Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
1.8 Mutual Aid
1.8.2 University wide Mutual Aid (Revised : 7/18/18)
A. Universitywide mutual aid is the temporary reassignment of personnel, equipment and
other resources from one campus or laboratory, to another campus or laboratory within
the University of California police system.
B. Normally, requests for mutual aid will be made befor e incidents of civil disorder, special
campus events or other local emergencies when the available resources of the host
campus are insufficient to accomplish the police mission.
1. Requests for mutual aid will be made by the Chief of Police of the host campus,
directly to the Chiefs of Police of other campuses.
2. In the absence of the Chief of Police, the senior ranking command officer may
initiate the request for mutual aid. The senior ranking command officer will make
every effort to consult with the host campus Chief of Police prior to requesting
mutual aid.
3. Requests for mutual aid will be made from the Gold Book containing the
Universitywide Police Policies and Administrative Procedures, Chapter 13,
Mutual Aid Request Form (Universitywide Policies and Procedures Addendum
A-2) . Telephone requests may be made, but shall be followed upon writing as
soon as practical. Written requests may be sent via email or fax .
4. Every effort will be made to provide sufficient advance notice of mutual aid
requests in order for campuses fulfilling the request for mutual aid can evaluate
available resources and make necessary schedule adjustments.
5. The Coordinator o f UC Police Services will be notified of the request for mutual
aid as soon as practical.
C. Campuses will make every reasonable effort to provide the requested mutual aid
commensurate with available resources and depending on local circumstances. A
Univ ersitywide Mutual Aid Authorization (Universi tywide Policies and Procedures
Addendum A -2) cited in the Gold Book in Chapter 13, will be transmitted via email or
FAX to the host campus specifying if mutual aid will be provided, and if so:
1. Name, rank and identification number of mutual aid personnel
2. Date and hours of the most recent duty assignment of mutual aid personnel
3. Speci alized equipment being provided
4. Other resources being provided, if any
5. The name of the person in char ge of the mutual a id detail
6. Specific reassignment of mutual aid personnel and equipment to the command of
the Chief of Police of the host campus, and the date and time such reassignment
becomes effective.