Policy Text
University of California, San Francisco
Police Department General Orders
1.8 Mutual Aid
1.8.3 Local Mutual Aid Request (Revised: 3/29/23 )
A. When a determination is made that an emergency situation may go or has alre ady gone
beyond the control of U niversity resources, it is the responsibility of the Chancellor or
Chief of Police to request mutual aid from the San Francisco Office of Emergency
Services.
B. It is the responsibility of the San Francisco Office of Emergency Services to provide
assista nce and coordination to control the problem (California Government Code §
26602).
1. It is also possible to obtain other services from the San Francisco Police
Department (SFPD) and San Francisco County Sheriff Department (e.g., a bus for
prisoner transpor tation at a small demonstration) without invoking mutual aid.
C. To request mutual aid from the San Francisco Office of Emergency Services, the
Department must:
1. Place all Department sworn personnel on the following shifts: 12 hours on and 12
hours off.
2. Contact the San Francisco Office of Emergency Services and verbally request
mutual aid.
3. Send a written request to the San Francisco Office of Emergency Services via
Microsoft Teams .
4. Meet with appropriate San Francisco Office of Emergency Services personnel to
discuss, plan and coordinate the use of outside personnel, including:
a. Dates and times that mutual aid personnel are required
b. Number of personnel needed to assist
c. Location of staging area for responding personnel to meet
d. Mass processing procedures for persons arrested
e. Transportation plans for persons arrested
f. Operation of temporary detention facilities, if needed.