1. Advanced CAD Commands

Question 1

Upgrade incident to a second alarm

Answer 1

2A

Question 2

Upgrade incident to a third alarm

Answer 2

3A

Question 3

To add additional apparatus or resource to an incident

Answer 3

ADD

Question 4

Ambulance Acknowledgement

Answer 4

AA

Question 5

Document that Ambulance has arrived at scene

Answer 5

AMBOS

Question 6

When additional ambulance(s) are requested by units on scene. Sends an automated request message to the terminal at the appropriate ambulance company.

Answer 6

AMBR

Question 7

When advised by responding units to cancel the ambulance

Answer 7

AMBX

Question 8

Set a unit available on assignment, allowing it to be recommended for dispatch from its current location

Answer 8

AOA

Question 9

Assign battalion responsiblity/control to a TRO terminal

Answer 9

ASSIGN

Question 10

Set a unit at the hospital

Answer 10

ATH

Question 11

Set all units dispatched to an incident Available on Assignment

Answer 11

AVALL

Question 12

Set a unit Available by MDT

Answer 12

AVMDT

Question 13

Set a unit Available by Voice

Answer 13

AVOICE

Question 14

Add the Balance of Assigment. Changes the call type and sends call to Disptach requesting additional units as determined by the upgraded FRL.

Answer 14

BAL

Question 15

Battalion Frequency. Presents an entry mask that will display the command (Blue) and white (Tac) frequency for the designated battalion.

Answer 15

BFRQ

Question 16

Close an incident

Answer 16

C

Question 17

Cancel an entered call or request for additional resources

Answer 17

CAN

Question 18

When unit(s) stated can handle the incident. Dispatched units not included when this command is executed will be placed AVailable on Assignment.

Answer 18

CANH

Question 19

Changes assignment or location of a unit en-route to an incident.

Answer 19

CL

Question 20

Places a unit at scene of a new location/assignment

Answer 20

CLA

Question 21

Cancels the change of location/asignemnt.

Answer 21

CLX

Question 22

Dispatch units to an incident

Answer 22

D

Question 23

Dispatch Unit(s) on scene of an incident

Answer 23

DA

Question 24

Dispatch Unit(s) en route to an incident

Answer 24

DE

Question 25

Re-establishes team members (Strike or Dozer teams) as individual units in CAD and places them AVMDT in their previously assigned district (or in their current status on an incident if still assigned.)

Answer 25

DISBAND

Question 26

Dispatch - Pager override. Allows TRO to dispatch units to an incident without activating Blue 8 pager tones (as with a BC, HM, US, or Copter)

Answer 26

DP

Question 27

Combine duplicate calls.

Answer 27

DUP

Question 28

Dispatch - Warning override. Allows unit(s) with a Fatal Warning to be dispatched.

Answer 28

DW

Question 29

Dispatch - Warning override. Aloows unit(s) with a Fatal Warning to be dispatched at scene of an incident.

Answer 29

DWA

Question 30

Dispatch - Warning Override. Allows unit(s) with a Fatal Warning to be dispatched en route to an incident.

Answer 30

DWE

Question 31

Dispatch Warning Message Display. Allows TRO to view any Fatal Warning messages applicable to dispatching the specified unit.

Answer 31

DWMD

Question 32

Sets Unit(s) status en route to an incident.

Answer 32

ER

Question 33

Sets Unit(s) Status en route to the hospital.

Answer 33

ERH

Question 34

Change the Tactical Frequency for an incident.

Answer 34

FREQ

Question 35

Upgrade an incident to the next alarm level.

Answer 35

GA

Question 36

Used to hold a call (Same as shift F7)

Answer 36

H

Question 37

Hospital Emergency Admin. Radio Flag - Enters a comment into the call and/or unit history documenting activation of (HEAR) or other Base Station Contact requested during a particular incident.

Answer 37

HEAR

Question 38

Indicate the assignment of unit to establish the Helispot.

Answer 38

HS

Question 39

Indicate the assignment of unit as Incident Commander.

Answer 39

IC

Question 40

Identify an incident with the provided Incident Name.

Answer 40

ICNAME

Question 41

Log a unit ON

Answer 41

L

Question 42

Log a unit Off

Answer 42

LO

Question 43

Log a unit Off, and right back on in w/one command

Answer 43

LX

Question 44

Indicate a unit's assignment to establish a landing zone.

Answer 44

LZ

Question 45

Update's a unit's status from "unmanned" to "manned" and available for dispatch to incidents.

Answer 45

MAN

Question 46

Change a unit's assigned district.

Answer 46

MOV

Question 47

Remove the Incident Commander status from a unit and the ICNAME from the incdent display. Places specified unit back to its previous status.

Answer 47

NOIC

Question 48

Set a unit's status to On Scene.

Answer 48

OS

Question 49

Used to activate a unit's pager or pager radio.

Answer 49

PAGER

Question 50

Redirect a call to a specified Dispatch or TRO group.

Answer 50

RD

Question 51

Reserve Out-of-Service - changes a reserve unit's status to unavailable and shows it in CAD as Replacing the specified unit.

Answer 51

REPLACE

Question 52

Retrieve the mask to update the status of a unit's special resources.

Answer 52

RESR/RESRR

Question 53

Request move-ups (as recommended by CAD)

Answer 53

RMU

Question 54

Select a call for Dispatch/Review

Answer 54

S

Question 55

Update the status of an incident.

Answer 55

STAT

Question 56

Update a unit's status to indicated Staged on an incident.

Answer 56

STG

Question 57

Suspend a call.

Answer 57

SUSP

Question 58

Exchange units on two different incidents.

Answer 58

SWAP

Question 59

Set a timer on a Unit.

Answer 59

TIMER

Question 60

Retrieves data for a specific Unit including battalion (group), assigned quarters (admin sites), type code and special resources carried.

Answer 60

UNITR

Question 61

Change a unit's status from "manned" to "unmanned" and unavailable to dispatch to incidents.

Answer 61

UNMAN

Question 62

Set a Unit's status to Unavailable on Assignment. Places a unit back to their previous status on an incident, prevents that unit from being considered for dispatch while still assigned to a call.

Answer 62

UOA

Question 63

Sends updated address and supplemental text to the unit's MDC's.

Answer 63

UPDATE

Question 64

Dispatch - specified unit with another unit already dispatched/ en route to an incident.

Answer 64

W

Question 65

Extended Suggestion - Allows CAD to search for, and recommend, required units from further within the FSO (i.e., beyond the "gate"****) for the specified call.

Answer 65

XFSO ON

Question 66

Extended Suggestion - Allows CAD to search for, and recommend, required units from further within the FSO (i.e., beyond the "gate"****) for the specified call.

Answer 66

XFSO ON

Question 67

Extended Suggestion Not Allowed - Prevents CAD from searching for, and recommending, required units from "beyond the gate - ****" within the FSO of the specified call.

Answer 67

XFSO OFF