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What is P.I.T? ✔Correct Answer-Patrol Interdiction Team

What is the purpose of a P.I.T? ✔Correct Answer-An immediate patrol response to interdict
and resolve "in-progress" calls where no other options are readily available

________ is not a S.W.A.T. team. It is only used to resolve an immediate life threatening crisis.
✔Correct Answer-P.I.T.

What criteria is a P.I.T. based upon? (3) ✔Correct Answer-♦ A rapid deployment of patrol
officers
♦ Interdicts and saves human lives
♦ Develops teamwork, tactics, and firearms skills for patrol officers to resolve an in-progress
critical incident

Identify the 4 missing components of a P.I.T. response. (there are a total of 9, complete the list
below)

♦ Preplanning critical incident resolution
♦ Determining P.I.T. deployment / traditional response
♦ Emergency planning
♦ Decision making
♦ Officer tactics ✔Correct Answer-♦ Team tactics
♦ Communication
♦ Unity of effort
♦ Firearms skills

Identify important elements of preplanning a P.I.T. program. (5) ✔Correct Answer-♦ Policy
♦ Training
♦ Identification of possible target locations
♦ Prevention
♦ Incident Command

What are factors to be considered when contemplating a P.I.T. response? (7) ✔Correct
Answer-♦ Proceeding loss of life
♦ Imminent life threatening crisis
♦ Insufficient time for traditional response
♦ Priorities
♦ Advantages
♦ Disadvantages

,♦ Expectations

What are the priorities of a P.I.T. response? (3) ✔Correct Answer-• Stopping the suspects'
actions
• Rescuing victims
• Apprehending the suspects

What are potential advantages of a P.I.T. response? (3) ✔Correct Answer-• The ability to
rapidly deploy officers to confront and neutralize the suspects/threats
• To quickly contain and isolate the suspects from potential victims
• Rescue wounded and/or evacuate potential victims

What are potential disadvantages of a P.I.T. response? (4) ✔Correct Answer-• Officers receive
minimum information regarding suspect's description, actions, weapons, or the environment
where the situation is occurring
• Specialized weapons and ballistic protection may not be available or may be left behind
• Heavy radio traffic will interfere with communications
• Minimal time for planning prior to immediate action

What factors may influence expectations that one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (4)
✔Correct Answer-• Situation
• Victims
• Responders
• Consequences

What situations may influence expectations one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (7)
✔Correct Answer--Multiple victims
-Numerous people throughout the danger area and inner perimeter
-Audio and visual impairments, such as screaming, radio blaring, explosions, fire alarms, smoke,
poor lighting, and darkness
-Gunfire from multiple locations
-Activated sprinkler systems
-Improvised explosive devices
-Carnage and chaos

How might victims influence expectations one may have by deploying a P.I.T. response? (3)
✔Correct Answer--Victims fleeing and hiding
-Hysteria when you encounter people
-Varying degree of injuries

What are potential consequences when deploying a P.I.T. response? (4) ✔Correct Answer--Self
doubt
-Grief, anguish, and anger by the survivors and relatives of victims
-Intense media contact

,-Review by "tactical experts"

Who is responsible for the duties listed below, in a P.I.T. situation?

♦ Establish a command post
♦ Gather emergency intelligence
♦ Make proper and timely decisions
♦ Identify available staffing
♦ Make assignments
♦ Establish communications
♦ Initiate a plan
♦ Establish location for staging of additional arriving officers ✔Correct Answer-The first
responding patrol officer

What information (emergency intelligence) should be gathered immediately to determine an
appropriate response to a situation? (9) ✔Correct Answer-♦ Type of problem
♦ Is it actively transpiring
♦ Are lives being taken
♦ How many suspects
♦ Type of weapons / explosives
♦ Number of people in danger
♦ Suspects' location
♦ Command post location
♦ Safe route for responding officers

What are the decisions required at the scene of a P.I.T. situation? (3) ✔Correct Answer-♦ The
ability and willingness of other officers participation
♦ Life priority changes
♦ Is a P.I.T. response necessary in this incident

The ability and willingness of other officers to participate at the scene of a P.I.T. depends on
what factors? (3) ✔Correct Answer-• Mental state
• Physical state
• Training

What are the available staff assignments at the scene of a P.I.T? (4) ✔Correct Answer-♦
Contact teams
♦ Rescue teams
♦ Containment teams
♦ Command team

What is the purpose of a P.I.T. contact team? (4) ✔Correct Answer-Make contact with suspects
to:
• Stop the taking of lives

, • Limit the suspects' movements
• Prevent escapes
• Communicate progress

What is the purpose of a P.I.T. rescue team? ✔Correct Answer-Remove victims and other
innocent people from the scene

What is the purpose of a P.I.T. containment team? ✔Correct Answer-Contain the scene
(inner/outer perimeter)

What is the purpose of a P.I.T. command team? ✔Correct Answer-Manage the incident &
gather information (building information, situation, and information from people)

All resources are deployed or coordinated through the __________ post ✔Correct Answer-
Command

What are officer tactics required to function as a P.I.T. member? (5) ✔Correct Answer-♦
Fundamental searching techniques
♦ Firearm selection and capability
♦ Firearm expertise
♦ Shooting on the move
♦ Survival mindset

The following are what?

♦ Field of observation / fire
♦ 360 degree coverage
♦ Move to contact
♦ Two person team
♦ Three person team
♦ Four person team
♦ "Y" formation
♦ Diamond formation
♦ "T" formation
♦ Vehicle assaults
♦ Vehicle deployments ✔Correct Answer-P.I.T. tactics

What are the benefits of learning mental preparation skills and the importance of a survival
mindset? (3) ✔Correct Answer-♦ Be ready with a plan at all times
♦ Believing you will overcome no matter the odds
♦ Reverting to training (train like you fight, fight like you train)

Identify general trends in society that may impact violence toward law enforcement. (4)
✔Correct Answer-♦ More officers being assaulted

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