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Question 1

E134R, E134A (R & A indicate?)

Answer 1

R = reserve
A= BLS unit (staffed back or local mutual aid)

Question 2

Radio codes, Code 9_ indicates?

Answer 2

Dispatch OPD immediately.
9C- 5150
9N- Narcotics
9S- Suspicious circumstances
9W- weapon observed

Question 3

Code 999 indicates

Answer 3

Dire life threatening emergency. Dispatch all available PD units code 3

Question 4

Who can request change of talk groups or frequencies during emergency scene ops?

Answer 4

Only IC or dispatch

Question 5

In what zone will you find Comm Center?

Answer 5

13, utilize for MCI bed availability

Question 6

What zone will you find ALS hospitals?

Answer 6

Zone 4

Question 7

What zone can you find statewide direct channels?

Answer 7

Zone 8

Question 8

What zone would you utilize for local disaster mutual aid comms?

Answer 8

Zone 43

Question 9

What is the VHF channel for OFD?

Answer 9

OTO V-1

Question 10

What VHF channel is the primary “Air to Ground” for helicopter landing ops?

Answer 10

CALCORD

Question 11

Mutual aid plan for CVFD/SBCoFD/Cal Fire/LACoFD/OCFA/RivCoFD/Cle. Nat. Forrest

Answer 11

SOLAR (zone 32)

Question 12

Statewide repeated travel frequency

Answer 12

CESERS D

Question 13

Level 1 notification

Answer 13

Dispatch will initiate anytime ICS is initiated and incident is named. Request for staff captains and command officers, response is discretionary

Question 14

Level 2 notification

Answer 14

Dispatch auto initiates with a major emergency or a 2nd alarm or greater. Response required if available for staff captains & command officers.

Question 15

Alert tone 1

Answer 15

Life hazard/Operational retreat. (COOLED RUM)
- Collapse zones
- Operating machinery
- Overhead dead loads
- Large unprotected holes
- Energized electrical equip.
- Downed electrical lines
- Ruptured flammable liquid/gas
- Unprotected transportation area
- Military ordinance (not small arms ammunition)

Question 16

Alert tone 2

Answer 16

Abandon structure/Mayday/Emergency traffic.

Question 17

Alert tone 3

Answer 17

Priority information that needs to be acknowledged immediately

Question 18

What comms. may still be operational in a partial or total county radio failure

Answer 18

Zone 8, direct channels

Question 19

What is the preferred direct channel

Answer 19

8CAFIRE1D

Question 20

When emergency button is activated, where is it received

Answer 20

Emergency message and audible alert to each dispatch console. Will be received on 12-FDISP no matter what zone/channel it was transmitted on

Question 21

What happens when emergency button is activated during an incident where command is established?

Answer 21

Dispatch will activate emergency tone and advise IC

Question 22

What happens when emergency button is activated during an incident where command is not established or personnel are not assigned to an incident?

Answer 22

• Dispatch will immediately attempt to contact
• If no response, 1 OPD unit code 3 and notify BC

Question 23

Level A dispatch

Answer 23

Non disaster operational levels

Question 24

Level B dispatch

Answer 24

Major emergency/local disaster operational levels.
- Auto aid suspended
- Mutual aid may be in effect (duty chief discretion)
- EOC may be activated
- Emergency recall

Question 25

Level C dispatch

Answer 25

Regional disaster operational level.
- Auto aid suspended
- Typically mutual aid suspended
- ICS 214 to record repsponses
- General recall
- 911 calls go through EOC

Question 26

CAD only recognizes 3 types of unit status

Answer 26

OOS, Available, Assigned

Question 27

What do “Available Out of District” and “Busy Second-Due” require?

Answer 27

BC approval

Question 28

Build command groups in what zones?

Answer 28

55, 56, 57