Patrol Logs: What to Record (and What to Stop Writing)

Better patrol logs lead to better decisions. The goal is signal, not filler—write what matters, skip what doesn’t, and make it easy to review later.

Write what matters

Logs should capture risk, anomalies, and actions taken. Avoid filler that hides real signal.

If every line says “all ok,” the one line that isn’t gets buried. Make the exceptions easy to spot.