205.01 Flashcards
who will Dispatch the appropriate assignment and upgrade the response as necessary based on information received up to a working first alarm until IC is established upon the arrival of the first unit?
Deployment
What does PFDRDC mean?
Phoenix fire department regional dispatch center
When will units be dispatched to borderline locations?
When deployment personnel cannot make accurate determination of the jurisdiction
PFDRDC has enhanced mutual aid with what departments?
•Rural/Metro
•Gila river
•Sun lakes fire district
PFDRDC has one way automatic aid into where?
Luke Air Force Base
CAD has been programmed to select LAFB units for any calls that fall within how far of the base?
5 mile radius
Calls for assistance outside of the automatic aid consortium/enhance mutual aid will be dispatched as what
Mutual aid incidents with the approval of the JHA
Who has the authority to approve mutual aid for incident outside of the automatic aid consortium?
The individual jurisdictions on duty BC or on duty Phoenix fire department shift Commander if Phoenix resources are needed
What occurs if a citizen outside of the automatic aid consortium boundaries call for assistance?
PFDRDC will contact the appropriate JHA and Dispatch accordingly
What is the fire department policy when a positive determination of need for emergency response cannot be made
To Dispatch
What is the primary responsibility of the call taker?
To determine the location, telephone callback, and nature of the emergency and to verify entry into the CAD system
The CAD system selects available units by what three categories to fulfill response requirements of the assignment?
Availability, location, and capability
What does the response type identify?
The requirements needed on the assignments.
Requirements are expressed as what two categories
Primary or secondary
How many primary requirements can a unit fulfill?
One
The CAD system will continue to add units to the recommendation until what occurs?
All response requirements have been satisfied or all units exhausted
How many letters make up a jurisdiction code?
3
All medical calls are triaged using what?
EMD protocols
What is the criteria for minor medical calls?
• no LOC
• only peripheral injuries
• no trunk injuries
• no impaled objects
• no amputations
• no severe bleeding
Who distinguishes the alert classifications of aircraft emergencies?
The FAA
What is the default assignment to sky Harbor airport?
ARF2-1
Vegetation fires that are small in nature will be dispatched as a
Still brush assignment
Veg fires that are serious in nature will be dispatched as a
Brush assignment