Start of duty
Make every city shift visible before the first call.
Before taking calls, an officer should be on duty, in the correct uniform, in an authorized vehicle, identified by call sign, reachable on radio, and ready in CAD/MDT.
The officer should check active calls, BOLOs, alerts, command notes, and their assigned patrol area before self-deploying.
A new officer should know their direct upline or on-shift supervisor so first questions and corrections have a real owner.
- Set duty state
- Confirm call sign
- Open radio
- Open CAD/MDT
- Check alerts
- Confirm patrol area