Chapter 30- Driving Procedures

Question 1

There are two types of emergency response:
a. Code ___ Emergency: A situation or sudden occurrence which poses an actual threat of serious injury or loss of human life and which demands swift police action; e.g., seriously ill or injured person, shooting, sexual battery, etc.

Answer 1

3

Question 2

There are two types of emergency response:
Code ___ Emergency: A situation which poses a potential threat of serious injury or loss of human life which may require swift police action; e.g., assault, robbery, or burglary of an occupied structure in progress; hazardous chemical spill; toxic gas leak; serious motor vehicle crash in which the extent of injuries is unknown, etc.

Answer 2

2

Question 3

Generally, only authorized recipients of a Code 3 or Code 2 signal from a dispatcher will engage in an emergency response; however, supervisors are authorized to respond in an emergency response mode on their own initiative, but must advise the ______.

Answer 3

dispatcher

Question 4

Code 3 emergency calls are preceded by a tone indicator and the signal prefixed by 3. When appropriate, police officers responding to Code 3 emergency calls may exceed the posted speed limit, but not by more than ___ miles per hour.

Answer 4

20

Question 5

Code 2 emergency calls are preceded by a tone indicator and the signal prefixed by 2. Police officers respond to Code 2 emergency calls in the same manner as Code 3 calls and may exceed the posted speed limit, but not by more than ___ miles per hour.

Answer 5

10

Question 6

Pursuits:
Only ____ MDSO units are authorized to actively pursue: the primary pursuit unit and the support unit. Pursuits shall be conducted in strict compliance with Florida Statutes and agency directives. Police drivers may exceed the maximum speed limit as long as life or property is not endangered.

Answer 6

two

Question 7

Decision to Pursue and Determination of Maximum Safe Speed: Deputies may only engage in pursuits when they have a reasonable belief that the fleeing subject has committed or attempted to commit a felony which involves the use or ____ of _____ or violence to a person. All other pursuits are prohibited.

Answer 7

threat of physical force

Question 8

Active Pursuit Units:
The primary pursuit unit and the support unit will be the only two ground MDSO vehicles actively involved in the pursuit unless the ____ controlling the operation directs otherwise.

Answer 8

supervisor

Question 9

Air Support Unit Responsibilities:
1. When the ASU arrives at the scene of a pursuit, it will not become the _____ pursuit unit but will participate as an aerial observation platform. The vehicular ground primary pursuit unit and support
units will then restrict radio communications, decrease speed, and follow at a safe distance.

The ASU aircraft will not be considered a pursuit vehicle or pursuit unit in any instance. If the ASU is the only asset being utilized to track a vehicle that is not actively fleeing ground units, the event will be considered as only a surveillance of the vehicle and will not be considered a pursuit.

Answer 9

primary

Question 10

Supervisor Responsibilities:
The supervisor of the deputy initiating the pursuit shall be responsible for submission of a Vehicle Pursuit Report, in compliance with the Vehicle Pursuit Report Instructions sheet, through the chain of command, to the concerned division chief within ___ hours after the incident.

Answer 10

72

Question 11

Pursuits:
Major Organizational Element Responsibilities:
Supervisors of all major organizational elements will forward a monthly memorandum to the IAO Major by the ___ of each month, via the chain-of-command, that reports the number of vehicle pursuits initiated by their respective personnel during the preceding month.

Answer 11

10th

Question 12

Pursuits:
Internal Affairs Office Responsibilities:
The IAO will review all pursuit reports and corroborate information from Aviation Pursuit Reports, CB tapes, and other relevant documentation as required. The IAO will provide a ___report to include the element, number of pursuits, and names of personnel, to be forwarded to the concerned division chief.

Answer 12

quarterly

Question 13

Pursuits:
The IAO will prepare an ___ documented pursuit analysis report that provides an analysis of all departmental pursuit reports written during the preceding year, and it shall include a review of the pursuit policy and reporting procedure recommendations.

Answer 13

annual

Question 14

Pursuits:
Deputies shall not become involved in the other agency’s pursuit unless: Involvement is specifically authorized by a ___. It is clearly demonstrated that a lone unit from the other agency is unable to request agency assistance. It is clear that an emergency exists which dictates immediate intervention and assistance by units from MDSO.

