Communication

Technical Communications Methods and Practices

Communicating with different personnel involved in an important component in the process of communication. Officers should communicate with other officers to help with coordinating efforts before, and debriefing after an incident. Officers should also communicate with other members of their department to keep them informed about what took place. Communicating with the dispatch center is also important because officers and dispatchers need to be on the same page.

Communicating with officers involved in an incident is very important before and after an incident. It is important because it can help officers who are responding to a call. It can also help to develop a game-plan while at an incident. They can talk about tactics, areas of concern, what the best way to enter a building or structure, what street is best access, and any known history at the location of the incident. It is also important to communicate after an incident, similar to a debrief. Officers can get together and talk about what went right, what went wrong, and can recommend small changes to make things better. Communicating like this can help to keep officers safe.

Communicating with other officers in the department is also important. Even if they are not involved directly with a particular incident, it is important nonetheless. It is important to the entire operation of the department. After an incident, an officer should brief other members of the department about the incident. They should advise them what happened at the incident, and what actions the officer took. They can tell other officers about actions or investigations may take place in the future. The department also needs to know how to improve upon things. Perhaps a policy or a procedure need changed. In order to make the department run smoother, officers need to communicate with other members of their department.

Communicating with the communications center is just as...