LANCASTER STATION
UNIT ORDER # 6
CRITICAL INCIDENT FIELD DEBRIEFINGS
PURPOSE:
One of the most effective training/learning tools that we have at our disposal is the Field Debriefing following critical / tactical incidents. Our patrol personnel learn a great deal more through hands-on experience than through classroom discussion alone. Therefore, it is incumbent upon each field supervisor to maximize the impact of field learning situations by conducting timely, in-depth debriefings with all personnel involved in such incidents.
ORDER:
All Lancaster station patrol supervisors shall conduct Critical Incident Field debriefings as time permits. For purposes of this Order, a critical incident can be defined as any incident having significant training value which may involve, but not necessarily be limited to the following:
Under ideal circumstances, debriefings shall be conducted immediately following the incident or as soon thereafter as conditions permit.