Communications Ch 2

Question 0

Battalion Chief designations on MDT
BC75C
BC75F
BC75P
BC75T

Answer 0

C is Communication Leader
F is Foam Coordinator
P is Staging Area Manager
T is Transit Liaison Officer

Question 1

Battalion Chiefs visiting quarters other than their own for more than _____ minutes can have their alarms forwarded to those quarters

Answer 1

15 minutes

Question 2

The designation L100T stands for

Answer 2

Transport Backup Unit

Question 3

Spare teleprinter paper will be found at the

Answer 3

Battalion

Companies shall maintain at least 2 spare rolls on the company level

Question 4

Command Data Terminal facts

Answer 4

Displays up to 14 lines
Each line has up to 40 characters
Single action key on the CDT is 10-12

Question 5

MDT prefixes
DS
FCC
H
RC
F

Answer 5

DS is Decon Support Unit
FC is Field Comm
H is Hose Wagon
RC is Rescue Collapse
Fast Unit

Question 6

What fallback step would consist of all reported structural fires receiving one engine, one ladder and one BC

Answer 6

Fallback Step 3

Question 7

An incident history printout may be used by Chief officers in preparation of fire reports, particularly at fatal and multiple alarm fires. Within _____ of the incident, this printout can be received on the teleprinter in quarters by contacting the Field Comm Unit

Answer 7

5 Days

Question 8

Borough status reports can be generated by pressing ADM 10-4 SEND. What will be indicated in this report

Answer 8

• Status of every unit in a given borough at a given time
• Rundown of units at the scene when responding to a 7-5 or greater alarm
• The borough alarm rate per hour and the number of active alarms
• The units from a borough that are unavailable, operating in another borough, and relocated out of the borough

Question 9

What do these designations after the unit mean
E98 P
E98 Y
E89 S

Answer 9

E98 P High Pressure Engine
E98 Y System Control Unit
E89 S Field Communications Satellite Unit

Question 10

If the Chief is 10-9 in the quarters of E-293 how does he need to acknowledge alarms received via the teleprinter in the quarters of E-293

Answer 10

While 10-9 all alarms for the battalion will be displayed on E-293 PC/ATS screen and printed through E-293 PC/ATS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS however must be made via DEPT RADIO or via BATTALIONS MDT

Question 11

As a BC reviewing an E -CIDS entry on my battalion computer I would be correct to think I can

Answer 11

• Review and approve the entry
• Revise and approve the entry
• Disapprove and return the entry for correction

Question 12

You at the BC operating at an all hands fire. You now transmit a 2nd alarm. What are the following additional resources you are getting

Answer 12

• 4 more Engines and 2 more Ladders
• 1st BC on the 2nd will be the Safety Officer
• 2nd BC on the 2nd will be the RUL

Question 13

A Battalion Chief responding to an alarm for a fire in a building should know that he will receive an additional ladder company for response if

Answer 13

Both the 1st and 2nd due ladders report they are responding with 4 firefighters. The additional ladder company will only be dispatched if a 10-75 is transmitted and they will be the 3rd firefighting ladder company. The 4th ladder company will be designated as the Fast Truck