FBI Critical Incident Response Group

The publication welcomes new CIRG team members to the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group, and familiarizes them with the many programs managed by this FBI department. The FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group consists of a cadre of special agents and professional support personnel who provide expertise in crisis management, hostage rescue, surveillance and aviation, hazardous devices mitigation, crisis negotiations, behavioral analysis, and tactical operations. Through aggressive training programs, state-of-the-art technologies and equipment, extensive research, and far-reaching partnerships with international, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, CIRG works to successfully resolve critical incidents worldwide and achieve its mission of Readiness, Response, and Resolution.