Communications Flashcards
When an alarm comes in how long does housewatch have to acknowledge before dispatch will prompt the company
20 seconds
The VERBAL button should only be used with the alarm is within _____ blocks of the firehouse
2, if it is more then 2 blocks the unit should respond and give information and location via the radio
Engine suffix. C
Ex E84C
CFR-D engine
Engine suffix D
Ex E84D
tech DECON task force engine
Engine suffix F
Ex E84F
FAST unit
Engine suffix H
Ex E84H
Hazmat tech unit
Engine suffix I
ex E84I
Fire ice unit
Engine suffix L
Ex E84L
Lobby control unit
Engine suffix N
Ex E84N
High rise nozzle
*5th engine
Engine suffix P
Ex E84P
High pressure engine
Engine suffix S
Ex E84S
Communications unit
Engine suffix T
ex E84T
Transport backup unit
Engine suffix W
Ex E84W
Water-ice rescue unit
Engine suffix Y
Ex E84Y
Systems control unit
Ladder suffix C
Ex L34C
CPC unit
Ladder suffix D
Ex L34D
Tech DECON task force ladder
Ladder suffix F
Ex L34F
FAST unit
Ladder suffix H
Ex L34H
High Rise roof team
Ladder suffix R
Ex L34R
Rescue collapse transport
Ladder suffix S
Ex L34S
SOC support truck
Ladder suffix T
Ex L34T
Transport backup unit
Ladder suffix V
Ex L34V
Ventilation support unit
Ladder suffix W
Ex L34W
Water-Ice unit
It is mandatory that all the following designations except which one to be entered in to CIDS: A-BWSTRG B-CFRH C-PG D-MAJALT E-REHAB
Trick question. It is mandatory for all those designations to be put into CIDS
For CIDS- the teleprinter has space for ___ lines and each line can contain up to ____ characters
4 lines
40 characters
T or F
In order to save space when entering CIDS info it is smart to split a word between two lines.
False. Do not split words it could cause confusion
1938 building code classification: What is a class 1?
Fireproof
1938 building code classification: What is a class 2?
Fire protected structure
1938 building code classification: What is a class 3?
Non-Fireproof structure
1938 building code classification: What is a class 4?
Wood frame structure (class 4 and WOOD has 4 letters)
1938 building code classification: What is a class 5?
Metal structure (class 5 and METAL has 5 letters)
1938 building code classification: What is a class 6?
Heavy Timber structure (class 6 and TIMBER had 6 letters)
What does CL2LW mean?
A fire protected structure constructed using metal “C” joist or steel bar joist. (Lightweight construction)
what does CL3LW mean?
Non-fireproof structure renovated or repaired using ANY type of structural lightweight materials
What does CL4LW mean?
Wood frame structure constructed using any type of structural light weight materials
T or F
Any unit can revise or submit CIDS entries regardless of administrative area. (If you see something that needs to be in CIDS do it)
False, only the administrative unit shall submit or revise CIDS for a building. If a unit finds something that is CIDS worthy they are to immediately notify the administrative unit.
The name and unit number of a member with a minor injury can be transmitted to the dispatcher over the department radio after requesting _____.
A- mixer on
B- mixer off
B- mixer off
When using the handset on the rig how long should you wait after calling dispatch and not getting a response before calling them again? How many attempts do you make before assuming the radio is defective and trying from another rig?
30 seconds
3 attempts max
Handle-Talkies and cell phones should not be used within ____ft of vehicles transporting explosives, explosive magazines, and areas where blasting is in progress.
150 ft
Apparatus, Post, and Marine radios should not be used within ____ft of vehicles transporting explosives, explosive magazines, and areas where blasting is in progress.
300ft
If the apparatus radios is depressed for more than ___seconds it will automatically cut off.
60 seconds, for lengthy messages you will have to release and re-depress the transmit button in intervals less than 60 seconds
When the apparatus radio is not operative who do you notify?
Battalion, division, and radio mechanic
Division will provide a portable citywide radio and stays on the rig. If you get a response while waiting for the radio notify dispatch and they will add another unit to your run so a radio is available on scene
How many handlines/hand extinguishers/heavy appliances are needed to put out a:
1-light fire condition
2-medium fire condition
3-heavy fire condition
1-light=1 hoseline or hand extinguishers
2-medium= 2 hoselines
3-heavy=more then 2 hoselines or 2 hoselines in conjunction with heavy appliances
A single taxpayer that is an isolated building and has 9 stores in it. A fire in in the middle store. The chief tells you to check exposure 02A. Where do you go?
0 is the fire building, going left the exposures go 02,02A,02B,02C. 02C is the last one(furthest from the store on fire going left)
Reference Comm manual chap 10 addendum 2
There is a fire in a taxpayer that has 5 stores in it. The taxpayer is in the middle of the block. The fire is in the middle store. There are two more buildings to the right of the taxpayer. how do you label the other stores in the the taxpayer and the two other buildings (exposures)going to the right?
The fire store is 0 and the other stores going to the right are 04 and 04A, the first building is exposure 4 and the next one is Reference Comm manual chap 10 addendum 2
What counts as being under “immediate supervision” of an officer?
