B401 Radio Comm

Question 1

All ___ will have ____ established and Command shall communicate this to all personnel.

Answer 1

working incidents

emergency comm plan

Question 2

how can companies confirm the designated radio channel when responding to incidents? Which of these methods is the only one that will be correct when responding to multiple alarm incidents?

Answer 2

locution, rebroadcast, MDC

rebroadcast

Question 3

Multiple alarm companies responding to an incident, or arriving at the Incident Base, shall communicate on which channel?

Answer 3

alternate, or as directed by Dispatch

Question 4

Radio traffic on theh primary tac channel by those not assigned to ___ shall be kept to a minimum. Traffic by Liaison and Support personnel should be on ____.

Answer 4

Ops Section

Firecom north or channels other than the primary tac

Question 5

Who can communicate on the primary tac during PRTO? Exceptions?

Answer 5

Officers, Dispatch, and ICS positions.

any member can acknowledge an order or report a Mayday (no mention of Emergency Traffic)

Question 6

T/F- an FF may use Emergency Traffic to report wires down on the fireground during periods of PRTO.

Answer 6

No- policy only says Mayday

Question 7

___ and ___ shall be incorporated into the IAP.

Answer 7

Radio Communications Plan

Emergency back-up radio communications plan

Question 8

A back-up to the primary channel shall be designated and will normally be ___.

Answer 8

the alternate channel

Question 9

The Radio Comm Plan shall include announcing the primary tac channel at what times?

Answer 9

by command in initial size up and on each subsequent xfer of command

Question 10

If Dispatch loses console functionality they also lose the ability to ___.

Answer 10

identify Emergency IDs

Question 11

what are the 4 radio failure scenarios, in order of least to most severe?

Answer 11

Primary channel failure
CTECC Zone Controller goes down
Fail Soft mode
Total System Failure

Question 12

in which radio system failure will dispatch lose console functionality?

Answer 12

all but primary channel

Question 13

__ or ___ is a system failure that will exclude dispatchers from using the standard console equipment. In this event dispatchers will use ___.

Answer 13

Fail-soft or Site Trunking

back-up handheld radios on dispatch floor

Question 14

in the event of total radio system failure, Command will immediately designate a ____.

Answer 14

Communications Group to serve as info runners

Question 15

___ will be critical to ensure personnel safety in the event of a total radio system failure.

Answer 15

face to face communications

Question 16

Direct 16 may be used when the system is fully operational but radios are receiving ___ signal.

Answer 16

system unavailable