Someone has to let the math Lt or the dispatcher know where they are. you don’t respond and cut yourself off from back-up or delay their response.
YES YOU DO! That is exactly what first responders are for. Firefighters do it every year in our California wildfires. There's a recent fact-based movie called, "Only The Brave" about an entire elite crew being burned to death. An amazing action movie, but a real tear-jerker.
My doctrine:
A society that hesitates to defend its children is uncivilized.
There is no greater calling than to protect the truly innocent.
I'm outta here. I can't deal with people making excuses for policies, protocol, but most especially the Deputy Sheriffs who hid while hearing the gunshots. It's getting harder by the day to find real men willing to give their lives so others may live.