Which of the following is NOT typically part of a critical incident debrief?

• A. Scene safety, officer well-being, evaluation of actions, lessons learned, and documentation.
• B. Post-incident media strategy.
• C. Recruitment planning.
• D. Equipment maintenance review.

Answer: (B)

The focus of a critical incident debrief is internal learning and accountability: review of scene safety, officer well-being, an objective look at what actions were taken, identification of lessons learned, and proper documentation for records and future improvement. Post-incident media strategy sits outside that internal review; it’s a communications function handled by the department’s public information/communications team to manage what gets said publicly about the incident, not to analyze performance or identify improvements. Equipment maintenance and staffing implications can surface in the debrief as part of lessons learned and future readiness, and while recruitment planning might be touched on in broader after-action discussions, it isn’t the core target of the debrief.