October 1, 2005 To establish a flexible framework for the Department to respond to changes in the threat level advisories issued by the federal and state governments. To provide action items for the Department to consider when responding to an unplanned special event or an emergency. To facilitate the Department’s progress through the five phases of an unplanned incident which are preparation, rapid response, consequence management, an investigation or assessment, and recovery to normal operations.

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Atlanta Police Department

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Standard Operating

Procedure

 

Effective Date

November 1, 2006

 

APD.SOP.3184

Threat Level Advisories and Responses

Applicable To:  All Superevisors

Approval Authority:  Chief Richard J. Pennington

Signature:  Signed by RJP

Date Signed:  11/14/06

 

Table of Content
 

1.        PURPOSE  PAGEREF _Toc149632959 \h 1

2.        POLICY   PAGEREF _Toc149632960 \h 1

3.        RESPONSIBILITIES  PAGEREF _Toc149632961 \h 2

4.        ACTION  PAGEREF _Toc149632962 \h 3

4.5      Threat Level Advisories and Responses  PAGEREF _Toc149632963 \h 4

4.5.1    GREEN – (LOW RISK) PAGEREF _Toc149632964 \h 4

4.5.2    BLUE –  (MODERATE RISK) PAGEREF _Toc149632965 \h 4

4.5.3    YELLOW – (SIGNIFICANT RISK) PAGEREF _Toc149632966 \h 5

4.5.4    ORANGE – (HIGH RISK) PAGEREF _Toc149632967 \h 5

4.5.5    RED- (SEVERE RISK) PAGEREF _Toc149632968 \h 6

4.6      Other Responses (Regardless of Advisory or Risk) PAGEREF _Toc149632969 \h 7

4.6.1    Increase Employees Availability  PAGEREF _Toc149632970 \h 7

4.6.2    Department Readiness  PAGEREF _Toc149632971 \h 8

 

4.6.3    Employee’s Readiness  PAGEREF _Toc149632972 \h 10

4.7      Specific High Risk Targets  PAGEREF _Toc149632973 \h 10

4.7.1    City Government Facilities  PAGEREF _Toc149632974 \h 10

4.7.2    Law Enforcement Facilities and Zone High Risk . . . PAGEREF _Toc149632975 \h 10

4.7.3    Correctional Facilities  PAGEREF _Toc149632976 \h 11

4.7.4    Water and Waste Treatment Facilities  PAGEREF _Toc149632977 \h 12

4.7.5    Transportation  PAGEREF _Toc149632978 \h 12

4.7.6    Sporting/Entertainment Venues  PAGEREF _Toc149632979 \h 12

4.7.7    Shopping Centers/High-Density Business Areas  PAGEREF _Toc149632980 \h 13

4.8      Metro Atlanta Resources and Contacts  PAGEREF _Toc149632981 \h 13

4.8.1    Public Safety  PAGEREF _Toc149632982 \h 13

4.8.2    Hospitals  PAGEREF _Toc149632983 \h 15

5.        DEFINITIONS  PAGEREF _Toc149632984 \h 15

6.        CANCELLATIONS  PAGEREF _Toc149632985 \h 15

7.        REFERENCES  PAGEREF _Toc149632986 \h 16

 

1.               PURPOSE

 

To establish a flexible framework for the Department to respond to changes in the threat level advisories issued by the federal and state governments.

 

To provide action items for the Department to consider when responding to an unplanned special event or an emergency.

 

To facilitate the Department’s progress through the five phases of an unplanned incident, which are: preparation, rapid response, consequence management, investigation or assessment, and recovery to normal operations.

 

2.               POLICY

 

The Atlanta Police Department will provide necessary police services and will adjust its response(s) according to the potential dangers of an unplanned special event or an emergency.  The threat level advisories described in this written directive are consistent with the National Homeland Security Advisory System.  This alert system is based on a series of five color-coded threat levels prioritized according to severity, based on intelligence information, and the potential impact that an unplanned special event or an emergency may have on the City.

