HPM 50.5 Civil Dist and 50.1 Emrg. Ops

Question 1

1. In accordance with the Department’s mission and objectives, the CHP will normally respond to the following types of civil unrest/disobedience incidents:

(1) An incident which affects state or county highways where the Department has primary investigative authority.
(2) An incident which affects state property where the Department has primary investigative authority.
(3) An official request for mutual aid assistance made by an allied agency in accordance with existing policy and the California Office of Emergency Services Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan (refer to HPM 50.1).

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

a. True 50.5 1-3

Question 2

2. Departmental personnel committed to the support of local law enforcement agencies during civil disturbance or crowd control incidents ___ remain under CHP command and control, and all departmental policies and procedures ___ remain in effect. Commanders and designated supervisors ___ accept missions from the responsible local authorities.
   a. May/May/May
   b. Should/Should/Should
   c. Shall/Shall/May
   d. None of the above

Answer 2

c. Shall/Shall/May 50.5 1-4

Question 3

3. The policy contained in Chapter 2, Operational Guidelines, of HPM 50.5 is reviewed annually by each uniformed employee.
   a. True
   b. False

Answer 3

b. False 50.5 1-4 (quarterly)

Question 4

4. All uniformed employees ___ annually display knowledge of all tactical formations described in Chapter 5, Tactical Formations and Mobile Tactics, of this manual.
   a. Should
   b. Shall
   c. May
   d. Will normally

Answer 4

b. Shall

Question 5

HPM 50.5, Chapter 2, defines three different types of Protesters. They are:
a. Preliminary Resistance Protesters, Active Resistance Protesters, Assaultive Resistance Protesters.
b. Soft Resistance Protesters, Active Resistance Protesters, Assaultive Resistance Protesters.
c. Passive Resistance Protesters, Active Resistance Protesters, Assaultive Resistance Protesters.
d. None of the above.

Answer 5

c. Passive Resistance Protesters, Active Resistance Protesters, Assaultive Resistance Protesters. 50.5 2-3

Question 6

6. Many passive protesters have taken a seat in a circle chanting “Save the whales! Save the whales!” but are not combative whatsoever. A few officers take their batons and begin to strike the protesters who are seated and are not assaultive in any manner. Would the use of a baton be justified?
   a. Yes, move quickly, the “Save the Whales” protesters are ruthless.
   b. No, control holds would be the correct level of force, your baton would be secured in the ring, or in the basic tuck position.
   c. Sometimes

Answer 6

b. No, control holds would be the correct level of force, your baton would be secured in the ring, or in the basic tuck position.

Question 7

7. Many active protesters have locked arms in a line and are confronting a line of your finest officers. The protesters are tense, not willing to move, some flee, and others join the line as the crowd is becoming increasingly agitated. There are reports of bottle having been thrown but none have been seen in your area. The officers have their batons in the long- extended position. Should your officers begin to strike the active protesters with their batons?
   a. Yes
   b. No

Answer 7

b. No

Question 8

8. With the above scenario, a protester punches an officer, and another protester throws a bottle at an officer. Those involved officers decide to use baton strikes to defend themselves. Would this use of force be justified against assaultive protesters?
   a. Yes
   b. No

Answer 8

a. Yes

Question 9

9. Officers ___ attempt to take an assaultive, resistant protester(s) into custody if the situation permits.
   a. May
   b. Should
   c. Shall
   d. Shall not

Answer 9

b. Should 50.5 2-6

Question 10

The basic element in a tactical unit is the squad. A squad is usually composed of a squad leader (preferably a sergeant) and ___ officers.
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11

Answer 10

d. 11 50.5 5-3

Question 11

11. All employees are required to review their command -specific EOP (emergency response to anticipated emergency incidents potentially affecting the command) annually.
    a. True
    b. False

Answer 11

a. True 50.1 1-5

Question 12

12. All employees are required to review their command -specific EAP (roles response to emergencies at their Area office) quarterly.
    a. True
    b. False

Answer 12

b. False

Question 13

13. All commands ___ conduct or participate in a least two emergency preparedness exercises annually.
    a. may
    b. should
    c. shall

Answer 13

c. shall 50.1 1-5

Question 14

14. It is the Department’s intent that a supervisor or manager respond to and assume incident command responsibilities at all emergency incidents within the Department’s primary investigative authority involving multiagency or multijurisdictional events, incidents on state property, hazardous material spills or releases, situations significantly impacting traffic management, or as otherwise required by departmental policy.
    a. True
    b. False

Answer 14

a. True 50.1 2-5

Question 15

15. 415C shall be completed at the end of the employee’s assigned shift, signed, approved by the employee’s supervisor, and turned in to the appropriate Incident Command System section or designated support personnel.

a. True 50.1 7-7
b. False

Answer 15

a. True 50.1 7-7

Question 16

SRT stands for Standard Response Team.
a. True
b. False

Answer 16

b. False 50.6 1-3

Question 17

18. Any officer can be a member of a MFF. SRT members require special training.
    a. True
    b. False

Answer 17

a. True

Question 18

19. Do all employees, regardless of rank, classification, or current assignment, for each shift or portion thereof assigned to emergency mitigation duties fill out a 415C?
    a. Yes
    b. No

