200-10 Significant Events

Question 1

Employees shall maintain effective communication through the chain of command and to the
Command Center Division (Command Center) for events likely to result in

Answer 1

significant media and/or public attention

Question 2

Significant Event.

Answer 2

Any event that seems likely to result in significant media and/or public attention, that may require additional administrative action or police resources, or about which personnel believe the Command Center should inform the Chief of Police.

Question 3

NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE PROCEDURES (1 of 2)

An employee made aware of a significant event shall immediately notify an appropriate supervisor. The supervisor shall contact the Command Center as soon as possible, but _____, regardless of whether the supervisor has complete information.

The supervisor shall update the Command Center as additional information becomes available. If a supervisor is unavailable or unable to notify the Command Center, the _____ shall make the notification and shall notify an appropriate supervisor afterwards.

Answer 3

1) when safe and reasonable to do so

2) most senior employee at the location

Question 4

NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE PROCEDURES (2 of 2)

_____ shall make the required notifications to the night commander, department personnel, and other concerned City departments. The _____ may respond to any relevant incident addressed by this General Order to ensure on-scene personnel handle the incident properly and maintain the integrity of the scene. Upon notification of a significant event, the _____ shall exercise operational authority and may re-allocate personnel and other departmental resources as needed.

Answer 4

1) Command Center personnel

2) night commander

3) night commander

Question 5

NOTIFICATION AND RESPONSE PROCEDURES
Documentation

The supervisor shall complete a Significant Event Report at the conclusion of the event and immediately email it to the Command Center and the supervisor’s chain of command to the level of _____. If the supervisor does not receive a confirmation email from the Command Center shortly after sending the email, the supervisor shall _____ to ensure they received the Significant Event Report.

The Command Center shall prepare Significant Event Reports for the Chief of Police, Executive Chief, executive assistant chiefs, and assistant chiefs. Internal Affairs Division (IAD) shall send Significant Event Reports directly to the Office of the Chief of Police. Homicide Division shall send Significant Event Reports directly to the _____ and the _____.

Answer 5

1) commander

2) call the Command Center

3) Office of the Chief of Police

4) Command Center

Question 5

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

All employees should _____in making any necessary notifications regarding incidents that are not listed but may meet the criteria for a significant event. Employees shall follow the notification procedures outlined in Section 1, Notification and Response Procedures, for all the following significant events:

Answer 5

use their judgment

Question 6

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

a. Incidents where any law enforcement officer or an HPD employee is ____

Answer 6

shot or shot at.

Question 7

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

b. Incidents involving an officer discharging a:

1. Firearm (excluding _____).
2. _____ if serious bodily injury (SBI) or death occurs.
3. _____ if SBI or death occurs.
4. _____ if SBI or death occurs.

Answer 7

1) training and lawful recreation with no bodily injury or death

2) Soft-impact weapon

3) 40mm launcher

4) Conducted energy device (CED)

Question 8

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

c. Arrest (excluding traffic citations) or emergency detention (i.e., Notification of Emergency Detention pursuant to General Order 500-12, Response to Mental Health Incidents) of:

1. Any City of Houston employee, including _____.
2. A celebrity and/or _____ person.
3. Any _____.
4. Any _____.

Answer 8

1) HPD police cadets

2) prominent

3) law enforcement officer

4) elected official or judge

Question 9

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

d. Police actions involving:

1. _____, as outlined in General Order 600-05, Special Threat Situations.
2. _____, as outlined in General Order 600-28, Emergency Management.
3. Mass arrests of ___ or more people arrested in a single incident.
4. The use of a _____ device.
5. Large _____.

Answer 9

1) Special threat situations

2) Evacuations

3) 20

4) WRAP restraint

5) undercover operations

Question 10

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

e. Vehicle pursuits, as outlined in General Order 600-04, Motor Vehicle Pursuits, that involve HPD personnel and involve any of the following:

1. Vehicular _____.
2. Lasts ___ minutes or longer.
3. _____ to any individual.
4. _____ by any of the involved parties.
5. The driver of the pursued vehicle is a juvenile age ___ or younger.

Answer 10

1) crash

2) 15

3) Injury or fatality

4) Weapon discharge

5) 10

Question 11

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

f. City vehicle crashes involving:

1 . A _____.

2. _____ or more City vehicles.
3. _____ to any person.

Answer 11

1) pedestrian or bicyclist

2) Three

3) Bodily injury or death

Question 12

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

g. SBI or death to:

1. A _____.
2. A law enforcement officer from _____.
3. Any person _____

Answer 12

1) City employee

2) any other agency (on or off duty)

3) under police detention or while during an arrest.

Question 13

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

h. Injuries to an HPD employee, including exposure to a communicable disease as outlined in General Order 300-21, Communicable Disease Policy, when:

1. _____.
2. Off duty and _____.

Answer 13

1) On duty

2) police related

Question 14

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

i. Intentional acts by an HPD employee of _____ (on or off duty), regardless of injury or severity.

Answer 14

attempted or actual self-inflicted injury

Question 15

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

j. Incidents involving a foreign government representative (employee of an embassy or consulate) who:

1. Claims _____.
2. Is _____.
3. Is _____.

Answer 15

1) diplomatic immunity

2) seriously injured or deceased

3) arrested

Question 16

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

k. Drownings that occur at:

1. Public ____.
2. _____, including tributaries (e.g., Lake Houston, Buffalo Bayou).
3. Private locations if involving a victim aged ___ or younger (e.g., residential, apartment, hotel).

Answer 16

1) pools

2) Bodies of water

3) 16

Question 17

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

I. Whenever an outside agency requests non-routine assistance or an agency from outside Harris County requests assistance from the following HPD divisions and units, whether or not the assistance is granted:

1. _____ Division.
2. _____ Division.
3. _____ Unit.

Answer 17

1) Tactical Operations

2) Air Support

3) Marine

Question 18

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

m. Lost or stolen:

1. HPD identification or _____.
2. Police property containing _____ (e.g., stolen police vehicle containing a laptop, computer from a police facility).

Answer 18

1) equipment

2) criminal justice information

Question 19

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

n. A non-controlled landing or collision of a department ____ with any object or person, as outlined in General Order 400-32, Use of Drones.

Answer 19

sUAS

Question 20

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

o. _____, as outlined in General Order 600-28, Emergency Management.

Answer 20

Disasters

Question 21

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

p. Any public assembly or public gathering, as defined by General Order 600-28, Emergency Management, at which an officer _____, or the _____.

Answer 21

1) makes an arrest

2) nature of the event is controversial or noteworthy

Question 22

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

q. If a civilian employee or citizen is exposed to a high-risk situation during a _____

Answer 22

ride-along, as outlined in General Order 600-32, Ride-Along Program.

Question 23

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

r. Hate crimes, including _____, as outlined in General Order 600-37, Hate Crimes.

Answer 23

threats of violence

Question 24

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

s. Threats against an _____, _____, or _____, or a threat against a _____, as outlined in General Order 600-39, Threats Against Employees, Family Members, Public Officials, and Special Events.

Answer 24

1) employee

2) public official

3) their immediate family members

4) special event

Question 25

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

t. Bomb threats, suspicious devices, explosions, or incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or _____, as outlined in General Orders 600-36, Bomb Threats, Explosive Devices, Explosions, and 600-41, Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Answer 25

hazardous materials (HAZMAT)

Question 26

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

u. Suspicious activity or information that may relate to terrorist or extremist activity. Additionally, incidents involving the theft or loss of weapons, explosives, chemicals, or radiological material, especially if it occurs at a location considered critical infrastructure.