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Procedure 3006Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/04/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentTACTICAL ALERT PLAN - 1TACTICAL ALERT PLAN 3006.1 PURPOSE This procedure establishes the Tactical Alert Plan as the Standard Operating Procedure for responding to civil disturbances or other extraordinary occurrences. 3006.2 POLICY The Santa Ana Police Department Tactical Alert Plan shall be implemented whenever a Tactical Alert Level 1, 2, or 3 has been declared by the appropriate level of authority. See attachment: Tactical Alert Advisory Form Updated.pdf The primary objectives of the Tactical Alert Plan are to: 1.Ensure the safety and security of the community 2.Deter illegal activity 3.Provide an organized police response 4.Assist in the recovery process 3006.3 EXCEPTIONS It is virtually impossible to plan for every contingency that an Incident Commander may encounter. Therefore, Incident Commanders in charge of a tactical alert shall have the authority to deviate from this plan when circumstances dictate that is necessary to do so. However, no deviation from the plan shall authorize anyone to violate any Federal, State, or local law or ordinance. When the Santa Ana Police Department foresees a critical problem developing, we shall immediately implement our Tactical Alert Plan to the appropriate level of alert. The designated Incident Commander shall mobilize the required resources and equipment necessary to control the incident. In any civil disturbance, the Incident Commander shall act promptly and lawfully with an appropriate response of strength to curtail criminal activity at the start of the disturbance when there is the greatest chance of stopping violence from spreading. 3006.4 TACTICAL ALERT LEVELS Santa Ana Police Department has five (5) levels of tactical alert. All Tactical Alert levels require the use of the Incident Command System to its appropriate level in accordance with NIMS and SEMS. Level 5 is the lowest level of alert, and Level 1 is the highest level of alert. Each alert level is as follows: (a)Tactical Alert Level 5 - A Tactical Alert Level 5 will be advisory only. This is an advisory alert to all Santa Ana Police Department Managers. The alert notification will be done in a memorandum from the Police Department Manager or Sergeant that is the most likely to be involved in the incident. It could be either a District Commander, Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Procedures Manual TACTICAL ALERT PLAN Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/04/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Santa Ana Police DepartmentTACTICAL ALERT PLAN - 2Watch Commander, Division Commander, Deputy Chief, or the Chief of Police. There will be no special deployment. (b)Tactical Alert Level 4 - Some advanced planning is necessary in a Tactical Alert Level 4 by the Incident Commander, such as a pre-selected command post location and pre-selection of officers to work the event or incident. The Manager or Sergeant most likely to be in charge of the incident would ensure that all other Department personnel who may be affected by it receive a Tactical Alert Level 4 notification via a memorandum. (c)Tactical Alert Level 3 - A Tactical Alert Level 3 will be declared when it is known in advance that an incident is going to occur or a problem may develop, or an incident that is in progress will require significant numbers of police personnel to maintain order. The Manager most likely to be in charge of the incident (the Incident Commander) will advise all other Department Mangers by memorandum (if time permits) of the tactical alert. If not, notification will be done via telephone or other communication system. A command post will be set up and activated in accordance to the Incident Command System process. The Incident Commander will also have the discretion to activate the Department Operations Center (DOC) if appropriate to assist in the management of the incident. All needed emergency equipment and supplies will be moved to a designated staging area and be ready for distribution and use if necessary. At this level, the Incident Commander will be the rank of Commander or above and will have four options for personnel. (a)Option 1 - Activate a minimum of two platoons of officers. This will give the Incident Commander one Commander, eight Sergeants, and 56 officers. (b)Option 2 - Activate all of the directed patrol teams. (c)Option 3 - Activate the SWAT team as a unit. This would give the Incident Commander two Commanders, three Sergeants, and 19 officers. (d)Option 4 - Activate any numbers of officers the Incident Commander feels would be appropriate to handle a particular Tactical Alert Level 3 as long as it does not exceed two platoons of officers. (a)When a Tactical Alert Level 3 is broadcast, all on-duty sworn personnel may be required to be in uniform with all of their equipment and available additional resources. This would include all sworn personnel assigned to Investigations and Administration and Support Divisions. If a deployment of the Mobile Command Vehicle or the activation of the Department Operation Center is required the Incident Command Team will be deployed to support the incident command function. (d)Tactical Alert Level 2 - All Department Managers will be notified and required to respond when a Tactical Alert Level 2 is declared. The Incident Command system shall be activated to the appropriate level needed. All on-duty personnel will remain on duty and will not end their watch until released by the Incident Commander. This includes Patrol, Investigation, and Administration and Support personnel. All personnel