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Equipment Type: Tear Gas (Chemical Agent) - CA Gov’t Code §7070(c)(12) <br />Equipment: Defense Technology Ferret 40mm Liquid Barricade Penetrator Round CS Model <br />2262 <br />Quantity Owned/Sought: 10 owned Lifespan: 5 years <br />Equipment Capabilities: Disperses CS chemical agent <br />Manufacturer Product Description: The Ferret 40mm Round is non-burning and suitable for <br />indoor use. Used primarily by tactical teams, it is designed to penetrate barriers, such as <br />windows, hollow core doors, wallboard and thin plywood. Upon impacting the barrier, the <br />nose cone ruptures and instantaneously delivers a small chemical payload inside of a <br />structure or vehicle. In a tactical deployment situation, the 40mm Ferret is primarily used to <br />dislodge barricaded subjects from confined areas. Its purpose is to minimize the risks to all <br />parties through pain compliance, temporary discomfort and/or incapacitation of potentially <br />violent or dangerous subjects. <br />Purpose/Authorized Uses: These devices are only used by the SRT team during critical <br />incidents or planned operations. They are primarily used as a last resort for criminal <br />barricaded subjects. <br />Fiscal Impacts: $22.16 each ($221.60 total). These munitions need to be periodically <br />replaced as they expire or are used in training or operationally. <br />Legal/Procedural Rules Governing Use: Deployed in accordance with all applicable State, <br />Federal and Local laws governing police use of force. Various Redwood City Policies related <br />to Use of Force and SRT operations. Chemical agents for crowd control purposes shall only <br />be deployed by officers who have received POST training for crowd control if the use is <br />objectively reasonable to defend against a threat to life or serious bodily injury to any <br />individual, including an officer, or to bring an objectively dangerous and unlawful situation <br />safely and effectively under control (Penal Code § 13652). <br />Training Required: Only trained members of the SRT team are authorized to deploy this <br />device. Instructors are POST certified. Designated members of the SRT Team attend the <br />POST certified chemical agents school and are the only designated team members <br />authorized to deploy these munitions. The SRT Team periodically trains with these munitions <br />to maintain proficiency. <br />Other Notes: None. <br />REV: 04-07-26 VR <br />9.A. - Page 70 of 197 <br />427