Stabilise the chronology
Start with the cleanest sequence you can provide: first sighting, route taken, environmental changes, witnesses present, and the last known safe point before conditions shifted.
TimelineWitnessesSafe point
Archive protocols
Public investigation protocols
These operating rules keep public submissions useful, searchable, and safe to release. Use them to lock down chronology, protect evidence integrity, choose the correct reporting lane, and avoid contaminating an active incident.
Chronology first
Original media preferred
Threat-led escalation
Publish after review
Core protocol
How to use the archive without contaminating the record
Baseline rules for witnesses, civilian contributors, and archive staff handling public-facing material.
Preserve evidence integrity
Do not crop, overwrite, or repeatedly re-export recovered media before a record exists. Capture the original source, medium, and any checksum or chain-of-custody detail you can verify.
Original mediaChecksumsChain of custody
Escalate by threat, not by panic
Use the incident lane immediately for active hazards, pursuit, structural shifts, or live contact. Routine anomalies and historical documents can be logged into the archive with fuller notes.
Threat-ledFast escalationCalm reporting
Response posture guide
Use the lightest posture that keeps the record, witnesses, and lane stable.
Monitor
Track recurring anomalies and preserve evidence without interfering with the lane unless the scene changes.
Contain
Limit access, hold the route, and prevent secondary contamination of the scene or recovered media.
Escalate
Notify the admin lane or higher-response staff when a subject becomes active, mobile, or structurally unsafe.
Publish
Release only what remains useful after redaction, verification, and hazard review are complete.
When speed matters, clarity matters more.
A short, accurate report with original media and a clean sequence of events is more valuable than a dramatic account reconstructed after the scene has already shifted.