200-10 Emergency Management Flashcards
The __________ is responsible for ensuring emergency management procedures are invoked and required notifications are made.
Crime Analysis & Command Center (hereinafter referred to as Command Center)
During alerts and emergencies, employees shall take _________ to monitor the various media outlets for announcements concerning when to report for duty
reasonable steps
Civil Disorder - A _____ or ______ wherein some or all of the individuals engage in violations of City ordinance or state law.
public assembly, public gathering
Mass Arrest -The arrest of ______ persons arising out of a single incident.
20 or more
Public Assembly - An individual or group of individuals gathered for the purpose of ___________. Police resources may be required depending on the scope and nature of the assembly
exercising constitutionally-protected free speech and assembly rights.
Public Gathering - A gathering of ________. Depending upon the activity and scope of the gathering, police resources may be required.
not associated with a constitutionally protected activity (e.g., flash mob
Serious Injury/Illness. An event involving an on-duty City employee that ________ of the City of Houston Human Resources Department, Risk Management Safety Division.
requires notification
Significant Event - Any event that seems likely to result in ________ or ______ , or that may require additional administrative action or police resources.
media attention, substantial public attention
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Sections 1 Significant Event Notification
Officers made aware of a significant event shall immediately _________ who shall notify the Command Center. In the absence of __________on the scene shall have this responsibility.
inform their supervisor, a supervisor, the senior officer
Employees discovering information involving a significant event shall notify the Command Center _________ becomes available and ________. Notifications shall not be delayed due to incomplete information.
as soon as information, provide updates
On-scene personnel shall _______ with Command Center representatives and provide all information requested.
cooperate
Upon notification of a significant event ________, shall exercise operational authority and depending on the circumstances, may re-allocate personnel and other departmental resources to address any significant event or to further the police mission.
the Night Commander
After hours, the on-duty ________ is responsible for responding to all relevant incidents addressed by this General Order to ensure that they are properly handled and that the integrity of the scene is maintained.
Night Commander
_________ are responsible for keeping their chain of command informed of events.
Division level personnel
Supervisors shall document the significant event using the approved ________ available on the department’s Intranet Portal
Significant Event Report form
A Significant Event Report form shall be completed by a supervisor at the ______ and immediately sent to _________.
conclusion of the event, the Command Center.
A ________ must be made to the Command Center by the supervisor that __________ form to verify that the report was received.
follow-up telephone call, completed the Significant Event Report
Significant Event Reports from the ________ shall be sent directly to the Office of the Chief of Police.
Internal Affairs/Central Intake Office (IAD/CIO)
Homicide Division shall send Significant Event Reports directly to the Office of the Chief of Police and the _________.
the Command Center
All divisions with call-up personnel shall send via their chain of command to the captain of the Command Center their 24/7 on call rosters when ________ or _________.
there is a change in their on-call personnel status, whenever deemed appropriate.
Divisions shall send Emergency Mobilization Plan Rosters (EMPRs) to the Command Center _______or ________, _______, _________ only or at the request of the Command Center.
during the event of a natural or other disaster, catastrophic event (see section 2 of this General Order), special event of any significance,
The Jail shall be notified during the planning of a tactical enforcement operation with the expectation of multiple arrests ________.
(seven or more).
The ________ shall be contacted during tactical enforcement operation planning to determine Jail support and prisoner routing logistics.
Jail special projects lieutenant
During unplanned incidents resulting in multiple arrests (seven or more), the _______ shall notify the Jail with an approximate time that seven or more prisoners will be arriving.
on-scene supervisor
The on-scene supervisor shall notify the Jail of the _______ (e.g., “hold” prisoners or “Class C” prisoners) and _______ of the prisoners.
type of arrests being made, the genders
If the Jail is unable to perform normal booking procedures (e.g., partial closure due to an overcapacity of prisoners) a Jail supervisor shall _______ and _______.
contact the Command Center and complete a Significant Event Report.
