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1
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What is a loaded patrol for fires?

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Patrols during high fire danger time with a full crew and ready table. Ready to fight on sight. Used to identify fires and address them immediately

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Define preclusion

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Allows an officer to move to the appropriate level of control, based on the level of resistance faced. Allows officer to rule out lower levels of control which would be ineffective. Means officer doesn’t have to move up the control continuum 1 by 1.

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What is the timeline on officer reports

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Usually within 48 hours, no longer than 72 hours

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Where can you legally shoot aquatic furbearers?

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On land or in a trap (beaver, otter, muskrat)

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What 3 elements must always be considered when using force

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Level of resistance presented
Threat assessment (weapon, intent, delivery system)
Force variables
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What is your conflict goal as CO?

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Resolve all conflicts without the use of force, by gaining voluntary compliance

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What must be signed before placing problem wildlife control tools on private property?

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Livability release form/landowner agreement, as per the operational directive on livability release forms

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How should disciplinary action be carried out?

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Should be given as constructive criticism
Should be done in private
Should be done promptly
Effective management should eliminate the need for disciplinary action

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What are the response options for every scenario

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Disengage if there is no undue risk to others and officer can not control the scenario under current circumstances
Escalate is a lesser force option is not effective in gaining control / compliance and it is inappropriate to disengage
Deescalate once compliance has been achieved, and officer has control)
Communicate effectively at all time

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Define reasonable grounds

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A set of circumstances or conditions that would cause an ordinary individual to form a strong belief that goes beyond suspicion

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What is the purpose of a prosecution report?

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Provide prosecution data in a manner that can easily be inputted into a computer data base

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When is it required to submit an officer report?

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  • hard empty hand or higher
  • intermediate weapon displayed
  • If the level of resistance displayed or used is assaultive or higher
  • If medical treatment is required
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Name 5 pieces of legislation that PPOs enforce

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  • Provincial Parks act
  • Park Activity Regulations
  • The Fisheries Act (Manitoba)
  • Fishing Licensing Regulations
  • The Fisheries Act (Canada)
  • Manitoba Fishery Regulations
  • Intoxicated Persons Detention Act
  • Offroad Vehicles Act
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What does LACES stand for

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Lookout - watching fire and the weather & know what your crew is doing.
Anchor points - have they been established
Communication - are you in contact with your crew and others who can provide intelligence
Escape routes - have routes been identified? Are they walkable?
Safety zones - are they close enough, large enough and safe?

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What is a ready table? What’s in it?

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A fire fighting equipment box.

Pumps, hoses, hand tools, chainsaw. Everything needed when first getting to a fire

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Define resistance

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Any action that prohibits you from achieving your objective in the lawful execution of your duty

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What is the main objective of a PPO

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  • Park Safety and security

- Provide a safe environment for all park users through an effective park enforcement program

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List CO priorities

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Public safety (provincial parks, human wildlife conflict, and dangerous hunting)

Wildfires (human and industry caused fires)

Ecosystem Protection (wildlife disease management, habitat protection, endangered species protection, resource management (timber, fish, wildlife)).

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Define resistance

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Any action by another person that hinders your objectives in the lawful execution of your duties

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What 3 things must you do to justify force

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Evaluate subjects actions
Understand your own options
Take all variables into account

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What is the purpose of a seizure disposition?

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To provide the courts with a system to track seizures.

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22
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What is a green book (set fine book) used for?

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  • Short wording of offences
  • Set fine amounts
  • Quick reference to section numbers
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23
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What is the primary act that guides the COS

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Conservation Officer Act

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What guides CO search and rescue procedures

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Search and rescue operational guideline. The department can provide reasonable assistance in the form of manpower and equipment

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What is the purpose of the conservative officer act?

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Establish a service whose members
A)enforce acts respecting NRs, fish, wildlife, protected areas and environmental protections
B) preserve and enhance public safety

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What is survival reaction time

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The time it takes to analyze, evaluate, plan and act

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When can an officer use lethal force?

