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Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 15 Lexington Police Department Subject: All Hazards Plan (Incident Command System ICS) Policy Number: 46A Accreditation Standards: Reference: 11.4.5; 12.1.2; 46.1.1; 46.1.2; 46.1.3; 46.1.4; 46.1.5; 46.1.6; 46.1.7; 46.1.8; 46.1.9; 46.3.4 Effective Date: 3/11/13  New  Revised Revision Dates: 1/24/19 By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES Members of the Lexington Police Department may be called upon at any time to respond to major emergency situations or unusual incidents. This policy shall guide the actions of members responding to the site of emergencies and unusual incidents requiring more than routine police action, equipment and/or personnel. Department responses to certain types of major incidents shall be subject to special directives. Personnel involved in incidents for which there is a specific Department policy shall follow the provisions of that policy. Department members shall utilize the formal Incident Command System procedures that are delineated in this policy for all serious incidents and unusual occurrences. Certain incidents may shift to Unified Command if the situation involves other concerns. Under Massachusetts law, the Fire Department Chief is the overall commander at any natural or man-made disaster. It is the policy of the Lexington Police Department to utilize a verbal action plan for all unusual occurrences; however, a written action plan should be prepared for all large scale incidents. These may include multi-jurisdictional, multidisciplinary (police, fire, etc.) and or span multi-operational periods (i.e. 8 hours / 12 hours). W hen a serious incident or unusual occurrence happens, it shall be the responsibility of the Commanding Officer to notify the Chief of Police, Captain and the Captain of Operations. [46.1.5] The Chief of Police is a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) for the Town; the Chief is often privy to events do to the nature of his duties before other members of the community. As a member of SMT and in order to successfully complete his duties the Chief of Police or designee shall be notified by the Commanding Officer of any critical incident within the Town of Lexington as soon as possible. These incidents may involve situations that increase potential agency liability or may result in a heightened community interest. Incidents which are minor in nature the Chief of Police or designee should be notified through the use of an e-mail or at a later time. The following examples are included but not limited to this list: incidents involving media coverage, officer injury, significant property damage or injury caused by an officer, unattended deaths resulting in medical examiner involvement, major power outages, large fires or significant water breaks. These notifications should be made as soon as possible. The preferred method of afterhours contact should be by cell phone. There is an emergency notification list located in the Combined Dispatch Center. [11.4.5]