SOG 3-17 Urgent Fireground messages

Question 1

-SOG 3-17 Urgent Fireground messages-

personnel may initiate an urgent fire ground messages are to communicate critical information or make an immediate request. examples include (5)

Answer 1

critical fire conditions

• other critical changing conditions
• concerns for collapse
• loss of water supply
• Hoarding conditions

Question 2

-SOG 3-17 Urgent Fireground messages-

to initiate the emergency message three steps

Answer 2

• request alert tone from fire control
• comm ops shall activate tone
• after tone declare urgent, urgent, urgent, announce to whom the message is directed, clearly state urgent message

Question 3

-SOG 3-17 Urgent Fireground messages-

urgent fire ground message will be acknowledged by

Answer 3

all Sector Officers whom the message applies

Question 4

-SOG 3-17 Urgent Fireground messages-

If IC does not hear acknowledgment from all sector or has difficulties delivering

Answer 4

the IC can have fire control deliver the message