
Students will understand the nature and format of questions that may appear on the California POST police academy written examinations for this course.
Students will be able to familiarize themselves with the POST workbooks and find out other information via the POST website.
Students will understand test taking tips for the California POST police academy written examinations.
Students will be able to ask any question, leave comments and/or rate this course for the benefit of others.
Students will be given an overview of this course, what will be covered and how it will be covered.
Students will be able to understand the definition of unusual occurrences.
Students will be able to understand the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement in unusual occurrences.
Students will be able to understand the role and responsibility of the initial responding officer in unusual occurrences.
Students will be able to understand the purpose of an Incident Command System (ICS).
Students will be able to understand appropriate actions to take when confronted by an uncontrolled fire.
Students will be able to understand actions an officer may undertake at the scene of a fire emergency will generally be limited.
Students will be able to understand peace officers are frequently required to respond to bombings and explosive-related incidents and appropriate actions.
Students will be able to understand peace officers are frequently required to respond to bombings and explosive-related incidents and take appropriate safety precautions.
Students will be able to understand peace officers are frequently required to respond to bombings and explosive-related incidents and securing a scene.
Students will be able to understand peace officers are frequently required to respond to bombings and explosive-related incidents and inherent post-blast dangers.
Students will be able to understand post-blast hazards including possible secondary explosive devices.
Students will be able to understand response to aircraft crashes by law enforcement.
Students will be able to understand a multitude of possible unusual occurrences responses which may occur.
Students will be able to understand unusual occurrence responses: hazardous road conditions.
Students will be able to understand unusual occurrence responses: traffic device malfunctions.
Students will be able to understand unusual occurrence responses: gas leaks.
Students will be able to understand unusual occurrence responses: floods.
Students will be able to understand unusual occurrence responses: animal control problems.
Students will be able to understand unusual occurrence responses: earthquakes.
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.