Communications Flashcards
What are the different types of communication?
Radio
Telephone
Mobile phones
Satellite telephone
Direct turn out (DTS)
Mobile Data System (MDT)
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
What network does the ACT F&R use?
A trunk network
What are the 3 types of radios?
Portable radio (on fire fighter)
Mobile radio (in appliance)
Base station (at fire station)
What radio channel do we normally use?
Zone A channel 1 OPS 1
When should you change your radio battery?
When it is below 80%
What are the TRunked Radio Network (TRN) locations?
ACT locations:
1. One tree hill
2. Black mountain
3. Mt Ainslie
4. Mt Stromlo
5. Mt Ginini
6. Tuggeranong hill
7. Mt Tennent
NSW locations:
Mt Jerrabomberra
Mt Clear
What does the key symbol on the radio mean?
Encrypted talk
Each pumper crew has a radio assigned, what are they?
Station Officer
Motor Driver
Senior fire fighter
Fire fighter or junior FF
Auxiliary
Explain the radio morning check?
- Find the radio relevant to you.
- Switch radio on
- Check battery level (over 80%)
- Check the Ariel
- Listen for channel communication announcement
- Comcen, this is xxxx, yellow radio check over.. what for response
- switch radio off
What channel do you go to when entering Parliament House?
Zone A, channel 14, security 3
What appliances are the satellite phones on?
Rescue 49 and operations vehicle
Phonetic Alphabet
A- Alpha
B- bravo
C - Charlie
D-delta
E- echo
F- foxtrot
G-golf
H- hotel
I- India
J- Juliet
K- kilo
L-Lima
M-Mike
N-November
O-Oscar
P-papa
Q-Quebec
R-Romeo
S-sierra
T-tango
U-uniform
V- victor
W-whiskey
X-X-ray
Y-yankee
Z-Zulu
What are the colour codes?
Yellow- routine
Green- leaving incident
Blue- arriving at the incident
White- when you see an incident
Red- urgent
What are the 4 call signs when you are looking at the building?
Alpha - front
Bravo- left
Charlie- back
Delta - right
What does a CAN report mean?
Condition- what you see?
Actions- what you are doing/done
Needs- what do you need?
List some different types of communication methods?
Radio
Telephone
Mobile data system
Direct turn out system
Satellite phone
Hotline - direct to comms
Explain the Direct Turnout system?
It activates when crews are at home station
It prints a docket with job information
Crew presses the acknowledge button when received
What are the 3 colour codes and what do they mean?
Green LED- receiving transmission
Orange LED- receiving encrypted transmission
Red LED- unencrypted transmission
What is the non encrypted network called?
Simplex network
What are the different zones?
A
B
CT
DZ
CA
CD
X
CB1
CB41
List some pro words
- Affirmative - yes
- Correction - error has been made
3.confirm- please confirm information - Disregard- delete reference made
5.this is.. reporting ## - I say again.
- I spell
Negative- no or incorrect
What is the difference between proceeding and responding?
Proceeding is going to incident that is non life threatening
Responding is going to incident with lights and sitens
Proceeding is going to incident that is non life threatening
Responding is going to incident with lights and sirens
What is UHF and VHF?
Ultra high frequency
Very High frequency
Ultra high frequency
Very High frequency
What should you never do when changing and charging a radio battteries?
Remove the battery whilst on
Place radio in charger while on
Use excessive force when fitting battery
What is SITREP (8 steps)
Your call sign
Address and location
Nature of incident
Extent of incident
Size
Risk of hazards
Actions and operations
Resources
What is staged?
Awaiting tasking
