7-Ops-3.10 Urgent Flashcards
According to the BFES Operations Manual, What is the purpose of initiating an urgent fire ground message?**
a) Routine communication
b) To request additional resources
c) To communicate critical information or make an immediate request
d) Social interaction
C
Personnel at an incident may initiate an urgent fire ground message to communicate critical information or make an immediate request. Examples might include, but are not limited to, critical fire conditions, other critical changing conditions, concern for a potential collapse, loss of water supply, hoarding conditions, etc.
According to the BFES Operations Manual, How should personnel initiate an urgent fire ground message?**
a) Contact the Incident Commander directly
b) Request an Emergency Alert Tone activation from Fire Control
c) Use personal cell phones
d) Wait for a general announcement opportunity
B
Personnel shall initiate the message by requesting an Emergency Alert Tone activation from Fire Control
According to the BFES Operations Manual, What does the initiator of the urgent fire ground message declare after the Emergency Alert Tone activation?**
a) “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”
b) “Emergency, emergency, emergency.”
c) “Urgent, urgent, urgent.”
d) “Priority, priority, priority.”
C
After completion of the tone, the initiator shall:
a) Declare, “Urgent, urgent, urgent.”
According to the BFES Operations Manual, If the Incident Commander has difficulty delivering the urgent fire ground message, what action can be taken?**
a) Repeat the Emergency Alert Tone
b) Request a different tone activation
c) Have Fire Control deliver the message
d) Discontinue the urgent message process
C
If the Incident Commander (IC) does not hear acknowledgement from all sectors or has difficulty delivering the urgent fire ground message, the IC can have Fire Control deliver the message.
According to the BFES Operations Manual, How should the initiator direct the urgent message to specific personnel or sectors?**
a) Shout the message aloud
b) Use a megaphone
c) Include it in the Emergency Alert Tone
d) Announce to whom the message is directed
D
b) Announce to whom the message is directed, i.e. “All personnel at (state the address)….”
According to the BFES Operations Manual,
In the urgent fire ground message, what are some examples of critical information that may be communicated?**
a) Routine weather updates
b) Concern for a potential collapse, loss of water supply, hoarding conditions, etc.
c) Social event announcements
d) Fire drill schedules
B
Examples might include, but are not limited to, critical fire conditions, other critical changing conditions, concern for a potential collapse, loss of water supply, hoarding conditions, etc.
According to the BFES Operations Manual, Who is responsible for acknowledging the urgent fire ground message?**
a) All sector officers to whom the message was directed
b) Only the Incident Commander
c) All personnel at the incident
d) Only Fire Control
A
All Sector Officers to whom the message was directed shall acknowledge the message.
According to the BFES Operations Manual, If the Incident Commander does not hear acknowledgment from all sectors, what action can be taken?**
a) Initiate another Emergency Alert Tone
b) Wait for acknowledgment
c) Have Fire Control deliver the message
d) Disregard the lack of acknowledgment
C
If the Incident Commander (IC) does not hear acknowledgement from all sectors or has difficulty delivering the urgent fire ground message, the IC can have Fire Control deliver the message.
According to the BFES Operations Manual, When can Fire Control deliver the urgent fire ground message?**
a) Only if requested by the initiator
b) Only if the Incident Commander is unavailable
c) If the Incident Commander has difficulty delivering the message
d) Only during nighttime incidents
C
If the Incident Commander (IC) does not hear acknowledgement from all sectors or has difficulty delivering the urgent fire ground message, the IC can have Fire Control deliver the message.
