SOP-SSD-10 Nixle LawFire GuideNixle Guide for Fire Agencies
Level of Notification Description Examples Geo Fence Contact
method
Message
Type
Tier 1 – General
Information
General Awareness
Information
Community Events & Awareness
Low Impact Activity (vehicle
accidents, fires, investigations,
localized flooding, street
closures)
Prescribed burning/Vegetation
management recommendations
Drift smoke
None Community
Type:
Email
Social Media
Responsibility:
PIO/Office staff as
appointed
Tier 2 – Low Urgency Medium Level
Warning: Impact
the Residents but
NON-Threatening
Road Closure due to Fire Activity
(avoid the area, in progress
event)
Geo Fence 5
mile radius
Advisory Type:
SMS
Email
Social Media
Responsibility:
PIO/Office staff as
appointed
Train/Aircraft/MCI incident Geo Fence 5
mile radius
Landslides Geo Fence 5
mile radius
Red Flag Warning Countywide
Fire related incident impacting
dispatch services
Countywide
Tier 3 – High Urgency
Requires Immediate
Action
Severe Threat:
Requiring Action
Taken, Immediate
Threat to
Life/Property
Hazmat IC to define
Alert Type:
SMS
Email
SoCoAlert
WEA/EAS
Alert
Social Media
Major Incident IC to define
Responsibility:
PIO/Office staff as
appointed
Evacuation/Shelter in Place*
*Coordinate with Law/Sheriff
IC to define
Note: Issuing an ALL CLEAR should be issued for evacuations, shelter in place, when a major thoroughfare (HWY 101 & HWY 12) is reopened or
when any incident needs an official conclusion message.
Nixle Guide for Law Agencies
Level of Notification Description Examples Geo Fence Contact method Message
Type
Tier 1 – General
Information
General Awareness
Information
Community Events & Awareness
Low Impact Police Activity
(arrest, investigations)
None Community
Type:
EMAIL
Social Media Responsibility:
PIO team
Tier 2 – Low
Urgency
Medium Level
Warning: Impact
the Residents but
NON-Threatening
Road Closure due to Police
Activity (avoid the area, in
progress event)
Geo Fence 5
mile radius.
Advisory Type
SMS
Email
Facebook
Responsibility:
Patrol/Dispatch
(PIO Team if available)
BOLO Suspect
(Limited threat)
IC to define
Tier 3 – High Urgency Severe Threat:
Requiring Action
Taken, Immediate
Threat to
Life/Property
Evacuation IC to define Alert Type:
SMS
Email
SoCoAlert
Social Media
WEA/EAS
Alert (if
directed by
W/C)
Requires Immediate
Action
Shelter in Place IC to define
Responsibility:
Dispatch
(PIO Team if available)
BOLO Suspect, imminent threat IC to define
Missing Child/Person,
extraordinary circumstances.
1 mile per hour
missing,
depending on
mobility.
Active Shooter None
Major Incident None
Note: Issuing an ALL CLEAR should be issued for evacuations, shelter in place, when a major thoroughfare (HWY 101 & HWY 12) is reopened or
when any incident needs an official closure message.