Communications Ch 9 Add 3 EFAS

Question 1

The EFAS can do the following

Answer 1

Immediately identify member who hits EAB
Manually identify a verbal mayday
Conduct an emergency roll call
Review HT transmission history

Question 2

EFAS does not replace the use of

Answer 2

Roll Call Procedures

Question 3

Who is resposible to monitor the EFAS until relieved by a EFAS trained member of the FAST unit

Answer 3

1st arriving battalion firefighter

Question 4

Once the FAST unit EFAS trained member arrives at the battalion vehicle he is responsible for

Answer 4

Monitoring both the EFAS and the FAST unit HT

Question 5

The member monitoring the EFAS when communicating on the HT

Answer 5

EFAS to Command

Question 6

Officers arriving at an incident after they have entered 10-84 must

Answer 6

Key their mic so EFAS enters them into the system

Question 7

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.

Answer 7

DO NOT attempt to select the EFAS button during this time. Members must wait until Starfire boots up before switching to the EFAS program

Question 8

EFAS will automatically download the

Answer 8

Spare Radio Database

Question 9

When the EAB is hit the member who activated it will be highlighted in

Answer 9

RED in both the “radio status” and “mayday”

Question 10

What else happens when an EAB button is pressed

Answer 10

Hard copy is printed showing company, name, postion and time of Mayday

Question 11

Once a members mayday is cleared what happens to his name in the 2 areas of the EFAS

Answer 11

Radio Status area goes back to white

Mayday area will change from red to yellow and he will remain in the “maydays” area

Question 12

Can the EFAS handle multiple Maydays

Answer 12

Yes

Question 13

Will EMS personnel show up on the EFAS

Answer 13

Yes
Company and Position only
EFAS member will notify IC of this who in turn will notify Medical Group Supervisor

Question 14

Electronic Roll Calls

Answer 14

Chief or company officer can conduct

Select begin roll call button on top

Question 15

Who gets contacted 1st in the electronic roll call

Answer 15

Most severely exposed unit or sector

Question 16

What do units do

Answer 16

Click HT remote mic button 3 times

Question 17

When electronic roll call is complete

Answer 17

Hit Complete button

Question 18

EFAS defaults to

Answer 18

CH 1

it is capable of monitoring all 16 channels

Question 19

What does the IC need to do if more than one channel is in use at an operation

Answer 19

A separate Battalion/EFAS equipped vehicle and EFAS trained member is required for each channel in use

Question 20

What must Company Commanders have a list of

Answer 20

EFAS trained members

Date each member was trained

Question 21

If the division back up firefighter is on scene it shall be the responsibility of the division back up ff if available to

Answer 21

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

Question 22

When a firefighter transmits a Mayday for another member he should

Answer 22

Depress the EAB on their own HT
Provide the IC with the required information
Depress the EAB of the distressed member if possible