Policy Text
Policy
210Fremont Police Department
Executive Protection
210.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The policy of the Fremont Police Department is to provide effective and efficient executive
protection to dignitaries and executives requiring such service. The purpose of this policy is to
outline the protocol for use of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team and non-SWAT
personnel for executive protection duties.
210.2 PROTECTION PROCEDURES
(a)The Chief of Police or designee will determine if the Fremont Police Department is to
provide executive protection or assist state or federal agencies in providing executive
protection.
(b)If Fremont Police personnel are to be used for executive protection, the following
protocol will be followed.
1.The Special Investigator to the Chief will be the liaison between the Department
and the agency or organization requesting executive protection assistance and
will determine what type of assistance is being requested from the Department
(e.g., inner perimeter, personal bodyguard).
2.If appropriate, the detail may be performed by the Special Investigator(s) to the
Chief and/or the Office of Professional Standards and Accountability.
3.Otherwise, the Special Investigator to the Chief will contact the SWAT Team
Commander or senior SWAT Team Leader available, who will be responsible
for assigning SWAT Team members to the executive protection assignment.
(a)The SWAT Team Commander or Team Leader assigned will assign
personnel who have completed the POST training course on executive
protection, if available. Otherwise, any SWAT Tactical Team personnel
may be assigned.
(b)Whenever possible, a SWAT Team Leader will be assigned as part of the
executive protection detail.
4.The SWAT Team Commander will also maintain a list of non-SWAT Team
personnel trained in executive protection and will include them in executive
protection assignments when it is to the benefit of the Department (e.g., trained
SWAT Team personnel are not available, time constraints require use of
personnel immediately available, or the SWAT Team is being used on another
assignment).
(a)All personnel assigned to executive protection will be under the command
of the SWAT Team Leader on the detail.
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5.The Special Investigator to the Chief will be the liaison between the Department
and the person(s) coordinating the visit of the dignitary or executive and will
provide pertinent information to the personnel working the executive protection
detail.
6.The SWAT Team Leader assigned to the executive protection detail will be
responsible for coordinating with the executive protection staff of the dignitary
or executive who is visiting and requires protection.
(a)Generally, specific executive protection protocols set by the staff of
the visiting dignitary or executive will be followed by the SWAT Team.
However, the SWAT Team Leader will be responsible for ensuring that
SWAT Team actions are within the general policy guidelines set by the
Fremont Police Department.
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