When an emergency call to the police goes out, and the blue lights go on, that is where the training takes over. Supervisors and senior officers begin directing resources to where they are needed. Non-essential tasks are put aside. Decisions are made efficiently and orders are carried out .
It takes a large degree of coordination and teamwork, along with tactical and strategic planning to put the officers in the right place at the right time, and quickly, during an emergency call for service.
The radio communications between officers, the communications center, and the caller must provide for the effective flow of information to on-scene personnel because this is where lives are really at stake.
Police officers and dispatchers are accustomed to doing a lot of so-called "routine" assignments. But always there is the knowledge in the back of their minds that things can turn deadly serious without a moment's notice.
Here is a web link to the radio & telephone communications on a recent burglary in progress:
Anyone who listens to this audio should be able to sense the intensity of the situation. Officers from A-Platoon responded to this call quickly, and they handled the call professionally and with compassion for the victim.
We are all proud of them.
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