Officer Safety and Survival Flashcards

1
Q

true or false

attitude is one of the most important things

A

true

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2
Q

what are the different colors of awareness

A
white
yellow
orange
red
black
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3
Q

The white level of awareness means…

A

environmentally unaware and oblivious

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4
Q

true or false you should be in the white zone at all times

A

false

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5
Q

what level of awareness means you are alert but not ready to act

A

yellow

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6
Q

what level of awareness are you in when you are ready to act and are in a state of alarm

A

orange

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7
Q

what is the red level of awareness

A

taking action

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8
Q

condition black is

A

blind panic and lost control of thought process

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9
Q

what level of awareness should you be in when you are responding to calls

A

orange

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10
Q

what are the three vital areas of the reactionary gap

A

space
time
distance

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11
Q

what is the reactionary gap

A

space and distance between officer and anyone else

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12
Q

generally how far away should you be from a suspect in order to have a good reactionary gap

A

4-6 feet

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13
Q

how many minutes after arrival is generally the deadliest to officers

A

one minute

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14
Q

what are the 3 survival skills

A

scholar
statesman
gaurdian

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15
Q

what is the scholar survival skill

A

knowledge and understanding of situation

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16
Q

what is the statesman survival skill

A

ability to influence others with just words

17
Q

what is the guardian survival skill

A

skill set to protect people

18
Q

what are the three major areas to the concept of below 100

A

ballistic vests
seatbelts
speed

19
Q

what is the role of the contact officer

A

handles all business of the stop

20
Q

what is the role of the cover officer

A

assists/watches contact officer

21
Q

true or false

the contact officer focuses on 20% of contact and 80%on everything else

A

false

22
Q

what is the fatal funnel

A

dangerous area where the officer is silhouetted against own entry point
i.e. doorways

23
Q

what are the 3 common elements of the deadly mix

A

officer

offender

circumstances that brought them together

24
Q

give some pre-attack indicators

A
ignoring officer
crosses arms
clenches hands
threats
active resistance
vacant stare
weight shift