Agmt01 MOU RCPD and SCPD, MPPD and Atherton PD

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Selection Team members will be selected by their respective departments. All applicants must pass the physical agility test administered by the Redwood City Police Department. All applicants must successfully complete the Basic SWAT Course approved by the Redwood City Police Department. Training: The RCPD, SCPD, MPPD, and APD members agree to train together on a monthly and quarterly basis. Firearms training will be conducted once per month. That training will last approximately two hours. Other training will be conducted quarterly with a goal of 40 hours per quarter. The agencies' respective SWAT commanders will mutually determine the location and hosting of training. During training, team members will be required to wear any equipment they would wear during an actual event. Each team member will be required to pass a physical agility test administered by the Redwood City Police Department at all times and will be required to show that they have passed their department's firearms qualification course. Qualification may be shown through the departmental training records. Each team member must also pass the annual SWAT Firearms Qualifications Course. Eauh3ment: Each agency agrees to purchase and separately maintain its own equipment, however, team members will be cross -trained with most equipment shared by RCPD, SCPD, MPPD, and APD. All team members may utilize any equipment that is approved for use and which they are qualified to use. Post Incident Critique: Following each incident, involved agencies should be debriefed as soon as possible. A tactical team debriefing involving tactical members, Tactical Command, and Incident Command only, should occur immediately after the incident. A critique of the entire incident should occur within two weeks and should include all agencies involved in the incident, especially personnel identified as having key roles in the incident (officers, supervisors, communications, fire/medical, public works, crime lab personnel, etc.). Post Incident Investiaation: In the event of a situation involving the use of force, the host agency will have jurisdiction in the use of force investigation. When appropriate, all agencies agree to involve the District Attorney's Office and agree further to implement the homicide protocol if the incident involves the use of deadly force.