Immediate action rapid deployment

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Immediate action rapid deployment (IARD) or rapid deployment, is a police tactic where first responders, typically regular policemen, actively confront a developing high-risk crisis. This is opposed to first responders acting to assemble a cordon around the crisis zone^[1] and then waiting for specialized special response units to spearhead a resolution.

IARD seeks to combat crimes which are generally the purview of special response units, but where special response units may not arrive in time to preserve the lives or property of victims.