Longueuil: No lights no sirens order for person in crisis response 3-25-2024

At 4h pm on March 25th 2024 police officers from the SPAL received a call for a person in crisis that was threatening to jump from a balcony at the corner of Bord de l'Eau Street and Châteaugay Street in Longueuil, Québec, Canada. Due to the sensitive nature of the call and the uncertain state of mind of the person in question, police responded with limited lights and sirens to the address. Upon receiving details on the situation, police dispatchers called in help from the SSIAL fire department who sent a high angle rescue truck that carries specialized equipment made to intervene in dangerous zones like in elevation. An order for the firefighters was made for a 10-100 response which means that all emergency vehicles must approach the scene of the incident without resonating sirens that could jeopardize the intervention or even escalate the anxiety of the patient.
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[@doreenblatz2440]

What does person in crisis mean? Is this a term the police use and what does that cover? Person making threats, person with a knife?

[@j.h.hahnes8849]

According to one explanation I found, a person in crisis can mean "A person whose mental health symptoms or level of distress have exceeded the person's internal ability to manage his or her behavior or emotions in the immediate situation."

[@pascalmarch]

Person in distress

[@doreenblatz2440]

@@j.h.hahnes8849 thank you for the explanation.

[@johncraig9869]

It also looked like the police car ran through the flashing stop lights of a school bus

[@j.h.hahnes8849]

I also thought actually did, but I seen the bus stop lights are off as the cop SUV is approaching and replayed it at least twice