 

The Atlanta Police Department will coordinate its response to an unplanned special event and/or  emergency with local, state, and federal agencies to manage the unplanned event effectively and efficiently.

 

In accordance with useful, relevant, and credible information about threat levels, the Atlanta Police Department will exercise prudent judgment when deploying its employees and equipment.

 

3.               RESPONSIBILITIES

 

3.1              The Chief of Police will determine the appropriate threat level advisory for the Department based on a totality of circumstances.  He or she will determine the appropriate responses or action items at each level of the advisory, as well as in response to an unplanned special event or emergency.

 

3.2              The Chief of Operations will determine the appropriate threat level advisory for the Department in the absence of the Chief of Police.  He or she will be responsible for coordinating responses and action items to be carried out within the Bureau of Police Operations.

 

3.3              The Field Operations commander will coordinate the response and provision of field police services during any particular threat level advisory.  He or she will provide coordination within the division and with other division commanders.

 

3.4              The Criminal Investigation commander will coordinate the response and provision of the investigatory police services during any particular threat level advisory.  He or she will provide coordination within the division and with other division commanders.

 

3.5              The Support Services commander will be responsible for coordinating maintenance and disbursement of Departmental equipment and supplies during any particular threat level advisory.  He or she will coordinate the activities within the division and with other division commanders.

 

3.6              The zone and Airport Section commanders will coordinate and maintain levels of preparedness in each of their respective commands in accordance with any particular threat level advisory.  He or she will insure the command is equipped for a flexible response. Also, he or she will insure that appropriate police employees are advised of all threat level advisory action items and the procedures associated with an unusual occurrence.

 

3.7              The Special Operations Section commander will coordinate the response of special operations employees during any particular threat level advisory. He or she will be prepared to coordinate a rapid field response to an unplanned special event or an emergency.  The SOS commander will ensure that Mobile Command Posts are operational and establish liaison with the first responders of other jurisdictions.

 

3.8              The Training Unit commander will coordinate and provide relevant training for sworn and non-sworn employees regarding their response to an unplanned special event or an emergency.  He or she will also coordinate multi-agency training exercises with other local and state jurisdictions in accordance with threat level response requirements.

 

3.9              The Personnel Services Unit commander will oversee and update the department’s employee database.  The APD Communications Section will have limited access to the database for the purpose of contacting and informing APD employees of a particular response or action required of them, when “threat-level 3” is initiated by the department.

4.               ACTION

 

4.1              The Chief of Police will determine the color-coded threat level that the Department will operate under at any given time. 

 

4.1.1           This decision will be based on intelligence information gathered from the Office of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and any other credible source.  The Department’s threat level status may be different from the federal and/or regional status depending on information gathered.

 

4.1.2           There are several assumptions underlying these threat level advisories: First, any response must be flexible in order to meet the need of the moment and reduce the likelihood of additional negative consequences. Second, the response must be consistent with any standard operating procedure performed during daily responses to minor unplanned emergencies. Third, prudent judgment must be used when deploying limited resources.

 

4.2              This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of potential responses, options, and action items available to the Chief of Police, command staff employees, or police employees when responding to an emergency or the threat of an emergency.

 

4.3              If information is provided that a specific threat or type of threat is credible, the Department will provide increased security at the specific site(s).  Other Atlanta metropolitan law enforcement agencies, as well as federal and state authorities will be notified.

 

4.4              The appropriate responses, action items, or options for each unplanned special event or emergency will vary with each occurrence. The actions taken by the Department at the scene of an unplanned incident will be based on the priorities outlined in APD.SOP.3180 “Unusual Occurrences”:

 

1.    Make the scene safe for first responders.

 

2.    Render first aid and facilitate medical services.

 

3.    Establish inner and outer perimeters.

 

4.    Assist with the evacuation of vehicles and pedestrians.

 

5.    Control ingress and egress at the area of operations.

 

6.    Identify an on-scene commander to direct operations.

 

7.    Establish a command post and staging area in a safe location.

 

8.    Deploy employees and equipment to support consequence management.

 

9.    Begin the dissemination of accurate information in an effort to control the spread of misinformation (i.e., rumors) and the public’s perception of the incident.

