Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE:
CRITICAL INCIDENTS
NO: H-100
APPROVED:
Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
EFFECTIVE:
August 1, 1990
REVIEWED:
10/20/2020
REVISED:
04/01/1996
UPDATED:
11/17/2017
H-100-1
POLICY
The primary law enforcement responsibility, should a critical incident develop, is to protect the
lives of every person involved in the situation and provide security to other government agencies
involved in returning the community to normal status. The success of any crisis plan hinges on a
good team approach, good communications, and coordination of the situation by management
and supervisory personnel. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has adopted the Law Enforcement
Incident Command System to effectively and successfully manage critical incidents.
In addition, it is recognized that pre-planning and training are essential to ensure an efficient,
controlled response to critical incidents.