policy 6-3 Flashcards
what is policy 6-3?
radio communications procedures
what radio systems does pbcfr utilize?
800mhz/vhf or tac/uhf or command radio
how many talk groups does 800mhz system utilize?
160
six talk groups are constantly monitored, which ones?
fire main/2a/3a/4a/5a/6a/13a
what is tac radio system utilized for?
dispatching alarms 6a
channel 2a utilized for?
north end of county, western communities, gardens, tequesta
channel 3a utilized for?
central part of county, wpb stations 7 and 8
channel 4a utilized for?
south end of county
channel 5a utilized for?
wpb, riviera beach, palm beach shores
7a-12a utilized for?
idlh incidents
tac 13/a utilized for?
dept of airports
b tac chanels?
training/special events/talk around
c channels?
hospitals and encoding
d channels?
law enforcement, emergency mgt
e channels?
4e for training
f channels?
1-10 are repeaters, 15 and 16 are med ctrl
g channels?
1-15 tac channel for edics
h channels?
1-9 martin county tac channels/10-14 coral springs
i channels?
1-16 broward county fire
j channels?
1-4 law enforcement, 5-8 miami fire, 9 martin memorial south
k channels?
1-6 martin county tac, 7 life star, 8 martin memorial north
which channels are assigned to fire main?
1a/1b/16a/16b
channels for uhf radios at each station?
command1-dispatching/command 2-backup for comand 1
who obtains class day and drought index?
communications supervisor
what info does communications supervisor obtain?
drought index from forestry/weather from national weather service
where is this info posted?
daily ops bulletin of intranet/then station printer and email
how many alert tones will accompany locusia?
3
what does responding mean?
responding to scene of accident
what does arrival mean?
arrival at scene of accident or lz
enroute mean?
non emergency calls or locations other than emergency scene such as hospital
which 2 criteria will units report availability?
out of zone/in zone
which benchmarks will prompt challenge from dispatch?
arrival within 8 minutes/responding within 2 minutes/available from hospital within 12 minutes
on air status used when?
either or unit out of their station/unit moved up/enroute training
available out of zone means?
units available out of normal response zone/going to another station
available in zone?
when units available out of zone returned to zone
available at station number area?
when units are in station other then their own
in service?
place out of service unit in service/cross staffed stations one in service the other out
in quarters?
at their assigned stations/cross staff stations both units available
all units will check w/ communications center prior to going out of service even if?
even if they had been previously scheduled
units will maintain communications w/ ______while out of service?
communications center
fire rescue fleet maintenance hours?
monday-friday 0700-1800
process of communication after vehicles are ready to return to service?
fleet maintenance notify communications center, will notify dispatch.
exceptions to remaining in contact w/ dispatch?
in pbcfr station and notified dispatch/oos mechanical breakdown
2 approved signals?
signal 4 and signal 7 deceased person
communication shall be in?
plain langauge
