600 - 07 Communications / Dispatch

Question 1

ANYTIME a unit is responding on a call from a location other than their station

Answer 1

they will advise the location from where they are responding on the assigned TAC channel

Question 2

medical time notification

Answer 2

10
20
40

Question 3

fire incident notification

Answer 3

every 10 minutes for an hour or when FD units are downgraded or cancelled by a unit on scene

Question 4

Fire Admin (K) has been designated for the communicating of routine field activity and inquiries

Answer 4

Coverage changes
Move-ups
Encode tests
Fire-alarm testing
No receipt of encodes/printouts
**Request hailing/encoding of another unit

Question 5

When a call is received for a landing zone or upgraded to an air transport, units assigned to coordinate the landing zone will be assigned to

Answer 5

the Bayflite channel

Question 6

The SIMMS emergency alert does not work on this channel

Answer 6

talk-around

Question 7

When is a cover company dispatched

Answer 7

If no response after 3 hailing attempts (1:30 between 0700-2200, 2 mins 2200-0700

Question 8

Radio Communications

Answer 8

Use plain English and standard terminology.

Use complete unit identifier when hailing dispatch

Question 9

Coverage

Answer 9

When a unit remains in their station and covers their calls and another units calls.
Only to be used by staff units, not Fire/EMS units

Question 10

Move-up

Answer 10

Unit moves to another unit’s location to cover their calls

Question 11

F.I.N. Patch

Answer 11

When units involved in multi-agency response without access to their radio channel, request F.I.N. patch via TAC channel operator.

Question 12

What channel will F.I.N. Patch be completed on?

Answer 12

Fire TAC-D

Question 13

Condition 1

Answer 13

Normal operating procedures

Question 14

Condition 2

Answer 14

Single Engine response to fire alarms and unconfirmed structure fires.
unusual call activity or severe weather high call volume

Question 15

Who implements condition 2?

Answer 15

Generally implemented by individual dept. however Dispatch may implement county wide

Question 16

Condition 3

Answer 16

High activity, all available units needed, move-ups are probable

Question 17

Dispatch is experiencing extremely high activity. Radio communication should be limited to emergency traffic and units should go avail. asap to avoid move-ups

Answer 17

Condition 3

Question 18

Condition 4

Answer 18

Storm mode- low priority calls to storm units

Question 19

Designated storm units dispatched to low priority calls and unconfirmed structure fires in their district before pulling neighboring resources

Answer 19

Condition 4

Question 20

How will low priority storm calls be dispatched

Answer 20

Low priority calls sent to CJ accounts only, eahc DC/designee shall dispatch units on low priority calls

Question 21

Response mode of low priority storm calls

Answer 21

Units respond in available status and do not advise dispatch of their status.

Question 22

Condition 5

Answer 22

EOC Mode- Low priority calls to disaster units in EOC

Question 23

Initiated by agency or dispatch countywide if Condition 4 activity is extensive

Answer 23

Condition 5

Question 24

Condition 6

Answer 24

Disaster mode- Dispatch OOS due to interruption of phones, radio, power, etc.

Question 25

The predetermined response of Fire/EMS apparatus to any given situation

Answer 25

Alarm

Question 26

Notification of potential in-flight emergency

Answer 26

Alert 1

Question 27

Predetermined response placed in stand-by status at staging location for an aircraft w/ in-flight emergency or potential emergency landing

Answer 27

Alert 2

Question 28

Response for an on ground aircraft emergency

Answer 28

Alert 3

Question 29

The response of closest available unit(s)

Answer 29

Automatic Aid

Question 30

Code B

Answer 30

Bomb threat (DC/equivalent will be assigned to the call)

Question 31

Code H

Answer 31

Field units need PD assistance immediately, dangerous situation. Respond appropriate DC and closest engine company

Question 32

A 15 second alert tone initiated by radio operator when instructed by field unit, to advise firefighters of an immediate danger at the scene of incident

Answer 32

Emergency Retreat

Question 33

Phrase used to interrupt traffic when a unit needs immediate assistance

Answer 33

Emergency traffic