Title: Describe safety precautions for first responders to critical incidents.
Course: Criminal Justice II (15051-II) > Section: Exploring the Terror Threat

Description should include

- defining a critical incident
- following pre-scene arrival procedures
- giving due regard to the safety of others when driving and arriving on scene
- assessing signs of dangerous or hazardous situations at the scene of an accident
- rescuing and caring for the injured, both first responders and citizens
- using emergency evacuation procedures, if necessary
- protecting evidence at the scene of an accident
- initiating interviews of witnesses at the scene
- debriefing for first responders.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How are hazards determined?
- How can the need for a hazardous materials response be determined?
- What is the role of first responders?
- What resources are available to protect the first responder?
- What is the role of the medical examiner’s office?