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When she has reasonable grounds to believe that she, or another, is at risk of GBH or death

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Under which 3 circumstances is an officer protected from liability?

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1) acting within lawful duties
2) actions are necessary reasonable grounds
3) force is not excessive

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What is a sprinkler system, when is it applied, who makes the decision, what is the benefit?

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A series of sprinklers connected to a hose, supplied water through a pump, which constantly emits water in a wide circle, dampening the ground, providing fire protection. Applied when a wild fire is approaching.
Office of the fire commissioner, value asset team.
Advantage is that water is supplied unattended for a long period of time

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Define reasonable grounds

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a set or conditions/circumstances that would lead a prudent, ordinary individual to form a strong belief that goes beyond mere suspicion

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31
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What are tickets used for?

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To commence a prosecution

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32
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What are the 5 reasons to use force

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Stop dangerous or unlawful behaviour 
Prevent the escape of an arrested person
Protect officer or public from harm
Protect individual from harming themselves
Overcome resistance to lawful arrest
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What steps does an officer take if a subject was hurt by a use of force?

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  • Have individual assessed by EMS ASAP
  • If individual refuses, request EMS report and documents all information
  • Document everything in officer notes and submit an officer report
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34
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When are CO’s protected from liability, when using force?

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When the force is not excessive and is based on reasonable grounds

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35
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What is the fire triangle? How do you break it?

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Air, fuel, heat.

Water, dirt shovelling, break lines, foam/fire retardant

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36
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What must snares requires to have?

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Locking device, such as a cam, to prevent them from widening once winched

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What is a threat assessment

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Intent, weapon, delivery system

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38
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What operational guideline guides the use of force reporting?

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Operational Guideline - Use of Force Report

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39
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When do conservation officers have the power and authority of peace officers?

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When enforcing legislation in which they have been appointed and while carrying out public safety duties

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Keys to dealing with problem site

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  • proactive (talk to site early)
  • isolate permit holder
  • empathize with other campers
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What is the objective of disciplinary action?

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To build an individual into useful employee

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42
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What gives officers the authority to use force?

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Criminal Code of Canada

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I the enforcement mandate, what are the the 4 response strategies

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1) service - assist the public
2) protection - as outlined in the COA, preserving and maintaining public peace and while acting in course of CO enforcement duties
3) enforcement - if in the public’s best interest, and consistent with justice objectives, charges may be laid and moved through the judicial system. If it is not in the best interest of the public to lay charges, and push matters through the judicial system, then the offers may use discretion. Especially when it is not a primary responsibility. Officer may use education,verbal warning or written warning instead.
4) prevention - preventing incidents (offences, accidents or problems) through intervention, proactive problem solving and education

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Define grievous bodily harm

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Bodily injury that poses substantial risk of death, permanent disfigurement or long term loss/impairment of a organ/ bodily member

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What are the possible crown responses if a ticket is not responded to?

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  • Place a hold on licence renewal
  • Place a hold on vehicle registration
  • Send to a private collection agency - effects credit
  • File a case with court of queens bench
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What does it mean to be in the course of conservation officer duties?

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An officer on duty, especially when in uniform or a marked vehicle, whether or not actually in the process of enforcing a resources law

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What must you consider when conducting an eviction

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-How many officers, how many subjects, what state are the subjects in, can they call a ride to pick them up? Do you have to let them stay until morning? CO/RCMP support? Can you handle the situation?

48
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Resistance continuum

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Phycological intimidation
Verbal non compliance 
 Passive resistance 
Defensive resistance 
Assaultive behaviour
Death or GBH
49
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How do you effect an arrest?

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Identify yourself
Place person under arrest by identifying your intention
Inform person of charge
Inform person of legal rights

50
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Define preclusion

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When a lesser level of force is not option and you cannot disengage. Basically when you need to use lethal force

51
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What is spotting?

