closed door heshould turn around and position himself facing the door. The other officers stack up shortof the door and prepare themselves in ready positions. The officer nearest the door hingeopen the door. Once the door is open, the first officer in the stack is commanded toinitiate a wide angle search of mirror for threats.Doors that open into an uncleared room: Once an officer crosses the door of an unclearedroom he should turn and position himself facing the door. The other officers stack upshort of the door and positions themselves in ready positions. The officer nearest the doorknob open the door. Once the door is open, the officer closest to the door hinge iscommanded to initiate a wide angle search of mirror for threats.STAIRWELLSStairwells are extremely hazardous environments and are to be treated as such. The speed of officer movement within a stairwell should be only as quick as safe. Remember to use the stairwell structure to your advantage by keeping to the outside while walking up and to the inside while walking down. The greatest advantage is to clearthe stairs from he top down to the bottom.SLICING THE PIEIn stealth mode when time is on your side, slicing the pie on doors and corners is alife saving tactic. By moving at an oblique angle to the room about to be entered, yourvisibility is increased with a minimum amount of body exposure.LEANINGLeaning can be used on it’s own or in conjunction with slicing the pie. Leaningallows the officer to expose only a small portion of his upper body while scanning forpotential threats around doorways, corners, and walls.CROUCHINGCrouching allows officers to utilize small spaces for cover and concealment. Walking in a crouch is possible, but it is not the most stable shooting stance. An officershould expect that his accuracy will be affected when firing from a static or walkingcrouch.ESCALATION/DE-ESCALATIONWhen at all possible, meet resistance...
