Hostage Negotiator Transport

You're a police dispatcher coordinating the emergency transport of Chief Negotiator Sarah Chen through Manhattan gridlock. Inside First Colonial Bank, an increasingly unstable subject holds 14 hostages, and Chen is the only one he'll talk to. Time is running out, and every route choice could mean life or death.

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Emergency Dispatch Coordinator

Conversation Partner

Sergeant Marcus Rivera

Setting

Dimly lit dispatch center, walls of monitors showing traffic cameras and GPS tracking

Location

NYPD Emergency Operations Center, Lower Manhattan

Learning Objectives

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Navigate Chief Negotiator Chen through gridlocked Manhattan to First Colonial Bank within 12 minutes

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Coordinate with traffic control to clear crucial intersections

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Maintain constant communication with both the transport unit and crisis team

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Dispatch, we've got Chen's vehicle gridlocked on Canal Street and the situation at First Colonial is deteriorating FAST. I need options NOW - what's your call on the fastest route?”

This is how Sergeant Marcus Rivera's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#600

What You'll Get

🎯Real-world conversation practice
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