Operations Order No. 24 (CCMU System) - October 23, 2006 PDF

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 24 SUBJECT: October 23, 2006 COMMAND AND CONTROL MOVE-UP (CCMU) SYSTEM - REVISED PURPOSE: This Order supercedes Operational Order No. 11, 2000, Command and Control Move-Up (CCMU) System. The CCMU System temporarily fills, or “moves up” personnel to manag...

OFFICE OF OPERATIONS OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 24 SUBJECT: October 23, 2006 COMMAND AND CONTROL MOVE-UP (CCMU) SYSTEM - REVISED PURPOSE: This Order supercedes Operational Order No. 11, 2000, Command and Control Move-Up (CCMU) System. The CCMU System temporarily fills, or “moves up” personnel to manage and support an Area station when regularly assigned supervisory personnel are otherwise engaged in an unplanned unusual occurrence (UO) or significant incident. The CCMU System provides continuity and stability at the station, and relieves the watch commander (W/C) and supervisors of routine responsibilities in order to assume more compelling duties related to the emergency. The CCMU System also augments station personnel to handle the increased level of activity that normally occurs as a result of a UO or significant incident. The CCMU System is designed to supplement Area Standing Plans. PROCEDURE: The CCMU System focuses on effective management of an incident at the Area station. The CCMU System does not affect established Department procedures or practices related to field operations. The following terms are used in this Order: * * * I. “Move-up Area(s)” are those Areas that commit personnel to the CCMU team; “Primary move-up Area” is the Area designated to provide the CCMU team leader and principal support; and, “Involved Area” is the Area receiving CCMU System support. COMMAND AND CONTROL MOVE-UP SYSTEM. In the event supervision at an Area station is depleted due to an unplanned UO or significant activity, additional personnel can be “moved-up” to assume supervisory and support duties at the involved Area station. The CCMU basic team shall consist of two supervisors and two police officers. One of the supervisors is designated as team leader to manage the team and assume W/C duties at the involved Area. The additional supervisor assumes the duties of a field supervisor, and responds to field supervisory requests that are unrelated to the significant incident that originally depleted the involved Area’s supervisors. The two police officers augment essential Area personnel at the involved Area. Their duties may include, but are not OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 24 -2- October 23, 2006 limited to, providing support to the Area desk, and making telephonic notifications related to the field incident. Questions regarding the CCMU System should be directed to the Communications Division W/C. II. INITIATING THE COMMAND AND CONTROL MOVE-UP SYSTEM. The appropriate initiation of the CCMU System and timely response of the move-up personnel are essential for the optimal effectiveness of the system. The following personnel are authorized to initiate a CCMU System: * * * * * * * The involved Area W/C; The Communications Division W/C; The involved Area/patrol commanding officer (C/O); The bureau C/O; The Chief’s Duty Officer; Watch commander, Department Operations Center (DOC), Real-Time Analysis and Critical Response (RACR) Division; or, The Director of Emergency Operations, DOC, if activated. Initiation of a CCMU System is accomplished by notifying the Communications Division W/C. Note: Area watch commanders should contact the appropriate communications center when making notification to Communications Division. III. COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION WATCH COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES. The Communications Division W/C shall: * * Notify the involved Area W/C of the initiation of a CCMU; Select the primary move-up Area; Note: The move-up Area(s) will normally be from an Area outside the involved bureau. However, the Communications Division W/C may designate an Area in the same bureau based upon knowledge of the incident and a situation estimate from the involved Area W/C. * Contact the W/C in the primary move-up Area and advise him/her of the CCMU request and the requirement to supply a team leader; OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 24 -3- October 23, 2006 Note: While it is desirable for the complete CCMU team to be from the same Area, it may not always be practical. The W/C of the primary move-up Area shall advise the Communications Division W/C who the team leader is and whether the Area can supply the complete team. * * * IV. Contact additional Areas for personnel needed and direct the response of required personnel when the primary move up Area is unable to provide a complete CCMU team; Notify the watch commander, DOC, RACR Division; and, Notify the Director of Emergency Operations, DOC, when activated. MOVE-UP AREA WATCH COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES. The primary move-up Area W/C shall provide the CCMU team leader and as many of the required members as possible. The primary move-up Area W/C may elect to respond as the team leader or designate a Sergeant II or senior Sergeant I as the team leader. The primary move-up Area and each subsequent move-up Area(s) W/C shall also: * * V. Advise the Communications Division W/C of the names, ranks, and serial numbers of the personnel supplied to the team, and their estimated response time to the involved Area; and, Facilitate the timely response of move-up personnel from their Area. COMMAND AND CONTROL MOVE-UP TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES. A. Team Leader. * * * The team leader shall: Respond to the involved Area station and assume functional control; Be familiar with the status of the field operations, the station and Area Standing Plans; Assign team members to supplement involved Area administrative personnel; Note: The team leader may request additional personnel as necessary to supplement the basic team, and may obtain them either from their own Area, or request them through the Communications Division W/C. OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 24 * * -4- October 23, 2006 Assume the W/C duties at the involved station facility; and, Establish communication and coordination with the involved Area’s W/C. Note: If the involved Area incurs another field incident that is unrelated to the first, and is of a nature that would normally require the response of the W/C, the CCMU team leader may respond to the new incident in lieu of the Area W/C. VI. B. Assistant Team Leader. The assistant team leader shall perform the duties of a field supervisor. C. Police Officers. Officers assigned to the CCMU team shall assist the CCMU team leader and assistant team leader as directed. INVOLVED AREA WATCH COMMANDER RESPONSIBILITIES. involved Area W/C shall: * * The Implement Area Standing Plans, when appropriate; Ensure the CCMU team leader is properly briefed; Note: If the Area W/C is in the field, they may appoint a designee to brief the CCMU team leader. * * VII. Maintain communication with the CCMU team leader; and, Coordinate the release of the CCMU team. DEACTIVATION OF THE COMMAND AND CONTROL MOVE-UP SYSTEM. Upon completion of the incident causing the CCMU, the involved Area W/C shall ensure: * * * * * Notification to the Communications Division W/C when the CCMU team has been released; Notification to the watch commander, DOC, RACR Division; Notification to the Director of Emergency Operations, DOC, if activated. A debrief with the CCMU team leader regarding any procedures which could be improved; and, Documentation of the activation of the CCMU and any pertinent information involving the CCMU using an Unusual Occurrence After-Action Report, Form 14.50 OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 24 VIII. -5- October 23, 2006 (Emergency Operations Guide, Volume 2). AREA COMMANDING OFFICER’S RESPONSIBILITIES. * Area commanding officers shall ensure that Area Standing Plans include basic information associated with the Area’s operations and assist CCMU team leaders in managing the respective Area. Note: Area personnel may utilize the attached guideline to draft CCMU Area specific information. * * Ensure the CCMU System, Area guidelines be contained as the first addenda to Section 10 of the Area Standing Plans. Ensure that after the activation of the CCMU, an Unusual Occurrence After-Action Report, is completed and distributed in accordance with the Emergency Operations Guide. AUDIT RESPONSIBILITY: The Commanding Officer, Special Operations Bureau shall monitor compliance with this directive in accordance with Department Manual Section 0/080.30 EARL PAYSINGER, Assistant Chief Director, Office of Operations Attachment DISTRIBUTION “D”