Week 8 COMM 2, 10

Question 1

2.1.1 C

HOW DO YOU TEST THE PC/ATS
AND COMPUTER TO SEE IF ITS WORKING?

Answer 1

PRESS 10-11, PRESS SEND
THE COMPUTER WILL PRINT A MSG “THIS IS A TEST OF THE COMMUNICATION LINE”

NOTE: If the red border surrounding the CLR/TEST button is NOT flickering on and off, the PC/ATS IS O.O.S.

Question 2

2.1.1 C

WHO DO YOU NOTIFY IF THE HOUSEWATCH COMPUTER IS NOT WORKING?

Answer 2

STARFIRE CONTROL CENTER

Question 3

2.2.1

HOW LONG DOES THE HOUSEWATCHMAN HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF A RESPONSE MSG BEFORE THE DISPATCHER CONTACTS THAT UNIT OVER THE VOICE ALARM?

Answer 3

20 SECONDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE

Question 4

2.2.4

THE VERBAL ALARM SHOULD BE USED IF THE ALARM IS WITHIN ____ BLOCKS OF A UNIT’S QUARTERS IN ANY DIRECTION.

Answer 4

2 BLOCKS

Question 5

2.2.6

TRUE OR FALSE: THE “ACT’G” BUTTON CAN BE USED BY ANY UNIT THAT RELOCATES TO THAT UNIT’S QUARTERS, EVEN IF THEY ARE THE SECOND RELOCATOR?

Answer 5

FALSE.
FIRST RELOCATOR ONLY
SUBSEQUENT UNITS ACKNOWLEDGE RUNS BY PHONE, VOICE ALARM OR RADIO

Question 6

2.3.3

WHAT ARE FALLBACK STEPS 1 & 2?

Answer 6

STEP 1: “NO CONTACT, NO RESPONSE” FOR ERS BOXES.
(NORMALLY OCCURS BET. 0800 and 2300 hrs

STEP 2: INCLUDES STEP 1
ONE ENGINE DISPATCHED TO ALL ELECTROMECHANICAL BOXES.

Question 7

2.3.3

TRUE OR FALSE: FALLBACK STEP 3 DOES NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDE STEPS 1 & 2.

Answer 7

FALSE: ALWAYS INCLUDES STEPS 1 & 2

STEP 3: ALL REPORTED STRUCTURAL FIRES RECEIVE ONE ENGINE, ONE LADDER AND A BATTALION CHIEF.

Question 8

2.6.1

HOW MANY SPARE ROLLS OF TELEPRINTER PAPER SHALL BE STORED IN THE COMPANY OFFICE?
WHERE CAN YOU GET THEM FROM?

Answer 8

2 ROLLS

OBTAINED FROM THE BATTALION

Question 9

THE INTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY (IPS) IS INSTALLED IN ALL FIREHOUSES AS A BACKUP POWER SUPPLY FOR THE ALARM TELEPRINTER SYSTEM. IF THIS SYSTEM FAILS WHO MUST THE OFFICER IN CHARGE NOTIFY?

Answer 9

THE SUPERVISING DISPATCHER