MCFCA Guideline Flashcards
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When was it dated?
08/27/2021
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What is the core of the radio system for MOCO fire departments?
Texas Wide Area Radio Network (Tx Warn). A Motorola ASTRO 25 digital radio system. Connected to the MCHD/City of Conroe L3Harris P25 system via an inter RF Subsystem Interface.
Supported by a separate VHF six-site simulcast system and 5 regional VHF Repeater sites.
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How many regional event channels are there?
9
North
East
South East
South
South West
West
North West
Central
County wide
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What are the statewide interoperable channels
Vfire 21-26
VCall 10
VTAC 11-14
Nationa Talk Groups are listed as 7Call and 8Call
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MOCO Department ESDs
1 - Conroe
3 - ESD 3 Lake Conroe
5 - ESD 2 Montgomery
6 - ESD 4 Needham
8 - ESD 9 Caney Creek
9 - ESD 1 North Montgomery
10 - The Woodlands Fire
11 - ESD 8 South County
12 - ESD 6 Porter
13 - County Fire Marshall
14 - ESD 14 Timber Lakes
15 - ESD 7 East Montgomery County
18 - ESD 10 Magnolia
19 Huntsmand Chemical
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What is Dispatch Format
Encode
Alert
Units
nature
Address, Business Name, Suite APT #
Repeats Units, Nature, Address, Business Name, Suite APT #
Cross Street
Map Pages
Response Channel
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Second Tone policy
If units have not responded within 2 minutes of the original tone, the unit shall be retoned. If after 1 minute the units have not responded the dispatcher shall make an attempt to contact the station. For still alarms the next closest resource should be added to the call.
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Second tone for medical calls
If after 2 minutes fire-com shall re-encode the unit. If the unit does not respond other means may be taken to alert that department such as toning the next closest unit or the BC. Should be coordinated with Alarm.
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Fire - Comm pages out a 2 Second alert tone signifies what?
4 items
Establishment of Command
Working Fire
Command Initiated PARS
Signal 7-1
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5 Second alert tones
4 line items
— Master Stream operations
— Offensive to Defensive operations
— Evacuation of structure
— If after establishment of command, it is determined a person is in the structure or otherwise unaccounted for on scene
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What roads require additional units for scene safety
Main lanes or Feeders of I 69, I 99, I 45
For all calls on 105 East (Department 9 and 15)
Aggie Tollway
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When a working fire is declared what will fire-com do?
5 Things
— An additional alarm will be added to the call.
— An additional email/sms page will go to the county fire Marshall office advising of a working fire.
— Law Enforcement Notified for traffic control
— Electric Company Notified
— Critical Stations will be covered
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Critical stations for both the department and county
20 stations
1 - Lake Conroe
1 - Montgomery
1 - Needham
3 - Caney Creek
2 - Willis
3 - Woodlands
3 - South County
1 - Porter
2 - East County
3 - Magnolia
31 51 61 81
82 86 91 97
101 104 108 111
112 114 124 151
155 181 184 186
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Some stations are in close proximity to each other to cover from their own stations. List them
107/108 can cover one another’s territory and spring E76 can cover both stations provided it is manned
186/64/104/4 and 34 are manned 186 will not need a back in assignment
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What stations should have a tanker in addition to an engine assigned to a back in
51
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