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Police Department Assistance and Notification
1. Public Accident |
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a) A Public Accident occurs when, for example, a person trips on a City curb or sidewalk and a Medical Emergency call results.
b) Firefighters should call for a Police Unit to take a report as a question of City liability may be involved |
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| a) A Found Body, 11-44, is a body that has been dead for some time. Police units must be called to the scene to conduct a crime scene investigation to determine the circumstances of death |
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b) Firefighters should not disturb the body or the scene prior to Police arrival.
c) Only Police Officers are authorized to initiate calls for the Coroner |
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| a) A "Code 40 Drunk" is an Intoxicated Person who is inebriated to such an extent that they are unable to take responsibility for their own welfare |
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| 4. Mentally Impaired Person |
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| a) A Mentally Impaired Person, 51-50, is unable to take responsibility for their own welfare. |
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| b) Calling for Police assistance in this instance will not necessarily result in an arrest, but a Police Officer is in the position to take responsibility for this individual. |
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| 5. Criminal Act Has Been or is Being Committed |
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| a) Examples include: suicide attempts, substance abuse involving drugs, narcotics, or other controlled substances, rape, child abuse, battering, child molestation, assault, and burglary |
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| III. AUTOMATIC PD DISPATCH |
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1. major fires
2. Code Blues
3. Traffic Accidents with Injuries
4. shootings, knifings, and fights. |
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| 2. Only when a Police, Sheriff, or California Highway Patrol Officer will not be responding or in the case of an extreme emergency involving rescue or extrication should Company Commanders request a tow through dispatch. |
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| B. Traffic control requests |
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1. Be site specific
2. Give exact intersections that you want PD to control.
3. Major fire incidents requiring several points of traffic control can quickly deplete the police patrol force.
4. Consider:
a) Traffic barriers provided by Public Works
b) Flare pattern
c) Barrier tape |
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Property Conservation
stop loss” activities |
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1. Evaluating damage to overall fire area.
2. Evaluating the salvage value of various areas.
3. Evaluate the personnel and equipment that will be required.
4. Committing the required companies to salvage functions.
5. Reducing hose lines from fire control functions to salvage functions. |
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Public Assist
IV. HELPING PERSON BACK INTO BED |
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A. Confirm location
B. Do a complete patient survey to assure there are no other medical problems
C. Get a history on patient
D. Assess patient’s mental status, make sure they will be able to function once you leave.
E. Assist person back into bed or chair
F. If at any time the patient complains of pain, call for ALS unit. |
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1. This would include electrical equipment, gas and/or oil fired equipment, etc.
2. Insure the safety of the occupants.
3. Fire Department operations do not include the pumping of flooded basements. |
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1. Call for Animal Control response
2. The owner of the pet has to be the person calling and has to vouch that the animal has had up to date vaccinations.
3. The owner of the animal must be on the scene for the animal to be removed or no removal shall be performed.
4. The safety of Fire Department personnel is the foremost concern in attempting to remove animals from dwellings, trees, etc.
5. No animals shall be removed from trees, dwelling roofs at night.
6. Fire Department personnel shall wear full protective clothing to guard against animal bites and scratches.
7. Don’t drop the animal |
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| VII. PERSONS LOCKED IN OR OUT |
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1. Vehicle lockouts where the motor is running and/or there is a child in the vehicle the Fire Department shall respond and provide assistance.
2. The officer on the scene should make determination of the person calling for assistance as being the owner or occupant |
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