Vehicle Operations

Question 1

The Safety Officer facilitates review of departmental accidents with the ____________.

Answer 1

DARC

Question 2

What does DARC mean?

Answer 2

Departmental Accident Review Committee

Question 3

Who reviews all departmental accidents to determine preventability, using preventability criteria guidelines?

Answer 3

DARC

Question 4

Commanders ensure damaged vehicles are taken to VOM for completion of an appraisal within _______ business days os the accident/incident.

Answer 4

3

Question 5

Commanders with monitor damaged vehicles to ensure repairs are completed within ______ months of the accident/incident.

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Gasoline will only be transported in departmental vehicles in the trunk with the lid ___________ & the radio/AVL _____________.

Answer 6

In a raised position

Turned off

Question 7

Emergency response factors to consider are (list 8):

Answer 7

• Safety of citizens/ risk of property damage
• severity of the call/incident
• degree of danger to another member/the public
• proximity to the scene
• proximity of other units
• locale, road, traffic, and weather conditions
• type of police vehicle used
• existence of immediate obligations

Question 8

True or False: It is the supervisors responsibility to monitor/control the number of units using emergency response while headed to an incident.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

_______________-separate incidents, conditions, or circumstances when added together may indicate the degree if danger/hazard to the public/police as a result of a pursuit.

Answer 9

Risk Factors

Question 10

_____________- a process used to evaluate the degree of danger/hazard of a pursuit based upon the totality of the risk factors present

Answer 10

Risk Factor Assessment

Question 11

_____________-the following os a fleeing motor vehicle at the legal speed limit for the purpose of monitoring the direction of travel and relaying that information

Answer 11

Silent surveillance

Question 12

An authorized emergency motor vehicle is any police vehicle equipped with both emergency _________ and __________.

Answer 12

Lights and sirens

Question 13

True or False: Police motorcycles and prisoner transport wagons are authorized emergency motor vehicles for the purpose of motor vehicle pursuits.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Alternative strategies for Motor vehicle pursuits are (list 5):

Answer 14

• use of aircraft
• radio communications
• OJs
• alternate routes
• silent surveillance

Question 15

In reference to motor vehicle pursuits apprehending/identification of a violator is ____________.

Answer 15

Secondary

Question 16

The decision to pursue a motor vehicle is a process of weighing risk factors of the pursuit against the primary responsibilty of ____________________.

Answer 16

Persevering life

Question 17

All pursuits involving motorcycles will be considered _______ risk

Answer 17

High

Question 18

When another jurisdiction requests assistance with a pursuit occurring within or entering Baltimore County and the circumstances of the pursuit are unknown, the pursuit will be considered _____ risk until the actual risk factors can be obtained.

Answer 18

High

Question 19

In order to changed a suspect with fleeing and eluding the MD traffic article requires that police personnel engaged in a pursuit are either operating _________ or are attired in a _____________.

Answer 19

• marked police vehicle

- police uniform

Question 20

During a motor vehicle pursuit aviation will assume ______________ duties.

Answer 20

Communication

Question 21

True or False: Auxiliary police officers are NOT allowed to operate a motor vehicle during a pursuit but may be an occupant.

Answer 21

true

Question 22

True or False: If a primary/secondary motor vehicle pursuit officers are operating an unmarked police vehicle, they will relinquish the pursuit to a marked unit at the first opportunity

Answer 22

True

Question 23

A motor vehicle report is recorded on a form _______.

Answer 23

213

Question 24

Form 213 reports will be completed and sent to Strategic Planning Team within _______ days.

Answer 24

30

Question 25

True or False: Each vehicle pursuit requires its own cc number.

Answer 25

True