StudiGuide 26: Unusual Occurrences Response

This StudiGuide course provides a practice review-testing resource for police academy cadets (based on the state of California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standard and Training 'POST' requirements) to help understand and pass the POST written examinations.

RECALL the definition of unusual occurrences

IDENTIFY:

• the mission of law enforcement when responding to an unusual occurrence

• risk versus benefits/gains of entering a burning structure

• the inherent dangers in a post-blast explosion scene

IDENTIFY the responsibilities of the first responding officer on the scene of an unusual occurrence, to include:

• Assuming initial command

• Establishing a perimeter/protecting the incident location

• Isolating the hazard

• Maintaining ingress/egress control

• Initiating appropriate notifications

IDENTIFY the purpose of the Incident Command System (ICS), including:

• Responsibilities of the initial responding officer

• Basic components of the Incident Command System (ICS)

• Basic components of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)

RECOGNIZE:

• the appropriate methods for extinguishing each class of fire

• appropriate actions for responding to incidents involving bombs/explosive threats

• safety precautions officers should follow at the scene where a suspected bomb/explosive device has been located

• appropriate actions for securing a scene where an explosive device has been located

• appropriate officer actions for securing a post-blast explosion scene

• appropriate officer actions when responding to an aircraft crash

RECOGNIZE appropriate officer actions specific to other types of unusual occurrences, including:

• Electrical power emergencies

• Hazardous road conditions

• Traffic device malfunctions

• Gas leaks

• Floods

• Animal control problems

• Earthquakes

Selected information from this written examination will also appear on your End-of-Course Proficiency Test.