 

4.5              Threat Level Advisories and Responses

 

The five nationally established threat levels are categorized from a minimal threat to maximum threat: Green, Blue, Yellow, Orange, and Red.  The Department will take the following general actions, at the discretion of the Chief of Police, in response to each of the five threat levels as follows:

 

4.5.1           GREEN – (LOW RISK)

 

ACTIONS

 

1.    Maintain normal daily operations.

 

2.    Compile information on high-risk facilities.

 

3.    Control access to police facilities.

 

4.    Review unusual occurrence plans every two years.

 

5.    Conduct an intra-Departmental tabletop exercise every three years.

 

6.    Update employee databases and/or Personnel Data Sheets every twelve months.

 

7.    Conduct an annual inventory of public safety equipment.

 

8.    The Communications Section will maintain the Joint Operations Center (JOC) at a minimum level.

 

4.5.2           BLUE –  (MODERATE RISK)

GUARDED CONDITIONS
 

In addition to the recommendations in GREEN:

 

ACTIONS

 

1.    Maintain normal daily operations.

 

2.    Reissue information on high-risk facilities to commanders.

 

3.    Control access to police facilities.

 

4.    Review and update Departmental unusual occurrence plans.

 

5.    Conduct an intra-Departmental tabletop exercise every two years.

 

6.    Monitor citywide events and information closely

 

7.    Update employee databases and/or Personnel Data Sheets every twelve months and test the call procedures at the unit level.

 

8.    Conduct an annual inventory and inspection of public safety equipment.

 

4.5.3           YELLOW – (SIGNIFICANT RISK)

ELEVATED CONDITION
 

In addition to the recommendations in BLUE:

 

ACTIONS

 

1.    Maintain normal daily operations

 

2.    Reissue information on high-risk facilities to watch commanders.

 

3.    Control access to police facilities.

 

4.    Conduct a tabletop exercise at least every six months (zone level).

 

5.    Participate in an intra-Departmental tabletop exercise each year.

 

6.    Conduct roll call training annually on an area of the Unusual Occurrence standard operating procedures.

 

7.    Test systems and equipment in Mobile Command Posts on a quarterly basis.

 

8.    The Communications Section will test the systems (phone lines, communication board, etc.) on a monthly basis at the Joint Operations Center (JOC).

 

4.5.4           ORANGE – (HIGH RISK)

 

In addition to the recommendations in YELLOW:

 

ACTIONS

 

1.    Modify normal operations on an “as needed” basis.

 

2.    Reissue information on high-risk facilities to all police supervisors in FOD and CID.

 

3.    Limit access in critical areas of government facilities.

 

4.    Conduct a tabletop exercise at least every six months (division level).

 

5.    Formally notify all police employees.

 

6.    Test systems and equipment in Mobile Command Posts on a monthly basis.

 

7.    Prepare gas masks for immediate distribution to the zones, SOS, and Airport commands.

 

4.5.5           RED- (SEVERE RISK)

 

In addition to the recommendations in ORANGE:

 

ACTIONS

 

1.    Formally notify all police employees via radio communications, the daily bulletin, memos, and roll calls.

 

2.    Disseminate information on high-risk facilities to all members of the command staff.

 

3.    Zone commanders will order directed patrols at select high-risk facilities.

 

4.    A daily intelligence briefing report will be issued by CID / Intelligence Unit / JTTF to the Chief of Police, Chief of Operations, and Deputy Chiefs.

