FBI Critical Incident Response Group - Organization

Organization

Each of the major areas of CIRG furnishes distinctive operational assistance and training to FBI field offices as well as state, local and international law enforcement agencies.

  • Aviation and Surveillance Section - provides aviation and surveillance support for all facets of FBI investigative activities with a priority on protecting the United States from terrorist attack and against foreign intelligence operations and espionage
  • Tactical Operations Section - provides the FBI with a nationwide, three-tiered tactical resolution capability that upon proper authorization can be activated within four hours of notification to address a full spectrum of terrorist or criminal matters
    • Hostage Rescue Team
    • Special Weapons and Tactics Teams
    • Crisis Negotiation Unit
  • Investigative and Operations Support Section - prepares for and responds to critical incidents, major investigations, and special events by providing expertise in behavioral and crime analysis, crisis management, and rapid deployment logistics
    • National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime
      • Behavioral Analysis Unit
      • Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
    • Rapid Deployment and Logistics
  • Strategic Information and Operation Center - serves as the FBI's 24-hour clearinghouse for strategic information, and as the center for crisis management and special event monitoring
  • Hazardous Devices Operations Section - provides training, equipment, and advanced technical support to prevent and effectively respond to terrorist or criminal use of hazardous devices explosives and weapons of mass destruction
  • Critical Incident Intelligence Unit - provides intelligence to inform operational planning and strategic decision-making

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