sog 2021 communications Flashcards
the responsibility for the initial dispatch rests with the ______
communications division.
All calls and tones shall be dispatched on ______
COM1/COM2
It may become necessary for any ______or______
to be dispatched on Channel 1 on the 450 MHz system
secondary tones or ALL CALL alerts
the 450 radios currently kept at each station must be _______
turned on at all times
800 MHz and the 450 MHz control station units shall have their volume set at a level that can be
heard when in the ______of the radio.
general vicinity
The fire district provides information via the _____,____,and________
It is the station or unit’s responsibility to immediately acknowledge and respond to the call,
regardless of the dispatch priority and regardless of whether the information was received via all
three sources, or only one of them. The acknowledgement shall be made on COM1/COM2. If a
station or unit is dispatched in error, they shall be notified over the air.
pagers, printout, and verbal communications (radio).
A communications failure shall be assumed when a station or unit fails to acknowledge a dispatch
on the air (___________).
“immediately” when in service or within thirty seconds if in quarters
When a failure is identified, the communications division shall rebroadcast a _______and re-dispatch the station or unit. Other stations or units hearing a “second tone” should prepare to be
dispatched. If no response is received within _____, a “second due” station or unit shall be
dispatched.
“second tone”
thirty seconds
Units dispatched from the fire station are expected to respond within___ seconds for EMS calls and
___ seconds for fire calls. If a dispatched unit(s) is not en route after two minutes, the
communications division shall transmit a second tone to the fire station to ensure the unit(s) is
responding.
60
80
When failure of the 800MHz system occurs, refer to the __________
800MHz Radio Backup System policy.
any request for additional resources shall be made by raising the communications division first,
then requesting the resource(s). The communications division shall echo back the request to
confirm clear communication. Otherwise, it shall be considered __________and the communications division shall be raised again to confirm the request was received.
that the message was not received
The _____ is a system of words that are associated with specific letters of the alphabet
and is a standard used to spell out names in order to avoid confusion over easily misinterpreted
words over the air.
Phonetic Alphabet
The fire district has adopted the use of ___________“call up”. The proper procedure is to state the station or unit being called, followed by the station or unit calling.
plain English and the military style
Run numbers and times shall be obtained by accessing the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)
reporting icon on the station PC. The only exceptions are those situations where the times are
critical, such as _____,_____,____,_____
Additionally, when CAD is down, this information must be obtained from the communications
division
trauma alerts, stroke alerts, cardiac alerts, dead on arrival (DOA), etc.
CAD printouts contain confidential information and shall be ____The only time a printout
needs to be kept is when it contains incorrect information. If this should occur, circle the
information that needs to be changed, and write the correct information on the printout. This
should then be sent to the ________ via inter-department mail.
shredded.
communications division supervisor
The use of the status/messaging is _______
mandatory
Status updates shall be accomplished both ________and ___________
in the apparatus. It is not necessary for a unit
to raise the communications division before transmitting these status updates
verbally and with the status/messaging computers
The communications division shall echo back all verbal status and shall also include the time of day for
the following:
responding, arrive, transporting,
and all pertinent alerts, such as, DOA (death time),
stroke alert, cardiac alert,
working fire, fire under control, etc…
As a general rule, the initial dispatch information shall consist of the specific units to respond, the
response level, the type of incident, the location of the incident, and the______
talk group that has been
assigned
Other Various Responses-Marine Vessel Fire on Land
1 Engine/Aerial, 1 Rescue
When a unit responds to a fire call, the crew shall report the________ to the communications division.
number of personnel on the
apparatus
When any unit is in service, it shall monitor the radio at all times. When a unit is responding from
a location other than their station, they shall advise the communications division of _________
their location upon responding.
.The determination to monitor a talk group shall be made by the communications division based on
their ____and____. When a tactical talk group is assigned, the communications division
shall advise if they are unable to monitor the talk group.
staffing and call volume