Revision 2 Flashcards
What is the priority of radio transmissions from the highest to lowest in FRV GARS
- Duress alarms
- Priority call sign (RED RED RED)
- Wordback
- Turnout / fire calls
- Sitrep / event message
- Appliance movements
For radio priority levels.
What level is a duress alarm on?
Priority Level 1
What is the definition of a Signal 55?
Signal 55 is used when responders, Triple Zero Victoria, or any agency believe that an incident may involve a hostile act, significant violence, or terrorism.
A hostile act is an attack or other use of force by a civilian/terrorist/individual or group against first responders. This includes the targeting of first responders or first responders being secondary targets of a wider event
When CASing Police to attend for a Signal 55 what police event code is to be used?
595
What alarm status’ indicate the alarm is not in FULL CALL? (Still in alarm)
Anything that is not AL
Normal, L1, L2, L1 L2, IS, PF, MF, CP, EQ, BT, TE
How are FRV GARS EMR appliances recommended?
FRV EMR appliances are recommended by Road Network
How is an FRV GARS appliance advised of sensitive information for an EMR?
Appliances are to be advised by the radio dispatcher to stand by their mobile phone for further information.
How is an FRV Non-GARS/CFA appliance advised of sensitive information for an EMR?
Appliances are to be paged the further information via adhoc paging using the mnemonic of the responding appliance.
This will be performed by the turnout dispatcher.
What are the EMR capable brigades in CFA?
EBERW (Berwick)
ECRAN (Cranbourne)
EMORN (Mornington)
EPATR (Patterson River)
EEDIT (Edithvale)
ESTHM (South Morang)
EWHIT (Whittlesea)
What is the definition of GARS?
An FRV escalation system providing response details based on incident type and level of escalation.
What is an Abridged Turnout?
When multiple appliances are responding to an escalated event of a second alarm or greater, an abridged turnout
message is used.
This message will include the vehicle/station identification, the level of alarm and the suburb or premises name.
When is High Priority paging used?
High Priority pager messages must be of a dispatch nature only.
When is Normal Priority paging used?
Normal Priority pager messages do not require the use of the priority network, this must be used for all administrative messages.
What are the 2 Paging Circuits in CFA?
- Brigade All Circuit
- EMR Brigade Circuit
What is a Handshake Failure?
When CADs connection to EAS has failed
What is the workflow for a Handshake Failure?
Abandon the pager message.
Re-send page through VIPER.
If that fails, use ADTEC Alert.
What is a Confirmation to Air Failure?
A confirmation of air failure occurs when the page may not be received or acknowledged by the transceiver sites
paging system (towers).
What is the workflow for a Confirmation to Air Failure?
Select the pager error message and select RE-SEND
If that fails, check VIPER to see if sent.
If not sent, use ADTEC alert.
What is the definition of a Broadcast Channel?
All MMR digital channels are part of a single broadcast group which allows the communications centre to transmit a message simultaneously to all radios on all MMR talk groups.
(Except for the secure channels and talk groups).
What is the EMR Duress channel used for?
The EMR Duress channel is utilised by FRV GARS firefighters to liaise and receive clinical advice from the AV
Clinician.
What is the Activity Log on VORTEX used to display?
The activity log displays a list of all appliances and the type of transmission, in order of time received. A list of all appliances and the type of transmission, in order of time received.
What is the stack used for and where is it located?
The purpose of the stack is to display incoming radio transmissions from appliances on a resource or talk group.
What is Patching?
Patching allows the dispatcher to place two or more independent talk-groups together to allow full communication between them.
What is Patch 1?
Patch 1: Central
(0800-1800 hours daily)
What is Patch 2?
Northern and Western
(At all times)
What is Patch 3?
(Between 0800-1800 hours)
Southern and Eastern
What is Patch 3?
(Between 1800-0800 hours)
Central, Southern and Eastern
How is chemdata transmitted?
