WEEK 1 COMM Flashcards
1) A knowledgeable company officer would know which of the following choices to be correct regarding the Alarm Teleprinter/Selector Panel (PC/ATS)? (Comm 2.1.2 C, 2.2.1 B, C)
A) When the PC/ATS is on-line, the red border surrounding the CLR/TEST button will remain steady.
B. A) If the red border surrounding the CLR/TEST button is flickering on and off, the PC/ATS is OOS AND STARFIRE CALLED MY PHONE
C) The “ADM” button is used to generate a Borough Status Report in all quarters of fire units. To obtain this report from the PC/ATS, units at the housewatch desk must depress the ADM, 10- 4 and SEND buttons in that order.
D) The housewatch has 20 seconds to acknowledge. If there is no response in 20 seconds, the dispatcher will prompt the unit to verify response via the Voice Alarm.
D
ALL ARE SINGLE ACTION KEYS EXCEPT?
10/4
1084
10 14
10 92
10 92
5) Which prefix below properly identifies the special corresponding special unit?
(Comm 2-36)
A) MS - Mask Service Unit
B) FT - Foam Tender
C) HRU - High Rise Unit
D) RS - Rescue Collapse
B
6) Which choice below contains the most correct suffixes? (Comm 2-37)
1. E002H….Haz Mat Tech Unit
2. E01 lCCommunications Unit
3. E012Y….Systems Control Unit
4. E013FFireice Unit
5. E017R….High Rise Nozzle
6. E019PHigh Pressure Engine
7. E025SSatellite Unit
A) 1,4, 5, 7
B) 1,3,6
C) 1,3, 6, 7
D) 2,3,6
B
8) Familiarity with the Voice Alarm is essential to maintaining an operational unit. All of the
following choices are correct except? (Comm 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 A2, 3.1.2, 3.3, 3.3.1)
A) In the event a unit’s teleprinter becomes inoperable or the CADS system becomes
unavailable, units will be dispatched by Voice Alarm.
B) A member transmits a calling signal to the dispatcher by depressing the ’’push to talk”
button on the handset and immediately relaying the appropriate message. Releasing the button
will terminate the call.
C) When both the teleprinter or CADS, and the Voice Alarm are out of service, units will be
dispatched by telephone.
D) If there are any doubts about a telephone message from a dispatcher, the officer on duty
should check the validity of the dispatch by calling the Borough Communications Office to
verify the message.
B
9) BC Question - Two senior BCs were discussing proper alarm response and the timely
submission of fire reports. Which statement made was incorrect? (Comm 2.3.2, 2.4.1 D)
A) An Incident History Printout is a written chronological record of an operation or incident,
and may be used by chief officers in preparation of fire reports, particularly for fatal and multiple
alarm fires.
B) Within seven days of the occurrence of any incident, an Incident History Printout can be
received on the teleprinter in quarters.
C) To obtain the Incident History Printout contact the Field Communications Unit.
D) A Discretionary Response Box (DRB) is a box to which a Battalion Chief responds at
his/her discretion. Units shall not acknowledge for the chief when this message is received unless
the Battalion Chief responds. DRB’s are in effect on select boxes between 0900 hours and 2400
hours
B
10) BC Question - An experienced BC should know that all of the following are single action
keys in the Battalion vehicle except? (Comm 2.11.1 B 2)
A) 10-4
B) 10-84
C) 10-10
D) 10-20
C
11) BC Question - In certain cases, a BC may decide to have his/her alarms forwarded to
another unit’s quarters. Regarding this procedure, which choice is incorrect?
(Comm 2.12.4)
A) Battalion Chiefs visiting quarters other than their own for more than 15 minutes can have
their alarms forwarded to those quarters.
B) Upon arrival at the quarters being visited, the dispatcher is notified by radio or telephone
that the Battalion is 10-9 at the quarters of the visited unit.
C) The Dispatcher will “relocate” the Battalion into those quarters, and all alarms for that
Battalion will then be displayed on the screen and printed through that unit’s PC/ATS in quarters.
Acknowledgments can be made on that unit’s PC/ATS.
D) When leaving quarters where a Battalion Chief has been visiting, the signal 10-8 Code 1
must be given verbally to the dispatcher. The dispatcher will then ’’unrelocate” the Battalion in
order to have subsequent alarms sent to the Battalion’s original quarters.
C
12) BC Question - Which choice below contains the most correct list of Battalion suffixes?
(Comm 2-37)
1. BC03S - Communications Unit Leader
2. BC05P - Staging Area Manager
3. BC13K - Division Task Force
4. BC20F - FAST Group Supervisor
5. BC55L Firefighter Locator Officer
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WHICH ARE CORRECT?
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