5/211.09 Field Force Extraction FFE

Question 1

Protestor device (FFE)

Answer 1

• A device, or improvised device, which physically or mechanically connects a person (or animal) to a stationary object in violation of the law
• Used as force multipliers to create confusion and delay law enforcement response to complicate civil disorder incidents

Question 2

Buffer zone (FFE)

Answer 2

• A safety zone around locked protestors
• Created by officers
• Renders the area safe for the sat team to utilize their tools

Question 3

Dispersal order (FFE)

Answer 3

• A verbal announcement given to citizens
• Inform them of the law they are violating
• Inform them of the consequences of such violation
• The order will be read multiple times
• The person reading the order must be documented

Question 4

Does anything in the FFE plan preclude the use of reasonable force?

Answer 4

No

-Department members still have the ability to protect themselves and others from death or serious bodily injury

Question 5

Who is in primary command of all police operations in a protest/field force extraction situation?

Answer 5

• The incident commander
• It is the IC’s responsibility to request the sat team to respond
• The sat team supervisor will give tactical options for extraction of locked protestors to resolve the situation

Question 6

If a protest is determined to be related to an organized labor union, who will be contacted?

Answer 6

SIS

Question 7

In their interaction with individuals locked together exercising their first amendment rights, how will officers behave?

Answer 7

• Neutral
• Non-antagonistic
• Professional at all times

-it is not always the case that the protesters are breaking the law and/or must be taken into custody or that police action must be taken

Question 8

True or false

Officers will initially use de-escalation efforts, such as verbal persuasion, warnings, and dispersal orders as alternatives to extraction or reasonable uses of force.

Answer 8

True

• When subjects refuse to release from devices, each individual protestor will be advised they are under arrest
• They will be given additional chances to comply before force is used to remove the devices
• In these instances immediate action must be taken to safely remove them from the situation

Question 9

What three things are the department committed to protecting, while providing the best in public safety and service? (FFE)

Answer 9

1. People
2. Property
3. Rights

Question 10

Field Force Extraction

Answer 10

The process of safely removing protestors from specifically designed devices used to obstruct law enforcement from their duties.

This process is completed by utilizing tools and specialized training by saturation teams