AUC 306 "Fire Cap" Children's Assistance Program

Question 1

2.2
What shall the officer on duty do if a child requests assistance either while the company is in quarters or out of quarters?

Answer 1

• Notify the Dispatcher that the Company is OOS AND operating at a verbal alarm for assisting a child
• Request PD response thru Dispatcher

Question 2

2.4

What are the administrative requirements for an incident involving a child seeking assistance?

Answer 2

1) Forward a BF-25
2) Appropriate journal entries including the child’s name and the identity of the Police Officer left in charge of the child’s care.

Question 3

2.6
What is an officer required to do if he has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has suffered, or will suffer, abuse or maltreatment as a result of acts or omissions of the child’s parent or guardian?

Answer 3

IMMEDIATELY, Through Dispatcher, Request

1) PD
2) FDNY EMS supervisor
3) Ambulance

Question 4

2.6
According to NYS Social Services Law, members are mandated to file a report. Who will file this report?
A) EMS Supervisor
B) Ambulance crew
C) Fire Officer
D) Child Services after notification by EMS

Answer 4

B) Ambulance crew

Question 5

2.7
True or False
An officer may take a child into protective custody if there is reasonable cause to suspect that returning a child to his/her parent or guardian would present imminent danger to the life or health of the child.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

2.7
Which agency shall the officer on duty transfer custody of the child to?
A) PD
B) Social Services
C) ACS
D) FDNY EMS Supervisor

Answer 6

A) Police Department

Question 7

AUC 306 add. 1

2.1
How can Fire Cap or Fire Safety material be obtained for school or firehouse visits?

Answer 7

• Notify Office of Public Safety (7) days in advance of event
• Notification can be made via fax, phone or in writing. Include all particulars.
• Unit’s administrative Division will schedule delivery

Question 8

AUC 306 add. 2 (Abandoned Infant Protection Act)

1.1.1
Under this law, how old must an infant be in order for a parent to avoid criminal prosecution if they deliver the infant, not abused to a suitable, safe location, and promptly notify an appropriate person.

Answer 8

Not more than 5 days old.

Question 9

1.3 True or False
A Report of Suspected Child Abuse or Maltreatment form bust be filed for situations like this. The ambulance crew that responds is responsible for filing it.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

2.1
What is the procedure when a parent appears personally at a firehouse or approaches a fire unit in the field and informs a member that they wish to abandon their infant?

Answer 10

• Officer on duty shall contact the Borough Communications Office:
• request ambulance
• inform the dispatcher that the unit is in custody of an abandoned infant
• Unit will be placed OOS (10-99) until an ambulance has assumed custody of infant

Question 11

2.4 True or False
The officer receiving the abandoned child must detain the parent and obtain as much info as possible while awaiting arrival of PD.

Answer 11

False
Law does not require us to ask questions. Members may inquire as to the infant’s medical situation but the person may refuse questioning.

Question 12

2.6

A company officer made aware of a unit’s possession of an abandoned infant shall complete what type of report?

Answer 12

Unusual Occurrence Report
include:
a) date and time of occurrence
b)how notified
c) race/sex of infant
d) time custody was assumed by ambulance crew
e) ambulance unit # and shield #’s of crew

Question 13

2.7
What shall the officer do if the dispatcher advises a fire unit that an infant has been reported abandoned at a firehouse?

Answer 13

The officer shall immediately order a diligent search of the area immediately adjacent to quarters.

• if the search is negative, dispatcher shall be notified
• journal entries made
• include in the Unusual Occurrence Report the area searched and the results.