Policy Text
Procedure
308Garden Grove Police Department
Procedures Manual
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308.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This procedure will establish guidelines for officers and dispatchers in determining the appropriate
level of response to various situations, and to provide guidelines for officers' driving responses
to these situations.
308.2 RESPONDING TO CALLS
Authorized responses will have a code designator of 1, 2, or 3. A field supervisor or Station
Commander may upgrade, downgrade or modify any response code based upon the totality of
the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Code 1 is a response of a non-emergency nature to a request for service. Officers will obey all
traffic laws while proceeding to the assigned location. Officers may conduct other official duties
while enroute. Code 1 responses are generally one unit responses:
(a)Report calls
(b)Assistance calls
(c)Station calls
Code 2 is a response of a potential emergency nature to a request for service. Officers will obey
all traffic laws and proceed directly to the assigned location. Code 2 responses are generally two-
unit incidents:
(a)Crimes-in-progress
(b)Requests for back-up
(c)Alarm calls
(d)Domestic and other disturbances
(e)Prowler calls
(f)Calls of mental disorders
(g)Traffic accidents blocking a roadway
Code 3 is a response of an emergency nature to a request for service. Officers will use red lights
and siren and proceed directly to the assigned location. Officers proceeding through a controlled
intersection against the traffic control device will slow to a safe speed or stop if necessary to
determine if opposing traffic will yield to the emergency vehicle. Code 3 responses include:
(a)Injury or no detail traffic accidents
1.Assigned officer is authorized Code 3 response
(b)Unknown trouble calls
1.Two Officers are authorized Code 3 response. The field supervisor has the
discretion to cancel the follow officer and/or the assigned officer from responding
Garden Grove Police Department
Procedures Manual
Officer Response to Calls Procedures
Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/06/27, All Rights Reserved.
Published with permission by Garden Grove Police
DepartmentOfficer Response to Calls Procedures - 2Code 3 if additional information is received that indicates the Code 3 response
is no longer warranted for one or both officers.
(c)Officers requesting urgent assistance (997)
1.All available Garden Grove units are authorized Code 3 response
(d)Officers involved in a gun battle (998)
1.All available Garden Grove units are authorized Code 3 response
(e)Medical Aid
1.Assigned officer is authorized Code 3 response
(f)Officers responding to assist in a foot pursuit
1.Two officers and one field supervisor will be authorized to respond Code 3 to the
scene of an officer involved in a foot pursuit. The two closest available units to
the foot pursuit will respond to assist the officer while the sergeant will respond
to assume all scene control and perimeter responsibilities. Additional units that
may be required for the establishment of a perimeter will respond Code 2, unless
otherwise authorized by the field supervisor.