Street-Level Incident Command for Law Enforcement Officers™

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The first 15 minutes at an emergency scene is the most pivotal time in operations. The initial tactical decisions made by the incident commander dictate the success (or failure) of the emergency. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) gives structure to bringing order to chaos at emergency scenes. However, the NIMS system is designed to train responders to handle complex events, typically lasting hours to days. Classes in the NIMS system are beneficial to high-level agency commanders but often fail to train responders on the streets how to manage most typical incidents.

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There are certain nuances that allow an initial incident commander to gain control of the situation. This class will explore what happens in dynamic incidents at the street-level that prevent an initial incident commander from gaining control of the chaotic scene. By gaining control of himself/herself, the incident commander can gain control of the situation. 

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This course can be tailored from eight hours to three days. During this course, law enforcement supervisors and commanders will face increasingly difficult scenarios. Some of these scenarios include the following:

• Subject in custody who attempts suicide​

• Domestic violence involving a member of the department

• A SWAT officer who's residence was burglarized and resulted in stolen weapons and release of sensitive information

• A disturbance on an aircraft at the airport involving use-of-force

• A protest at a city/county council meeting

• A negligent discharge during law enforcement operations

• A multi-alarm structure fire

• A crash involving rail transit

• A flash protest at a large gathering

• A large chemical leak

• A school shooting

• A barricade at an apartment with an active structure fire

• An officer-involved shooting inside a hospital emergency department

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During this course, participants will have both lecture and tabletop exercises. During the lectures, the presenters will discuss numerous lessons learned to apply street-level incident command to daily operations. Some of the topics discussed include the following:

• The difference between incident command with law enforcement and the fire service

• The seven "C's of unified incident command 

• The Fog of War

• Event priorities in the first 30 minutes

• City-wide continuity of operations

• Communications

• Crisis event intelligence gathering

• Use of available assets unknown by street level command

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Integrated responses are a necessity in for successful mitigation of most complex emergency responses. Initial incident commanders must understand how to implement unified command and effectively coordinate integrated operations. Understanding this concept will prepare the initial incident to manage dynamic, emergency incidents.

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This class is for active law enforcement, military law enforcement, and government officials only. This class is not available to the general public. To download a PDF description of this course, please click here. If you would like more information on booking this course, please email info@ThreatSuppression.com, or call 1-800-231-9106.