GENERAL ORDERS LINCOLN POLICE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ORGANIZATION & ADMINISTRATION
TITLE: EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
EFFECTIVE DATE: AUGUST 1, 2025
REVISION DATE:
ACCREDITATION: ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (AACOP)
APPROVAL: CHIEF SCOTT BONNER
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
202.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy clarifies the role of the Lincoln Police Department and responsibilities of its members pertaining to large-scale emergencies and the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955 and the State of Alabama Emergency Operations Plan (Ala. Code § 31-9-1 et seq.; Ala. Admin. Code r. 320-4-1-.01).
202.2 POLICY
The Lincoln Police Department will prepare for large-scale emergencies within and outside its jurisdiction through planning and mutual cooperation with other agencies.
The City Emergency Operations Plan complies with the State of Alabama's Emergency Management Act of 1955 and the State of Alabama Emergency Operations Plan. This plan provides guidance for City emergency operations within and outside its borders as may be required (Ala. Code § 31-9-1 et seq.; Ala. Admin. Code r. 320-4-1-.01).
202.2.1 CITY OF LINCOLN CODES/ORDINANCES
An emergency management organization has been established by the City of Lincoln. This ordinance has been approved by the City Council (Ala. Code § 31-9-10).
202.3 DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY
The department should coordinate with the local emergency management office for disaster planning, mitigation, response and recovery efforts (Ala. Code § 31-9-10).
202.4 ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
The Emergency Operations Plan can be activated in a number of ways. For the Lincoln Police Department, the Chief of Police or the highest ranking on-duty supervisor may activate the Emergency Operations Plan in response to a major emergency.
Upon activation of the plan, the Chief of Police or the authorized designee should contact the City local emergency management office to assist with mutual aid response from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies (Ala. Code § 31-9-10).
202.4.1 RECALL OF PERSONNEL
In the event that the Emergency Operations Plan is activated, all employees of the Lincoln Police Department are subject to immediate recall to service. Employees may also be subject to recall during extraordinary circumstances, as deemed necessary, by the Chief of Police or the highest ranking on-duty supervisor (Ala. Code § 36-21-21).
Failure to promptly respond to an order to report for duty may result in disciplinary action.
202.5 LOCATION OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATION PLAN
Copies of the Emergency Operations Plan are available in Professional Services, the Watch Commander's office and Communications. All supervisors should familiarize themselves with the Emergency Operations Plan. Emergency Operations Plan and the roles members will play when the plan is implemented. The Chief of Police or his or her designee should ensure that department members are familiar with the roles they will play when the plan is implemented.
202.6 EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN REVIEW
The Chief of Police or the authorized designee shall review the Emergency Operations Plan at least once every two years and ensure that the plan conforms to any revisions made by the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The Chief of Police or the authorized designee should appropriately address any needed revisions.
202.7 TRAINING
The Department should provide annual training on the Emergency Operations Plan for all supervisors and other appropriate personnel. All supervisors should familiarize themselves with the Emergency Operations Plan and personnel responsibilities when the plan is implemented. Training should incorporate a full or partial exercise, tabletop or command discussion.
These policies and operating procedures are not designed to cover every possible scenario or situation in society, but rather to define standard operating procedures for members of the Lincoln Police Department. These guidelines are subject to past, present and future judicial review. These guidelines can be amended and or repealed by the Chief of Police as necessary. The policies and procedures herein provided supersede all previous policies and orders.