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As part of the implementation of the alternative response pilot program, a new radio dispatch code, known as 647V-Intoxicated Person Potentially Violent, was introduced on January 1, 2021. The code initiates a unique dual response of both Long Beach Police Department and Long Beach Fire Department personnel that the City is using for the first time. Additionally, approximately 500 sworn police personnel, 336 firefighters and all 62 dispatchers together completed several coordinated training sessions this past spring as part of the program to learn to better recognize the symptoms of various serious medical conditions.
Individuals encountered by first responders may be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, suffer from mental illness or uncontrolled anger, or a combination of factors. In some cases, unusual behavior may be associated with serious medical conditions…