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When embers burst from the fire & start new fires in the surrounding area

52
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4 reasons to use force

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Overcome resistance to lawful arrest
Stop dangerous or unlawful behaviour
Protect the public or an officer from injury
Protect subject from injuring themselves
Prevent escape of an arrested person

53
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In what three instances would a CO enforce non resource legislation

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1) threat to public safety, officer safety or violator safety (drunk driving, elicit drugs, prohibited weapon, assault of a peace officer)
2) where the violation interferes with the peaceful enjoyment or safety in a provincial park (LGCA, HTA, IPDA)
3) offences occur in conjunction with resource related offences (ie night hunting with HTA or ORVA (cautious of plea bargain charges dropped)

54
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When is lethal force justified?

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Officer/public life in danger or risk of GBH

55
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Which animals can you trap on land with a modified leghold?

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Fox, coyote, wolf, lynx, bobcat

56
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List 4 operational directives

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Grooming directive
Officer notebooks
Role of PPO
Enforcement mandate
DOR
Enforcement assistance to other agencies 
Park patrol shift report
Provincial park entry pass enforcement protocol
Emergency vehicle operations
57
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Which types of traps can be used suspended in the air?

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Body grip or kill traps. NOT leghold

58
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What happens to a use of force report?

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It is sent to the regional director, to the manager of compliance & field services, back to the regional & reporting officer. Signatures from superior officers are used to show chain of command officers are aware of the incident

59
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Which level of force requires a Use of Force Report?

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Soft empty hand (within a week) anything higher (24hrs) - if assaultive behaviour is used against an officer (even if no control is used) 72hrs

60
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How often do live hold traps need to be checked

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Minimum, once every 72 hours

61
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What are the force variables to consider

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Officer/subject variables
Special circumstances
Reaction time
Threat assessment

62
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Different officer roles during evictions

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Leader officer (decision maker. separates permit holder, collects IDs, ensures safety, communicates with site)
Security (ensure people don't enter/leave site, collect IDs, ensure safety, ensures people are following directions from lead officer)
Support officer (check CPIC, eviction database, write EN's & CON's, safety).
63
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10-27

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Licence/permit information - tell you if licence if active & descriptors of individuals

64
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What’s the difference between IA and a fire department

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IA deals with wildfires. Fire departments deal with structures

65
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When are Officers protected from civil liability under the Criminal Code of Canada (When using force)?

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When their actions are based on reasonable grounds and the amount of force used is note excessive

66
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What is a threat assessment

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Does the individual have
Intent
Delivery system
Weapon

67
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What are the force variables?

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  1. Officer vs subject variables
    (Size, gender, strength, skill difference. Number of suspects vs number of officers)
  2. Special circumstances
    (Injury, exhaustion, weather, proximity to weapon, special knowledge, availability of other options)
  3. Reaction time
    The time officer has to respond to resistance
68
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What’s the difference between emerge y fire fighters and initial attack?

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IA wraps the fire (contains it in a certain geographic area) battles the flames.
EFF go in after IA already knocks the flame down and does the rest of the control (shovel out smouldering brush, etc)

69
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Do Métis and FN have the same trapping rights?

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Both can trap for food and domestic purposes. Products cannot be traded or sold for profit. Safety and conservation regulations must still be followed

70
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What is the purpose of a seizure report?

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To provide a system of accountability, inventory, tracking, control and disposal of property

71
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What are the 10 primary acts and the 2 primary regulations the COS enforces

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The Crowns Land Act
The Endangered species and ecosystems act
The ecological reserves act
The forest act
The fisheries act (manitoba)
The provincial parks act
The resource tourism and operators act 
The wildlife act
The wildfire act
The wild rice act

The water act - aquatic invasive species
The fisheries act (canada) - Manitoba fishery regulations

72
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10-28

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Used to check licence plate information

73
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What is the purpose of a seizure receipt?

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Provides a system to acknowledge the seizure of items, and proper dispositions for those items. Also provides documentation of suspension of hunting licence, hunter education certificate, guide licence or outfitters licence.