Within sight and/or hearing of the officer
Working on a search or hose line which is under the supervision of an officer
What counts as “functional supervision” for an officer?
A HT equipped member
If a member cannot get in contact with their officer what is the list (in priority) of whom they should contact?
1- their chauffeur
2-the IC
3- any other HT equipped member
When do you give a mayday???
I Owe U My Life I-imminent collapse O-occurred collapse U-unconscious member or life threatening injury M-Missing member L-lost or trapped member
When a member comes across another member who is unconscious or has a life threatening injury what info do they relay to the IC?
LUNR L-location U-unit of injured member N-nature and extent of injuries, if known R-resources needed
this is the same wether was a mayday or urgent
When an officer becomes aware that one of their members is missing, what info do they relay to the IC?
LUNA L-last known location U-unit member is working in N-name of missing member A-assignment (nozzle,B/U...)
When a missing member is located, what info is relayed to the IC?
LIAR
L-location
I-identity, to confirm it is the member reported missing
A-any imminent conditions that might effect the missing member
R-resources need to reach safety
When would you give an Urgent?
WIFE Back x2 W-water loss I-injured member, non life threatening F-fear of collapse E-extension, fire entering an exposure Back-Back out 10-70 Anytime conditions are changing that would severely impact an operation or the safety of members
How far apart to you hold the 2 microphones when performing the feedback assisted rescue?
1-2 inches
*dont forget the HT’s have a 30second time out timer for stuck buttons. Member doing the rescue will have to release and depress the microphone to avoid this problem
T or F
HT’s can interfere with medical equipment in hospitals. When in non-emergency situations members should restrict the use of HT transmission when in patient care areas.
TRUE
T or F
When in a subway, if the station is equipped with a repeater, there is no longer the need for the relay.
False, you still need the relay.
T or F
When a member makes a transmission and it is not acknowledged it should be considered not received.
True
Are the following statements T or F:
1- The battalion recorder will only record the channel it is assigned
2- the battalion recorder will record the channel it is assigned as well as messages to the dispatcher.
Both are False
1-batt recorder records all channels except channel 9
2-batt recorder does not record messages to the dispatcher
T or F
When an emergency roll call in in effect, the company officer should state the number of FF’s they responded with and account only for the members within sight or hearing without the use of a HT.
True,
If in L34 and someone tapped out so L34 is w/o an OV the transmission would be “L34 has 4 FF’s, we responded w/o an OV, my irons and can are accounted for” (if can and irons are with you)
When an emergency roll call is being conducted how does rescue respond, squad?
Rescue uses ladder positions,
Squad uses engine positions
If you activate your EAB, how often will your beacon tone sound?
Every 4 seconds
You want to get an up to date list of every company on scene. How do you use the MDT to get this?
Press: 1-Incident summary 2-Send 3-Next 4-Print
During an emergency roll call an officer cannot be contacted, who should be contacted next?
A member working with that officer or another company working in the immediate area of that officer
When there is an emergency roll call being conducted, what are the 4 times you should make a transmission?
1- when called by the roll call officer
2-you have to transmit a mayday/urgent of your own
3- you have critical info regarding a mayday/urgent
4-you have critical info regarding the ongoing operation
T or f
EFAS replaces roll call procedures?
False
How does ladder 34 roof (assigned to EFAS) communicate with the IC?
1-Ladder 34 roof EFAS to command
2-Ladder 34 EFAS to command
3-EFAS to command
3- EFAS to command
Once an officer hits 10-84 after arriving at an incident, what must they do in order to “check in” with EFAS?
1-nothing, 10-84 checks the company in
2-click their HT 1 time
3-click their HT 3 times
2-click their HT 1 time
In regards to EFAS, what color will a member be if they activate their EAB button?
RED
When the EAB is cleared the members name will go back to white in the “unit status” area and it will change to yellow in the “maydays” area
T or. F
The chief vehicle will automatically switch from starfire to EFAS when a member activates their EAB.
True
When an EAB is activated, how long do you have to depress the EAB button to cancel the emergency alert?
2 seconds
When using the EFAS to assign a member a mayday, will the member getting assigned the mayday have the wattage on their radio go from 2-5 and will their radio transmit the emergency beacon?
No the EFAS will not effect the radio
How many channels at a time can EFAS monitor?
1
When using EFAS to do a roll call what do the following colors mean? 1-yellow 2-green 3-red 4-grey
1- unaccounted for
2-accounted for
3- activated EAB
4-position not staffed
When transmitting a mayday or urgent how long should a member depress the EAB before making the transmission?
1/2 or .5 seconds
When you activate your EAB your radio will sound a beacon tone every ___ seconds.
Every 4 seconds
When a member activates their emergency alert button (EAB) an emergency alert tone will sound on all other radios in range. When will second tone be transmitted?
A 2nd emergency alert tone will be transmitted 10 seconds after the 1st tone if the member who activated their EAB doesn’t not push the talk button on their radio in that 10 seconds
T or F
84/34 both have relocators because they are doing it. A run comes in that both relocators are responding together. In house watch can you acknowledge simultaneously or do you acknowledge individually?
