MODULE 4 SEGMENT 3 - Dynamics of an Effective Critical/Hostage Incident

Management

The following are the step by step guide in dealing with hostage
situation by civilian and police authorities:

STEP 1. Hostage incident happens and is reported to police and/or civilian

authorities.

CRISIS INCIDENT FLOW CHART

Incident Happens
!
Incident Reported to
!
! !
Police Authorities !
! !
Initial Action !
! !
!__________________________________Civilian Authorities
!
Activate Civic/ CITMG
!
! !
CITMG CIVIC
! !
Initial Action Initial Action
! !
Action Monitor and Supervise
! ! Ongoing Crisis
---------------! !---------------- !
! ! Post Action
Negotiation---Assault Tactical Action
! !
Post Action------------!

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STEP 2. Initial Action - Police and civilian authorities initiate preliminary
response

POLICE AUTHORITY FROM CIVILIAN AUTHORITY DURING CRISIS

Police Authority Civilian Authority

A. First responders are sent to the A. Upon receipt of report of a crisis,
scene to contain the situation if it the Chairman shall activate the CMC
is within their competence and and CITMG
capability

B. If situation is beyond first responders B. Chairman shall convene the Crisis

capability at will: Management Committee at a pre-
1. Continue to assess the situation designated Command Post/CM Opn
and ground Center
2. Get information: what, who, where,
when, why and how ?
3. Set up police line and isolate the incident
Scene (with barricades/barriers)
4.Render situation report and recommends to
HQS/Station that CIMTG takes over
5. Await for the Critical Incident Management
Task Group Commander (CIMTG) to arrive
at the scene to take over responsibility

C. CIMTG is activated and immediately C. Shall officially declare the

convenes. The on-scene Commander existence of a crisis situation and
is designated as well as the Commanders order the activation of the CIMTG
of the following Sub Task Groups and and
representing the essential components
of critical incident management, thus:
1. Intelligence and Investigation
(Negotiation) STG
2. Operations (Assault) STG
3. Service Support STG
4. Public Affairs STG (Spokesperson et.al)

D. CIMTG issues orders for the D. establish and control the Crisis
implementation of Critical Incident Management Operations Center
Management Operational Procedures (CMOCC)

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THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CRITICAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
TASK GROUP

CMC
!
CIMTG
!
! ! ! !
Intel/Investigation Operations STG Service Support STG Public Affairs STG
(Negotiation) STG

STEP 3. Main Action Phase - The CIMTG under the close supervision and
control of the CMC shall undertake Tactical Response

TACTICAL RESPONSE OF CIMTG

CIMTG CMC

A. Task Croup Commander- A. Monitor, supervise and direct CIM

assumes command, control and from the Crisis Management Opns
jurisdiction over all components/ Center (CMOC)
forces involved and all actions 1. Must give and receive all commo
relative to the crisis/emergency through the Task Group Commander
situation only
1. Ensures that incident scene is isolated 2. Coordinate all government actions
(with police line as boundaries) with the to ensure interoperability of all
use of barricades and possibly by sight tasked agencies
barriers to prevent media coverage of
Sensitive areas/ actions
2. Establishes On-Scene Command
Post/Media Broadcast Holding Area/Staging
Areas, etc.
3. Establishes communications with the CMC
and On-Scene Commander
4. Directs and supervises the On-Scene
Commander

B. On-Scene Commander - Directs/ B. Deliberate and decide on the

Supervises all the action of the
Following units/ teams:
1. Negotiation Sub Task Group for
Detailed actions from receipt of
Warning order to end of operations
demands raised by hostage-taker/s
C. May elevate the management of
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D. Confirm the use of final option
2. Public Affairs Sub Task Group
For detailed actions from receipt of
Warning order to end of operations
3. Operations Sub Task Group (Assault
Team) for detailed actions from receipt
Of warning order to end of operations
4. Other Components of Operations STG
(Security Team, Traffic Management and
Control, Intelligence Team, Investigation
Team and SOCO Team
5. Service Support STG

STEP 4. Post Incident Actions (either the incident is resolved through a

successful negotiation or final option (assault)

POST INCIDENT ACTIONS

CIMTG CMC

Each Sub Task Group will carry out A. Initiate actions for the immediate
post incident actions pursuant to restoration of peace and order
respective SOPs among others
A. Clearing Operations by EOD B. Facilitate management of post

B. First aid and evacuation of injured C. Direct the prosecution of

persons by Medical Team offenders

C. SOCO Investigation Team for D. Coordinate free legal services to

detailed actions from receipt of all parties involved in the crisis
warning order to end of operations management task group that might
be charged criminally, administratively
and civilly either by individual or their
collective actions

D. Turn Over of the crime scene E. Review after-operations reports

to the Investigation Team

E. Processing and Disposition of F. Review of existing policies and

Hostages procedures based on the outcome of
the recent crisis situation
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F. Regrouping/Accounting and G. Recommend revisions in policies,
Consolidation of the Assault Team procedures. Plans, budget if needed
and all other Tactical Components based on assessment after crisis
(and respective equipment)

G. Report back to Camp/HQS H. Request for additional budget

allocation intended for the
procurement of the state of the
art equipment and facilities for the
best response during crisis situation

H. Conduct of Post Critical Incident I. Render Final report to higher

Management Assessment Debriefing/ authorities
Assessment/Evaluation of operations
and learning lessons from lapses

I. Render report to higher HQS

ACTIVITY 6

Name__________________________Yr and Sec_________ Date___________

Enumerate and explain the Initial Action of Police Authority from Civilian
Authority during Crisis

QUIZ 6

During the Post Incident Actions, enumerate and explain the different steps of
the CIMTG and CMC.

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