74
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When using force, what three things must be assessed?

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Threat assessment (weapon, intent, delivery system)
Force variables 
Special circumstances
75
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Define lethal force

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Any force likely to cause GBH or death

76
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When a commercial fisherman sells fish to an individual, what must be provided?

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Commercial fisherman trade record or a sales receipt/ package label

77
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4 reasons to arrest someone

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Repetition of offence/ commission of another offence
Identification
Court appearance
Evidence

78
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What are the response options for a ticket?

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  • Guilty
  • Guilty with an explanation
  • Not Guilty
79
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Force continuum

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Officer presence 
Verbal direction 
Soft empty hand 
Hard empty hand 
Intermediate weapon
Lethal force
80
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Define GHB

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Any bodily injury that is likely to/has the possibility to cause death, cause serious permanent disfigurement, or results in the longterm impairment of any bodily organ or member

81
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Define reasonable grounds

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A set of conditions or circumstances that would cause an ordinary individual to form a strong belief which goes beyond mere suspicion

82
Q

What sections of the Criminal Code of Canada deal with Use of force for peace officers?

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Section 25, 26, and 27

83
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Which sections of the Criminal Code involved use of force?

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25, 26, 27

84
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The COS is responsible for provisions of the following Acts

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The forest health protection act
The environment act
The off-road vehicle act
 The highway traffic act
The liquor and gaming control act
The intoxicated persons detention act
The fisheries act (canada)
The migratory birds convention act, 1994 (canada)
Wild animal and plant protection and regulation of international and interprovincial trade act (canada)

Criminal code of canada

85
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What are the two main causes of fires?

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Fuel and wind

86
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What does a fire ranger do?

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Mostly a base job that organizes equipment

87
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Who is an officer report sent to?

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Regional Field Supervisor

Regional Services Superintendent (who will send it to the chief CO)

88
Q

Define one + one doctrine

A

Use of Force starting point that states you can use one level of force higher than the resistance level displayed

89
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What’s the difference between disturbance and mischief

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Disturbance is any activity that is incompatible with the peaceful enjoyment of provincial parks. Including, loud music, fighting or selling dugs.
Mischief is the destruction of property in a provincial park

90
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If enforcing legislation that is not primary responsibility, must continuously ask:

A

1) what is my primary responsibility and how does it relate to this
2) what course of action is in the best interest of the public
3) if I don’t intervene, will there be public harm
4) can I deal with this at a lower intervention level
5) is my course of action within my training, skills and abilities

91
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What other two operational directives are to be used with the OD Use of Force

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  1. Officer Safety

2. Department Firearms

92
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What 3 things are needed to justify force

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  1. Evaluate subjects actions
  2. Clearly understand your own options
  3. Take all circumstances into account and use force necessary to control the situation
93
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What are the 5 reasons to use force

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  1. Stop unlawful or dangerous behaviour
  2. Protect officer or public from injury
  3. Protect subject from self injury
  4. Overcome resistance to lawful arrest
  5. Prevent the escape of an arrested person
94
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What are the 3 levels of eviction

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LEVEL 1: first time offender
-disturbance only
-72 hr eviction
-seasonal campers can leave equipment & non evicted family members can stay on site
LEVEL 2: engage in mischief, significant disturbance, organizing large scale gathering/unruly gathering, threatening/assaulting someone in a PP
-An incident involving arrest
-21 day eviction
-Seasonals allowed to leave gear, but no one on site
LEVEL 3: 1 year ban
-Assault, selling drugs, drunk driving, significant damage to park infrastructure, repeat offender of 21 day eviction
-Write 21 day suspension, DS will apply to have person banned for a year
-Seasonals must remove all gear

95
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When is lethal force justified

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The officer or another individuals life is threatened, or they are at risk of GBH

96
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What is the response time on tickets

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15-45

97
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What are the levels of disciplinary action?

