Pak Tracker Add 8 Flashcards
Pak tracker, the maximum range that an SCBA transmitter to a
pak tracker handheld receiver is approximately ——- feet line of sight. 2.1
900 feet line of sight
T/F The Pak tracker handheld receiver is suitable for use in potentially flammable or explosive atmospheres. 3.1.
False
Not suitable
Pak trackers shall be brought to the incident command post by which three units? 4.1.
Fast Unit
Rescue
Squad
The Pak tracker will be monitored by which unit at the ICP? 4.1
Fast.
Rescue and Squad pak tracker will remain at ICP as backup
T/F The pak tracker does possess the ability to be updated when a spare mask is put in service 4.1.1
False
EFAS does update.
Pak tracker does not.
A member of the fast unit OTHER than the member monitoring EFAS shall monitor the Pak tracker. This specific pak tracker must remain in the ——mode near the ———position 4.2.
Monitoring Mode
FAST UNIT’s assigned position
Fast member monitoring the pak tracker receives an alarm signal who does he immediately notify?
What two pieces of information pop up on the tracker?
4.3.
His company officer
FF’s Unit and Assignment
Pak tracker has an activation who attempts to make contact with the member in need?4.3
Fast unit officer
For the Pak tracker, if the pass activation is for a life-threatening emergency or if no contact can be established the Fast Unit Office shall notify who and with what?
4.3
IC
Mayday transmission
When the pak tracker receives a signal from a —— device that has been in full alarm for ——- seconds, the receiver will admit a ——-tone, audible alarm and LCD display will show the SCBA’s identity, which is the unit and member assignment and relative signal strength. 5.2
Pass
10 seconds
2- Tone
While the Pak tracker can receive and store up to ——- identities the LCD display screen is only large enough to display ———lines of information 5.3
36
2
It is important to understand that the pak tracker receiver can only lock onto ——- SCBA’s at a time
5.4
1
When an SCBA’s, pass alarm is activated in the —— ——-mode for —- seconds the pass alarm transmits a signal that can be received by the pak tracker handheld receiver. 6.1
Full alarm Mode
10 seconds
There are 4 things that will determine the signals strength display on the Pak tracker.7.2
Distance
Path
Materials
Orientation of hand held receiver
When the pak tracker receives an activated pass alarm signal from an SCBA it will sound a two tone alarm to lock in on the signal you must press what and how many times?
7.4
Enter Button
1 time
The pak tracker should be held at ——— height out in front of the operating member. The ——— of the handheld receiver should be pointed toward the target. 7.6.
Waist height
TOP
When the Pak tracker signal strength rises above —— % level, the row of LEDs will begin to light starting with ——at the bottom ——- in the middle and ——- at the top. 7.6.
ABOVE 50%
Red
Yellow
Green
T/F For the Pak tracker, when there are features such as doors, hallways, openings or windows take readings at each feature to determine where the strongest signal is coming from.
True
7.7
Use the Pak tracker in a ——-motion, very slowly in a ———direction first. ——- ——-if the signal may be coming from a higher or lower floor in the building. 7.8.
Sweeping motion
Horizontal direction
Sweep Vertically
When using the Pak tracker, how long do you pause for to get a reading 7.9
3 to 4 seconds
T/F
The signal from the SCBA to the Pak tracker will usually pass through:
Glass
Light to medium building materials
Opening such as gaps, holes, stairways, windows, or elevator shafts.
Wood
7.10
Light building materials
T/F
The Pak tracker signal will reflect and or not penetrate through:
Metal, including structural framework
Medium to large metal objects
Concrete walls or floors
Brick or concrete block construction . 7.10
False
Large Metal Objects
The member operating the Pak tracker must be located where on the search team? 7.12
At the Front so there’s no signal interference caused by other members being in the way
Put this in the right order in terms of search and rescue process for the Pak tracker locator system.
Follow
Read
Interpret
7.13
Read
Interpret
Follow
Pak Tracker
To locate an activated SCBA in a building from the street what is your next step? 7.14
Point the Pak tracker at windows and doors to locate the maximum relative signal on display
When do you test and inspect the Pak tracker? 8.1
Before each use and at the start of each tour.
When a Pak tracker is going out of service, attach an RT-2 to indicate the problem and contact who for Replacement?
Who has a spare?
8.1
MSU
PS Contact Division for a spare
The pak tracker transmitter is located in each SCBA pass device. It is programmed to interface with the Pak tracker with a maximum capacity of ——characters 15.2.
8
Example L175 roof will read
L175-Roo
