B401.1 Radio Communications (09-01-2014)

Question 1

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

What are the 3 channels for incidents requiring tactical communications?

Answer 1

1. Primary tactical channel
2. Alternate tactical channel
3. An incident Emergency Channel

Question 2

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Upon arrival at the incident, all first alarm companies on multiple unit incidents will report ___ ______ over the radio and ensure what?

Answer 2

• On Scene
• Ensure that the MDC status is changed to “on-scene”

Question 3

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

For fire incidents, first alarm companies will report on scene and what else over the radio?

Answer 3

Their initial tactical assignment

Question 4

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

All working incidents will have what established and communicated to all personnel?

Answer 4

Emergency communications plan

Question 5

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Which way to verify the tactical channel when responding is the only correct way when responding to multiple alarm incidents?

Answer 5

The rebroadcast info

Question 6

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

The tactical channels are located in what zones?

Answer 6

2, 3, and 4

Question 7

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Tactical channels are issued in sets of:

Answer 7

3

Question 8

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Fire dispatch will only announce which channel?

Answer 8

The primary tactical channel

Question 9

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

All companies assigned to the incident on first alarm should communicate on which channel unless directed by command to use another?

Answer 9

The primary tactical channel

Question 10

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Multiple alarm companies responding to an incident or arriving at the incident base shall communicate on which channel?

Answer 10

The alternate tactical channel

Question 11

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Companies executing move-ups will execute those moves on the _____ and communicate those on what channel?

Answer 11

• MDC
• The home channel of the station to which they are moving

Question 12

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

When contacting an apparatus’s firefighter, how should they be designated on the radio?

Answer 12

Apparatus number + firefighter + task

Question 13

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

What should a company or member do on the radio to indicate they are ready to receive a message?

Answer 13

Identify themselves

Question 14

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

When using the term “received” on the radio, it should be followed by what?

Answer 14

A brief summary of the message

Question 15

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

what term should not be used to indicate that a message was understood?

Answer 15

Clear

Question 16

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

If am Engine Company Officer needs to get a radio message to command, what is the proper way of doing so?

Answer 16

Through the chain of command (i.e. Division supervisor, then the division supervisor to the operations chief, then operations chief to command)

Question 17

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

Additional radio traffic by Liaison and Support personnel at an incident shall normally be conducted on what channel?

Answer 17

FireCom North or any channel other than the primary channel

Question 18

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

What will Fire Dispatch do when Command requests “Priority radio traffic only”?

Answer 18

Acknowledge and repeat the order

Question 19

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

During the Priority Radio Traffic Only order, who may communicate on the primary channel?

Answer 19

1. Fire Dispatch
2. Officers
3. Members in an ICS position

Question 20

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

During the Priority Radio Traffic Only order, what is the exception to who can communicate on the primary channel?

Answer 20

A member may acknowledge that an order given by an officer was received, or report a Mayday

Question 21

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

During the Priority Radio Traffic Only order, who has the priority on the primary tactical channel?

Answer 21

Command and Operations

Question 22

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

During the Priority Radio Traffic Only order, Dispatch will discontinue doing what?

Answer 22

Repeating radio traffic

Question 23

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

During the Priority Radio Traffic Only order, any communication that can be done _____ __ _______ of the incident should be done that way:

Answer 23

Face to face

Question 24

[B401.1 Radio Communications]

What shall Command announce when they wish to end Priority Radio Traffic Only?

Answer 24

Resume normal radio traffic

Question 25

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What will fire dispatch do when Command announces "Resume normal radio traffic"?

Answer 25

Acknowledge and repeat

Question 26

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What channel will normally be the back-up tactical channel in case of a channel failure?

Answer 26

The alternate channel assigned to the incident

Question 27

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What 2 communications plans should be incorporated into every IAP?

Answer 27

1. Radio communications plan 2. Emergency back-up radio communications plan

Question 28

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] When should the primary tactical radio channel be announced on scene?