Answer 18

a. Yes

Question 19

20. All original CHP 415Cs shall be batched with the corresponding CHP 701B, Personnel Roster and Resource Record (see Annex B), and retained with the incident documentation for ___ years plus the current year. The lengthy retention period is required due to the Federal Emergency Management Agency audit process.
    a. 2
    b. 3
    c. 4
    d. 5

Answer 19

d. 5 50.1 7-14

Question 20

An officer calls you at the area office while you are a field Sergeant. He requests to do a consent search. He believes he has a “hunch” there are illegal drugs in the car he has stopped because the driver looks “gangster”. Based on the information you have obtained, would you allow the officer to ask the driver for consent to search based on CHP policy found in G.O. 100.91?
a. Yes
b. No

Answer 20

b. No

Question 21

22. You are the incident commander at the end of a pursuit. A less lethal shotgun was deployed on a combative suspect from the pursuit vehicle. Based on your recent annual review of MVARS policy, G.O. 100.61, you believe you can review the officers MVARS recording of the pursuit. True or False? You also believe you should check the MVARS recording after the end of the pursuit to check for proper deployment of the less lethal shotgun as the suspect did have bruising and swelling on his chest from the less lethal rounds. Can you review after the pursuit? Yes? No?

Answer 21

True / Yes

Question 22

What are the different categories of complaints found in HPM 10.4?

a. Category I, Category II, and Other
b. Basic 1, Basic 2, and Other
c. Type 1, Type 2, and Other
d. Complaint 1, Complaint 2, and Other

Answer 22

a. Category I, Category II, and Other

Question 23

24. HPM 10.4 True or False. Closing Correspondence should be written to a complainant and/or legislator upon the conclusion of an investigation notifying them of the findings.
    (Shall)

Answer 23

False / Shall

Question 24

25. HPM 70.4 DUI Checkpoint teams ___ normally operate for periods of ___ to ___ hours.

a. Shall/2/4
b. Should/3/5
c. Should/4/6
d. Shall/4/6

Answer 24

c. Should/4/6

Question 25

All field commands shall conduct or participate in at least _____ emergency preparedness exercises annually.

a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four

Answer 25

b. two

Question 26

All communication center commands shall complete a __________ inspection of all equip. designated for use in support of the command-specific EOP.

a. Monthly
b. Quarterly
c. Yearly
d. None of the above

Answer 26

a. Monthly

Question 27

Which of the following actions taken and tasks assigned in response to emergency incidents does not comply with departmental goals?

a. Prevent loss of life and injuries.
b. Assist allied agencies.
c. Protect public and state assets.
d. Immigration Enforcement

Answer 27

d. Immigration Enforcement

Question 28

The ICS shall be used as the response mechanism for all emergency incidents. Uniformed employees of the Department shall exercise incident command responsibilities and manage emergency incidents where the Department __________________________________.
a. has been determined to have caused the incident.
b. been asked to assume financial responsibility of the incident.
c. has primary investigative authority.
d. knows uniformed officers will make the most overtime.

Answer 28

c. has primary investigative authority.

Question 29

The state’s Hazardous Material Incident Contingency Plan designates the ______ as state coordinator for HazMat incidents on all CA streets and highways.

a. DOJ
b. CHP
c. FEMA
d. ICE

Answer 29

b. CHP

Question 30

Areas placed on a Tactical Alert shall identify and notify all uniform personnel (all ranks) to immediately equip themselves and be prepared to respond to the event. Which of the following is not equipment that shall be immediately accessible for all personnel?

a. Two sets of the blue utility uniform.
b. Tactical helmet with face shield.
c. Departmentally issued Lap-Top computer.
d. Side-handle baton.

Answer 30

c. Departmentally issued Lap-Top computer.

Question 31

Recommended Equipment (“Go-Bag”), All uniformed personnel are
encouraged to maintain enough personal items for a __________ deployment.

a. 24 hour
b. 48 hour
c. 72 hour
d. 7 day

Answer 31

c. 72 hour

Question 32

CHP employees providing general law enforcement duties as a result of an emergency incident which resulted in a Presidential declaration of a federal disaster are required to complete an Emergency Incident Activity Record, ¬¬¬__________.

a. CHP 216
b. CHP 202
c. CHP 415B
d. CHP 415C

Answer 32

d. CHP 415C

Question 33

CHP Mobile Field Force Squads consist of _____ officer(s) and _____ sergeant(s).
a. 5, 1
b. 10, 1
c. 11, 1
d. 14, 2

Answer 33

c. 11, 1

Question 34

When requested to provide mutual aid, it is generally accepted that a reasonable response will consist of _____ percent of available on-duty uniformed personnel.
a. 25
b. 50
c. 75
d. None of the above

Answer 34

b. 50