MPOETC Emergency Response Procedures 3

Question 1

Under the National Incident Management System (NIMS), what is the recommended maximum span of control for a supervisor?

Accepted Answer

3–7 subordinates

Answer

NIMS recommends a span of control ratio of 1:5 (one supervisor to five subordinates), with an acceptable range of 1:3 to 1:7.

Question 2

An officer encounters a vehicle that struck a utility pole, downing live power lines across the road. What is the SAFEST immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Call the power company and establish a safe perimeter

Answer

Downed power lines require the utility company to de-energize the lines; officers must establish a perimeter and keep everyone away until that occurs.

Question 3

During a bomb threat call, officers are told an explosive device is in a building. What is the FIRST step?

Accepted Answer

Evacuate occupants and establish a perimeter

Answer

Evacuating the building and establishing a safe perimeter protects lives while awaiting the bomb disposal unit.

Question 4

What is 'secondary device awareness' in the context of bombing or explosion scenes?

Accepted Answer

The possibility that a second explosive is placed to target responders

Answer

Secondary devices are explosives deliberately placed near primary blast sites to injure or kill emergency responders who rush to help.

Question 5

A child is reported missing from a local park. Which protocol is typically activated for endangered missing children?

Accepted Answer

AMBER Alert

Answer

The AMBER Alert system is the national broadcast system activated for abducted children believed to be in imminent danger.

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MPOETC Emergency Response Procedures 3