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2. Calls for emergency assistance from other police officers, or law enforcement agency personnel.
3. Response to violence-oriented calls (i.e., personal injury, civil disturbances involving weapons,
cuttings and shootings).
4. Response to felony in progress calls where the threat of injury or personal safety is probable.
NOTE: A non-emergency response will occur when calls for service do not indicate an
immediate threat to life. It is expected that, upon dispatch to a non-emergency call,
officers will respond as promptly as possible without the use of emergency equipment.
[41.2.1(c)]
C. While operating a police unit during an emergency response, the police vehicle will be brought to a
complete stop at any red traffic lights or stop signs. The officer must ensure that the intersection is
clear before proceeding through the intersection.
D. While operating a police unit during an emergency response, speeds shall not exceed the posted
speed limits by more than twenty miles per hour, except in a pursuit situation (see OPS-120
Vehicular Pursuits).
E. It is never mandatory that an officer operate a police vehicle in an emergency mode when factors
such as distance and other safety conditions make an emergency response impractical.
F. When responding to emergency calls, officers should make every effort to park police units in a safe
and proper parking location. When circumstances arise which require officers to double park police
units, the use of emergency flashers or flashing police lights shall be used when possible. When
responding to non-emergency calls, police units shall be properly parked.
G. Officers engaging in an emergency response will adjust their speed and use of emergency equipment
when a supervisor or units on scene state that additional units should slow down and/or discontinue
their response.
H. Escorts will be conducted in accordance with OPS-350 Traffic Directions & Control. Police units
will not be used to escort civilians to hospitals during medical emergencies. Should a medical
emergency situation be encountered by the officer, they should: [61.3.3; 61.4.1]
1. Notify the Communications Division of the situation, including the condition of the subject,
requesting an ambulance response.
2. Administer first aid within the officer’s capability or training until the ambulance arrives.
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