Chap 8 Radio Communications

Question 0

Fatality or serious injury to member

Answer 0

Do not use 10-45 signal
Initial notification to dispatcher use mixer off
Do not use name or unit I’d
Followed by Immediate phone with full particulars

ASAP telephone to FDOC

Question 1

Minor injury of member over dept radio

Answer 1

May use name and unit number member

After requesting “ mixed off”

Question 2

When required alarms shall be announced twice over the air approximately how Long after initial alarm transmission

Answer 2

75 seconds

Question 3

If all over department radio not acknowledged

Answer 3

1. First call not acknowledged within 30 seconds press handset and repeat again
   2 no more than 3 Attempts to contact dispatcher
2. 3rd attempt not acknowledged the transmit from another mobile unit
3. No response after 3x from other unit or dead air switch to citywide and advise city wide
4. If unable to contact citywide by radio contact borough or citywide by telephone

Question 4

HT shall not be used within ____ feet of vehicles transporting explosives, explosive magazine or areas where blasting ops are in progress

Answer 4

150 feet

Note. HT not operated in building where police personnel are searching for an explosive device

Question 5

Apparatus , post and Marine radios shall not be used within ____ feet of vehicles transporting explosives, explosive magazine or areas where blasting ops are in progress

Answer 5

300 feet

Question 6

Apparatus stuck button feature

Answer 6

If transmitting button on apparatus radio is depressed for longer than one min an audible signal will alert the user transmission has been automatically interrupted
Transmit lengthy message depress the transmitting button at intervals of one min or less

Question 7

All preliminary reports or requests for additional assistance must include

Answer 7

Name
Rank
Unit of officer

Question 8

Officer transmitting a 10-75 shall state

Answer 8

For fire or emergency 
Location of fire .. What floor 
Height of building .. How many stories 
Type of occupancy
If PD flat or peaked roof 
Window bars

Question 9

Not required to give preliminary reports for

Answer 9

Auto fires
Grass fires
Rubbish fires
Similar outside fires

Question 10

Defects in radio equipment observed by members must be immediately reported to OOD .. The OOD then shall

Answer 10

Notify :
Division
Battalion
Dispatcher to request radio mechanic

Question 11

Upon notification of a defective/ non- operating radio the division will send a portable citywide radio to affected unit .. The OOD will

Answer 11

Once radio receive will do a 10-11 test
During response portable citywide radio will be used for all radio communications
Not to be carried or worn by officer
Remain I’m front can of apparatus

Question 12

If response is received before the citywide radio arrives the affected unit will

Answer 12

OOD notify dispatcher that unit responding without an operating apparatus radio
Dispatcher ensure additional unit with operating radio will be dispatched to same alarm

Question 13

Iwhen apparatus radio repaired the OOD

Answer 13

Notify
Batt
Div
Dispatcher

Div pick up radio