Officers made aware of a catastrophic event shall immediately ______ who shall notify the Command Center. In the absence of a _______ , the _______ on the scene shall have this responsibility.
inform their supervisor, supervisor the primary officer
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Section 2 Catastrophic Event Notification
The Mayor delegated the responsibility for management and coordination of the City’s Emergency Management Plan to the _______.
Office of Emergency Management (OEM).
Under the City of Houston Emergency Management Plan, the Houston Police Department is responsible for __________.
law enforcement, emergency notification and evacuation of persons, traffic and crowd control, and securing damaged or disaster areas.
The ___________ is the department’s written plan for mobilizing department personnel to respond to a wide range of incidents, events, and disasters.
Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
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Section 3 Emergency Response
The ___________ Homeland Security Command is responsible for maintaining the ERP and applicable parts of the City of Houston Emergency Management Plan.
Catastrophic Planning Unit of the Criminal Intelligence Division (CID),
The ________ may place the entire department in an alert status when an emergency is anticipated or has already occurred.
Chief of Police
If officers are unable to report to their regular duty stations during an emergency response (e.g., due to weather or road conditions), they shall report ______. Upon arriving, officers shall report for duty to _______ and contact _______ advising them of the situation.
to the nearest police facility; that station’s desk sergeant, their supervisor
Essential employees’ duty to report _______ any announcement of an ordered evacuation or an announcement from the Mayor or local media outlet.
supersedes
During an emergency response, the on-duty area patrol sergeant or lieutenant shall immediately respond to the scene of the emergency and take charge of the department’s response until relieved. The first supervisor on the scene of an emergency should ensure all of the following seven critical tasks are accomplished:
- Secure and establish communications
- Identify any danger or kill zones and safe routes to the scene
- Establish an inner perimeter
- Establish an outer perimeter
- Establish a field command post
- Establish a staging area
Request additional resources as necessary
_________ is responsible for the evacuation of any part of the city of Houston.
The Houston Police Department
Officers shall ______ and _______ persons to seek shelter or safety away from a disaster zone.
assist and encourage
The decision and responsibility to evacuate due to police-related incidents (e.g., SWAT situations, bomb threats), shall be made by the ________ on the scene.
ranking HPD classified supervisor
If the Houston Fire Department (HFD) is involved in an incident (e.g., HAZMAT event or major fire), the _______ shall make the decision to evacuate.
on-scene ranking supervisor from HFD
Texas law allows the Mayor or county judge to declare all or part of an area a disaster area and to order mandatory evacuation.
This declaration authorizes officers to control not only entry and exit to a declared disaster area, but also the movement of persons inside a disaster area including _________.
restricting persons from occupying their home or other dwelling.
______ has primary responsibility for HAZMAT incidents. Officers working a scene involving a hazardous material must _______ as well as citizens from the harmful effects of hazardous materials.
HFD, protect themselves
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Section 5, Duties, Hazardous Materials Incidents
If no motor vehicle is involved, the officers dispatched to the call of an incident involving hazardous materials shall _____>
make the original incident report.
A ________ shall be responsible for completing the crash report and incident report in all motor vehicle crashes involving hazardous materials.
Vehicular Crimes Division officer
A _____ shall be dispatched in all cases involving HAZMAT incidents. The ______ dispatched to the incident shall make a _______ to the original incident report.
supervisor; supervisor, supplement report
The supervisor’s supplement report is necessary to provide _______ should any officers experience unforeseen medical complications from exposure to the hazardous material.
a formal record for future reference
All HAZMAT reports and supplements shall contain the following information:
Names of all officers involved in the incident or crash.
Name of the hazardous material(s) involved.
Actions taken by officers to evacuate personnel and handle the scene.
Details of the incident or crash.
Whenever the Internal Affairs/Central Intake Office (IAD/CIO) is closed and no one from the requesting supervisor’s division is able to enter an IAD/CIO complaint into the computer system to obtain an Issue Record Form (IRF) number, then the requesting supervisor may contact the _______ in order to obtain an IRF number.
Command Center
When an in-progress significant event requires the assistance of a public information officer after hours, a Command Center supervisor shall notify the on-call ________.
public information officer.
