Chapter 5 Flashcards
What are the types of Alarm Signalling Systems?
- Central station
- Local alarm system
- Private alarm
- Proprietary
- Other agency dispatch centres
- Direct lines
- Direct individual Fire station phone lines
What are the components of EFRS communications
Telephone system
Computer Aided dispatch system
Radio network
What information is needed when receiving an Emergency report?
- What
- Type of emergency (ie: house fire, MVC etc)
- Who
- Person’s name, how many persons involved, names of involved
- When
- did the emergency occur
- Why
- Any conditions such as bad weather, downed power lines
- How
- Ask if caller knows how emergency came about
- Where
- Location of emergency and name of caller
What are the 3 types of two-way radios?
- Base stations (stationary, within a building)
- Mobile stations (mounted on a firetruck)
- Portable stations (hand held radio)
What types of communctation equipment does EFRS use?
- Radios
- Pagers
- Printers
- Fax machines
- Voice amplifiers
- MPS computers
- Telephones
What interfaces are build into the Computer-Aided dispatch (CAD)?
- Radio interface
- Disptach interface
- Clock interface
- I-mobile interface
- I-tracker interface
- I-net-viewer interface
What is the Radio computer system called?
C-3 Maestro
How many channels are availalbeon the EFRS radio system
144 channels
At which frequency does the C-3 Maestro operate
800mHz
What is the typical password for logging on/off I-mobile
Officer’s radio LID
Which aspects of operation of department radios should all personnel be familiar with?
- Tactical/ working channel configuration
- Proper use of these channels
- Ability to maneouver through the different channels & talk groups
- Phonetic alphabet
- Readability checks
- Maintenance
- Locking and unlocking of portable radio
- Proper radio etiquette
How many channels and talk groups iis the radio system divided?
8 Talk Groups
16 Channels in each
How many T-codes does EFRS use?
Six
Explain T01
Training- available to respond
Explain T02
Training- Not able to respond
