Call Taking
What does PSAP stand for?
Public Safety Answering Point
True or False: A trainee can be marked as "Needs Improvement" one week and "Meets Expectations" the next.
True
What type of radio system do we use?
Trunked or Conventional
Trunked
When running someone in Informer, how many hits should you get back?
7
What stations have a prescription drop off box?
All of them!
When should a TTY Challenge be attempted?
On all calls with nothing heard. (ADM and 9-1-1)
True or False: An evaluation needs to include event numbers.
False
Year, Make, Model, Vehicle Registration, Community Name
What is the Inquiry phone number?
858-565-5035
What is the difference between the Alert San Diego Notifications and a Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA)?
AlertSD - Need to be registered through their website (email, text, call)
WEA - Sends special alerts to cell phones connected to towers within the identified alert area
Where should you refer an RP who is requesting a recording of their 9-1-1 call?
Sheriff’s Records Division
What category(ies) on an Evaluation Cover Sheet would be marked down if:
A trainee continually breaks dress code?
Compliance with Rules and Regulations
What channel should be patched for a pursuit headed into Imperial County?
BLUE1
What system can you use to run a credit card number to see if it was stolen?
COPLink
How long do you have to answer a text to 9-1-1 before it is considered abandoned?
1 minute
True or False: If an RP does not know their VIN or plate number, you can not create an R10851?
False. PG 11 of the Phone Procedure Manual:
"A report of a stolen vehicle will be entered regardless of the availability of the license plate or vehicle identification number (VIN) information."
What category(ies) on an Evaluation Cover Sheet would be marked down if:
A trainee accidentally disconnected on several 9-1-1 calls?
Equipment Operation
What is the regional dividing line for the East?
Valley Center, Ramona, Alpine, Otay
What two "In Process Conditions" when running a vehicle do you need to inform a deputy of?
TIP, RIP, SIP, EIP
Transaction in Progress (TIP) and Suspense in Process (SIP)
These are delays caused by the DMV and a deputy cannot tow the vehicle for these reasons.
What two stations have a sharps container?
North Coastal and Imperial Beach
List 3 of the 10 criteria for MCRT to respond to a 5150.
•No injuries to any person that would require a medical response
•No deadly weapons involved in the incident or known to be in possession of the person in crisis
•The involved person is not suspected or involved in serious criminal activity related to the call, which would warrant immediate law enforcement action
•The involved person is not known to be wanted in connection with an ongoing law enforcement investigation
•No threat of immediate violence, reasonable potential for immediate violence, or use of violence against any person, including the person in crisis, MCRT members, or any other person
•This includes threats of immediate self-inflicted violence by the patient, such as a threat of violent suicide
•Law enforcement not specifically requested
•Threatening suicide but no immediate risk to harm self or others with a weapon
•Severely depressed (e.g., not eating, not getting out of bed, sad, etc.)
•Feeling hopelessness, wanting to die
•Could become a danger to themself or others
True or False: An evaluation should be a play-by-play of the week, including several examples of calls.
False. An evaluation should include paragraphs of topics/trends as a general statement with some supporting examples.
What resources should be patched on a traffic pursuit leaving Imperial Beach, headed north on the 15 passing the 52?
Primary, South Command, BLUE1
List 5 of the 7 pieces of information that should be documented on all confirmed warrant printouts.
Unit ID
Deputy last name
Date and Time
Event number
Which jail the abstract was sent to
Who confirmed the warrant from records
Dispatcher ARJIS
If there is no SRO available for Grossmont College, from what station should a deputy be dispatched?
Lakeside