441 Communications

Question 1

No call signs shall end with the number ___.

Answer 1

34

Question 2

Sheriff’s Staff Members have call signs of what?

Answer 2

SO1 - SO99

Question 3

Police Lieutenants have calls signs of what?

Answer 3

100 - 199

Question 4

Police Sergeants have call signs of what?

Answer 4

700 - 999

Question 5

All units outside of the Patrol Division and Department of Corrections are assigned permanent call sign series by who?

Answer 5

Commander of Communications

Question 6

Employees shall identify themselves by their call sign when using the radio, with the exception of off-duty personnel below the rank of sergeant who shall identify themselves by what ?

Answer 6

their employee identification number

Question 7

Lengthy messages and messages of a confidential nature shall be relayed over the telephone or car-to-car talk groups unless it is an emergency. Lengthy messages are how long?

Answer 7

more than 20 seconds

Question 8

According to the Communications order, pursuits shall normally be handled on the district talk group and routine traffic moved to what?

Answer 8

a tactical channel

Question 9

The determination to change talk groups shall be coordinated between the Communications supervisor and who?

Answer 9

the Patrol supervisor

Question 10

A description of hazards likely to be encountered at a later time or date shall be placed in writing on the roll call reading file, appropriate district website or bulletin board, or submitted to the appropriate _____________________?

Answer 10

watch lieutenant

Question 11

Who is responsible for updating the premise information when the hazard is no longer available?

Answer 11

the reporting officer or supervisor

Question 12

Whenever possible, officers shall make their own telephone calls. When a telephone is unavailable to an officer, the shall request who to make the call?

Answer 12

NCIC

Question 13

Officers shall acknowledge via voice radio their location from which they are responding on what priority calls?

Answer 13

Priority 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 14

The self-dispatch feature within CAD has been made available for officers to log out as back up for what priority calls?

Answer 14

Priority 1, 2, and 3 calls only

Question 15

Except for meal breaks, a supervisor’s approval is required anytime an officer will be out-of-service for how long?

Answer 15

more than 10 minutes

Question 16

Whose responsibility is it to ensure subordinates follow the procedures for using the CAD correctly?

Answer 16

the supervisor’s

Question 17

What priority call is used only when life-threatening or serious personal injury has occurred or the threat exists?

Answer 17

priority 1

Question 18

This priority shall be used for calls where an officer is to proceed without delay. These calls include violent crimes or forcible felonies occurring within the last 10 minutes.

Answer 18

priority 2

Question 19

This priority shall be used for those calls where an officer is to proceed without delay in accordance with traffic laws. These types of calls include crimes/incidents with risks of personal injury or potential violence, or crimes occurring within the last 15 minutes.

Answer 19

priority 3

Question 20

If an officer has responded to a call for service requiring a non-English translator, the officer should obtain permission from who to utilize a language line service?

Answer 20

his supervisor