Communications

Question 0

How should we handle face to face communication?

Answer 0

Be brief
Be concise
Ensure feedback

Question 1

How do we communicate in a fire situation?

Answer 1

Verbally
-face to face or remotely

Written

• Daily plans
• Directives
• Maps
• Weather briefings

Question 2

What should a daily briefing include?

Answer 2

• Safety
• Daily assignments/ tasks/ objectives
• Strategies/ Tactics/ Equipment requirements

Question 3

What are “comms”?

Answer 3

Remote tools used for communication

Question 4

What are some important Comms ?

Answer 4

• Radios
• Pagers
• Cell Phones
• Sat phones

Question 5

What are some attributes of radios in fires?

Answer 5

• Primary mode of field communication

- not private

Question 6

What are some attributes of pagers?

Answer 6

• Good for initial contact

- used for on call situations

Question 7

What are some attributes of cell phones?

Answer 7

• Private
• limited range
• roaming issues

Question 8

what are some attributes of sat phones?

Answer 8

• Works where cell coverage is not an option
• Expensive
• technology dependant
• limited application

Question 9

What are some types of radios and their applications?

Answer 9

Portables
-limited range
-need batteries
Mobiles
-hard wired into vehicle
-more wattage and larger antennae
Base stations
-dedicated power
-Large mast
-maximum wattage
-require an active operator
Avionics

Question 10

What do you require to operate a radio?

What can happen if you don’t have it.

Answer 10

A federal license that dictates which frequencies the radio is licensed for?

There are penalties for non compliance

Question 11

How do radios operate?

-if possible elaborate on which features make radios good for fires

Answer 11

• Line of sight transmission of same frequency (good for fires due to localized efforts)
• Can be repeated by stations that re-transmit the frequency to overcome obstacles.
• Repeater stations are usually at mountain tops but there are some portable repeaters.

Question 12

What are radios that transmit on one frequency and receive on another?

Answer 12

Duplex frequencies

Question 13

Where would you expect to find “base stations”

Answer 13

fire halls

offices

Question 14

What are some important communication aspects of maps and plans?

Answer 14

• Great visual communication too
• Good for conveying information to large groups
• Can be selective
• Available for future reference
• Personal safety depends on good maps and plans

Question 15

What are frequencies that rely on line of sight referred to?

Answer 15

Simplex frequencies

Question 16

What are fire repeaters?

Answer 16

Portable repeaters that ensure privacy of communication and are transported to fires.