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What The Fire Service Can Teach Us About The Use of Force,

identification and registra- * Chemical. Officers may Lethal force:

tion.” use chemical sprays or
projectiles embedded with * Officers use lethal weap-
* Officers may increase chemicals to restrain an ons to gain control of a

their volume and shorten individual (e.g., pepper situation. Should only be
commands in an attempt spray). used if a suspect poses a

to gain compliance. Short serious threat to the officer
commands might include * Conducted Energy De- or another individual.
“Stop,” or “Don’t move.”

Empty hand control:

* Officer uses bodily force
to gain control of a situa-

tion.

* Soft technique: Officers
use grabs, holds and joint
locks to restrain an indi-

vidual.

* Hard technique: Officers
use punches and kicks to
restrain an individual.

Less than lethal:

* Officers use less than
lethal technologies to gain vices (CEDs). Officers * Officers use deadly

control of a situation. may use CEDs to immo- weapons such as firearms
bilize an individual. CEDs to stop an individual’s ac-

* Blunt impact. Officers discharge a high-voltage, tions.
may use a baton or projec- low-amperage jolt of elec-
tile to immobilize a com- tricity at a distance (i.e. The fire service has a of

bative person. Tasers). set of rules of engage-
ment in how they operate

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