Radio operator will transmit via the nominated FGD channel
If a CFA EMR Brigade NYR on an EMR what is the workflow?
Enter == FIRE NOT ATTENDING ==
Hold for 10 minutes
What are the radio transmission priorities for CFA? (7)
- Duress
- Priority call sign (Mayday mayday mayday)
- Red Flag warning
- Wordback
- Turnout / firecall
- Sit rep / event message
- Appl movements
What is the definition of an Investigation (IV) WORDBACK?
When a wordback is necessary and the status of event is yet to be determined.
What is the definition of a STOP (ST) WORDBACK?
This indicates that the fire/incident is minor, Appliances on scene are sufficient and all oncoming appliances can cancel.
What is the definition of a (NY) Second Alarm WORDBACK?
Additional appliance/s are required to combat the fire or incident.
What does ICC stand for?
Incident Control Centre
Upon receipt of an event within the designated ICC area, you will do what?
When an incident is received within the area assigned to the ICC, the event is to be adhoc recommended to the specific ICC mnemonic
What is the definition of a strike team?
A strike team is a group of firefighting appliances of the same type that are formed in order to make a swift and
concentrated attack on a fire or incident.
(Tanker strike teams are most common, there is also Pumper strike teams and Salvage strike teams).
What is the format of stike team numbers?
Strike Team
District Number
Individual Strike Team Number
For example: ST0824 is a District 08 Strike Team, number 24.
What is the response for a minor / major alarm at viva refinery?
P61, P62A, P62B, P63A, P64, COROP1, GEWE TO FS62 AND D07OPS
What is a Signal 27?
CISM required to be notified
(via the FSCC)
What is a Signal 40?
Urgent Police assistance required
CAS 595
What is a Signal 56?
Police attendance required
What is a Signal 83?
Deceased patient
What areas do CFA EMR brigades get recommended to?
The CFA EMR brigade will only be recommended for EMR events verified within their primary response
areas, and in some cases, into neighbouring brigade areas.
What is the workflow if a coast guard brigade acknowledges via radio?
Cancel them off the job and hold the job for 60 mins
What reasons may a duress alarm be activated?
- Firefighters injured or trapped
- Appliance and crew exposed to the threat of burn over or hazardous materials
- Under threat of violence and unable to retreat or request assistance by verbal communication
When can a primary appliance visit another station?
An appliance can visit another station within its maintenance/turnout area.
(Secondary appliances are unable to visit another station and must be moved up).
If an FRV NonGARS appliance is out of commission or is unavailable for EMR events what will happen on recommend?
The appliance will not be recommended for dispatch and there will be no replacement recommended for them.
Why is communication with a quarry handled differently?
Due to the explosive nature of the material used within a quarry
What is the Coast Guard equivalent for Roger?
Romeo
What are Pool Appliances, which stations are they located at?
Pool appliances are extra appliances that are dispatched during surge events.
Located at Burnley (FS08) and VEMTC (FS60).
What does an UC WORDBACK indicate?
Indicates that appliances on scene or enroute are sufficient for the containment of this event. All oncoming
appliances continue
What type of incident are SALVAGE strike teams usually formed to respond to?
Floods and large scale disasters
What does RO status mean, and when does this occur?
When an appliance is returning from an event, and they are outside of their turnout area
What is a strike team?
A team of appliances of the same type, formed to make a swift and concentrated attack on a fire or incident
If appliances are proceeding to an Automatic Alarm and the status returns to normal. Radio operator must do what?
Advise proceeding appliances and comply with OIC
What is the workflow for GEWEP1 when they have been paged to move up on dispatch for a VIVA Refinery event?
Brigade acknowledge/ER GEWEP1 when they turn out
Pre-empt GEWEP1
Initiate move up to move GEWEP1 to FS62
What is the priority of an EMR event?
Priority 0
At what point should you ask the incident controller how long appliances will be involved/committed on scene for?
