Review of the Critical Incident Response Plans of the United States Attorneys’ Offices

Report Number I-2004-001
December 2003

CMC SURVEY INSTRUMENT

Crisis Management Coordinator Survey Fill out contact information and check boxes below, unless otherwise noted. Please return completed survey as an e-mail attachment to [usdoj.gov]. NOTE: Critical incidents include, but are not limited to, acts of terrorism, hostage/barricade situations, and acts of criminal civil disorder Name/Title District Does your office have a Critical Incident Response Plan (CIRP) on file with the Executive Office for United States Attorneys? Yes    No    Don't Know/Not Applicable    How many times has your office exercised the CIRP in a simulated critical incident since 1996? If your office did not exercise the CIRP, skip questions 2a and 2b and go to Question 3. 1    2    3    4    Don't Know/Not Applicable    Were the exercises effective in preparing for critical incidents? Effective    Neutral    Not Effective    Don't Know/Not Applicable    Did your office update or revise the CIRP after the exercise? Yes    No    Don't Know/Not Applicable    How many times has your office experienced an actual critical incident since 1996? 1    2    3    4    Don't Know/Not Applicable    How many times did you activate the CIRP in response to a critical incident? 1    2    3    4    Don't Know/Not Applicable    How effective was the CIRP in responding to critical incidents? Effective    Neutral    Not Effective    Don't Know/Not Applicable    Did you update or revise the CIRP in response to actual critical incidents? Yes    No    Don't Know/Not Applicable    Does your office prepare post-exercise or post-critical incident reports? Yes    No    Don't Know/Not Applicable    If your office does prepare post-exercise or post-critical incident reports, where are they kept? ______________________________________________________________________ Please provide any comments, suggestions, and ideas on CIRPs that you may have. Please e-mail completed survey to U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Evaluation and Inspections Division. Attn: xxxxxxxxxxxxxi@usdoj.gov