Transcript National Socialist Movement Rally Mexican Consulate

National Socialist Movement Rally
Mexican Consulate
September 1, 2007
After Action Report
Presented: September 20, 2007
Lt. Tim Carmody
Omaha Police Department
Meeting Agenda
 Thanks to All
Overall Comments
 Planning
 Approximate Costs
 Component Breakdown
 Closing Comments
Thanks to All
 UASI Vision – This project, from the
inception, worked as a Regional Partnership
 Our deepest thanks and appreciation –
 Future Operations – Foundations –
 Partnerships developed
 Template in place for planning, organization, etc
 Smaller events – Air Assets, Bomb Response,
Tactical Operations, etc.
Overall Comments
 Incredibly positive throughout the event
 Effective Planning – One key to success
Impressive teamwork by everyone involved
 RDF presented a very professional, business
like demeanor
 NSM thanked us for being the most
professional organization they’ve dealt with
 Never seen them shut down like this before
Planning  Identify planning team
Identify operational goals
Identify available resources
 Identify point person from planning team
 Utilize their expertise to develop their roles in
the operational plan
 Insure that each component fits within –
 Overall plan
 With other components
Overall Plan  Built on a NIMS/ICS format –
 Communications plan
 Assignments – Branch & Section
 Command Structure
 Keep It Simple –
 Goals –
 Life Safety – of all involved – Achieved
 Property Protection – Achieved
 Preserve the peace – 1st Amendment Speech Achieved
Past Events
Site
Date
Protestors
Counter
LE
Cost
Lincoln
7/17/04
30
100
337
Unknown
Toledo
10/15/05
40
400-600
115
Significant
Toledo
12/10/05
30-40
175
479
$129,000
Columbia
3/10/07
20-50
1,0001,500
110
$40,000
Omaha
9/1/07
65
200-300
316
Approx.
$78,000
Rally Costs - L.E. Personnel
 9 Agencies – 316 Personnel total
Bellevue PD –
OT - $8,246 Total - $10,009
 Council Bluffs – OT - $3,247 Total - $3,247
 Douglas County – OT - $4,703 Total - $5,465
 La Vista PD –
OT - $197 Total - $1,152
 NE State Patrol – OT - $152 Total - $6,791
 Omaha Police –
OT $52,002 Total $52,002
 Sarpy County –
OT - $7,252 Total - $7,530
 Washington Co. – OT - $2,793 Total - $2,793
 Total LE Cost –
OT $78,593 Total $88,990
Other Resource Costs
 Facilities –
 Civic Auditorium – City facility – no cost
 Mutual of Omaha – No cost
 Public Works – Personnel –
 Traffic Engineering –
 Barricades –
 MAT –
$1,887
$2,412
$3,846
$2,025
Sub-total
Total Operational Cost
$10,170
$99,160
Component Breakdown
 NSM
Other Public Partners
 Community Outreach
 Mutual of Omaha
 Metro Area Transit
 City Prosecutor
 MECA – Civic
Media Management
 Salvation Army
 Omaha Fire
 Public Works
National Socialist Movement
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 Attendance –
 Projected - 22 states w/110-140 protestors
 Actual – 65 men, women & children
 Still largest rally in Midwest
 Marketing – Failed miserably
 Website claims it as a resounding success
 Rally Site –
 Worked against their plan
 Severely limited their plan
National Socialist Movement
2
Anticipated issues – Plan/Secure site eliminated
most if not all of the issues
 Counter Protestors,
 Threats to March
 Late Arrivals
 All eliminated because of –
 NSM  Early and continued contact
Briefing Planning
 Excellent Intel – Several Sources
 Planning & coordinated effort
Community Outreach
 Extremely effective
 Identify partners and start sooner
Recommended Message
Counter Event - SeptemberFest
Same time as NSM Rally
Press Release by group
 Follow up support in media
City Prosecutor’s Office –
 Extremely helpful – only positive comments
 Contact sooner
 Statutory limitations
 Prosecution issues on statutes/ordinances
 Briefing information for protestors