 

5.    The Chief of Police may issue a public statement regarding the current advisory.

 

6.    Modify normal operations on an “as needed” basis.

 

a.    Conduct one evacuation drill on a quarterly basis at the unit level, at all police facilities.

 

b.    Avoid concentration of employees and equipment in one area.

 

c.    All police vehicles will be topped off with fuel during each shift.

 

7.    Heighten the level of access control procedures at all police facilities.

 

8.    No unescorted visitors will be allowed in police facilities.

 

a.    Unescorted visitors will be challenged as to the nature of their business when inside a police facility.

 

9.    All sworn and civilian employees must be in uniform or wear a police-issued identification card.

 

a.    Supervisors must insure compliance to this directive.

 

10.  Limit access in critical areas of City government facilities to essential employees.

 

a.    Each City department will be responsible for their access control procedures.

 

b.    A breech in a City department’s access control procedures will be reported to the communications 911 center. A police officer will be dispatched to investigate.

 

11.  Begin preparations to activate the police and fire Joint Operations Center, if necessary.

 

12.  Notify all sworn and civilian employees to pack and have ready essential equipment for easy access during an emergency.

 

13.  Pre-position a limited number of gas masks at the zones, SOS, and the Airport precincts.

 

14.  Establish operational communication with federal, state, and other local law enforcement agencies to insure a coordinated public safety response.

 

15.  Establish operational communication with private security directors throughout the City, especially high-density buildings and venues.

 

16.  Coordinate and implement security measures in conjunction with the Transportation Security Administration at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

 

17.  Establish a liaison with the Atlanta Public Schools through the School Detectives Unit commander.

 

4.6              Other Responses (Regardless of Advisory or Risk)

 

In recognition of the fact that the Department’s response to an unplanned special event or emergency can not be scripted in advance, the following list of responses or actions items is provided as an aid in the decision making process.  The Chief of Police or his or her designee may utilize any of the following at his or her discretion.

 

4.6.1           Increase Employees Availability

 

A response to an unplanned special event or an emergency may require a number of police employees not typically available during the course of normal operations. Consequently, the following options may be used to increase the availability of police employees to respond and provide police services.  These options allow for a tailored or time-phased deployment of police employees. This is important because during an emergency the police department must continue to provide typical police services and manage the crisis.

 

1.    A volunteer call for sworn employees to work an off day for pay.

 

2.    A temporary redeployment of on-duty sworn employees.

 

3.    Extend the hours of the current shift of sworn employees.

 

4.    Cancel all personal leave time.

 

5.    Cancel one off day (first or second day?)

 

6.    Cancel two off days.

 

7.    Establish minimal service levels as described in APD.SOP.3180 “Unusual Occurrences”.

 

8.    Cancel all roadblocks, community meetings, special details, etc.

 

9.    Request assistance from other police agencies.

 

10.  Request the Georgia National Guard.

 

11.  Transition to twelve-hour shifts.

 

12.  Cancel all extra jobs.

 

13.  Some plainclothes sworn employees to uniform.

 

14.  All plainclothes (CID) investigators to uniform.

 

15.  All plainclothes (SSD) sworn employees to uniform.

 

16.  Eliminate all non-essential functions (training, administrative staff, etc.) and deploy sworn employees in uniform.

 

17.  Activate the officers in the Atlanta Reserve Police Program.

 

18.  Recall all essential off-duty employees.

 

4.6.2           Department Readiness

 

The following options may be used in response to an unplanned special event, an emergency, or a change in the threat level advisory. The individual options should be implemented on an “as needed” basis and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his or her designee. These options allow for a tailored response so the Department is able to maximize its use of limited resources. In addition, it allows the Department to prepare for a potential disruption in the normal development of daily events.

