205.01 COMMUNICATIONS Flashcards
The Phoenix Fire Department will respond to any _________ situation that threatens ____ ______ __ ________.
EMERGENCY,LIFE, SAFETY or PROPERTY.
The fire department will dispatch the ___________________________ to control the emergency.
closest available unit(s) with the
required capabilities
Deployment will dispatch the appropriate assignment and upgrade the response as necessary based on information received up to a _______ _____ _____ until command is established upon the arrival of the first unit.
Working First Alarm
Emergency incidents within the Automatic Aid boundaries served by the PFDRDC will be dispatched without ______ __ ____________.
regard to jurisdiction.
PFDRDC has enhanced mutual aid for requests by Gila River Indian Community Fire Department for incidents that occur on I10 from Phoenix city limits to mile post ___.
169
PFDRDC has one way Automatic Aid onto Luke Air Force Base. CAD has been programmed to select LAFB units for any calls that fall within a ____ mile radius of the base.
five (5)
When a positive
determination of need for emergency response cannot be made THE FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY IS TO ________.
DISPATCH
The primary responsibility of the Calltaker is to determine, without delay,_______, ___________, ________ and to verify entry of the incident into the CAD system.
the location, telephone callback, nature of the emergency
Response requirements are expressed as primary or secondary. A unit can fulfill ___ ___ primary requirement. A unit can fulfill ____ ___ ___ secondary requirement.
only one, more than one
TRUE OR FALSE:
Individual jurisdictions may customize the primary and secondary response requirements on a given Nature Code.
TRUE
The Calltaker makes initial determination of the appropriate ______ ____ based on information received from the caller.
Nature Code
On BLS responses the Company Officer will make a __ or __ response decision and press the appropriate response on the MCT.
C2 or C3
This TYPE incident has been determined unsafe to respond directly to the scene. Units assigned to the incident shall stage until the Police Department secures the scene.
Violent Medical Calls
For this type of incident the patient has to meet the following criteria; no loss of consciousness, peripheral injuries only, head/face; arm: below elbow; leg: below knee, no trunk injuries, no impaled objects, no amputations, no severe bleeding.
Minor Medical Calls
Incidents that require or potentially require water capabilities to extinguish a fire.
Fire Incidents
A 3-1 assignment will be dispatched for structure fires that do not indicate the need for a First Alarm
assignment.
Fire Incidents 3-1’s
These assignments will be dispatched for reported vegetation fires.
Brush Fires
These assignments will be dispatched for incidents reported to involve hazardous materials.
Hazardous Materials situations MAY include fire, spills, transportation accidents, chemical reactions,
explosions and/or similar events. Hazards may include toxicity, flammability, radiological hazards, chemical reactions and/or combinations of factors.
Hazardous Materials
These Incidents may require specialized equipment and training to extricate the patient(s). These incidents include confined space rescue, trench rescue, high angle or rope rescue, water rescue, structural collapse, mountain and tree rescues.
Technical Rescue
these calls will also be dispatched for non-emergency situations. Deployment will select the appropriate Nature Code that best describes the situation.
Service Calls and Other Miscellaneous Incidents
A _______ __ ________ is a request for the dispatch of the additional units necessary to upgrade the response type.
balance of assignment
Assignments should be balanced up to and including a _______ _____ _____
Working First Alarm
If a First Alarm Brush is being used and
Command wants to provide relief for crews, Command should call for a ______ _____ _____.
Second Alarm Rehab
The dispatcher transmits the call to the assigned units by depressing the________ button, sending the information to the Fire Station Packages and ______ ________ _________.
DISPATCH, MCT’s
The voice dispatch message is broadcast over Fire Channel 1 giving:
- Dispatch Tone
- Companies Assigned
- Tactical Radio Channel
- Type and/or Nature of Incident
- Location
- Companies Assigned
- Tactical Radio Channel
Deployment will sound the ALL CALL tone and make a general announcement over Dispatch Channel 1 of the following incidents:
- Working First Alarm fires
- Greater Alarms
- At the discretion of the on-duty Deployment BC and/or Supervisor
Units that are Available on Radio (AOR) or Available Out of Vehicle (AOV) shall _______ _______ ___.
monitor Channel 1.
The need for move-up companies will be evaluated whenever:
- A working fire is declared.
- Three (3) or more units are committed to an incident in an outlying area.
- Greater Alarms are dispatched.
- Simultaneous working incidents occur in one area of the City.
- Coverage in an area is compromised.
- Two (2) or more adjacent first due areas will be uncovered for more than 30 minutes.
If overall coverage in the City of Phoenix falls below __ engine companies and ___ ladder companies, Deployment will immediately notify the South Shift Commander who has the responsibility to authorize the recall of off duty personnel to staff reserve companies if necessary.
12, 3
Units may add themselves to an incident by an __ function on their MCT.
AU (add unit)
If Deployment does not receive an acknowledgment within ___ minute, the TRO will request acknowledgment by radio on all channels and via MCT. Deployment will send a cover assignment if no reply is received within a ___ minute timeframe.
one, two
If a unit is responding longer
than _____ minutes on an AOI call, CAD will automatically place the unit in the Unavailable On Incident (UOI) status, and they will no longer be considered for preemption.
TEN
If the company officer determines they do not want to be AOI while responding C2 to the incident, they may use the MCT command ___.
UOI (unavailable on incident)
The initial Incident Commander shall remain in Command until _________.
Command is transferred or the incident is stabilized and Command is terminated.
On-Scene Report includes:
- Clear alarm.
- Unit designation/on the scene.
- Building/area description.
- Obvious problem/conditions.
- Action taken.
- Declaration of Strategy.
- Command confirmation with name
Follow-up Report includes:
- Any immediate safety concerns
- Accountability started
- Disposition of resources
- IRIC - in place and identify
The term _______ ____indicates a situation that will require the commitment of all responding companies. Thisreport advises Deployment that the companies will be engaged in tactical activities and will be held at the scene for an extended period of time.
Working Fire
Any fire at a school facility requires the_____ ____ _______ to be contacted
State Fire Marshall
Upon the balance of a working Second Alarm assignment, _____ ___ _______ will be identified by Command
Level II Staging
elapsed time notifications are given on working incidents every ___ minutes until the incident is placed Under Control
5
On fire calls an All Clear indicates the fire
building and all exposures have been?
searched and all civilians evacuated.
For medical calls, an ALL CLEAR indicates all patients?
have been extricated
906:
Fire unit/s/ need immediate police department assistance.
Only _______ can release companies assigned to an incident.
Command
Sectors may be assigned by their ______ ______ or ________.
geographic location,geographic location
Divisions are assigned by their __________ ________
geographic location
Groups are assigned by their ________
function
Radio communications will be regulated by the following order model guidelines. (ORDER MODEL)
- Sender will give unit ID and call the receiver by their unit ID.
- Receiver will give their ID to indicate they are ready to receive.
- Sender will then extend message
- Receiver will give ID and acknowledge receipt of message. A brief restatement is the best
acknowledgment. - Deployment will acknowledge all communications directed to it by a brief restatement of the message, with particular attention given to repeating on the scene, size-up and progress reports, recall reports,
requests for additional resource and all Incident Status changes and milestones.
___ ___ is a term to be used only in the event of a lost or trapped firefighter.
MAY DAY
The term _________ _______ will be utilized by any unit encountering an immediately perilous situation and will
receive the highest communications priority from Deployment, Command and all operating units.
Emergency Traffic
_____ ________ radio messages should be used in preference to numerical codes to facilitate understanding.
“Plain language”
Radio Code 261
Rape
