The purpose of this directive is to announce the revision of Department General Order 5.05 Emergency Response and Pursuit Driving, adopted by the Police Commission on September 18, 2024. Members will be held accountable for this policy starting Friday, November 22nd , 2024.

The major updates in this policy include, but are not limited to the following:

5.05.03, Definitions, revisions are as follows:

The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) is now accepting applications for Command College Class 76. This 14-month program is designed to prepare law enforcement leaders for upcoming challenges by focusing on forecasting, innovation, and strategic leadership. The program emphasizes the STEEP model (sociological, technological, economic, environmental, and political) to help leaders proactively identify and address emerging issues.

The Homeland Security Unit (HSU) maintains a fleet of command vans (CV) for use at both planned and unplanned events. Incident commanders (IC) are encouraged to request the use of a command van whenever it will help manage an event. This could include critical incidents, large demonstrations, or prolonged incidents where an on-scene command post would help the outcome of the incident. It is the decision of the on-scene IC to determine if a CV is necessary.

This amended Notice has the correct version of DGO 5.03 which states that an incident report IS NOT required when members conduct a detention or a detention involving pat searches. Instead officers are required to articulate the reasonable suspicion for the detention and justification for the pat search on their BWC.

Flu Vaccination 
To protect you, your family and your co-workers from this year's flu virus, all interested department members (sworn & professional staff) can have the vaccine administered at no cost. There are many ways to get your flu vaccination.

Members are reminded that only the Staff Services Division can make an official request to the DMV to have a member's home address made confidential.

Effective immediately, sworn members issued a permanent state Disabled Persons (DP) or Disabled Veterans (DV) parking placard or license plates for personal use must notify the Police Department's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator at (415) 837-7221, or via email at [email protected].

Acquiring a DP or DV parking placard/license plates suggests a sworn member's ability to perform essential job functions may be impaired by a medical condition, or that performing essential peace officer duties may pose a substantial risk of harm to the sworn member or the public.

The following named members ofthe San Franciso Police Department will be presented Medal of Valor Awards and Certificates at the Medal ofValor Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2850 19" Avenue, San Francisco. Attire is "Class AA" for commissioned officers and "Class A" for non-commissioned officers, or Court Attire. All members, family, and friends are invited to attend:

The purpose of this DN is to address parking for officers subpoenaed to traffic court at 400 McAllister Street during off-duty hours. These officers may seek a pre-paid parking voucher from the department that can be used at the Civic Center parking garage located at 355 McAllister Street. Please note that pre-paid parking vouchers are not to be used for criminal court appearances at this time.

Obtaining a Voucher

The San Francisco Police Community Foundation (SFPCF) is a 501(c)3 benevolent organization dedicated to supporting the San Francisco Police Department, while helping to strengthen the connectivity between officers and the broader communities that they serve. The foundation seeks to enhance the morale, recruitment, and retention of police officers, and ultimately support our diverse community with tangible benefits.