OPM’s 800, 900, 1000 Flashcards
Sunrise fire rescue is part of the Broward county consolidated regional 911 communications system that is responsible for receipt and dispatch of all emergency and non emergency calls. The system is designed to provide a common communication infrastructure that is coordinated through 3 911 centers (known as public safety answering points -PSAP) located where?
North center — Coconut creek
Central center — Sunrise
South center — Pembroke Pines
The Broward county consolidated regional 911 communication system operates in a trunked radio system comprised of ____ tower sites.
14 tower sites
The system has 2 zone controllers
And each site tower has 2 site controllers
It certain calls staff members need to be advised of the incident. Incident command should request from dispatch a ?
“Staff notification” or “group page” or a GP1SN to be sent out
Who should be requested for situations requiring code decisions or enforcement and/or, an incident which would require the consultation of a building official to determine the safety of the structure or the habitability of the structure?
And where the maximum capacity for a particular occupancy has been exceeded to the point of endangering life safety
Fire inspector
When should a fire investigator be called out?
- Any fire where the officer on scene cannot determine the cause and origin
- Any fire where the cause appears suspicious in nature
The on scene sunrise fire investigator or police arson detective may request the assistance of the state fire marshal if needed on any incident, however in accordance with current Florida administrative code (FAC) rule of the bureau of fire and arson investigation, mandatory notification to the state fire marshal shall be made for the following causes:
- Any fire with the projected direct dollar loss exceeding $1,000,000.00
- Any fire involving a civilian death, or injury that is likely to result in death
- Any fire involving a firefighter death or an injury that is likely to result in death
- Any fire in which the cause is not readily determined by an initial investigation
- Any fire involving the suspected failure of a fire suppression or detection system
What are some responses that may warrant executive staff notification?
- Any confirmed structure fire
- Vehicle accident with extrication
- Incident involving a serious injury or fatality as the result of a non medical emergency
- Any mass casualty
- Any confirmed special ops incident
- Any incident which will commit the shift commander for more than 30 mins
- Any fire incident which results in the death or injury to an occupant
- Any employee incident that involves a member of fire rescue department
- Any incident likely to generate significant media interest
- Facility issues/ repair that require immediate attention
- Any incident involving the evacuation/ displacement of any person or entity
- Any event/ incident requiring the need for Broward behaviors health access program to be dispatched in behalf of our employees (CISM/CISD)
- Any issue/event as determined by the battalion chief
The Broward county consolidated regional 911 communication system shares a common “radio template” with a total of ____ zones, with each zone having a “specific name” that identifies specific channels within them.
19 zones
All of the zones have 16 pre designated channels
What is the name of the button on top of the radio that has 3 position (A/B/C)
The toggle switch
What are the 3 zones sunrise fire rescue is affiliated with?
Zone 1, 2, 3
Zone 1 (switch A) is MAIN (BCF D1)
Zone 2 (switch B) is MEDCOM (BCH MEDCM 10)
Zone 3 (switch C) is BCM FR TAC (BCF FR TAC1)
What is zone 17?
LE DISP
This zone has access to several law enforcement agency channels, with specific law enforcement channels associated with the sunrise police department. Channels 1-5 include their primary main channel, teletype channel, detail channel, tactical channel, and car to car channel
What is zone 19 -BC BU
This zone is specifically used for in the event of a county wide radio system failure, thereby accessing the “back up” radio system
It is the responsibility of the ______ to be aware of lapse of station coverage and make the necessary relocation of resources based on the resources available.
Battalion chief
What is site trunking?
The loss of the link between the central controller and the tower site
A radio will remains in the “out of range” condition until one of the two things occurs
- It locks onto a control channel
- or it goes into failsoft mode
When is the gas department called out?
In the event fire rescue responds to a confirmed gas leak within the city of sunrise
The incident commander will continue to maintain control of the incident and make whatever decisions necessary to mitigate, control and/or stop the leak as the situation dictates prior to the arrival of sunrise utilities gas department representatives
Radio designations are?
The 39 are chiefs
The 59 are logistics
The 72 are FLS
The 83 are weather
The 92 are training
Employees may be approved for outside employment by HR. Such employment may include only those that are not involved in any of the following
- 24 hour operations
- Standby coverage obligations
- Safety sensitive or public safety duties
- Operations of heavy equipment or public transportation
All outside employment must be approved by _____.
The city
After initial approval for outside employment is obtained, the employee must annually renew/update the outside employment request using the same procedures no later than
January 31st in each year
A real or perceived state of uneasiness, disquiet, or social unrest within the community is?
