Policy Text
11/20/25, 2:05 PM FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
DUE TO HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS INDICATORS.? SUSPICIOUS INDICATORS?
MAY INCLUDE:
??????????? A DISPERSION DEVICE
??????????? EVIDENCE OF TAMPERING TO AIR INTAKE SYSTEMS
??????????? A LETTER WITH A THREAT AND AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE
??????????? THE LOCATION OF THE EVENT, SUCH AS AN ABORTION CLINIC,
GAY NIGHTCLUB, OR GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING
??????????? THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT MAY BE OF SIGNIFICANCE
??????????? A CREDIBLE THREAT OR ACTUAL EVENT INVOLVING A
NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, OR EXPLOSIVE AGENT.
??????????? A CALL RECEIVED WITH INFORMATION REGARDING AN
INCIDENT OF UNKNOWN CAUSE, WHICH HAS CREATED A LARGE
NUMBER OF CASUALTIES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
??????????? FINDING ONE OR MORE VICTIMS DISPLAYING SIGNS AND/OR
SYMPTOMS OF A NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, OR CHEMICAL EVENT WITH AN
UNKNOWN OR SUSPICIOUS CAUSE.
CALL TAKER PROTOCOLS
THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY DEPARTMENT
MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE A CALL RELATED TO TERRORISM:
1.???????? TRY TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION FROM THE CALLER AS
POSSIBLE, AND CONVEY IT TO THE RESPONDING UNITS.? GET A CALL
BACK NUMBER AND LOCATION OF THE CALLER, IF THEY WILL PROVIDE
IT, SO THAT THEY CAN BE CONTACTED LATER, IF NEEDED.? IF THE
CALLER HAS RECEIVED A PACKAGE, FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES UNDER ?
RECIPIENT INFORMATION? FOUND LATER IN THIS DIRECTIVE.
IF THE CALL IS AN ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED TERRORIST EVENT, DISPATCH
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL, AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE TERRORISM
RESPONSE COORDINATION POINT VIA THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FIRE
DISPATCH.? THEY WILL ACTIVATE THE RESPONSE ASSETS FROM ACROSS
THE COUNTY.
2.???????? THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES SHOULD BE ACTIVATED IF THE
EVENT INCLUDES:
??????????? SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE OR BOMB INVOLVEMENT ?
NOTIFICATION OF THE NEAREST AVAILABLE BOMB SQUAD.
??????????? SUSPICION AND/OR CONFIRMATION OF AN UNKNOWN OR
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ? NOTIFICATION OF THE HAZMAT TEAM.
3.???????? IF A PRODUCT OR CHEMICAL IS MENTIONED, THE POISON
CONTROL CENTER CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE HAZARDS,
11/20/25, 2:05 PM FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
SIGNS, AND SYMPTOMS THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED MAY
EXHIBIT.? IN ADDITION, IF THE SUBSTANCE IS AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL
OR GAS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPOSED ARE EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS,
THE POISON CONTROL CENTER MAY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE
SUBSTANCES IS.? THEY MAY BE REACHED AT (800) 282-3171.
THEY CAN FAX INFORMATION TO RELAY TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS.?
THIS INFORMATION MAY BE CRITICAL TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS?
SAFETY.
CAUTION: THE PERSON MAKING THE THREAT MAY ATTEMPT TO MISLEAD
RESPONDING PERSONNEL BY ADVISING THAT THE ELEMENT IS ONE
THING, WHEN IT IS REALLY ANOTHER.? GATHERING AS MUCH
INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE MAY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.
FIRST RESPONDER PROTOCOLS
1.???????? GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION FROM COMMUNICATIONS AS
POSSIBLE REGARDING THE INCIDENT.
2.???????? DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED AT THE INCIDENT
LOCATION.? THIS INFORMATION MAY BE AVAILABLE FROM POLICE AND
FIRE DISPATCHERS.? APPROACH THE INCIDENT SCENE FROM UPWIND
(WITH THE WIND BEHIND YOU) AND UPHILL.
3.???????? DO A VISUAL ASSESSMENT OF THE SCENE AND REPORT THIS
INFORMATION BACK TO COMMUNICATIONS.? THE LOCATION OF THE
INCIDENT MAY BE AN INDICATOR WHETHER OR NOT THIS MAY HAVE
BEEN A TERRORIST EVENT.?