205.01 Communications

Question 1

The Phoenix Fire Department will respond to any _________ situation that threatens ____ ______ __ ________.

Answer 1

EMERGENCY,LIFE, SAFETY or PROPERTY

Question 2

The fire department will dispatch the ___________________________ to control the emergency.

Answer 2

closest available unit(s) with the required capabilities

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

Working First Alarm

Question 4

Emergency incidents within the Automatic Aid boundaries served by the PFDRDC will be dispatched without ______ __ ____________.

Answer 4

regard to jurisdiction.

Question 5

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 ___.

Answer 5

169

Question 6

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.

Answer 6

5

Question 7

When a positive determination of need for emergency response cannot be made THE FIRE DEPARTMENT POLICY IS TO ________.

Answer 7

Dispatch

Question 8

The primary responsibility of the Calltaker is to determine, without delay,_______, ___________, ________ and to verify entry of the incident into the CAD system.

Answer 8

the location, telephone callback, nature of the emergency

Question 9

Response requirements are expressed as primary or secondary. A unit can fulfill ___ ___ primary requirement. A unit can fulfill ____ ___ ___ secondary requirement.

Answer 9

only one, more than one

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE:

Individual jurisdictions may customize the primary and secondary response requirements on a given Nature Code.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

The Calltaker makes initial determination of the appropriate ______ ____ based on information received from the caller.

Answer 11

Nature Code

Question 12

On BLS responses the Company Officer will make a __ or __ response decision and press the appropriate response on the MCT.

Answer 12

Code 2 or Code 3

Question 13

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.

Answer 13

Violent Medical Calls

Question 14

The Phoenix Fire Department will respond to any _________ situation that threatens ____ ______ __ ________.

Answer 14

EMERGENCY,LIFE, SAFETY or PROPERTY.

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

Minor Medical Calls

Question 16

Incidents that require or potentially require water capabilities to extinguish a fire.

Answer 16

Fire Incidents

Question 17

A 3-1 assignment will be dispatched for structure fires that do not indicate the need for a First Alarm
assignment.

Answer 17

Fire Incidents 3-1’s

Question 18

These assignments will be dispatched for reported vegetation fires.

Answer 18

Brush Fires

Question 19

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.

Answer 19

Hazardous Materials

Question 20

The fire department will dispatch the ___________________________ to control the emergency.

Answer 20

closest available unit(s) with the

required capabilities

Question 21

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.

Answer 21

Working First Alarm

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

Technical Rescue

Question 23

these calls will also be dispatched for non-emergency situations. Deployment will select the appropriate Nature Code that best describes the situation.

Answer 23

Service Calls and Other Miscellaneous Incidents

Question 24

A _______ __ ________ is a request for the dispatch of the additional units necessary to upgrade the response type.

Answer 24

balance of assignment

Question 25

Assignments should be balanced up to and including a _______ _____ _____

Answer 25

Working First Alarm

Question 26

If a First Alarm Brush is being used and

Command wants to provide relief for crews, Command should call for a ______ _____ _____.

Answer 26

Second Alarm Rehab

Question 27

Emergency incidents within the Automatic Aid boundaries served by the PFDRDC will be dispatched without ______ __ ____________.

Answer 27

regard to jurisdiction.

Question 28

The dispatcher transmits the call to the assigned units by depressing the________ button, sending the information to the Fire Station Packages and ______ ________ _________.

Answer 28

DISPATCH, MCT’s

Question 29

The voice dispatch message is broadcast over Fire Channel 1 giving:

Answer 29

• Dispatch Tone
• Companies Assigned
• Tactical Radio Channel
• Type and/or Nature of Incident
• Location
• Companies Assigned
• Tactical Radio Channel

Question 30

Deployment will sound the ALL CALL tone and make a general announcement over Dispatch Channel 1 of the following incidents:

Answer 30

• Working First Alarm fires
• Greater Alarms
• At the discretion of the on-duty Deployment BC and/or Supervisor

Question 31

Units that are Available on Radio (AOR) or Available Out of Vehicle (AOV) shall _______ _______ ___.

Answer 31

Monitor Channel 1

Question 32

The need for move-up companies will be evaluated whenever:

Answer 32

• 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.

Question 33

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.

Answer 33

12, 3

Question 34

Units may add themselves to an incident by an __ function on their MCT.

Answer 34

AU (add unit)

Question 35

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.

Answer 35

one, two

Question 36

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.

Answer 36

TEN

Question 37

If the company officer determines they do not want to be AOI while responding C2 to the incident, they may use the MCT command ___.

Answer 37

UOI (unavailable on incident)

Question 38

The initial Incident Commander shall remain in Command until _________.

Answer 38

Command is transferred or the incident is stabilized and Command is terminated.

Question 39

On-Scene Report includes:

Answer 39

1. Clear alarm.
2. Unit designation/on the scene.
3. Building/area description.
4. Obvious problem/conditions.
5. Action taken.
6. Declaration of Strategy.
7. Command confirmation with name

Question 40

Follow-up Report includes:

Answer 40

1. Any immediate safety concerns
2. Accountability started
3. Disposition of resources
4. IRIC - in place and identify

Question 41

The term _______ ____indicates a situation that will require the commitment of all responding companies. This report advises Deployment that the companies will be engaged in tactical activities and will be held at the scene for an extended period of time.

Answer 41

Working Fire

Question 42

Any fire at a school facility requires the_____ ____ _______ to be contacted

Answer 42

State Fire Marshall

Question 43

Upon the balance of a working Second Alarm assignment, _____ ___ _______ will be identified by Command

Answer 43

Level II Staging

Question 44

elapsed time notifications are given on working incidents every ___ minutes until the incident is placed Under Control

Answer 44

5

Question 45

On fire calls an All Clear indicates the fire

building and all exposures have been?

Answer 45

searched and all civilians evacuated.

Question 46

For medical calls, an ALL CLEAR indicates all patients?

Answer 46

have been extricated

Question 47

906:

Answer 47

Fire unit/s/ need immediate police department assistance.

Question 48

Only _______ can release companies assigned to an incident.

Answer 48

Command

Question 49

Sectors may be assigned by their ______ ______ or ________.

Answer 49

geographic location, assignment

Question 50

Divisions are assigned by their __________ ________

Answer 50

geographical location

Question 51

Groups are assigned by their ________

Answer 51

function

Question 52

Radio communications will be regulated by the following order model guidelines. (ORDER MODEL)

Answer 52

1. Sender will give unit ID and call the receiver by their unit ID.
2. Receiver will give their ID to indicate they are ready to receive.
3. Sender will then extend message
4. Receiver will give ID and acknowledge receipt of message. A brief restatement is the best
   acknowledgment.
5. 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.

Question 53

___ ___ is a term to be used only in the event of a lost or trapped firefighter.

Answer 53

MAY DAY

Question 54

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.

Answer 54

Emergency Traffic

Question 55

_____ ________ radio messages should be used in preference to numerical codes to facilitate understanding.

Answer 55

Plain Language

Question 56

Radio Code 261

Answer 56

Rape