Communications Ch 9 Add 3 EFAS Flashcards
The EFAS can do the following
Immediately identify member who hits EAB
Manually identify a verbal mayday
Conduct an emergency roll call
Review HT transmission history
EFAS does not replace the use of
Roll Call Procedures
Who is resposible to monitor the EFAS until relieved by a EFAS trained member of the FAST unit
1st arriving battalion firefighter
Once the FAST unit EFAS trained member arrives at the battalion vehicle he is responsible for
Monitoring both the EFAS and the FAST unit HT
The member monitoring the EFAS when communicating on the HT
EFAS to Command
Officers arriving at an incident after they have entered 10-84 must
Key their mic so EFAS enters them into the system
The EFAS program automatically starts up on the MDT screen when the vehicle ignition is turned on. The EFAS window is designed to run behind the Starfire window. The EFAS start up is delayed 1 minute to allow Starfire to connect.
DO NOT attempt to select the EFAS button during this time. Members must wait until Starfire boots up before switching to the EFAS program
EFAS will automatically download the
Spare Radio Database
When the EAB is hit the member who activated it will be highlighted in
RED in both the “radio status” and “mayday”
What else happens when an EAB button is pressed
Hard copy is printed showing company, name, postion and time of Mayday
Once a members mayday is cleared what happens to his name in the 2 areas of the EFAS
Radio Status area goes back to white
Mayday area will change from red to yellow and he will remain in the “maydays” area
Can the EFAS handle multiple Maydays
Yes
Will EMS personnel show up on the EFAS
Yes
Company and Position only
EFAS member will notify IC of this who in turn will notify Medical Group Supervisor
Electronic Roll Calls
Chief or company officer can conduct
Select begin roll call button on top
Who gets contacted 1st in the electronic roll call
Most severely exposed unit or sector
What do units do
Click HT remote mic button 3 times
When electronic roll call is complete
Hit Complete button
EFAS defaults to
CH 1
it is capable of monitoring all 16 channels
What does the IC need to do if more than one channel is in use at an operation
A separate Battalion/EFAS equipped vehicle and EFAS trained member is required for each channel in use
What must Company Commanders have a list of
EFAS trained members
Date each member was trained
If the division back up firefighter is on scene it shall be the responsibility of the division back up ff if available to
Report to the Battalion vehicle being used to monitor the EFAS to either assist the EFAS trained member of the FAST unit or relieve the battalion firefighter if the battalion firefighter has not been relieved by an EFAS trained member of the FAST unit
When a firefighter transmits a Mayday for another member he should
Depress the EAB on their own HT
Provide the IC with the required information
Depress the EAB of the distressed member if possible
