NCJ Number
30271
Date Published
Unknown
Length
49 pages
Annotation
THIS PLAN DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT ARISE IN SPECIFIC EMERGENCIES AND PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR POLICE RESPONSE.
Abstract
THE GUIDELINES PRESENTED PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON PREVENTIVE ACTIONS, ANALYSIS OF SITUATION, INITIAL ACTIONS, AND OVERALL MOBILIZATION ACTIVITIES IN RESPONSE TO SPECIFIC EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AMONG THE SITUATIONS COVERED ARE: CIVIL DISORDERS, EXPLOSIONS AND LARGE FIRES, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND PLANE CRASHES. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SCHEMES UTILIZING RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS ARE DESCRIBED AND A CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF TYPICAL GENERAL REACTIONS TO ANY EMERGENCY IS PROVIDED. THE SPECIFIC EMERGENCY DUTIES IN EACH FUNCTION OF THE TOPEKA, KANSAS POLICE FORCE ARE SHOWN IN MATRIX FORM.