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GENERAL ORDER 1100 -04 6. Responsibilities of the Chief of Police include: (a) If deemed necessary, report to the scene and assume command. If assumption of field command is not required, the Chief will report to the KPD Command Center at .Police Headquarters; (b) Review all action taken and coordinate with the Incident Commander to make any needed adjustments to the incident action plan; (c) Authorize activation of additional Incident Command System components as appropriate; (d) Notify the City Manager if conditions at the scene or severity of the incident warrants; (e) In the event that the City's Emergency Operations Center (50C) is activated, the Chief of Police will report to that location and serve as law enforcement liaison to the City Manager in coordinating response activities under the Emergency Preparedness Plan. During an EOC activation, the Chief of Police will continue to exercise final authority over all law enforcement operations, however the Field Operations Bureau Commander will assume responsibility as the on -scene Incident Commander. C. INCIDENT COMMAND 1. The Police Department will employ the incident Command System (ICS) as a model tool for command, control, and coordination of the response to major incidents. This formal system of event organization and management will enable,the agency to effectively use all available resources. The ICS serves as a method to coordinate the efforts of the Police Department and other outside agencies as they work toward the common goals of stabilizing the incident and protecting life, property, and the environment. 2. The ICS will be utilized for all operations requiring a unified command structure, and for operations requiring a Level 2 or Level 3 mobilization. When ICS is needed, the procedures outlined in General Order 1100 -08 (Incident Command System) will be followed. 3. The Chief of Police will exercise overall command and control of all civil law enforcement resources committed to disaster response within the City of Kannapolis. This overall command and control includes law enforcement personnel from outside agencies responding pursuant to a mutual aid request. In the absence of the Chief of Police, the protocol for command succession as specified in General Order 200 -02 (Command and Supery ision) will be observed. 4. When necessary, an emergency Command Center will be established at the police department. The purpose of the KPD Command Center will be to coordinate the exchange of information between Police Headquarters, the Incident Command Post, and the City EOC (as .applicable). 5. The Incident Commander will be the officer who assumes responsibility and is in charge of all police personnel and activities at the scene of an incident. Page 5 of 17 F -15 Attachment number 3 Page 441