crisis/hostage situation S.O.Ps

[Guest guest]

when in doubt, throw it out.... To the List! that

is!!!

I'm curious if anybody out there has standard

operating procedures in effect that deals w/hostage

and/or barricaded subjs - our dept just came out with

what they feel is a super dee-duper policy and there

was no input from our comm supervisor or the

dispatchers that are trained in hostage negotiations

for dispatch - I am wondering if any agencies out

there that are into the whole " keep dispatch involved "

theory and if they have a policy that shows this!!!

I'm not knocking our new procedure - I just see some

things in it that weren't thought through as

thouroughly as they should have been and am curious

about other agencies - If your policies are on line or

you would like to email off list just let me know - I

appreciate any info you all have to offer - I respect

the wealth of information singularly and collectively

from you all!!

Thank you and hope your nights/days are Q* & ^%(* - (I'm

not going to say it in case I jinx it!!)

Susie in Sanford, ME

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