GO's Flashcards
Departmental Mission Statement
The mission of the CHP is to provide the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security.
The mission of the CHP is to provide the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security. This is accomplished through four departmental goals:
- Protect Life and Property
- Enhance Public Trust Through Superior Service
- Invest in Our People
- Anticipate Public Safety and Law Enforcement Trends and Provide Assistance to Allied Agencies
To accomplish our mission, we are committed to the
following organizational values as the foundation of our pledge to public Safety, Service, and Security:
- Respect for others.
- Fairness.
- Ethical practices.
- Equitable treatment for all.
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHIES.
The following concepts guide the Department’s overall philosophy of enhancing public Safety, Service, and Security through a participative management program.
- Public Responsibility
- Leadership and Innovation
- Organizational Development
- Personnel Development
- Command Accountability
Managers and supervisors ____ learn the motto, internalize and support it, and thereafter serve as a model for subordinates to emulate.
shall
As a model for subordinates, managers and supervisors ______ lead, recognize, and support employees in everyday ethical decisions.
shall
What are the CHP Professional Values?
Courage Honesty Professionalism Principles Respect Integrity Dedication Esprit de corps
The supervisor and manager responsibilities for the use of state owned equipment and resources are:
a. Ensure employees have equipment adequate to perform their duties.
b. Ensure equipment and resources are maintained in proper working condition.
c. Ensure all employees understand and acknowledge departmental policy regarding the use of state owned equipment and resources for official business; misuse may lead to administrative action
In the case of exigent circumstances, personal use
of the equipment and resources shall be documented. and shall be forwarded to the Office of the Commissioner for approval. Documentation will be retained in the command for ____________
the current plus three
years.
There are three primary reasons we must enhance safety through
service by building public trust:
a. Public and officer safety is built upon mutual trust.
b. Public support is essential for safer communities.
c. Provide an opportunity for the CHP to assume a Leadership Role in building a
public trust framework that could serve as a model to others.
Smoking shall not be permitted within ____ feet of doorways, ground level air
intake structures, and operable windows.
25
Commanders shall ensure acting sergeants and OIC’s are not involved in the review process and/or signature approval of the:
CHP 415, Daily Field Record, and
CHP 415D, Supplemental Daily Field Record.
An OIC shall only be appointed when_____ will be on duty
under their supervision.
two or more officers
In no event shall an off-duty officer be assigned as an OIC on _____
overtime status.
As such, commanders shall ensure all
departmental employees, including nonuniformed personnel, are familiar with the CALEA accreditation process within _____ of hire.
30 days
Employees _____ be required to be available to receive notice of pending court appearance cancellations during nonworking hours.
shall not
Unless they have received prior notice, supervisors ______ to accept subpoenas for subordinates on the day of the designated appearance except in
those cases when the Area commander deems the attendance to be critical, and they have reason to believe the employee can be contacted.
shall refuse
Employees who have been unavailable for a cancellation notification shall contact their office within ______ of the scheduled court appearance between
0800 and 1700 hours, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
24 hours
Passage is not exempt from payment when returning
from an urgent or emergency call while traveling on a HOT lane. Urgent does not include:
any personal use, commuting, training, or administrative uses.
Although toll violations are civil matters, headquarters offices, Divisions, or Areas that receive toll collection notices from a toll authority for a private vehicle with confidential registration to the Department shall handle the matter as follows:
(1) If the notice is for a current employee of the Department, immediately forward the notice to the employee’s commander. The commander shall
ensure the employee receives the notice in a timely manner.
(2) If the notice is for a nonemployee or retired employee of the Department, the toll authority shall be advised to initiate the unpaid toll collection procedures
contained in Section 40267 CVC.
(3) All commands who receive confidential registration toll collection notices from a toll authority shall include procedures in their SOP for processing the notices that is consistent with this General Order.
The following interactions do not require any data entry on the CHP A415:
(1) Crowd control or contacts made during public safety evacuations (e.g., natural disasters, critical incidents).
(2) Contacts made during active shooter incidents.
(3) Contacts made during security screenings required of all persons entering a building or event.
(4) Absent additional law enforcement actions, contacts made during routine traffic control, sobriety checkpoints, or other situations in which the contact is
the result of a blanket regulatory activity or neutral formula not based on individualized suspicion or personal characteristics.
When it is necessary to stop railway traffic (if time permits), advise the appropriate communications center of:
the name of the railroad, nature of the
problem, and location.
The lighted road flare should be placed ____ in advance of the hazard.
2,000 feet (minimum)to over two miles
If the road flare burns out, or if _____ have elapsed and the road flare is no longer visible, the locomotive engineer will proceed at restricted speed until the train is one mile beyond the road flare location.
10 minutes
If time and access allows, place one _______
lighted road flare between the rails, but not directly on a wooden railroad tie, in advance of the rail-highway grade crossing or hazard in both directions of travel.
30-minute
To stop a train, slowly swing a visible object (e.g., flag,
handkerchief, emergency yellow blanket, lighted flashlight) horizontally, in a back and forth motion at knee to hip height, at a right angle to the track. In
addition, the person giving the signal can be observed more readily by moving about rather than remaining stationary. The locomotive engineer will acknowledge this signal with two whistle blasts and stop the train as quickly as practical.
Normal Stop.
During hours of darkness, the hand signal should be given with a
flashlight or other lighted nonincendiary object.
This signal is the same as it is for a normal stop,
except it is given with a more rapid movement. Use a full emergency stop only when a train cannot be signaled at a sufficient distance from the hazard to
permit a normal stop. Be aware full emergency stops may endanger passengers, train crews, property, and equipment.
Full Emergency Stop.
