Communications 9 Flashcards
Members are under ”immediate supervision” when they are:
- within sight and/or hearing of an officer
- they are working with a hose line or search line that is under supervision of the officer
Member are under “Functional Suoervision” of an officer when they are:
Handie Talkie Equipped and communicating with the officer.
If member can not contact their company officer they shall contact the following member in this order:
- Company Chauffeur
- IC
- Any other Handi Talkie equipped member
Mayday Transmissions should only be used for the following five circumstances:
- Collapse Imminent
- Collapse has Occurred
- Unconscious or Life threatening injury
- Member Missing
- Member lost or Trapped
“I Owe U My Life”
Urgent transmission are to be made for the following reasons:
- Discontinued Interior Attack
- Change in conditions
- Water Loss
- Non Life Threatening Injury
- Fear of Collapse
- Fire entering an exposure
- 10-70
“DC WIFE 1070”
Can the IC utilize the EAB to gain control of chatter?
Yes, but IC but deactivate the EAB tone by depressing EAB for 2 seconds or shutting down HT and turning back on.
True or False?
Member transmitting MAYDAY or URGENT must repeat message until acknowledged by IC.
True.
True or False?
In hospitals member shall leave the patient care area prior to operating HT except in emergency situations.
True.
What Channel is the subway repeater channel?
Channel 14 & 15
Do cell phones from different providers have direct voice radio communications to each other?
No, cellphone can only have radio communications if they’re from the same provider.
Who carries department issued cellphones?
- staff chiefs
- divisions
- battalions
- soc units
True or False?
Excessive HT traffic is not as reason to implement the use of cell phones.
True.
What must be at the Command Post if the decision is made to use cell phones at an incident?
There must be a Verizon BlackBerry and a Nextel Cell Phone at the Incident command post at all times.