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Oral reprimand - immediate supervisor
Written reprimand - letter of direction or letter of reprimand - immediate supervisor
Suspension - 1 day = supervisor - more than 1 days = director
Dismissal - ADM

98
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When can CO’s use decoys?

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CO’s cannot employ tactics to induce individuals into an offence. But, when violations have been reported, observed by an officer, or charges have been laid, decoys can be used to safety apprehend violators

99
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Discuss the safe location of a decoy

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Not used an intersections, sharp turns, or where you cannot see vehicles coming.
Avoid highways in times of busy traffic
A safe backstop must be present
RFS/RSS must approve decoy sight in daylight, before operation

100
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Can you place a decoy on private land?

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Yes, but the land owner/occupier must sign a landowner agreement form, officially giving permission

101
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What must officers do when setting up decoys?

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Wear blaze orange

102
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How many officers are required in take down units for decoys?

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1 person per unit in daylight. 2 people per unit at night.

103
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What three types of laws/regulations apply to First Nations and Metis peoples?

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General Application (ie speed limit), conservation (ie. moose conservation closure) and safety (ie. hunting while intoxicated)

104
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How were First Nations rights to hunt at night recognized?

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A supreme Court decision in R. vs Morris, out of BC

105
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When can conservation officers lay charges to FN peoples? When can they not?

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Charges can be laid if the case law is clearly established and grounds support it. When case law is unclear and case may have constitutional significance, CO’s must consult with HQ before laying charges

106
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List four actions which are prohibited for all hunters, regardless of status

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  • Hunt off of, along or across a provincial road.
  • Discharge a centre fire rifle, muzzle loader or shot gun slug off of, along or across a municipal road
  • Hunt without due regard for safety (ie shoot towards a house)
  • Hunt on private land without permission
107
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Where do First Nations right to hunt come from?

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The Natural Resources Transfer Agreement (1930) (this essentially transferred ownership of the land and resources from the federal government, to the provinces, which in turn, also transferred the responsibility and rights of First Nations Peoples. The NRTA (1930), make up a part of the Constitution Act (1982), which is where the rights are derived from.

108
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What two reasons can a First Nations person harvest resources?

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Food or traditional ceremony

109
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Can a FN person share resources harvested under rights?

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Resources can be shared with other FN peoples, and non FN peoples living in the same house. Resources cannot be shared with other non status individuals.

110
Q

What are FN peoples required to carry when harvesting resources?

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Federally issues certification of status

111
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What specifically does not apply to FN harvesters?

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  • licensing and tagging requirements
  • seasons & hour restrictions
  • bag limits
  • equipment restrictions (ie. ORVs)
112
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Define: disturbance (pp’s)

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Any action or behaviour that interferes with the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of a provincial park. ie. rowdyism, loud music, insulting language, fighting, etc

113
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Define: mischief (pp’s)

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Any action that destroys or damages property in a provincial park or obstructs/interferes with a lawful enjoyment of a provincial park

114
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Where do provincial park eviction authorities come from?

A

Provincial Parks Act

Parks Activities Regulations

115
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Discuss eviction levels

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Level 1 - 72hrs

  • first time offender
  • seasonals can leave equipment and non evicted family members
  • disturbance only

Level 2 - 21 days

  • second time level 1 offender in the last 3 years
  • seasonals can leave equipment, but no one can be on site
  • mischief, significant disturbance, assaulting or threatening to assault

Level 3 - 1 year

  • Repeat level 2 offenders in the last 3 years
  • Seasonals must remove all gear
  • Assault, selling drugs, significant damage to park infrastructure
  • Issue regular 21 day suspension and DS applies for 1 year ban
116
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What are the three officer roles in an eviction?

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Lead officer

  • only communicator and decision maker
  • isolates site holder
  • assigns tasks

Support Officer

  • Run CPIC
  • Write ENs & tickets
  • Runs subjects through eviction database

Security Officer

  • ensure no on leaves or enters
  • collects IDs
  • ensures safety

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