 Review of tactical plan – especially the site
set up
 Commitment to full prosecution of violators
Media Management
 Coordinated & consistent message
Limited message
 Message sent through Outreach effort – not LE
Press Releases –
 OPD – Anti-Immigration Rally at Consulate
 Public Works – Road Closure Issues
 Outreach Group – Counter Event
 Minimal local coverage helped – limited traction
Omaha Fire Department EMS – Well planned, built confidence in staff
Tactical Paramedics – Embedded with SWAT
2 Medics on stand-by
Mass Casualty Trailer staged
HazMat –
Rescue 2 – Staged at Central Station for event
Rescue 65 – Staged at 33s
Dedicated decon – if needed
Pre-Event Sweeps for CBRNE
Command Post at scene
Public Works
 Excellent work – Sgt. Desler & Mike Gaughen
 Vendor issues –
 Agenda
 Resource availability
 Test setup – mock up during training scenario
 Clear concise vendor instruction
 Sufficient labor to set up/take down
Public Partners
 Partners –
 Mutual of Omaha
 Metro Area Transit
 MECA – Civic Auditorium
 Salvation Army
 Key components
 Reach out early
 Clear expectations of responsibilities
L. E. Assignment Breakdown by Area
 Air Assets
 Bomb Response
Team
 Command & Control
 Intelligence
 Magnetometers
 Mounted Patrol
 Parking Lot Security
 Patrol K-9
 Processing Site
 Roving Patrols
 RDF
 SWAT
 Traffic
Transportation
Law Assets
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 Air Assets –
 Overall picture
 Quickly respond to other areas
 Down link – real-time information
 Bomb Response Team –
 Pre-mission sweeps
 Communications
 Soft body armor
Law Assets
2
Command & Control –
 Tried to do too much - Delegate
 Additional Lt. for Parking, Roving
 Briefing Information/Details
 Communication –
 Up/down the chain
 Across the branches – Unified Command
 Personnel – Better monitor situation & adjust
 Command Post Security –
 Golf carts -
Law Assets
3
 Intelligence –
 NSP & JTTF – Tremendous asset
 Coordination of information key
 Used throughout planning & execution phases
 Allowed us to get inside the protestor & counterprotestor’s “loop”
 Magnetometers –
 Equipment issues - OPD
 Stick to the plan – Prohibited items
 Very professional
Intimidation - How many approached Mags and
turned away?
Law Assets
 Mounted Patrol –
4
 Impressive assets
 Clear direction from RDF command
 Pre-event training with RDF was very helpful
 Slight confusion over pre-event protestor
separation – additional foot officers
 Parking Lot Security –
 Complaint of subjects inside Secure Area - No
calls about activity
 Good support element
 Reduce personnel as situation dictates
Law Assets
5
 Patrol K-9 –
 Worked well
 OPD liaison for outside agency Roving teams
 Processing Site –
 Well organized, equipped & run
 Very professional
 Roving Patrols  Communications – no calls regarding contacts
Law Assets
6
 RDF –
 Very impressive force
 Relief of staff –
 Relief site options
 Staff rotation
 Adjust staff according to situation
 Send all RDF sergeants to MCATI
 Training –
 Lesson plan for training
 More and earlier
 Less class time, more practical training
Law Assets
7
 SWAT –
 Chemical munitions –
 Integrate into REACT teams
 Pre-event training
 Update OPD stock of munitions
 REACT –
 Good concept
 Add a dedicated driver
 Create a third team
 Sniper/Observer – helpful in gathering intel
Law Assets
8
 Traffic –
 At their best – Perimeter & traffic control
 Great planning & organization
 Great coordination with Mr. Gaughen
 Transportation –
 Good plan
 Could have used buses as relief for RDF
Closing Comments
 Resounding Success – Thanks to each of you
 Strengthen Partnerships – Future operations
Requests for information –
 Send an e-mail request to [email protected]
 Include information requested