For move up purposes.
Within 15 minutes of receiving a wordback
CFA Ultra-light tanker / Slip on appliances are secondary appliances
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
What does it mean when you patch channels?
The dispatcher has placed two or more channels together allowing full communication between them all
For a CFA Fire Call where they request NO pager activation or support, radio dispatcher will do what?
Enter === NIL PAGER ACTIVATION, NIL SUPPORT ===
Manually Dispatch the appliance onto the event.
(Do not initiate turnout as this will page the brigade)
What is the function of the Page Error icon?
Pager requests that are either in error or timeout condition.
What is Sector 1?
Front of the building
What is Sector 2?
Left side of the building
What is Sector 3?
Rear of the building
What is Sector 4?
Right side of the building
What is the purpose of the multi-select function on the centracom?
To select and listen to more than one channel, to individually transmit on the selected channel.
Appliances can only hear transmission on their own channel/talk-group
Pool appliances generally adopt which station’s call signs?
FS60 and FS08
The FGD status must match what?
The status of an FGD will reflect the status of the first appliance enroute to an event and the first appliance to arrive on scene.
When CFA support FRV how many CFA appliances will they respond?
One
(They will probs send more but they’re only meant to send one)
What is the CFA priority call sign?
MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY
What is the FRV priority call sign?
RED RED RED
On arrival at an EMR in FRV GARS area, what must the operator do?
Update status to UC
Enter == FIRE ON SCENE == into remarks
On arrival at an EMR in CFA area, what must the operator do?
Update status to ST
Enter == FIRE ON SCENE == into remarks
If CFA EMR brigade turnout after NYR, what workflow applies?
- Advise the brigade that AV has been advised the CFA will not be attending
- If the brigade elects to respond, make a note on the chronology e.g. “CFA NOW RESPONDING”
How are EMR event types indentifiable in the event type field?
EMR events will appear with an “AFEMR” in the event type field.
Wordbacks are not required for EMR events.
What do you do if they provide one?
Advise the appliance that a wordback is not required.
Record the ‘wordback’ as a MG: instead.
When is
== FIRE EMR – At Patient == used?
When the EMR appliance advises they are at patient
What do you do when the EMR event is downgraded from priority 0 by AV, and the appliance is enroute?
(No longer priority 0, as seen in agency control field)
Place == FSV CANCELLED - EMR PRI DOWNGRADED == onto the event
Advise appliances enroute of the cancellation
When FRV GARS are supporting CFA and there is an Escalation.
What needs to be adhoc recommended to the event.
District Operations Commander
(If FRV appliances are Eastern, respond CMDRE. If FRV appliances are Southern, respond CMDRS1 etc).
Upon accidental activation of a Duress Alarm, what must be entered into unit properties of the appliance?
FRV GARS
Enter into comments field:
MMR - ACCIDENTAL ACTIVATION
When a wordback is received as hazmat incident, what must the event type be updated to?
The event type must be changed to a 623, regardless of the initial
event type
When can rescue event types be altered after a wordback?
If a wordback of fire or false alarm is received
What is the event code for False Alarm?
660
Are EMR event types ever alted?
No, EMR event types are not altered.
Wordback is received as a ‘mass casualty event’. (Not originally an EMR)
What must the event type be updated to?
The event type is to be updated to a 599
What is the radio type ‘P’?
P - Portable (handheld radio)
What is the radio type ‘M’?
M - Mobile (truck or car radio, mounted to vehicle dash)
How and when are FGD channels removed from an event?
When the last appliance gives returning, Pre-empt the FGD
What descriptors are used for Radio Checking?
Strength: Weak – Loud
Clarity: Unreadable – Clear
In FRV GARS and FRV Non-GARS, how to we keep an event opent for FIU?
Attach OPEN unit
In CFA area how is an event kept open for FIU?
Attach generic FIU unit
(FIUXXA- FIUXXJ)
