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POLICY 335 LAW ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID PLAN
335.1 PURPOS E AND SCOPE
This policy describe s and establish es guidelines for law enforcement m utual aid requests.
335.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This policy pertains to the following CALEA Standards: 2.1.3, 2.1.4
335.1.2 INTER -CITY POLICE ASSISTANCE PLAN
The Inter -City Police Assistance Plan , adopted by the Orange County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff’s
Association (OCCPSA), governs a ll requests for law enforcement mutual aid. The Association
membership reviews and adopts t his plan annually . A copy of the plan is available in the Watch
Commander’s office.
335.2 POLICY
It is Buena Park Police Department policy to part icipate in, and abide by, the Inter -City Police
Assistance Plan (mutual aid) as adopted by the OCCPSA.
335.3 CONDITIONS APPLICA BLE TO MUTUAL AID REQUESTS
Four conditions apply to the implementation of any mutual aid request :
a) The on -duty Watch Commander shall r equest response under this plan .
b) The “on-scene commander ,” or Incident Commander, shall be responsible for deployment
of assisting agencies’ responding personnel .
c) A Watch Commander or officer of higher rank from the agency supplying mutual aid
personnel shall approve any use of trainees, academy recruits, or non -sworn personnel
during any response under this plan .
d) Through common agreement, mutual aid is provided at no cost to the requesting agency
except in the following circumstances :
1. The OCCPSA expressly excludes from its assistance plan regular ly scheduled
profit -making ventures that routinely require assistance from other agencies, and
profit -making ventures that include a commitment of outside agency resources as
part of the event planning. In these cases, the involved entities will agree upon the
costs and financial responsibilities prior to the event.
2. Any planned or unexpected event requiring more than 12 hour s of outside agency
assistance.
3. In the above cases, the costs of outside agency resources will be borne by the
private organization or entity responsible for the event. At no time will the requesting
agency be held responsible for the cost s of outside agenc y resources.
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335.4 MUTUAL AID RESPONSES
Response s to requests for mutual aid are:
a) ″Code Alex ″
b) ″Code Charlie ″
c) ″999″
335.4.1 ″CODE ALEX ″
″Code Alex″ is an organized method of assigning police and sheriff units throughout Orange County
to preplan ned observation posts. When ″Code Alex″ is initiated, individual agencies deploy units to
their assigned posts , where they remain until the ″Code Alex″ is terminated.
335.4.2 ″CODE CHARLIE ″
″Code Charlie″ is an Emerg ency Alert Plan to notify neighboring agencies of the impending need
for personnel and resource assistance. It is normally put into effect when emergency or riotous
conditions exist and the need for mutual aid is anticipated.
335.4.3 ″999″
″999″ is a request for urgent, immediate assistance. It differs from ″Code Charlie ″ in that the need
for assistance is un anticipated , and specific agencies are preselected for response.
335.5 MUTUAL AID REQUEST DOCUMENTATION
All Department requests for mutual aid and inter -city police assistance will be reported to the Chief
of Police. Orange County Communications (Control One ) maintains a permanent record of all
activations of the mutual aid plan.
335.6 BUE NA PARK POLICE RESPONSE TO OUTSIDE AGENCY
MUTUAL AID REQUESTS
“Code Alex” : A BPPD Dispatcher may direct Department officers to post assignments in the event
of a ″Code Alex″ request.
“Code Charlie or “999” : Department officers WILL NOT respond to a ″Code Charlie″ or ″999″
mutual aid request without the approval of an on -duty Watch Commander.
In the event of a ″999″ mutual aid request, the Department will be a response agency for the
appropriate corresponding “Area” agencies , as well as agencies in which w e share a common
border.
“Area” agencies designated in Geographical Area A per the OCC PSA Mutual Aid Plan Protocol:
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a) Anaheim
b) La Habra
c) Brea
d) Fullerton
e) Placentia
f) California