Equipment & Firearms/Weapons Flashcards
Departmental Property, Restriction of Use: Property shall not be loaned or permanently transferred to any employee without the explicit permission of the employee’s ____.
division/bureau commander
Misuse of Police Radio: No personal or unauthorized software applications will be used, stored, or saved on any departmental computer,____ excepted.
screen savers
Use of Confiscated Property: Department employees shall not take or borrow any confiscated property for their personal use without authorization from the ____.
Chief of Police
Operation of Vehicles: Employees shall at all times set
a proper ____ for other persons by the operation of official vehicles.
example
All Employees/Authorized Drivers: Only authorized ____ employees are permitted to drive or operate any city owned, leased or rented vehicles.
City of Tampa
All Employees/Vehicle Driver Identification: Department employees shall notify their ____ of any moving violations, suspension, added restriction or revocation of their driver license.
immediate supervisore
All Employees: ____ while driving for city business is prohibited.
Eating
Non-Sworn Employees: Driver Training: Department employees shall not operate city vehicles, or conduct city business in a personal vehicle unless the employee has successfully completed the City’s driver training course offered through the Risk Management Division of the Department of Human Resources.
Completion of the driver training course is valid for ____ years.
3
Non-Sworn Employees: Any employee who is involved in a vehicle crash while on duty or while operating a city vehicle will, regardless of the amount of damage, immediately stop and contact the ____.
Communications Bureau
Anti-Idling Requirements: Department employees shall not permit a vehicle’s engine to idle (operate the engine while the vehicle is not in motion) for more than ____ minutes in any ____ period.
5 / 1 hour
Exceptions: Idling is permitted only when the vehicle is required to remain motionless for the following:
- An emergency
- Protection of a city laptop computer
- Motor traffic has stopped at an official traffic control device
- Participating in an authorized ____ or special event..
parade
Cellular Phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Usage: Department employees operating personal
vehicles for city business or city owned, leased or rented vehicles are prohibited from utilizing cellular phones or PDAs while driving unless utilizing a____.
hands-free device
Cellular Phone and Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Usage: Employees will defer telephone conversations until the employee can safely____.
pull of the road
Sworn employees involved in a vehicle crash while on duty or while operating a city vehicle will, regardless of the amount of damage, immediately stop and contact the ____. An exception might be justified when in pursuit of a ____, under authorized conditions, or in other cases of extreme emergency.
Communications Bureau / felon
Sworn Employees: Upon discretion, sworn employees shall utilize ____ for prisoners to avoid heat and/or cold stress.
climate control
Body Armor: Officers who initially decline a department issued vest may subsequently request
a vest at ____.
any time.
Body Armor: All sworn personnel are authorized to wear personally owned body armor. Authorization is contingent upon approval of the Personnel & Training Unit. All such armor must____ current department specifications.
meet or exceed
Body Armor: All body armor must comply with the current minimum protective standards
prescribed by the____.
National Institute of Justice
Sworn employees who are on duty shall carry department issued or approved firearms/weapons/ammunition and holsters as may be necessary to fulfill their duties and responsibilities. Exceptions shall be made for certain assignments when approved by a ____.
Division commander
Any firearms, which are department issued or approved, shall not be altered without the approval of a person authorized by the department to inspect and/or repair duty firearms and is a ____.
certified armorer
Carrying: Off-Duty: Sworn employees are authorized, not ____, to carry a firearm when off-duty, when otherwise permitted by law, whether inside the city or outside.
mandated
When wearing civilian clothes, sworn employees shall conceal the firearm from public view, except while engaged in an activity where exposing the firearm is
appropriate such as target shooting or ____.
hunting
Display (Line of Duty): Firearms shall never be displayed or taken from holsters in public except ____.
in the line of duty
Sworn employees are specifically warned against any
“____” of weapons when on duty, except by direction of the Training Unit.
dryfiring
