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I. Authontv <br />II. Reauest For Mutual Aid <br /> <br />ADDENDUM "A" <br />KING COUNTY MUTUAL AID <br />RESPONSE PROTOCOLS <br />FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT <br />All parties to the King County Mutual Aid Agreement will ensure a process is <br />established to commit manpower and resources. <br />1 In the event of major disorder or other law enforcement operation the first law <br />enforcement resources to be used shall be those of the pnmanly responsible <br />agency In the event that such resources are inadequate to control the situation <br />by the primarily responsible agency, or there is a need for a specialized unit, a <br />request for mutual aid under this plan will be made directly to an assisting <br />agency Such requests for assistance shall, if possible, specify the number of <br />police officers and types of equipment required, where and to whom such <br />officers are to report, and where and to whom the equipment should be <br />delivered. <br />2 Rendering assistance under the terms of this agreement shall not be <br />mandatory, except that if assistance can't be rendered, the requestee should <br />immediately inform the requestor if, for any reason, assistance can't be <br />rendered. It is understood that consideration as to whether assistance can be <br />provided or not must be determined by the requestee <br />3 In the event of mobilization under this agreement, the primarily responsible <br />agency shall assume incident command, unless the primarily responsible <br />agency specifically requests that a different law enforcement agency fulfill <br />this responsibility, or unless the scope of the problem is multi-junsdictional, <br />in which case a unified command shall be established. This shall include <br />directing the assignment of all personnel and equipment. The assignment of <br />duties to officers of assisting agencies shall be made by the incident <br />commander of the primary responsible agency unless that responsibility is <br />delegated to a different law enforcement agency as indicated above <br />4 The primary responsible agency shall have the responsibility of establishing a <br />command post and notifying all assisting agencies at the earliest possible time <br />of its location. The Incident Commander shall establish a- command post in <br />such a manner as to provide an area suitable for the staging and directing of <br />all resources. <br />1 <br />