Post-Event Quick Reaction Checklist

Wyatt Stimpson
Oct 3
2 min read

Knowing what to do right after witnessing or being a victim of crime is difficult. It takes community, resilience, and perseverance just to get back to normal. We're here to help make it a little bit easier.

This checklist is to be used after a high-risk event at the home, to help your family bounce back and give the best report to authorities possible. Make sure the home is safe before using this checklist.

RESET

Give yourself a moment to calm down

Use meditative or grounding techniques

Split up the following tasks with members of the household to work in parallel

SECURE

Sweep the home for anymore intruders

Lock all doors and entryways until police arrive

ASSESS

Ensure your family is safe, check for injuries

Injuries present: provide care and call 911 immediately

Look for damages and missing property in the home

Review camera footage from cellphones or installed cameras

REPORT

Call 911 or non-emergency line - Be as concise and calm as you can manage. Let dispatch control the flow of the conversation, but keep in mind the following details.

What: Title of crime experienced, burglary, assault, etc, and injuries

Where: Your address or approximate location to main roads

Ex: Approximately 100 yards North of Eagle and Fairview

Who: How many suspects of crime, description, and how many injured

When: Approximate times for when the crime started and ended

While waiting for Police to arrive, review what happened using cameras or replaying the events in your head. Rely on additional senses to try capturing fuzzy memories. What did you hear, taste, smell, feel that was unusual, sticks out, or creates a stronger association to the memory?

RECOVER

Our local Police Departments have great resources in crime prevention and victim/witness programs to help after experiencing a crime. Ask the responding officers to get you in touch with them, or use the call sheet on the reverse side.

Spend time talking with your family about the event. Acknowledge each other's fears, concerns and/or resentments. Develop a plan to find strength, stability, and renewed safety in your home. Repairing a home after a crime can also be an important psychological stepping stone, please do not neglect repairs or put them off.

POST-EVENT CALL LIST Emergencies - 911

Non-Emergency Police #’s Crime Prevention & Victim/Witness

Boise (208) 377-6790

Meridan (208) 377-6790

Kuna (208) 377-6790

Eagle (208) 377-6790

Nampa (208) 465-2257

Caldwell (208) 454-7531

Garden City (970)-350-9600 Ext 1.

Please feel free to contact Honey Badger Defense if you would like help finding the right program or service provider to assist you and your families recovery.

Honey Badger Defense

Cell: (208) 404-4017

Email: HBdefenseID@gmail.com

Victim Assistance

Faces of Hope

(208) 986-4357

https://facesofhopeidaho.org/

Repairs Please let repair providers know that Honey Badger Defense sent you and

let us know how your experience with them went.

Minuteman Lock & Security

(208) 888-2159

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