Washington State - Statewide Amber Plan
Cancellation Procedure
- Upon locating the child, or when the activation period has elapsed, the activating law enforcement agency will notify WSP Communications to cancel the Washington State Statewide Amber Alert via fax using the "Amber Alert Cancellation" form (see Addendum D). Also, call the WSP Communications Center and notify them a cancellation form has been sent.
- WSP Communications will notify the EMD to send a cancellation message and the DOT to discontinue the reader board alerts. Media outlets will receive the cancellation message through the EAS system as well as through the activating law enforcement agency.
- WSP Communications will notify all law enforcement agencies via WSP ACCESS.
In each incidence where the Washington State Statewide Amber Plan is activated, a formal post-alert review will occur and the use of the plan will be evaluated for appropriateness.
- It is recommended an Amber Plan Review Committee be formed by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) to review each Amber Plan activation. The committee should meet every six months, and it is further recommended its members include a representative from WASPC (at least one representative from the Sheriff's Association and one from the Police Chief's Association), Washington State Patrol, Emergency Management Division, Department of Transportation, and the Washington State Association of Broadcasters.
- The law enforcement agency activating the statewide Amber Plan will be responsible for forwarding information to the WASPC Amber Plan Committee within 30 days, justifying the activation.
- The review will consist of information utilized for the activation, any supplemental reports from the activating agency, and whatever pertinent information the law enforcement agency feels is necessary to justify the activation.