Title: Identify the initial responsibilities of officers responding to emergencies.
Course: Public Safety I (15101-I) > Section: CRIMINAL JUSTICE: Exploring Policing

Identification should include

- following pre-scene arrival procedures
- assessing signs of dangerous or hazardous situations at the scene of an accident
- rescuing and caring for the injured
- using emergency evacuation procedures, if necessary
- protecting evidence at the scene of an accident
- initiating interview of witnesses at the scene.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of major incidents and emergencies in which an officer may be the first responder?
- What is an officer’s first priority at a major accident or natural disaster?
- What are signs that identify dangerous or hazardous situations at a scene?
- What are emergency evacuation procedures?