Bomb scare and explosive device procedures for public schools Flashcards
How should the dispatching of Police and/or Fire-Rescue Units be carried out?**
a) Via email
b) In person
c) By telephone
d) Through written reports
c) By telephone
Where should Fire-Rescue apparatus stage when responding to the area?**
a) Directly in front of the school
b) One block away, out of sight if possible
c) At the city center
d) On the school premises
B) One block away, out of sight if possible
When can Fire-Rescue apparatus and personnel proceed to the school during an incident?**
a) Immediately upon arrival
b) Upon the order of the school Principal
c) On the order of the Incident Commander (IC)
d) When they receive a call from the media
c) On the order of the Incident Commander (IC)
Who is responsible for handling and moving any suspected explosive device, according to the procedures?**
a) School representatives
b) Fire-Rescue personnel
c) Police authorities
d) Media personnel
c) Police authorities
What is the recommended distance for discontinuing sirens and bells from the scene according to the procedures?**
a) Directly at the scene
b) Four to five blocks away
c) Two to three blocks away
d) Half a mile away
c) Two to three blocks away
In case a suspected explosive device is found, who is responsible for requesting the Bomb Squad?**
a) School representatives
b) Fire-Rescue personnel
c) Police authorities
d) Media personnel
c) Police authorities
How long should the Fire-Rescue Department remain in contact with FCIO, as mentioned in the procedures?**
a) Until the media arrives
b) Until the school authorities request assistance
c) Until the emergency is resolved or an explosion occurs
d) Until the police take control of the situatio
c) Until the emergency is resolved or an explosion occurs
Who is the proper agent of Miami-Dade county public schools to be contacted?
Principal of the school unit concerned is the proper agent to be contacted by telephone.
who should search for the reported explosive device as per their administrative handbook
For search for the reported, explosive device shall be conducted by school personnel, as per their administrative handbook, emergency procedures, and bomb search procedures
- Where should fire rescue apparatus remain and what should they be doing?
Fire rescue apparatus and personnel shall remain in the staging area and monitor assigned tactical channel and proceed to the school, only on the order of the incident commander (ie; if I suspected explosive device is found, or an explosion results)
Where will the district chief stage one called to a bomb scare at a public school? 
stated on pg 97; Command post established by Miami Police Department 
