Communications Ch 9 Add 2

Question 1

Who can hold an emergency roll call

Answer 1

Chief officer

Question 2

The bureau of operations mandates training roll calls are to be done

Answer 2

Quarterly

JAJO

Question 3

Pending the arrival of a special called RCO who can conduct the roll call

Answer 3

Company Officer
Experienced battalion firefighter
Division firefighter

Question 4

If a company officer conducts the roll call the IC must consider

Answer 4

Special calling a replacement unit for the one conducting the roll call

Question 5

If the IC conducts the roll call he shall

Answer 5

Delegate the fire to another chief officer

Question 6

Training roll calls are conducted

Answer 6

JAJO
Conducted on completion of operations
Chiefs should have company officers conduct roll calls for training purposes
IC can conduct RC whenever he wants

Question 7

Officers answer roll calls

Answer 7

Number of firefighters they responded with
Account only for members within sight or hearing
NO HT

Question 8

Haz Mat tech units answer according to

Answer 8

Engine assignments

Question 9

Squad answers according to

Answer 9

Engine assignments

Question 10

Rescue answers according to

Answer 10

Ladder assignments

Question 11

RCO must also account for

Answer 11

Chief officers and their aides

Question 12

Conditions requiring an emergency roll call

Answer 12

Anytime an IC determines it is necessary
Maydays
Urgents
Buildings evacuated

Question 13

Initial actions to be taken by the IC

Answer 13

Take control of the HT
Utilize the emergency alert tone
You must deactivate the tone after gaining control
Utilize the post radio on the tactical channel
Use the UHF radio in the BC/DC car on the tactical channel
Use the cross band repeater in some battalion cars on the tactical channel

Question 14

If a mayday or urgent is received the IC should

Answer 14

Refrain from immediately “jumping on” or answering the mayday/urgent
Assign the fast unit
Assign specific members the job of safety team or assign an available company as the FAST unit while awaiting the replacement of the initial FAST unit
Notify the dispatcher that the original FAST unit has been put to work and request an additional FAST unit
Transmit appropriate codes (10-60,66)

Question 15

An updated list of all companies on the scene can be obtained how

Answer 15

Any apparatus MDT on the scene
Press Incident Summary button
No need to enter any info
Press Send button
Press Next button
Press Print button

Question 16

The member conducting the emergency roll call will be known as the

Answer 16

Roll Call Officer

Question 17

The Roll call officer must be

Answer 17

Assisted by another member who is responsible for monitoring the HT frequency
that the emergency roll call is being conducted on and recording the members by position as they reply

Question 18

Every battalion and division vehicle has what materials for conducting the roll call

Answer 18

Pad of preprinted emergency roll call forms

Question 19

Where does the roll call officer and the member assisting him located

Answer 19

They should be in an area away from the command post

Question 20

If weather is an issue when conducting the emergency roll call where can the rco and his aide be located

Answer 20

Dry area

Apparatus cab or vehicle

Question 21

Opening HT transmission by the RCO

Answer 21

Roll call officer to all units prepare for an emergency roll call

Question 22

If a company does not answer the roll call officer who does the roll call officer try to reach next

Answer 22

Call a firefighter working with that officer or call another company operating in the immediate area of that officer

Question 23

If the roll call officer cant reach a company after all attempts he shall notfiy the

Answer 23

IC

The rco must still continue with his roll call in the event there are more missing members

Question 24

When the Roll Call is completed the RCO shall announce on the HT

Answer 24

RCO to all units the emergency roll call is now completed