Emergency Vehicle Operations and
Control (EVOC) Exam 2024/2025
Circumstances for a silent emergency ? - ANSWER-- If the officer is obtaining evidence
of a speed violation
- If the officer is responding to a call which the officer reasonably believes involves a
felony in progress:
1. officers presence may endanger victim/others
2. officer's presence may cause suspect to evade
3. officer's presence may cause suspect to destroy evidence or cause loss of evidence
4. officer's presence may cause suspect to cease commission of felony
Define pursuit as it relates to law enforcement. - ANSWER-"An active attempt by a law
enforcement officer, on-duty in an authorized law enforcement vehicle to apprehend one
or more occupants of a moving motor vehicle, providing the driver of such vehicle is
aware of the attempt and is resisting apprehension by maintaining or increasing his or
her speed or by ignoring the law enforcement officer's attempt to stop him or her."
This definition has four key parts:
1. The pursuing officer is on duty in an authorized law enforcement vehicle, making him
or her recognizable as a law enforcement officer;
2. The driver of the fleeing vehicle is aware of the officer's attempt to stop him or her;
3. The driver is resisting apprehension;
4. Vehicle speed may vary.
Describe induce to stop methods - ANSWER-Convince the fleeing driver to stop, rather
than force him or her to stop, which require multiple officers to execute or manage the
suspect
-tire deflation devices
-channelization
-moving roadblocks (boxing in)
-roadblock (with escape route)
-pursuit intervention technique (PIT)
Describe the responsibilities and requirements of pursuit driving. - ANSWER-- An officer
must give both visible and audible signal
- The officer must show due regard for the safety of others
- Drive effectively
- Communicate with other officers assisting you
- Manage the conclusion of the pursuit
- Document and debrief the pursuit
