Firearm Discharge Protocol Quiz

Is it required for personnel to report all incidents of discharged firearms, regardless of whether they were done in the course of training, testing, or legal recreational purposes?

Does the Chief of Police or his/her designee need to respond to any police involved shooting resulting in human injury?

Will the Chief of Police always respond to a police involved shooting not resulting in human injury?

Is it necessary to dispatch personnel to secure the scene when responding to an incident involving the use of a firearm?

Sharing information obtained from an administrative investigation with a unit conducting a criminal investigation is allowed under the Ohio Public Records Act.

Should the on-duty supervisor always be contacted in case of an incident involving the use of a firearm?

Is it necessary to notify the mayor in case of an incident involving the use of a firearm?

The Grandview Heights Detective Bureau should investigate all incidents involving a firearm discharge within the city limits.

Incidents involving serious physical harm or death outside the City of Grandview Heights will be investigated by the Grandview Heights Division of Police.

Can personnel who are the focus of a criminal investigation invoke their constitutional rights if the investigation is strictly administrative in nature?

Only personnel assigned to investigate a discharged firearm incident will be allowed within the protected area of the scene.

Is the responsibility to determine whether the discharge of the firearm was within Division policy solely on the Chief of Police?

If there is a dissenting opinion between the Firearms/Police-Involved Death Review Board members, the dissenting member will not include a letter of finding with the investigative packet.

If the firearm discharge was not within policy, the package will be forwarded to the Internal Affairs Sergeant for the preparation of departmental charges, but not for criminal charges.

Is it the responsibility of the regular shift sergeant to be called to duty if an OIC is working in place of a sergeant and the regular shift sergeant is unavailable?

Is it necessary to use a Mutual Aid Agreement for unusual circumstance incidents to summon an appropriate partner agency to assist in the investigation of a discharged firearm against a dangerous animal or accidental discharges?

Is the finding of the Firearms Review Board binding on the chain of command?

Is it the responsibility of the involved personnel to immediately cause Communications Bureau personnel to be notified in case of a discharged firearm resulting in human injury/death?