Policy
Each Precinct will be assigned a specially equipped SUV intended to be the primary Precinct Incident Command Vehicle. This vehicle will be the primary Incident Command Post on major incidents in the precincts, facilitating the use of the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). This vehicle shall be staffed by a supervisor and on patrol 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The vehicle will be equipped to sustain a precinct-level incident and is intended to be used as a tool to direct an operation until command and control can be transitioned to Mobile Command One personnel if necessary.
The Precinct Incident Command Vehicle shall be inspected before each watch by the supervisor using the vehicle. Supervisors must check for missing equipment and defects to the vehicle. Physical defects to the Precinct Incident Command Vehicle shall be reported by the inspecting supervisor as per policy. Missing or damaged equipment shall be reported to the Lieutenant in charge of the MPD Homeland Security Unit by email as soon as discovered.
A supervisor from each precinct shall inspect the Precinct Incident Command Vehicle assigned to that precinct once a week during Day Watch. This inspection shall include checking the oil level in each vehicle and filling if necessary. The inspection shall be documented on the vehicle section of the Precinct Incident Command Vehicle Inspection form (MP-9033). The completed inspection report shall be sent to the Lieutenant in charge of the MPD Homeland Security Unit as soon as possible by way of inter-department mail. Completed inspection reports will be kept on file at the MPD Homeland Security Unit according to the City's records retention schedule.