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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Critical Incident Response Group
|OrganizationType=Administrative and Support Agencies
|Mission=To respond to and manage critical incidents, including hostage situations, barricaded subjects, and other high-risk operations. The CIRG provides tactical, negotiative, and behavioral science support to ensure the safety of both the public and law enforcement personnel during these incidents.
|ParentOrganization=Federal Bureau of Investigation
|TopOrganization=Department of Justice
|OrganizationExecutive=Assistant Director
|Services=Crisis negotiation; Tactical operations; Behavioral analysis; Rapid deployment logistics
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89514, -77.02498
|HeadquartersAddress=935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535
}}
{{Short description|US FBI special crisis unit}}
{{Short description|US FBI special crisis unit}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
 
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox law enforcement unit
| unit_name              = Critical Incident Response Group
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| caption                = Emblem of the Critical Incident Response Group
| dates                  = 1994–present<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2016 |title=Olympic Torches |url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifact-of-the-month/august-2016-olympic-torches |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302043830/https://www.fbi.gov/history/artifact-of-the-month/august-2016-olympic-torches |archive-date=2022-03-02 |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |language=en-us}}</ref><br/>({{Age|1994|0|0}} years)
| country                = [[United States]]
| agency                = [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]
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| command_structure      = [[FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch|Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch]]
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| headquarters          = [[J. Edgar Hoover Building]]<br/>[[Washington, D.C.]]
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| abbreviation          = CIRG
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| current_commander      = Assistant Director Paul H. Haertel<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul H. Haertel |url=https://www.fbi.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/fbi-executives/haertel |website=[[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |access-date=2022-08-16}}</ref>
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The '''Critical Incident Response Group''' ('''CIRG''') is a division of the [[FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch|Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch]] of the [[United States]] [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. CIRG enables the FBI to rapidly respond to, and effectively manage, special crisis incidents in the United States.
The '''Critical Incident Response Group''' ('''CIRG''') is a division of the [[FBI Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch|Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch]] of the [[United States]] [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. CIRG enables the FBI to rapidly respond to, and effectively manage, special crisis incidents in the United States.


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* '''Surveillance and Aviation Section''' – Provides aviation and surveillance support for all facets of FBI investigative activities with a priority on protecting the United States from terrorist attack and against foreign intelligence operations and espionage.
* '''Surveillance and Aviation Section''' – Provides aviation and surveillance support for all facets of FBI investigative activities with a priority on protecting the United States from terrorist attack and against foreign intelligence operations and espionage.
**Aviation Surveillance Branch
Aviation Surveillance Branch
***Aviation Support Unit
*Aviation Support Unit
***Special Flight Operations Unit
*Special Flight Operations Unit
***Field Flight Operations Unit
*Field Flight Operations Unit
**Mobile Surveillance Branch
Mobile Surveillance Branch
***Mobile Surveillance Teams-Armed (MST-A)
*Mobile Surveillance Teams-Armed (MST-A)
***Mobile Surveillance Teams (MST)
*Mobile Surveillance Teams (MST)
* '''Tactical Section''' – Provides the FBI with a nationwide, three-tiered tactical resolution capability that upon proper authorization can be activated within four hours of notification to address a full spectrum of terrorist or criminal matters.
* '''Tactical Section''' – Provides the FBI with a nationwide, three-tiered tactical resolution capability that upon proper authorization can be activated within four hours of notification to address a full spectrum of terrorist or criminal matters.
**Operations and Training Unit
Operations and Training Unit
**[[Hostage Rescue Team]]  
[[Hostage Rescue Team]]  
**[[FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams|SWAT Operations Unit]]
[[FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams|SWAT Operations Unit]]
**[[FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams|Special Weapons and Tactics Teams]]  
[[FBI Special Weapons and Tactics Teams|Special Weapons and Tactics Teams]]  
**[[FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit|Crisis Negotiation Unit]]  
[[FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit|Crisis Negotiation Unit]]  
**Tactical Helicopter Unit
Tactical Helicopter Unit
**Operational Support Unit
Operational Support Unit
* '''Investigative and Operations Support Section''' – Prepares for and responds to critical incidents, major investigations, and special events by providing expertise in behavioral and crime analysis, crisis management, and rapid deployment logistics.
* '''Investigative and Operations Support Section''' – Prepares for and responds to critical incidents, major investigations, and special events by providing expertise in behavioral and crime analysis, crisis management, and rapid deployment logistics.
** [[National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime]]
[[National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime]]
*** [[Behavioral Analysis Unit]]
* [[Behavioral Analysis Unit]]
*** [[Violent Criminal Apprehension Program]]
* [[Violent Criminal Apprehension Program]]
** Crisis Management Unit
Crisis Management Unit
** Rapid Deployment and Logistics
Rapid Deployment and Logistics
* '''[[Strategic Information and Operation Center]]''' – Serves as the FBI's 24-hour clearinghouse for strategic information, and as the center for crisis management and special event monitoring.
* '''[[Strategic Information and Operation Center]]''' – Serves as the FBI's 24-hour clearinghouse for strategic information, and as the center for crisis management and special event monitoring.
* '''Counter-IED Section''' – Provides training, equipment, and advanced technical support to prevent and effectively respond to terrorist or criminal use of hazardous devices explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
* '''Counter-IED Section''' – Provides training, equipment, and advanced technical support to prevent and effectively respond to terrorist or criminal use of hazardous devices explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
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