What is the purpose of a post-incident review?

• A. After-action review and supervisor debriefing
• B. Ignore it
• C. Hide records
• D. Public disclosure only

Answer: (A)

Post-incident review is about learning from what happened and making future responses safer and more effective. The best approach combines an after-action review with a supervisor debriefing, where the team discusses what occurred, what was done well, what could be improved, and why those outcomes happened. This process gathers facts, timelines, decision points, tactics used, safety considerations, and policy adherence, then translates them into concrete corrective actions—updates to training, procedures, equipment, or supervision as needed. The goal is to reduce risk in the next incident and to keep everyone safer, while documenting findings for ongoing improvement and accountability. It’s a constructive, non-punitive process focused on learning rather than blame. Ignoring the incident, hiding records, or restricting discussion to public disclosure alone would miss essential lessons and fail to implement needed changes.