OP 2004 Contingency Planning/Accountability

Question 1

Audible alarms

Answer 1

Cease operations: one long blast

VACATE: 10 short blasts followed by 10 second pause (x3)

All Clear: one long blast followed by one short blast

Question 2

Term for an emergency on a call that would affect personnel

Answer 2

Emergency Traffic

Question 3

Term for Firefighter down lost trapped etc

Answer 3

MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY

Question 4

PARS are conducted how often

Answer 4

20 minutes

Question 5

Term to clear radio traffic

Answer 5

Radio silence

Question 6

Term for everyone to stop what they are doing

Answer 6

Cease Operations

Question 7

Term to resume operations

Answer 7

All Clear

Question 8

Term to leave the building

Answer 8

VACATE VACATE VACATE

Question 9

Two ways to establish RIC on a complex command system

Answer 9

Per division or as a group that bounces around

Question 10

Ways we keep accountability on an incident

Answer 10

Unit ID
Number of people working under you
Working assignment

Question 11

Mayday should be called on what channel

Answer 11

The tac but can be called on whatever channel

Question 12

After receiving a MAYDAY what should the IC do

Answer 12

• confirm mayday repeating on command and tac
• Radio silence on Tac channel
• Coordinate Rescue w/ RIC

Question 13

After the MAYDAY is mitigated what must IC issue over the radio?

Answer 13

All clear/resume operations