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What does PSAP stand for?
Public Safety Answering Point
Who is the primary PSAP?
Police Department
If there is a second experienced dispatcher on duty, what is his function?
Assist PD in answering phone calls
What is the second dispatchers’ primary function?
Back-up and support the needs of the Fire-Rescue operation
A fire dispatcher working without a back-up has a primary responsibility of:
a. Radio communications and safety of units in the field
b. Not required to answer phone calls
What are the 5 W’s of journalistic investigative approach?
Who, What, When, Where, Why
Which question is usually first when dealing with emergency communication?
Where
What does TDD stand for?
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
The answering of 911 calls will comply with what policy?
The Police Dispatch Policy
Dispatch has the ability to send notifications via two methods. What are they?
a. CAD “Group Paging”
b. MIR3 messaging system
What does the CAD “Group Paging” utilize?
The GP1SN
What does the MIR3 utilize?
“Sunrise Fire All Call”
The primary Duty Chief is expected to advise “in-service” within _____.
5 minutes via radio or call
If no response from the primary Duty Chief in the first _____ minutes, a subsequent page will be made to the _____.
a. 10 minutes
b. Secondary Duty Chief
Examples of why staff would be notified using the CAD GP1SN: (6)
a. Confirmed structure fire
b. MCI
c. Mutual Aid (given or received)
d. Special Ops Incident
e. Incident that commits BC for more than 30 mins
f. Determined by the BC
Examples of why staff would be notified using the MIR3 messaging system: (7)
a. Fire incident resulting in death or injury
b. Employee incident (accident, injury)
c. Incident likely to generate significant media interest
d. Vehicle issues needing a mechanic or a tow
e. Facility issues/repairs needing immediate attention
f. Determined by the BC
g. Evacuation/displacement of any person
Who is part of the Community Development - Building Division?
a. Structural
b. Electrical
c. Mechanical
d. Plumbing
When should a Fire Inspector be requested?
a. Situation requiring code decisions or enforcement
b. Incident requiring the consultation of building officials
c. When maximum capacity has been exceeded
Who can order all patrons out of the occupancy?
a. Battalion Chief or designee (engine company)
b. Until an inspector arrives
Who is notified if a structure is determined to be unsafe or uninhabitable?
Battalion Chief, who requests the on-call inspector
The Fire Inspector has the authority to:
a. Coordinate restoration of fire life safety systems
b. Dem the structure unsafe or uninhabitable (red tag)
How are inspectors called out to a scene?
BC notifies dispatch, who has a current roster
Who issues the fire inspector call out schedule?
Fire Marshal
Who shall make all reasonable attempts to determine cause and origin?
Incident Commander
If the incident commander cannot determine the cause and origin, who is requested?
Fire Investigator
What is the Fire Investigator call out criteria?
a. Fire where officer cannot determine cause and origin
b. Fire where cause appears suspicious in nature
Who ensures that the scene remains under Sunrise Fire Rescue custody?
Incident Commander
If the cause is suspicious who is notified?
Sunrise Police Arson Detective
When is the State Fire Marshal’s office notified? (5)
a. Fire with over 1 million in loss
b. Civilian death or injury
c. FF death or injury
d. Cause is not readily determined
e. Suspected failure of fire suppression or detection system
Fire-Rescue dispatchers will provide a _____ when initiating a call for service.
Pre-alert
What is provided by the dispatchers on the outset of the call?
a. Reference
b. District
c. Address
Who is the first rescue to move up?
Rescue 83
Why is Rescue 92 not first for move ups?
a. To facilitate the continuity of the Spec Ops Team
b. Rescue 92 used secondarily
How many zones do our mobile and portable radios have?
8 Zones
Who is Zone 1 for and how many channels?
a. Sunrise Fire Rescue
b. 16 Channels
c. First 8 are Sunrise (3 shared with PD)
The last 8 channels in zone 1 are for?
a. Broward County Fire Zone 3 with car to car
b. Broward County Fire Zone 4 with car to car
c. Tac Channels 1, 2, 3, 4
d. 1 Indigo through 1 papa
The next seven zones have how many channels?
16 channels
The last zone contains how many channels?
7 conventional (CVN) channels
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 A:
a. SN MAIN
b. Main dispatch channel, first line communications
c. Main Channel or 1 Alpha
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 B:
a. SN FG1
b. Any incident requiring command or excessive communication
c. Fire Ground One or 1 Bravo
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 C:
a. SN FG2
b. An additional incident or department training
c. Fire Ground Two or 1 Charlie
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 D:
a. SPCEV
b. Shared with PD
c. Used for special events/details outside of BAC
d. Special Events Channel or 1 Delta
e. Sunrise PD dispatcher call sign = X-ray 4
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 E:
a. SN ARENA
b. Shared with PD
c. Used on events occurring at the BAC
d. Arena Channel or 1 Echo
e. Sunrise PD dispatcher call sign = X-ray 5
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 F:
a. SN LOCAL
b. Shared with PD
c. Any emergency incident when coordination between PD and FD is desirable
d. Secondary training channel
e. Local Channel or 1 Foxtrot
f. Sunrise PD dispatcher call sign = X-ray 6
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 G:
a. SN FLS
b. FLS daily communications
c. Fire Life Safety Channel or 1 Golf
SFR Zone 1 Channel 1 H:
a. SN C/C
b. Non-essential communications
c. Car to Car or 1 Hotel