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6-509-1343

Name

Crisis Negotiation Team Negotiator

Status

Published

Version

1.5

Updated

12/2/2019 4:24:32 PM

Original Release

06/19/2018

Last Major Release

12/02/2019

NQS Position

Resource Category

Law Enforcement Operations

Primary Core Capability

On-scene Security, Protection and Law Enforcement

Secondary Core Capability

Resource Kind

Personnel

Overall Function

The Crisis Negotiation Team Negotiator is a sworn law enforcement officer who conducts crisis negotiations with individuals or groups of people

Single resource

In conjunction with a NIMS typed team

NIMS Typed Team

Crisis Negotiation Team

In conjunction with a NIMS typed unit

NIMS Typed Unit

Description Notes

Not Specified

Supporting Core Capabilities
None

Types
Type 1	The Crisis Negotiation Team Negotiator is a sworn law enforcement officer who: 1. Is assigned to a specific agency or regional resource as a crisis negotiator 2. Negotiates with a person or group of people for the peaceful resolution of a criminal, domestic, or mental health incident 3. Defuses potentially life-threatening situations using verbal crisis management techniques 4. Responds to incidents involving suicidal, armed/barricaded, emotionally disturbed, and hostage-holding individuals 5. Saves lives and resolves crisis incidents while attempting to avoid unnecessary risk to officers, citizens, victims, and subjects

Type 1

The Crisis Negotiation Team Negotiator is a sworn law enforcement officer who: 1. Is assigned to a specific agency or regional resource as a crisis negotiator 2. Negotiates with a person or group of people for the peaceful resolution of a criminal, domestic, or mental health incident 3. Defuses potentially life-threatening situations using verbal crisis management techniques 4. Responds to incidents involving suicidal, armed/barricaded, emotionally disturbed, and hostage-holding individuals 5. Saves lives and resolves crisis incidents while attempting to avoid unnecessary risk to officers, citizens, victims, and subjects

Education

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Law enforcement education and training that provides the core knowledge, skills, proficiency, and ability and meets the minimum requirements for employment as a crisis negotiator

Training

Not Specified

Type 1

Completion of the following: 1. IS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100 2. IS-200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response, ICS-200 3. IS-700: National Incident Management System, An Introduction 4. Training in accordance with Authority Having Jurisdictions (AHJ) procedures, practices, and equipment specific to assignment as a Crisis Negotiation Team Negotiator, such as: a. Basic hostage negotiation training b. De-escalation training

Experience

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	Two years of experience as a law enforcement officer

Physical/Medical Fitness

1. The NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System (NQS) defines Physical/Medical Fitness levels for NIMS positions. 2. PPE is mission specific and may vary by work environment; it includes soft body armor, ballistic-reinforced metal or ceramic inserts for soft body armor, and ballistic-resistant helmet.

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Arduous 2. Is able to work wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)

Currency

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. Functions in this position during an operational incident, planned event, exercise, drill, or simulation at least once every year 2. Qualified within the last year with department-approved weapons systems

Professional and Technical Licenses and Certifications

Not Specified

Component Types
Type	Criteria
Type 1	1. State, District of Columbia, or U.S. tribal or territory law enforcement officer certification 2. Basic first aid or tactical casualty care plus cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 3. AHJ-approved hostage or crisis negotiation certification or documentation

Composition and Ordering Specifications
Specification
Discuss logistics for deploying this position, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, communications, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment

1081

Notes

References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 508: Crisis Negotiation Team
FEMA, NIMS 509: Crisis Negotiation Team Leader
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for the National Qualification System, November 2017
FEMA, NIMS Guideline for NQS, November 2017
FEMA, National Response Framework, June 2016

Version	Publish Date	Document Type
Published Versions
1.5	12/2/2019 4:24:32 PM	PDF
1.4	11/28/2018 5:33:17 PM	PDF
1.3	9/28/2018 5:18:13 PM	PDF
1.2	6/19/2018 11:16:30 AM	PDF
1.1	6/19/2018 9:53:17 AM	PDF
1.0	6/18/2018 11:04:43 PM	PDF