103.02 Radio Procedures (week 5)

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Exit

Question 2

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

Answer 2

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

Question 3

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 ________.

Answer 3

Pager
Station
Radio

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Clock on response time

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Police department
Primary Public Safety Access point (PSAP)

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Locution system
Pagers
TAC-6A

Question 7

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

Answer 7

TAC- 5A

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Responding
Arrival
Available

Question 9

Return to _______ _______ after going available

Answer 9

Fire main

Question 10

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

Answer 10

In Quarters

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Dispatcher
Discontinued

Question 12

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

Answer 12

MDC
Status change
TAC channel

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Responding

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Benchmarks
10 minute intervals
Call received time

Question 15

The benchmarks shall continue until what?

Answer 15

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

Question 16

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 ________.

Answer 16

Repeated

Question 17

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

Answer 17

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

Question 18

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

Answer 18

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

Question 19

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?

Answer 19

Task oriented/ company order

Question 20

Speak clearly at a practiced rate and control your emotions deliberately

is the definition of what?

Answer 20

Clear Tone/ Self- Control

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Well Timed/ Spaced

Question 22

Ackowledgments:

Answer 22

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

Question 23

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

is the definition of what?

Answer 23

Transmission sequence

Question 24

Routine radio communications shall be performed by _________ ________

Answer 24

Company officers

Question 25

Radio term for Palm Beach County Fire Dispatch

Answer 25

Dispatch

Question 26

Indicates that a unit is en route to an emergency incident

Answer 26

Responding

Question 27

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

Answer 27

En route

Question 28

Indicates that a unit has arrived at its destination

Answer 28

Arrival

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Transport

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Available

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Available Out-of-Zone

Question 32

The unit is now in its assigned station

Answer 32

In Quarters

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

Out of Service

Question 34

Only ___________ can release units from an incident

Answer 34

Command

Question 35

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

Answer 35

HOLD Balance

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Command Balance Return to service

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Dispatch On fire main MOVED-UP

Question 38

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

Answer 38

BACK IN ZONE Fire main

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Mechanical situations OUT-OF-SERVICE, mechanical

Question 40

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

Answer 40

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

Question 41

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

Answer 41

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

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Stage

Question 43

NON-Emergency Law Enforcement requests

Answer 43

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

Question 44

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

Answer 44

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

Question 45

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

Answer 45

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