Answer 28

During the initial size-up, and every transfer of command

Question 29

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] The radio system is built with several layers of:

Answer 29

Redundancy

Question 30

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What will dispatch do in the event the primary tactical channel becomes unusable?

Answer 30

Announce "Emergency Traffic - Failure of Primary Channel" over all 3 radio channels in the set

Question 31

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What will Command do in the event the primary tactical channel becomes unusable?

Answer 31

Initiate an immediate PAR and an immediate review of strategy should be undertaken

Question 32

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What should all personnel do to their radio in the event the primary tactical channel becomes unusable?

Answer 32

Switch to the designated back-up channel

Question 33

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] The Zone Controller at CTECC acts as what for our radios?

Answer 33

Traffic cop

Question 34

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the Zone Controller at CTECC fails, the radios will:

Answer 34

Beep once and display "Site Trunking"

Question 35

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the Zone Controller at CTECC fails, our system is designed to have what take over the Zone Controller's function?

Answer 35

Individual repeaters

Question 36

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the Zone Controller at CTECC fails, will it have a significant affect on the radio functionality on the fireground?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the Zone Controller at CTECC fails, Dispatch will lose what?

Answer 37

Console functionality

Question 38

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If Dispatch loses console functionality, they will not be able to identify what?

Answer 38

Emergency ID's

Question 39

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the Zone Controller at CTECC fails, what should Command do?

Answer 39

Initiate an immediate PAR and an immediate review of strategy should be undertaken

Question 40

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What is lost if the radio system goes into "Fail Soft" mode?

Answer 40

All trunking ability

Question 41

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system goes into "Fail Soft" mode, all radios on a tactical channel will transmit and receive on a single _______ and will be affiliated with a single \_\_\_\_\_\_\_:

Answer 41

- Frequency - Repeater

Question 42

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system goes into "Fail Soft" mode, Command shall:

Answer 42

Initiate an immediate PAR and an immediate review of strategy should be undertaken

Question 43

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system goes into "Fail Soft" mode, the ability to communicate with who will be lost?

Answer 43

Dispatch and units not on the fire ground

Question 44

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system goes into "Fail Soft" mode, what will happen to the radios if there is another incident operating near by?

Answer 44

They will both be placed on the same frequency

Question 45

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system goes into "Fail Soft" mode, Dispatch will lose what?

Answer 45

Console functionality

Question 46

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What does Dispatch do if they lose console functionality?

Answer 46

Use the back-up handheld radios

Question 47

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system experiences Total System failure, what channel should be used for communications?

Answer 47

Direct 16

Question 48

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What is the range of Direct 16?

Answer 48

Approximately 1.5 miles

Question 49

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system experiences Total System failure, what shall follow on the fire ground?

Answer 49

Withdrawal from the structure and begin defensive operations

Question 50

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system experiences Total System failure, how should a withdrawal be communicated?

Answer 50

Air horn blasts that last 30-45 seconds and repeated every minute until Command is confident all personnel have been withdrawn

Question 51

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What device shall be used as an alternate means of communication between Dispatch and the IC?

Answer 51

Cell phone

Question 52

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system experiences Total System failure, Command will immediately designate a:

Answer 52

Communications Group

Question 53

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] If the radio system experiences Total System failure, what type of communication will be critical to ensure personnel safety?

Answer 53

Face to face

Question 54

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What does it mean when the radio displays a system unavailable signal?

Answer 54

The radio cannot reach the repeater

Question 55

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What channel can be utilized when the radio system is fully operational but radios at the incident on a regular channel are receiving a system unavailable signal?

Answer 55

Direct 16

Question 56

# [B401.1 Radio Communications] What are the 4 different types of radio failures listed in order of severity?

Answer 56

1. Primary tactical channel becomes unusable 2. Zone Controller at CTECC failure 3. Fail Soft 4. Total radio system failure