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103.02 Radio Procedures (week 5) Flashcards

1
Q

When the unit is out of the station, personnel shall wear their assigned portable radio anytime they ______ the apparatus

A

Exit

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Emergency incidents shall be dispatched by _______ _________ ________ ______ ________ as dictated through an ________ - ______ agreement between the city of west palm beach and _______ _______ ________

A

Palm beach county fire rescue
Inter - local agreement
Palm beach county

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3
Q

Depending on call volume and radio traffic, you may receive the call information on the __________ prior to receiving the call infant the _________ or on the ________.

A

Pager
Station
Radio

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4
Q

Regardless of how it is received, the ________ ____ _______ ________ begins when the information is relayed to the different systems

A

Clock on response time

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5
Q

Calls for the fire rescue department usually originate from the City of West Palm Beach ________ _____, as they are the ___________ ________ _______ _________ ______.

A

Police department
Primary Public Safety Access point (PSAP)

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6
Q

All incidents shall be dispatched through the ______________ _________ in the stations, displayed on personnel’s ________, and broadcast over the radio on ________

A

Locution system
Pagers
TAC-6A

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7
Q

Incidents in City of West Palm Beach shall be assigned to ______

A

TAC- 5A

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8
Q

Unless otherwise told, go to TAC 5A to announce status change of ____________, ________, and ___________

A

Responding
Arrival
Available

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9
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Return to _______ _______ after going available

A

Fire main

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10
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Units are to announce when they are ____ __________ on fire main or using the MDC

A

In Quarters

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11
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A ___________ shall be dedicated to monitor that TAC channel for the duration of the incident or until command requests to monitoring be _____________

A

Dispatcher
Discontinued

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12
Q

_______ may also be utilized in place of radio communication when notifying dispatch of a _________ _________, unless a dedicated ______ _________ is assigned

A

MDC
Status change
TAC channel

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13
Q

When a TAC channel is assigned units shall go _____________ on the assigned TAC channel.

A

Responding

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14
Q

Incidents where the ICS is implemented shall have _____________ transmitted by Dispatch at ____ ___________ ________ starting from the _______ _________ _________.

A

Benchmarks
10 minute intervals
Call received time

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15
Q

The benchmarks shall continue until what?

A

Until the incident is declared under control or
Command requests to discontinue notifications

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16
Q

In order for any message sender to obtain confirmation that their radio message/order was received, understood, and the receiver is taking correct action, the radio message must be ________.

A

Repeated

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17
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Repeat does not need to be word for word but needs to be a what?

A

Brief and concise summary of the intent of the message or order from sender

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18
Q

The format of the repeat should assure command that the message was what?

A

Was received by the intended receiver
Was correctly understood
And the receiver is taking correct action

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19
Q

Orders received by companies shall indicate a specific task. Assignments shall indicate an objective to the action. Orders shall tell what to do, not how to do it.

Is the definition of what?

A

Task oriented/ company order

20
Q

Speak clearly at a practiced rate and control your emotions deliberately

is the definition of what?

A

Clear Tone/ Self- Control

21
Q

Prioritize messages and do not interrupt unless you have emergency traffic
is the definition of what?

A

Well Timed/ Spaced

22
Q

Ackowledgments:

A
  1. Understand - indicate confirmation of the message
  2. Affirmative - indicate YES
  3. Negative - indicate NO
23
Q

The sender shall announce the ID of the unit it is called then the senders ID

is the definition of what?

A

Transmission sequence

24
Q

Routine radio communications shall be performed by _________ ________

A

Company officers

25
Q

Radio term for Palm Beach County Fire Dispatch

A

Dispatch

26
Q

Indicates that a unit is en route to an emergency incident

A

Responding

27
Q

This term is used to advise dispatch that a unit has begun transit to a location in non emergency setting (training, meeting, etc)

A

En route

28
Q

Indicates that a unit has arrived at its destination

A

Arrival

29
Q

Indicates that a unit is transporting a patient(s) to a hospital. This should be accompanied by the appropriate medical priority.

A

Transport

30
Q

Indicates that a unit is in service and is capable of responding to an incident

A

Available

31
Q

Unit is available as stated above, but the unit is not in their first due area. This status should be accompanied by the zone in which the unit is traveling

A

Available Out-of-Zone

32
Q

The unit is now in its assigned station

A

In Quarters

33
Q

This status shall be used in used in the event a unit becomes incapable of responding to an emergency incident. This should also be accompanied by a brief description of why they are OUT-OF-SERVICE.

A

Out of Service

34
Q

Only ___________ can release units from an incident

A

Command

35
Q

Command shall indicate the units to ________ at the scene and release the _________ of the assignment.

A

HOLD
Balance

36
Q

Dispatch shall retransmit this report from __________ and the _________ of the assignment shall automatically _________ ___ ________.

A

Command
Balance
Return to service

37
Q

When a unit is assigned to cover another station, that unit shall notify ________, on ______ _________, that they have __________-____ to the station or zone

A

Dispatch
On fire main
MOVED-UP

38
Q

When a unit returns to their zone, for any reason, they should announce ________ ___ _______ to dispatch on _______ ______.

A

BACK IN ZONE
Fire main

39
Q

When units are required to swap units, usually for ____________ __________, the unit should announce to dispatch that they are _____-____-________, __________.

A

Mechanical situations
OUT-OF-SERVICE, mechanical

40
Q

After the swap of apparatus, they should announce they are _____ __ ______ and notify Dispatch of their _______ _______ ________ for the purposes of resetting the ___________ ________ _________ (AVL)

A

BACK IN SERVICE
New unit number
Automatic Vehicle Locater (AVL)

41
Q

Dispatch shall contact units for status checks in the following situations:

A
  1. Unit fails to announce en route within 2 minutes
  2. Extended on scene times
  3. After 12 min. Following arrival at a hospital
42
Q

Company officers have the authority to _________ a safe distance from an incident if info given by dispatch indicates a potentially violent situation may exist

A

Stage

43
Q

NON-Emergency Law Enforcement requests

A
  1. Use plain English, not a code or signal
  2. Provide the fire dispatcher with a reference or nature of problem
44
Q

If using plain English in the presence of the complainant could exacerbate the situation, what should be done?

A

One crew member shall step away from the scene, request law enforcement, and provide a reference to dispatch

Other crew members should turn crew members radios down momentarily

45
Q

If it is not possible for personnel to remove themselves from the area briefly or if time is of the essence, then a ___________ or a __________ may be transmitted to dispatch

A

CODE 12
10-24

West Palm Beach Fire Department (65 decks)

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