Supervision of Pol-Ch 16, Tactical Deployment of Field Forces

Question 1

basic procedures for unusual occurences

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communication of field intelligence
establishment of a command post
incident command system
reconnaissance
logistics aide and press relations officer

Question 2

one general framework for handling unusual occurrences of any kind is the NSF model.

Answer 2

• Now phase- initial orders given while heading to scene, gets assessment, evaluates scene, determines need for additional assistance
• Scene phase- supervisor takes control and directs the response. sets up perimeters, assigns responders to handle tasks, keeps higher up advised
• Future phase- supervisor conducts debriefings and then evaluates all reports to determine need for commendations, discipline, training and policy changes.

Question 3

ICS, incident command system

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is the command and control system for unusual occurrences that require coordinated multiagency or multijurisdictional responses.

Question 4

Presidential directive in 2003. President Bush mandated the creation of National Incident Management System, NIMS, Homeland Security directive February 2003.

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ordered the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a national response plan that would treat crisis management and consequence management as a single integrated function; also required adoption of the NIMS standards by all state, tribal and local organizations as a condition of receiving federal grants.

Question 5

NIMS system will provide a consistene nationwide approach for fedeal, state, local and tribal govern to work effectively and efficiently together to prepare for

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prevent, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of the cause, size or complexity.

Question 6

NIMS includes and expands on ICS. Developed by

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Federal Emergency Management Administration, ICS training is being conducted for emergency services agencies across the nation, including police, fire, first aid

Question 7

When the supervisor assumes responsibility for directing police action to control an unusual occurrence, one of his first acts should be to

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appoint aides to assist him in performing the many tasks he cannot perform personally and to free him to consentrate on directing the operation.

Question 8

an aide should be responsible for keeping a chronological log of control measures taken in all

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details of operation from its inception

names, unit numbers, assignments

Question 9

when subjects are actively killing people, new tactics call for an immediate response

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Rapid Deployment to High-Risk Incidents. System calls for officers to enter the structure and attempt to neutralize or contain, the active shooter.

Question 10

In civil disorder, supervisor should not commit his forces until they are of sufficient strength to perform their mission with a reasonable expectation of success

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Question 11

Pincer movement

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crowd is attacked from the front and both flanks, may force it to escape to the rear and

Question 12

a flanking maneuver,

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in which crowd is attacked from the front and from one

Question 13

National Counterterrorism Center has provide guidelines for evacuation distances

Answer 13

Threat Explosives Building Outdoor
Pipe bomb 5lbs, 70 ft 850 ft
briefcase 50 lb 150 ft 1850 ft
comp sedan 500 lb 320 ft 1500 ft
sedan 1000 400 ft 1750 ft
pass/van 4000 600 ft 2750
sm mov vn 10000 860 3750
moving vn 30,000 1240 6500
semi-trl 60,000 1500 7000

Question 14

Inward search

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from the perimeter of area. Small, compact residential area, teams of 3 or more officers. each assigned specific quadrant to search

Question 15

search outward from center of operations toward guarded perimeter.

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Question 16

Homeland Security Advisory system

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designed to guide our protective measures when information specific to a particular sector or geographic region is received. Uses
advisories
bulletins
color codes

Question 17

Homeland security threat advisories

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information about an incident involving or a threat targeting critical national networks, infrastructures or assets.

Question 18

Homeland security information bulletins

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info of interest to the nations critical infrastructures that do not meet the timeliness, specificity or significance thresholds of warning messages.
info include, statistical reports, summaries, incident response or reporting guidelines

Question 19

Color-coded threat level system

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used to communicate with public safety officials and public at large.

Question 20

severe

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severe risk of terrorist attack

Question 21

high

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high risk of terrorist attack

Question 22

elevated

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significant risk of terrorist attack

Question 23

guarded

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general risk of terrorist attack

Question 24

low

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low risk

Question 25

Applicable to minor unlawful assembles generally can be employed with good effect in major disorders.

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Basic tactical and operational procedures

Question 26

The effectiveness of supervisors initial action may well determine how much more serious the matter may become.

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Responsibility for collating and assessing facts and for implementing the first course of action rests on the field supervisor in charge at the time.

Question 27

Strategy of striking swiftly with adequate force to ensure success should be the basic concept in civil disorder control.

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Question 28

key element to successful response to a chemical, biological or radiological incident is the rapid identification of the hazard and immediate control over all responding units.

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