 

1.    Activate the JOC or Mobile Command Post.

 

2.    Utilize civilian employees to staff JOC or Mobile Command Post.

 

3.    Stage a group of sworn employees in anticipation of deployment (a react force).

 

4.    Pre-position riot control equipment and appropriate transportation.

 

5.    Pre-position vehicles for rapid deployment of operational plan.

 

6.    Create and pre-position police emergency response teams.

 

7.    Upgrade uniform police presence at select police and City facilities.

 

8.    Establish telephone lists.

 

9.    Update and check telephone lists on an intermittent basis.

 

10.  Rehearse call-in procedures.

 

11.  Fill-up fuel tanks of all City vehicles.

 

12.  Double-up sworn employees in City vehicles (two officers per car).

 

13.  Put radio battery truck in service to provide “hot” batteries to deployed employees.

 

14.  Deploy street barricades; procure additional barricades from the Public Works Department, if necessary.

 

15.  Utilize recruit employees for barricade deployment and other logistical tasks.

 

16.  Hold all priority 3 and 4 calls for service.

 

17.  Impose a curfew.

 

18.  Deploy a logistical support element.

 

19.  Order the closure of all non-essential police facilities.

 

20.  Request the closure of all non-essential City government facilities.

 

21.  Recommend the closure of all non-essential private sector facilities. (If it is a public safety issue, then the on-scene commander may order a closure.)

 

22.  Coordinate with the City Shop to impress the importance of service and maintenance in a timely manner. This may require a re-scheduling of City Shop employees.

 

23.  Prepare egress (outbound) routes for vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the event of a large-scale evacuation from a high-occupancy facility or a geographic area within the City.

 

24.  Create a traffic plan for a large-scale evacuation of the City. Coordinate the traffic plan with the affected state agencies and adjacent local jurisdictions.

 

25.  Establish communications with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies with concurrent jurisdiction.

 

26.  Establish communications with local law enforcement agencies without concurrent jurisdiction.

 

27.  Establish communications with the Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Emergency Management Agency, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

 

28.  Review and revise the Department’s response plans based on the best information available.

 

29.  Conduct a tabletop exercise, a command post exercise, or a field test exercise as part of the Department’s preparations. The exercises could be intra or inter Departmental.

 

30.  Test any dormant or unused system that will support emergency operations in advance of the time it will be needed.

 

31.  Obtain information or intelligence on the size, movement, motivation, intent, membership, and leadership of the group(s) involved in the unplanned special event or the emergency.

 

32.  Direct the Communications Section to dedicate a radio frequency or talk group to those working at the scene of the incident.

 

33.  Establish liaison with Fire and EMS first responders at the scene of the incident.

 

4.6.3           Employee’s Readiness

 

There will be an impact on the employees of the Department when responding to an unplanned special event or an emergency. In order to minimize this impact, there are a few things that police employees can do in preparation for an unplanned change in their work schedule.

 

1.    Food Rations

 

2.    Fluid Rations

 

3.    Flashlight

 

4.    Winter Jacket, Hat, and Gloves

 

5.    Rain Gear

 

6.    Change of Clothes

 

7.  Employees should check readiness of equipment and preposition it for immediate access.

 

8.    Anticipate and plan for the impact on your personal life.  For example, childcare, college classes, car and home maintenance, social commitments, family events, etc.

 

4.7              Specific High Risk Targets

 

4.7.1           City Government Facilities

 

1.    City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue, SW

 

2.    City Hall East, 675 Ponce De Leon Avenue, NE

 

3.    Municipal Court and Pre-Trial Detention Center, and Traffic Court, 150 Garnett Street SW

 

4.    Grady Hospital Detention Center, 80 Butler Street, SE

 

5.    Atlanta/Fulton County Emergency Management Agency/Department of Emergency Management Services, 130 Peachtree Street, SW

 

6.    Atlanta Public Schools, 210 Pryor Street, SW

 

4.7.2           Law Enforcement Facilities and Zone High Risk Targets

 

1.    City Hall East Headquarters, 675 Ponce De Leon Avenue, NE

 