Answer 14

lieutenant

*Informal notification by another jurisdiction of a pursuit in progress shall not be construed as a request to join the pursuit. The caller from the outside agency must be specifically asked if they are making a request for assistance or merely making a notification.

Question 15

Termination of Pursuits:
The deputy loses visual contact with the fleeing vehicle for an extended period of time (approximately __ seconds)

Answer 15

15

Question 16

Authorization to Use: The use of the VCTM is limited to officers that have been trained in its execution and application and are assigned to:
a. Robbery Intervention Detail (RID).
b. Special Response Team (SRT).
c. Street Terror Offender Program (STOP).

Answer 16

info

***VCTM= Vehicle Containment Tactical Maneuver:

Question 17

VCTM:
Pre-planned application: In pre-planned operations requiring the use of the VCTM, a MDPD ___ or above must be present during all operational phases.

Answer 17

Lieutenant

Question 18

VCTM:
Pre-determined application: There may be occasions where operational necessity requires that a VCTM be conducted on a pre-determined basis, for example during surveillance of an individual where an immediate apprehension is imperative for the safety of the deputies and the community. In these situations, a VCTM may be conducted on the orders of a MDSO ___ or above, if the properly trained personnel and equipment needed to proceed safely, are available

Answer 18

Sergeant

Question 19

Tire Deflation Devices:
Supervisory Responsibilities: Utilization and deployment of tire deflation devices and the response between all involved deputies will be coordinated and controlled by a supervisor with the rank of ___ or above.

Answer 19

sergeant

Question 20

Tire Deflation Devices/ Prohibitions:
Will not, unless the use of deadly force is justified, deploy tire deflation devices to terminate the pursuit of:
(a) Any two-wheel vehicle.
(b) Any tractor-trailer combination vehicle.
(c) Any vehicle transporting hazardous materials. (d) Any large capacity passenger vehicle such as a bus, if the vehicle contains occupants other than the fleeing subject

Answer 20

info

Question 21

Tire Deflation Devices:
Upon receiving a request from an outside agency, a supervisor with the rank of ___ or above will evaluate the totality of the circumstances for compliance with agency policy and guidelines prior to authorizing deployment of tire deflation devices.

Answer 21

sergeant

Question 22

Tire Deflation Devices/Reports:
The concerned supervisor will report the deployment of a tire deflation device in a Supervisor’s Report of Response to Resistance and in a ____.

Answer 22

Vehicle Pursuit Report

Question 23

Tire deflation devises will be inspected how often?

Answer 23

Daily

Question 24

In the event the immediate field supervisor is not available to assert control/monitoring of the pursuit, the ___ field supervisor must assume this responsibility. If no field supervisor is
available, the next ranking supervisor will assume control of the pursuit.

Answer 24

closest

Question 25

Air Support Unit (ASU) Responsibilities: ASU aircrew who assisted in a pursuit will prepare an Electronic Offense Incident Report’s (EOIR) Supplemental Report to the ground unit's original EOIR. The ASU supervisors shall be responsible for the review and approval of the EOIR Supplemental Report, within ___ hours after the incident.

Answer 25

72

Question 26

Pursuit is defined as an active attempt by a deputy in an authorized emergency ground vehicle to apprehend a subject fleeing in a motor vehicle. The deputy must ______ believe that the subject knows he was directed to stop, refuses to stop, and is willfully fleeing in an attempt to avoid capture by using high speed driving or other evasive tactics such as driving off a highway, making sudden or unexpected movements, or driving on the wrong side of the roadway. The term chase will be considered synonymous with pursuit.

Answer 26

reasonably

Question 27

Decision to Pursue and Determination of Maximum Safe Speed: Deputies may only engage in pursuits when they have a ____ belief that the fleeing subject has committed or attempted to commit a felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence to a person. All other pursuits are prohibited.

Answer 27

reasonable

Question 28

Deputies and supervisors at all levels have a responsibility to closely monitor the progress of each pursuit. Deputies and supervisors must constantly weigh the need for apprehension against the dangers being created by the pursuit. The overriding concern must always be for the ____ of the deputies and the community. In this regard, the decision to abandon pursuit may be the most intelligent course of action.

Answer 28

safety