Acknowledge individually
When an ERS box is activated between the hours of __?__ and ___?__ one engine is dispatched. At the other hours the policy is no contact no dispatch.
2300-0800 hours 1 engine will go
Which of the following is not a single action key on the MDT A-10-8 B-10-84 C-10-4 D-10-14 E-10-20
A-10-8 is no single action, all the others are
As for CIDS:
1-how many lines
2-how many characters per line
3-should you split words at the end of a line to save space?
1-4 lines
2-40 characters per line
3-do NOT split words at the end of a line
100-106 Tyler ave (single building) is posted on a building. What addres(s) need cids? A-only 100 B- 100 and 106 C- 100,102,104,106 D-100,101,102,103,104,105,106
B
The 1938 building code has construction classifications, match them: Class 1. Wood Class2. Fire proof Class3. Fire protected Class4. Metal Class5. Non-fireproof Class6. Heavy timber
Class1 - fireproof Class2 - fire protected Class3 - non fireproof Class4 - wood (4letters) Class5 - metal (5letters) Class6 - timber (6letters)
You are the officer in L34, on a water leak you discover something that should be in the buildings CIDS. The building is in E84’s administrative district. Do you:
A-enter it into CIDS, you found it means you do it
B-Notify E84, only the administrative unit can update the CIDS
B- only the admin company can update CIDS
When can you use the verbal button on the PC/ATS?
When it is within 2blocks of the firehouse
When a member has a serious injury or has died, is that a mixer on or mixer off message?
Mixer off
Mixer on = party on = everyone
You are on the rig and attempt to reach dispatch, how long do you wait for a response before trying to reach them again, and how many times do you try before deeming the rig radio OSS and try a different rig for your message.
Wait 30 seconds, max 3 attempts
If the apparatus radio is depressed for longer then how long with it be interupted?
60 seconds or 1 minute
When EFAS is on scene it will replace roll call procedures.
T or F
False
The roof man of L34 is designated the to monitor EFAS when they are the fast truck. How will he communicate to command when preforming these duties?
EFAS to command (not L34 roof or L34 EFAS, just EFAS)
As the officer, after you hit 10-84 you should key your mic how many times to “check in”?
Once
You are monitoring EFAS and a members hits their emergency alert button but does not make a transmission. How do you know who hit the emergency alert button?
Their name will change from grey to highlighted RED
T or F
FF Idiot is the FAST truck FF designated to monitor EFAS. He doesn’t tell anyone he has no idea what he is doing and cant switch from starfire to EFAS in the batt rig. A member suddenly hits their EAB and transmits a mayday that comes over broken up. Command asks EFAS who made the transmission. FF idiot is lucky because when the EAB his hit the MDT automatically switches to EFAS, Highlights the member in RED, and prints out a hard copy of who hit it.
TRUE
For EFAS, when a members mayday is resolved and you clear it, in the mayday section of EFAS what color do they switch to?
1- white
2- Red
3- yellow
Yellow
To reset the EAB, how long do you depress the EAB button?
2 seconds
T or F
When EFAS assigns a member a mayday, that members radio wattage will increase from 2 to 5 watts and the emergency beacon will sound.
False, it will not do either of those
How many channels can EFAS monitor at once?
1, it can monitor any of the 16 channels but only 1 at a time
During the emergency roll call the member monitoring EFAS sees E84 nozzleman is green E84 backup is red E84 door is grey E84 control is yellow What do the colors mean?
Green = responded to the roll call Red = transmitted a mayday Yellow = has not responded to roll call yet Grey = position is not staffed
When you hit the EAB on your radio how often with the emergency beacon sound?
Every 4 seconds
You want to print out a copy of all the units on scene. How do you do this on your MDT?
Hit: 1- Incident summary 2-Send 3-Next 4-Print
T or F
The roll call officer should be near the command post in order to communicate with the IC without using the HT?
False, the RCO should be in an area away from the command post
You are the roll call officer and you call a company officer and do not get a response, who should you call next?
A member operating with that officer, or another company who is operating in the immediate area of that officer
An emergency roll call is taking place, you should maintain radio discipline except what 4 reasons?
1- called by the RCO
2-you have to transmit a mayday/urgent of your own
3-you have critical info on the mayday/urgent
4-you have critical info regarding the on-going operation
In regards to an emergency roll call, is this a good transmission:
“Engine 93 to roll call officer, my nozzle and back up are accounted for”
No should be: “engine 93 to roll call officer, engine 93 responded with 4 ff’s, my nozzle and back up are accounted for”
State how many you responded with
During an electronic roll call, when the roll call officer calls on a unit, how many times should each member click their mic?
3 times
Before transmitting a mayday or urgent you should depress your EAB for how long?
1/2 second
A member depresses their EAB, an emergency alert tone will sound on all radios, how long after that first tone will a second tone sound?
10 seconds
Buildings separated by more then ____ ft should not be considered an exposure unless the volume of fire causes an exposure problem.
30ft
There is a taxpayer with 5 stores. The middle store is on fire. How are the other stores labeled for exposure identification. Start at the far left.
02A, 02, O(fire store), 04, 04A
