Starting a patrol

• ·If you cannot see NHP or your shift option, contact authorized department command or server staff. Do not use another department's shift.
• ·Spawn the approved NHP preset. Do not use personal or off-road vehicles for routine patrol.
• ·Check in on the radio: state your unit and that you are on patrol.

1. 1Join the appropriate NSRP ERLC session.
2. 2Open Department Commands in the NSRP Discord server.
3. 3Run /start shift.
4. 4Select the Nevada Highway Patrol department.
5. 5Select the appropriate available shift option.
6. 6Click Enter.
7. 7Confirm the correct shift has started before you begin patrol.

Activating lights and sirens

• ·Use lights and siren only for responses and stops that need them. Routine patrol does not run code.
• ·Lights without siren is acceptable for a slow approach or a traffic break. Full code (lights and siren) is for urgent responses.
• ·Kill the siren a short distance from the scene on a tactical approach.
• ·On a traffic stop, keep your lights on while you are out of the car.
• ·Do not leave lights and siren running after the scene is closed.

Routine patrol and traffic observation

• ·Take a highway or major road and run a route between the junctions players actually use.
• ·Watch for moving violations: speed, reckless weaving, failure to yield, wrong-way travel, unsafe lane changes.
• ·Watch the shoulder for stranded motorists and lane hazards.
• ·Vary your route and speed so you are not predictable.
• ·Call out your position and status as you move.

Proactive enforcement

• ·Stop vehicles for observed violations. Do not invent violations to stop a player you dislike. That is harassment.
• ·A warning is appropriate for a minor first-time issue. A citation is appropriate for a clear or repeat violation.
• ·Grass driving alone is not automatically an offense. Stop only when the driving is genuinely dangerous.
• ·Reckless driving (excessive speed, weaving through traffic, near-misses) is always stoppable.

If you are not sure a violation occurred, let it go and watch. A stop without a real reason is worse than no stop.

Responding to calls

1. 1Acknowledge the call, state your unit, and announce your route.
2. 2Choose your response priority (Routine or Code 3) based on the call type.
3. 3Request a second unit early for collisions, hazards, or any injury.
4. 4On arrival, announce you are on scene and give a quick size-up.
5. 5Protect the scene, separate the players, and take statements.
6. 6Clear the scene on the radio when the incident is closed.

Scene positioning and backup

• ·Park behind the incident to protect the scene and leave yourself an exit.
• ·Angle your car to push traffic away from the work area. Use cones and flares when available.
• ·Position a second unit upstream to slow approaching traffic on a fast road.
• ·Never stand between your car and oncoming traffic without a buffer unit behind you.

Ending a patrol

• ·Do not log off in the middle of an active incident. Hand it to another unit or wait until it is closed.
• ·Reports filed before you log off keep the shift clean.

1. 1Clear any active scene and release backup units.
2. 2Return to a spawn point and store your patrol vehicle.
3. 3Run the end-of-shift command in the NSRP Discord.
4. 4File any outstanding reports before you log off.