Communications

Question 1

What are the different types of communication?

Answer 1

Radio
Telephone
Mobile phones
Satellite telephone
Direct turn out (DTS)
Mobile Data System (MDT)
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)

Question 2

What network does the ACT F&R use?

Answer 2

A trunk network

Question 3

What are the 3 types of radios?

Answer 3

Portable radio (on fire fighter)
Mobile radio (in appliance)
Base station (at fire station)

Question 4

What radio channel do we normally use?

Answer 4

Zone A channel 1 OPS 1

Question 5

When should you change your radio battery?

Answer 5

When it is below 80%

Question 6

What are the TRunked Radio Network (TRN) locations?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What does the key symbol on the radio mean?

Answer 7

Encrypted talk

Question 8

Each pumper crew has a radio assigned, what are they?

Answer 8

Station Officer
Motor Driver
Senior fire fighter
Fire fighter or junior FF
Auxiliary

Question 9

Explain the radio morning check?

Answer 9

1. Find the radio relevant to you.
2. Switch radio on
3. Check battery level (over 80%)
4. Check the Ariel
5. Listen for channel communication announcement
6. Comcen, this is xxxx, yellow radio check over.. what for response
7. switch radio off

Question 10

What channel do you go to when entering Parliament House?

Answer 10

Zone A, channel 14, security 3

Question 11

What appliances are the satellite phones on?

Answer 11

Rescue 49 and operations vehicle

Question 12

Phonetic Alphabet

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What are the colour codes?

Answer 13

Yellow- routine
Green- leaving incident
Blue- arriving at the incident
White- when you see an incident
Red- urgent

Question 14

What are the 4 call signs when you are looking at the building?

Answer 14

Alpha - front
Bravo- left
Charlie- back
Delta - right

Question 15

What does a CAN report mean?

Answer 15

Condition- what you see?
Actions- what you are doing/done
Needs- what do you need?

Question 16

List some different types of communication methods?

Answer 16

Radio
Telephone
Mobile data system
Direct turn out system
Satellite phone
Hotline - direct to comms

Question 17

Explain the Direct Turnout system?

Answer 17

It activates when crews are at home station

It prints a docket with job information

Crew presses the acknowledge button when received

Question 18

What are the 3 colour codes and what do they mean?

Answer 18

Green LED- receiving transmission

Orange LED- receiving encrypted transmission

Red LED- unencrypted transmission

Question 19

What is the non encrypted network called?

Answer 19

Simplex network

Question 20

What are the different zones?

Answer 20

A
B
CT
DZ
CA
CD
X
CB1
CB41

Question 21

List some pro words

Answer 21

1. Affirmative - yes
2. Correction - error has been made
   3.confirm- please confirm information
3. Disregard- delete reference made
   5.this is.. reporting ##
4. I say again.
5. I spell
   Negative- no or incorrect

Question 22

What is the difference between proceeding and responding?

Answer 22

Proceeding is going to incident that is non life threatening

Responding is going to incident with lights and sitens

Answer 23

Proceeding is going to incident that is non life threatening

Responding is going to incident with lights and sirens