HPMS 50.1 Emergency Incident Mngmnt, 50.5 Civil Dist Planning, 70.8 Firearms Manual Flashcards
What California Vehicle Code Section – Authorizes the CHP to direct traffic in the event of an emergency in order to expedite traffic and ensure the safety of the public?
2410 VC
When placed on Tactical Alert and two locations are designated, what are the Staging Area Requirements and Criteria?
The two permanent staging areas shall meet the following criteria:
Able to accommodate at least 100 CHP employees overnight.
Able to accommodate at least 30 patrol vehicles.
What form shall be filled completed for each vehicle/motorcycle that responds to a staging area during a tactical deployment?
CHP 33C, Emergency Response Personnel/Equipment Information
When deployed as a tactical unit in riot or crowd control functions, the basic element in a tactical unit is the squad. A squad is usually composed of how many uninformed members of the department?
squad leader (preferably a sergeant) and 11 officers
A platoon is composed of ___ to ___ squads normally working as a single unit with a common mission and relatively close geographical assignments.
2-3
Who authorizes the use of the wooden dowel as a distraction tool during an incident?
The incident commander or, in their absence, the ranking on-scene
manager/supervisor.
During a tour of duty, how many rounds shall be carried with the less lethal shotgun?
The less-lethal shotgun shall be carried with the less lethal shotgun butt stock pouch loaded with the approved load (five rounds) of current departmentally-issued 12-gauge kinetic energy munitions and an empty
weapon magazine. The less-lethal shogun and five additional rounds of kinetic energy munitions shall be placed in the case, which shall be secured in the trunk of the patrol vehicle.
Uniformed employees shall fire __ primary firearm shoots each year.
12
A__________________ is composed of two to more companies; The companies should have a common mission and relatively close geographical assignment. A __________________ is composed of two to three squads, normally working as a single unit with a common mission and relatively close geographical assignment.
Battalion/Platoon
How many members are usually assigned to a squad during a civil disturbance?
squad leader (sergeant) and 11 officers (total 12)
California Highway Patrol ____________ shall ensure that an “Order to Disperse” and a “Use of Force” warning have been given to participants prior to the use of chemical agents and/or nonlethal weapons.
Incident Commander
With regard to Bomb searches, Searches conducted by CHP personnel shall be limited to _________________ and _____________ searches. Personnel shall not conduct entry searches of department facilities, vehicles, or state-owned highway related structures. Searches shall be conducted with a search team, consisting of at least_______ individuals, regardless of the threat.
Visual/Facility/two
The Incident Command System (should be / shall be) used as the response mechanism for all emergency incidents occurring within CHP jurisdiction.
shall be
ICS consists of _____basic functions are what are they?
5 - Command staff, operations, planning/ intelligence, logistics, finance
What (should / shall) happen to employees who fails to meet the minimum qualification requirements?
shall be placed on interim reporting
Regarding question 11, at least ____ night shoot(s) shall be conducted. Commanders may allow employees to miss ____ shoots per year provided the employee attends make-up shoots.
2 / three
All employees are required to review their command-specific Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) how often?
Annually
In order to maintain readiness and test the effectiveness of emergency plans, all field commands shall conduct or participate in at least how many emergency preparedness exercises annually?
2
In a state of emergency who has complete authority over all agencies of the state government and the right to exercise police power vested in the state by the Constitution and laws of the State of California?
Governor
A uniformed manager or supervisor placing a neighboring Area on a tactical alert shall immediately notify who?
The next level of command and the Area’s Communications Center. (Advise of the type, size, scope, location, and expected duration of the incident).
True or False: The tan work uniform is not authorized during a tactical alert or tactical deployment.
True
When a command is placed on a tactical alert, on duty personnel shall keep gas tanks at no less than ________ full throughout the duration of the TA.
¾ -tank
Unless otherwise directed, any Area placed on a tactical alert shall document time on which form.?
CHP 415C
Which form is utilized to aid in the accounting of personnel and resources that enter a tactical alert staging area?
CHP 33C