Messages Knowledge

Question 1

How long are main scheme messages kept as evidence at brigade control?

Answer 1

5 years

Question 2

What 2 LFB talk groups do we use for north and south?

Answer 2

M2FS
FLON-OPS02

M2FN
FLON-OPS04

Question 3

What are point to point messages direct to control used for?

Answer 3

Sensitive or confidential information transmission direct to control

Question 4

What other methods can be used to get a message to control privately?

Answer 4

Mobile phone
Fixed telephone
Point to point call

Question 5

What is the spare additional talk group we can use with the permission of control?

Answer 5

FLON-OPS01

Question 6

What reasons will require control to open up channel 1 (FLON-OPS01)?

Answer 6

Heavy radio traffic

Disruption to channel 2 or 4

Question 7

At an incident, when should the first message to control be sent?

Answer 7

As soon as practical after situation assessment

Question 8

When will brigade prompt u for a first informative message?

Answer 8

20 mins from arrival

Question 9

At protracted incidents, how often should informative messages be sent?

Answer 9

Every 30 mins

Question 10

How often should informative messages be sent from Incidents attracting 8 pumps +?

Answer 10

Every 60 mins

Question 11

At what speed should messages be sent by the radio operative?

Answer 11

Dictation speed

Question 12

If confronted by a situation for which there is no standard message , what should the OIC do?

Answer 12

Use ICs own words

Question 13

Who uses the Airwave digital radio system?

Answer 13

All Fire and rescue services in England, Wales, Scotland

Question 14

If a coded stop message is sent, what tactical mode will control deem the incident to have been dealt with?

Answer 14

Oscar offensive

Question 15

An assistance message is sent for what 2 reasons?

Answer 15

Additional resources

Safety related information

Question 16

If an appliance switches from 1 talk group to another for an incident, what must they do until arriving back at Station?

Answer 16

Remain on the selected talk group until back at station (status 1)

Question 17

If attending an incident out of LFB boundaries, what talk group should be used?

Answer 17

Use the talk group associated with that FRS

Should state on call slip

Question 18

When should you change back to FLon ops 2 or 4 after attending an incident out of LFB area?

Answer 18

When returning from an over the border incident

Question 19

If it is not stated at the bottom of the call slip which talk group should be used when attending over border incidents, what group should be used?

Answer 19

The neighbouring FRS talk group’s channel 1

Question 20

When communicating with other FRS’s Control, what call sign format do you use ?

Answer 20

London fire brigade, Mill Hill pump ladder (example)

Question 21

If an incident occurs in a small court, Mews or minor road, how should this been included in an informative?

Answer 21

Sent with the name of the Major road in addition

Question 22

If a road is divided by a central reservation, (dual carriageway/motorway) what must be stated in a message?

Answer 22

Direction of travel the incident occurs.
Northbound, southbound westbound, eastbound.

M25 clockwise/anti clockwise

Question 23

What 3 types of message are there?

Answer 23

Assistance
Informative
Stop

Question 24

What is the sequence of messages?

Answer 24

Assistance

Informative asap

Further assistance/informative

Fire surrounded 36

Stop

Further informative as required

Reliefs/ revisits

(Not all required all the time)

Question 25

When should a tac mode be sent?m to control?

Answer 25

First message and all from there on

Question 26

“9” assistance and priority messages examples are?

Answer 26

Make ups, (appliances/ officers etc)
Running calls
Inability to proceed
Persons reported (fire or trapped in vehicles).
Cylinders reported 
ORD + Hazmat info
Urgent police /Ambulance 
Specialist equipment/ utilities req
Initiating major incident procedure 
Implement civil disturbance procedure 
Firefighter emergency 
Implement water ops level 2
Anything Urgent

Question 27

What should be sent after each assistance message?

Answer 27

Informative stating:

Additional info about the incident
Actions being taken
Resources in use