SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Question 1

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Channel allocations (14)

Answer 1

Ch 1 - Mississauga dispatch and ON air
Ch 2 - Mississauga Fire Incidents
Ch 3- Mississauga Non-Fire Incidents
Ch 4- Mississauga Airport incidents/overflow
Ch 10- Mississauga overflow
Ch 5- Brampton/ Caledon Dispatch/ON air
Ch 6- Brampton FIre incidents
Ch 7- Brampton Non fire incidents
Ch 8 Brampton/Caledon Overflow
Ch 9- Caledon Incidents
Ch 11- Training Brampton, Mississauga, Caledon
Ch 12 - precn Mississauga only
ADMIN senior officer channel
Maj2 Fire/police/works group (senior potables only)

Question 2

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

CH - 5

Answer 2

• talk group for routine operations and dispatch, and moveups
• vehicles “on Air” will use this and be dipatched from here
• At dispatch will be assigned another talk group
• ## at end of incident will selected back to ch 5

Question 3

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

CH -6

Answer 3

• The default talk group for fire calls

- alarm bell

Question 4

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Ch -7

Answer 4

-The default talk group assignment for medical and other non-fire calls

Question 5

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Ch- 8

Answer 5

Assigned by communications as the overflow talk group for calls of any nature is all other Channels are busy for BFES and CFES

Question 6

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

CH - 11

Answer 6

Training Channel is used for training exercises and is not recorded
Training channel is programmed to the appropriate jurisdiction
Ie Training brampton, mississauga, caledon

Question 7

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Remember about talk around

Answer 7

talk around not recorded

Question 8

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

The Zone (0) switch is located below the group selector and is used

Answer 8

to toggle between the system repeater channels and the associated talk around frequency

Question 9

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

The ABC switch is used to allow the portable, when selected to a given talk group, to

Answer 9

scan the talkaround frequency associates with the talk group, scan is enabled in both positions A and B and is turned off in position C

Question 10

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

The Orange “emergency button”

Answer 10

• When pressed an emergency alert will sound in comm and unit ID of the radio initiating emergency will be highlighted
• the radio will get 10 seconds open mike
• the talk group will have system wide priority for 90 sec
• if no voice heard dispatcher will notify IC
• does not work in talk around

Question 11

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Audible sounds- while pressing the transmit button the portable will produce one of two sounds (2)

Answer 11

• Talk permit tone- short chirp showing that contact with transmitter site
• Bonk tone- system busy, out of range, system down

Question 12

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Fail soft

Answer 12

all mississauga frequencies work on one and all brampton on another radio will beep every 10 seconds

Question 13

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Lost or Stolen portable, in the event a portable is lost or stolen

Answer 13

the officer should notify BFES division chief as soon as possible

Question 14

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Portable battiers will be alternated

Answer 14

• at each shift change prior to radio checks

Question 15

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Radio Checks
Radio checks for Brampton, mississauge and caledon are performed daily to obtain

Answer 15

a strength level of 5

Question 16

SOG 2-03 Radio Operations Manual

Emergency Buttons on portable are tested the ____ ______ __ ____ _____ on a station rotation basis as well as a channel rotation

Answer 16

First Saturday of every month