50.1 Emergency Incident Planning

Question 1

Where do we get our authority to be incident commander’s at scenes on the highway where we have jurisdiction and over state property?

Answer 1

VC and GC

Question 2

HOw often are employee’s required to review their commands EOP?

Answer 2

annually

Question 3

How often shall all field commands conduct or participate in at least two emergency preparedness exercises annually?

Answer 3

at least two

Question 4

What is the departments primary response tool for managing emergency incidents?

Answer 4

ICS - Incident Command System

Question 5

What is Cal Ema?

Answer 5

California Emergency Management Agency

Question 6

What are the 3 proclamations of emergency in California?

When does the Governor have complete authority over all agencies in state government?

Answer 6

Local emergency, State of Emergency, State of War Emergency

State of emergency and state of war emergency

Question 7

Per Cal Ema and Sems what are the 5 levels of emergency response?

Answer 7

1- field response level
2- local government level
3- Operational Area Level
4- Regional Level 
5- State Level

Question 8

What is NIMS?

Answer 8

National Incident Management System

Question 9

What is SEMS?

Answer 9

Standardized Emergency Management System

Question 10

What does SEMS and NIMS require the use of for all levels of incidents?

Answer 10

ICS

Question 11

What shall CHP employees use for all levels of emergency incidents?

Answer 11

ICS

Question 12

Does a supervisor have to respond to emergency incidents, or crime scenes even if they are not within our primary investigative authority, if they are adjacent to state property or adjacent to freeways that impact traffic?

Answer 12

YES SHall

Question 13

Does the appropriate ICS vest have to be worn by departmental personnel at all mulit-agency emergency incidents?

Answer 13

SHOULD BE

Question 14

When do ICS responsibilities end?

Answer 14

must continue until all emergency ops at the scene have been terminated and order has been restored.

Question 15

The span of control for CHP ICS should generally be?

Answer 15

max of 1 to 8

Optimum is 1-5

Question 16

Who can initiate a tactical alert?

Answer 16

on duty supervisor or OIC (with commander approval)

Question 17

What are the 5 types of plans with preparing for responding to and mitigating anticipated or actual emergency incidents?

Answer 17

1- Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
2- Incident Action Plan (IAP)
3 Operational Plan
4- 72 hr Self Sufficient Operation
5- Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

Question 18

EOP is what?

Answer 18

Emergency operations plan-

a plan created prior to an emergency such as earthquake, flood, terrorist attack

Question 19

IAP is what?

Answer 19

can be written or verbal, it reflects the objectives, strategy and tactics determined by the incident commander to mitigate an EXISTING emergency incident

Question 20

Operational Plan

Answer 20

A plan used for one scheduled or anticipated event requiring non-routine deployment of CHP personnel (sporting event, election)

Question 21

72 Hr Self Sufficient Operation Plan?

Answer 21

operational guidance to ensure commands are prepared to be self-sufficient for the first 72 hrs following a disaster

Question 22

EAP?

Answer 22

Emergency Action Plan is a facility specific plan designed to assist employees in planning for and responding to an emergency at their headquarters.

Question 23

What shall a manager or supervisor placing a neighboring area on TA do?

Answer 23

Shall immediately notify the next level of command and the area’s comm’s center of details.

Question 24

Can an officer wear tans on tactical alert?

Answer 24

No, blue utility uniform shall be worn throughout duration of TA.

Question 25

HOw often must load planners be certified through USAF/AMC?

Answer 25

24 months

Question 26

What paperwork is required after a natural disaster/major event where we ill or might get reimbursed ? When is it due, and how long is it kept for?

Answer 26

415c/ and 701’b’s at the end of every shift

kept for current year for 5 years

Question 27

What is the size of a typical mobile field force?

Answer 27

4- twelve man squads (1 sgt/ 11 officer per squard)
1 sgt (Deputy oic) w/ assigned driver
1 LT or above/ w/ driver
Total of 52 minimum and 14 patrol cars