Priorities of Life

First Priority

Hostages

Second Priority

Innocent Bystanders

Third Priority

First Responders and (then) Police Officers

Fourth Priority

Offender

Fifth Priority

Property and Evidence

Hostages -

Protect and preserve the lives of those being held against their will

Innocent Bystanders -

Protect members of the public who are not involved in the incident

First responders and (then) Police Officers -

Protect those responding to and managing the incident

Offender -

Once the safety of others is addressed, take appropriate action to stop the threat and preserve the offenders’s life when reasonably possible

Property and Evidence -

Protect after life safety priorities have been addressed

Priorities of Life

The priorities when responding to a critical incident