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Equipment Type: Tear Gas (Chemical Agent) - CA Gov’t Code §7070(c)(12) <br />Equipment: Defense Technology Muzzle Blast 40mm Round CS Model 6042 <br />Quantity Owned/Sought: 10 owned Lifespan: 5 years <br />Equipment Capabilities: Disperses CS chemical agent <br />Manufacturer Product Description: The 40 mm Muzzle Blast CS Round is widely used as a <br />crowd management tool for the immediate and close deployment. It can also be employed in <br />tactical operations such as barricaded subjects, room clearing, area denial, and for small <br />space contamination, and a means of contaminating crawl spaces and attics. As a pain <br />compliance round it is an excellent device for deploying chemical-laden CS powder at close <br />ranges for indoor or outdoor operations. The cloud of agent is very effective in filling holes in <br />dispersals lines or engaging crowds at close distances. <br />Purpose/Authorized Uses: These devices are only used by the SRT team during critical <br />incidents or planned operations. These devices may be used as a last resort for criminal <br />barricaded subjects. These devices may be used in violent crowd control situations pursuant <br />to the requirements of Penal Code section 13652. <br />Fiscal Impacts: $22.35 each ($223.50 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 Crowd Control Policies. Chemical agents for crowd control purposes <br />shall only be deployed by officers who have received POST training for crowd control if the <br />use is 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