06-03 - ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS

FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 06-03 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE DRIVERS, PRINCIPALS, AND INJURIES: WITNESSES IN ORDER TO COMPLETE • A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. [CFA OFFICERS WILL POSITION 23.02M(F)] RESPONDING VEHICLE(S) TO MAKE THE SCENE SAFE FOR BOTH PERSONS • COMPLETE THE REQUIRED TRAFFIC ON THE SCENE AND OTHER ACCIDENT REPORT FORM, HIGHWAY USERS. [CFA 23.02M(E) INCLUDING A NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION, DIAGRAM, AND • FIRE-RESCUE AND OTHER SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN. UNITS WILL BE REQUESTED, AS [[CFA 23.02M(F)] NEEDED, AND OFFICERS WILL ADMINISTER FIRST AID UNTIL • NOTIFY COMMUNICATIONS OF A RELIEVED BY FIRE-RESCUE FATALITY OR CRITICAL INJURY PERSONNEL. [CFA 23.02M(A)] WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE • PRESENCE OF A MIAMI-DADE POLICE TRAFFIC CONTROL, WHEN NEEDED, DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC HOMICIDE WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INVESTIGATOR AND ASSIST SAID SUPPORT UNITS. [CFA 23.02M(E)] INVESTIGATOR AS NEEDED. [CFA [CFA 23.01(A)] 23.02M(B)] ACCIDENT SCENES WITH FIRE HAZARD: • INSURE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS • AND/OR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC NEAR RESPONDING OFFICERS WILL ASSESS THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE SCENE, EVALUATE HAZARDS AND RISKS, AND REQUEST THE FIRE • INSURE THE SAFE REMOVAL OF DEPARTMENT WITH OTHER SUPPORT DISABLED MOTOR VEHICLES FROM UNITS IF NECESSARY. [CFA THE TRAFFIC WAY. [CFA 23.01(G)] 23.02M(B)] • • QUELL DISTURBANCES BETWEEN WHILE CHECKING FOR INJURED PRINCIPALS WHEN NECESSARY. [CFA PERSONS, OFFICERS SHOULD AVOID 23.01(F)] PLACING THEMSELVES IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION AND SHOULD • REMOVE ANY INJURED ONLY WHEN SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL THE FIRE HAZARD THREATENS RESPONDING TO ACCIDENT SITES THEIR SAFETY. SHALL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR DIRECTING THE ABOVE OR ANY • OTHER ACTIONS DEEMED OFFICERS WILL ADMINISTER FIRST NECESSARY. AID UNTIL RELIEVED BY FIRE- RESCUE PERSONNEL. [CFA 23.02M(A)] AT SCENE STABILIZATION ACTIVITIES • FOR INJURIES, FIRE HAZARDS AND SUPPORT UNITS WILL DIRECT HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: THE FLORIDA TRAFFIC, EVACUATE THE AREA IF CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHEN DEALING NECESSARY, AND ASSIST THE FIRE WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, WILL MAKE THE DEPARTMENT AS NEEDED. [CFA SCENE SAFE FOR ALL PERSONS AND OTHER 23.02M(E)] HIGHWAY USERS. PROPER AGENCIES WILL BE REQUESTED AS NEEDED. [CFA 23.02M (H)] • OFFICERS WILL AVOID THE USE OF FLARES WHEN FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS ACCIDENT SCENES INVOLVING DEATH OR OR EXPLOSIVE GASES ARE PRESENT. Page 2 FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 06-03 ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE [CFA 23.04(A)] SHARE ANY INFORMATION DISCOVERED WITH OTHER ARRIVING ACCIDENTS WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS UNITS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. (HAZ-MAT): • WHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT UNITS • OFFICERS RESPONDING TO SCENES ARRIVE OFFICERS SHOULD INVOLVING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MAINTAIN PERIMETER POSITIONS WILL APPROACH THE SCENE WITH AND/OR ASSIST FIRE PERSONNEL AS GREAT CAUTION AND EVALUATE REQUESTED. ALL VISIBLE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.