Unrest/ civil unrest
A state of uneasiness, disquiet, or social unrest within the community, as evidenced by the appearance of organized disturbances; resulting in injury/death of persons, and / or damage / destruction of property is?
Civil disturbance
What is the mission in a civil unrest plan?
To continue to provide fire suppression and medical rescue services during periods of civil disturbances, as long as these services can be provided without reasonable risk to fire rescue department members
The fire rescue department civil disturbance plan incorporates three operational phases comprised of the activities shown herein.
- Phase I - civil unrest alert pre-emergency alert activities
- Phase II - civil unrest response immediate emergency activities
- Phase III - post emergency response recovery, salvage, and survey
In the event of an ordered member recall, the fire rescue department may order the PIO to contact radio and television stations requesting special bulletins advising off duty fire rescue members to report to duty. Failure to report to duty shall result in?
Corrective action
In the event that the primary communication center is disabled, the ____ will be used as the backup dispatching center for all fire rescue units
EOC
Utilization of recalled members. Recall members in a civil unrest may be utilized to?
- Form task forces using fire rescue vehicles
- Argument operational task forces
- Form relief crews for operational task forces
During a civil unrest hose line should be kept as short as possible. Picking up hose is a vulnerable time for fire rescue.
Stop fires that will cause conflagration
Stop fires that will move to residential areas
Stop exposure fires
Use heavy streams
Knock fires down but there is no?
No overhaul
No ventilation
No roofing
No interior attacks, unless life threatening and victims to be saved
During a civil unrest, all fire rescue department command and supervisory units operating in the disturbance area will be staffed with a minimum of 2 persons. All engine companies will have at least ____ members. Rescue units shall be staffed with _____ individuals.
Engines 4 members
Rescue 3 members
A rapid intermittent blowing of a task force unit air horn will be a signal to ______.
Long continuous blowing of a task force units air horn will indicate?
TAKE COVER
PREPARE TO MOVE OUT
Prior to abandonment of a fire rescue vehicle in a civil unrest incident the radio system should be?
Disabled by removing microphone headsets from the control heads, removal of fuses, or if this is not possible, by cutting the control line and turning off the radio
In a civil unrest incident, pump operators should not be?
Left alone
During a fire scene at a civil unrest with heavy fire and some showing, engines shall drop large diameter hose of a _____ to maximum _____ lay.
200 to maximum of 500
Deck guns should be used at ground level
A task force in a civil unrest will consist of?
2 fire engines
1 rescue (if needed)
1 fire battalion
Most essential records of the fire rescue department are located at the ?
Public safety complex
What is an official announcement issued by the national hurricane center, identifying a hurricane position, speed and intensity.
When are they issued?
Advisory
0500 hour
1100 hour
1700 hour
2300 hour
** every 6 hours **
What is a “CEASE EMERGENCY ACTIVITY” order?
An order issued by the fire chief or his/her designees, to stop all fire/rescue outside operations.
Where is the EOC and FOC located?
EOC at 59
FOC at 72
What is the EOC?
Emergency operations center
Directors from all department, citywide, assemble and work under the direction of the director of public safety or his/her designee
A relatively calm area near the center of the hurricane, lasting from several minutes to more than an hour and ending suddenly when winds return from the opposite direction. These winds are often more forceful than prior to the passing.
Eye of hurricane
When is a hurricane watch issued?
When there is a threat of hurricane conditions within 24 to 36 hours
When is a hurricane warning issued?
When hurricane conditions - winds of 74 mph or more and dangerously high tides and waves are expected in 24 hours or less
Notice given by the national hurricane center, in advisories, that lists the percentage probability that the center of the storm will pass within 65 miles of a specified location within the next 72 hours is?
Hurricane probability projection
What is a hurricane?
A fully developed tropical cyclone registering sustained winds of 74 mph or more.
An extreme high tide, topped by violent waves, produced by the winds and low pressure associated with a hurricane is?
A storm surge
9 out of 10 people who die in hurricanes drown from storm surge
A disturbance that has developed rotary circulation at the surface and a constant wind speed of 38 mph or less is?
Tropical depression
Distinct rotary circulation with sustained winds ranging from 39 to 73 mph is?
Tropical storm
When is a hurricane major?
Category 3 or above
Wind speeds from hurricane categories are?
Category 1 - 74-96 mph
Category 2 - 96-110 mph
Category 3 - 111-130 mph
Category 4 - 131-155 mph
Category 5 - 156 mph +