2.    Zone One, 2315 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, NW

 

a.    676 Fair Street (Atlanta University Center)

 

b.    612 Magnolia Street (Vine City)

 

3.    Zone Two, 3120 Maple Drive, NW

 

a.    2555 Bolton Road (Water Works Area)

 

4.    Zone Three, 880 Cherokee Avenue, SE

 

a.    2027 Metropolitan Parkway (Lakewood Area)

 

5.    Zone Four, 1125 Cascade Circle, SW

 

a.    2014 Campbellton Road (Campbellton/Delowe Area)

 

b.    2565 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (Adamsville)

 

6.    Zone Five, 100 International Boulevard, NW (Omni/CNN Center)

 

a.    247 Auburn Avenue (Historic Auburn Ave Area)

 

b.    90 Peachtree Street (Midtown)

 

c.    398 Centennial Olympic Park Drive (GA Dome, GWCC, CNN)

 

d.    94 Pryor Street (Underground)

 

7.    Zone Six, 2025 Hosea L. Williams Drive, SE

 

a.    426 Seminole Avenue (Little Five Points)

 

8.    SOS and Training Academy, 180 Southside Industrial Parkway, SW

 

9.    Airport Section, Hartsfield International Airport, 3000 N. Terminal Parkway

 

10.  Helicopter Unit, Hartsfield International Airport

 

11.  School Detective Unit, 551 Garnett Street

 

12.  Police Athletic League (PAL), 1154 James Jackson Parkway, NW

 

13.  Mounted Patrol Unit, 1001 Cherokee Avenue

 

14.  SWAT, 1500 Key Road

 

15.  Police Radio Antennas (refer to “APD.SOP.3180 Unusual Occurrences” for locations)

 

4.7.3           Correctional Facilities

 

1.    Fulton County Jail and Bellwood Correctional Facility

       901 Rice Street, NW

       Zone One

 

2.    Atlanta Penitentiary

523 McDonough Boulevard, SE

Zone Three

 

4.7.4           Water and Waste Treatment Facilities

 

1.    Chattahoochee Treatment Plant (Zone Two)

 

2.    Hemphill Plant (Zone 2)

 

3.    Northside Re-pump Station (Zone Two)

 

4.    Adamsville Re-pump Station (Zone Four)

 

5.    R.M. Clayton WPC Plant (Zone Two)

 

6.    Entrenchment Creek WPC Plant

 

7.    Utoy Creek WPC Plant

 

8.    South River WPC Plant

 

4.7.5           Transportation

 

1.    Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport

 

2.    Greyhound Bus Terminal

 

3.    MARTA Rail Stations

 

4.    Brookwood AMTRAK Train Station

 

5.    Fulton County Airport (Charlie Brown Airport)

 

6.    CSX Rail Yard Facility (Tiford Yard), 1590 Marietta Blvd.

 

7.    CSX Rail Yard Facility (Hulsey Yard), 173 Boulevard SE

 

8.    Interstate System, I-75/I-85, I-20, I-166 (Langford Pkwy.), I-285 (Perimeter), GA 400

 

4.7.6           Sporting/Entertainment Venues

 

1.    Turner Field

 

2.    Georgia Dome/GWCC/Phillips Arena

 

3.    CNN Center

 

4.    Centennial Olympic Park

 

5.    Civic Center

 

6.    Underground Atlanta/World of Coca-Cola

 

7.    Piedmont Park

 

8.    Grant Park Zoo

 

9.    HiFi Buys (Lakewood) Amphitheater

 

10.  Chastain Amphitheater

 

11.  Fox Theater

 

12.  King Memorial Area

 

13.  Carter Presidential Center

 

14.  Georgia Aquarium

 

4.7.7           Shopping Centers/High-Density Business Areas

 

1.    Lenox Square Mall

 

2.    Phipps Plaza

 

3.    West End Mall

 

4.    Greenbriar Mall

 

5.    Underground Atlanta

 

