Civil Disorder

Question 1

Opening

Answer 1

• We use the Incident Command System to manage all emergency incidents in accordance with NIMS/SEMS.
• When managing an incident,
  
  • Executing our Department’s Mission of Providing the
    Highest Level of Safety, Service, and Security
  • accomplish this by executing all of our departmental
    goals.
  • ensure our employees have the appropriate
    
    • equipment
    • training
    • knowledge base to safely carry out the mission
• This includes
  
  • Well-maintained vehicle fleet
  • appropriate, well maintained PPE gear
  • Quarterly review of policy
  • required certifications of officer safety requirements
  • certification on Civil Disturbance formations & UOF.
  • Annual review of Local Area EOP
  • Engage in discussions with our employees
    
    • in briefings,
    • ride alongs,
    • SRVOTs,
    • roles and responsibilities regarding crowd control
      incidents; protect life, property, and First
      Amendment rights

Question 2

Response

Answer 2

• incident response
  
  • Notify chain of command and keep updated
  • Respond and assume incident command
    
    • make sure we are requesting the resources
    • I’ll initiate a Tactical Alert if required
      
      • designate a primary and secondary staging area.
  • Establish a command post (unified if
    needed)
    Notify appropriate resources
  • Air Operations
  • ISU to gather intelligence on the group so we can
    make informed decisions
  • ENTAC
  • TMC for Sig Alert, consider requesting Caltrans for
    traffic control
  • Allied agencies and adjoing CHP Areas to help with
    peripheral calls
• Continually Assess the scene to determine the
  appropriate response and follow our operational
  guidelines:
• Be cognizant of protesters First amendment rights
  
  • Permit requirements
    
    • check permit limitations

Question 3

Response

Answer 3

• Recognize the dangers (Dangers to motoring public
  protesters, or disruptive to State business etc)
• I or my designee will attempt to meet with organizers
  AND build rapport to gain their cooperation to
  facilitate a safe and lawful demonstration.
  
  • Identify Resources:
    
    • Fixed Posts
    • MFF
    • SRT
    • Bicycle Units
    • Air Operations
    • Mounted Units
  • Brief our resources to provide oversight and
    direction:
    
    • Remind this will be heavily mediatized
    • We are here to protect first amendments rights
    • Attendees may attempt to provoke them.
    • Remind of UOF polices, our Professional and
      Organizational Values, AND to remain neutral at ALL
      times
  • Ensure appropriate uniform for event
  • Make preparations for mass arrests if that becomes
    necessary
  • Designate an arrest processing location & arrest
    processing team with mass arrest supplies
  • Implement crowd control strategies as necessary:
  • Monitor and assess crowd behavior
  • Keep opposing factions separated
  • If this remains and/or becomes an unlawful assembly
    and a decision is made to make arrests, and next level
    of command agrees
  • DISPERSAL ORDERS first.
• Determine the need for protective measures such as:
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  • Medical aid is staged if necessary
  • Rescue operations are being considered.
  • Public Warning, especially if a dispersal order is
    necessary
  • Evacuations & Shelter in Place: is being
    considered if necessary
  • Scene Security: To provide for the safety of the
    motoring public (or occupants of the facility) and the
    protesters.
  • If Officer is injured, assign another officer to
    accompany them to hospital and secure their gear.

Question 4

Command Post

Answer 4

• The Unified Incident Command Post
  
  • in a safe location
    (AD LiPSS)
  • Activate needed ICS positions: (COP LF)
    
    • Command, Operations, Planning,
      Logistics/intelligence, Finance,
  • This includes ensuring our Officers and resources are
    being taken care of with breaks, food, water,
    restrooms.
  • Develop and disseminate an Incident Action Plan.
  • I will APPOINT: “LiPS-O”
    
    • Liaison: for communications with allied agencies
    • PIO: to handle the media, a staging location and
      handle all media inquiries at the direction of the
      Commander.
    • Scribe: to record on scene activity and personnel
      on scene.
    • Officers to video record the event along with Air Ops
• Will continually evaluate the incident to ensure we have
  proper personnel, equipment and resources to
  successfully mitigate the incident AND I will keep
  management updated on a frequent basis.
• I remain as Incident Commander until properly relieved or the incident has concluded.

Question 5

After Action / Documnetation

Answer 5

• Make sure my Sergeants, Officers, Dispatchers, and
  other resources have access to EAP, PEER SUPPORT,
  and CRITICAL INCIDENT DEBRIEFS.
• Conduct debriefing with ALL personnel where we can
  talk about what did right, what we did wrong, what we
  can improve on, address MOU’s concerns, and
  address and training needs.
• Ensure all required documentation is complete,
  including:
  • After Action Report
  • CHP 216s for arrests
  • CHP 268s & CHP 275 if UOF
  • CHP 121s packages
  • Comm-net (Unusual Occurrence)

Question 6

Closing

Answer 6

As a Lieutenant, I will manage these scenes in a manner that protects our employees, protects the public, reduces civil liability, and protects the image of the Highway Patrol.