6.    Atlanta Financial Center/GA 400 Tunnel

 

7.    Peachtree Center Business District

 

8.    Central Buckhead District

 

9.    Colony Square

 

10.  Little Five Points

 

11.  Atlanta Gas Light

 

12.  BellSouth (Switching station for entire Southeast)

 

13.  Georgia Power Headquarters

 

14.  Coca Cola Headquarters

 

15.  Atlantic Station

 

4.8              Metro Atlanta Resources and Contacts

 

4.8.1           Public Safety

 

1.   Atlanta Fire Department

City Hall East, Headquarters

Fire/EMS Stations
 

2.   College Campus Police:

 

a.    Atlanta Metropolitan College

 

b.    Atlanta University Center

 

c.    Morehouse College

 

d.    Spelman College

 

e.    Clark Atlanta University

 

f.     Morris Brown College

 

3.    Georgia State University

 

4.    Georgia Institute of Technology

 

5.    Fort McPherson Military Police

 

6.    Fulton County Police

 

7.    Fulton County Sheriff

 

8.    DeKalb County Police

 

9.    DeKalb County Sheriff

 

10.  Clayton County Police

 

11.  Clayton County Sheriff

 

12.  East Point Police

 

13.  Decatur Police

 

14.  College Park Police

 

15.  Hapeville Police

 

16.  Georgia State Patrol

 

17.  Georgia Building Authority Police

 

18.  Department of Transportation Police/H.E.R.O.

 

19.  Georgia Bureau of Investigation

 

20.  Federal Protective Services

 

4.8.2           Hospitals

 

1.    Grady Hospital

 

2.    Atlanta Medical Center (formerly GA Baptist)

 

3.    Piedmont Hospital

 

4.    Crawford Long Hospital

 

5.    Southwest Hospital

 

5.               DEFINITIONS

 

5.1              Atlanta Police and Fire Emergency Joint Operations Center (JOC): The central location for executives of the Department and other agencies who will formulate and coordinate policy for the provisions of police services during Level Three or higher unusual occurrences and possibly during Threat Level Red.  The JOC is located in the Communications Center at 675 Ponce De Leon Ave, 2nd Floor.

 

5.2              Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC): The central location for executives of City, County, and other agencies who will formulate and coordinate policy for the provision of police services during Level Three or higher unusual occurrences and possibly during Threat Level Red.  The EOC is located at 130 Peachtree St., SW and is under the control of the Bureau of Emergency Management Services.

 

5.3              One-call system: A telephone system programmed to call employee’s contact phone numbers and deliver an electronic message.  It expedites the procedures for making announcements to a large group of people.

 

5.4              Tabletop exercise: The practice and/or systematic training of a Departmental plan of action in order to simulate what could occur and what is expected of employees during an unplanned special event or an emergency.

 

5.5              Threat level response system: An alert stage used to define the severity of a homeland security threat, level of police resources assigned, and the command and control functions required.  A Threat Level is also the method by which the Department escalates or de-escalates its response to a threat and/or act of terrorism.

 

5.6              Unplanned special event: An event that occurs without prior warning or planning and has a major effect on city functions and quality of life for citizens.  Such events can include, but are not limited to an unexpected high volume of attendees to a music venue, sports event, or college activity that results in interference with traffic or businesses.

 

5.7              Unusual occurrence: A situation, generally of an emergency nature, not usually encountered by the Department.  Such occurrences include, but are not limited to civil disorders, tornadoes, floods, major fires, earthquakes, explosive devices, or major accidents such as an aircraft crash and hazardous material incidents.

 

6.               CANCELLATIONS

 

APD.SOP.3184 Threat Level Advisories and Responses, effective July 1, 2004

 

7.               REFERENCES

                  

                  The Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) standards 46.1.7, 46.1.8

                  APD.SOP.3180 “Unusual Occurrences”

                  United States Department of Homeland Security Advisory System