Emergency Traffic

Question 1

What are the 4 basic types of radio transmissions on a hazard zone?

Answer 1

1. Initial and follow-up radio reports - include perimeter check, status/partial, complete or not conducted
2. Assigning Units to Operating Positions/Functions
3. Command Transfers
4. C.A.N. Reporting - Conditions, Actions & Needs

Question 2

What are 3 additional more serious types of radio transmissions?

Answer 2

1. Emergency Traffic
2. MAYDAY (Includes LUNAR Reports)
3. Urgent Traffic (This is not new to the fire service but is new to WFRS)

Question 3

What is emergency traffic?

Answer 3

Declared or requested when there is a specific need to broadcast an immediate radio transmission due to an incident or occurrence that is an immediate threat to FIREFIGHTER SAFETY, not civilian safety or any other urgent need.

Question 4

When is Emergency Traffic used?

Answer 4

• The need to change strategies (offensive to defensive)
• The need to inform crews of an imminent danger (example possible wall collapse)
• The need to inform personnel to abandon or withdraw from a structure or from a specific area.
• Any time anyone on the fire-ground needs to transmit information regarding an imminent threat to firefighter safety.

Question 5

What does depressing the orange emergency button do on your radio?

Answer 5

It will result in that radio overriding other transmissions when that radio’s press to talk button is depressed. See the WFRS Training Manual on our radios for more information on this feature.

Question 6

What do you do if you or another firefighter encounters a scenario when you cannot survive without immediate help?

Answer 6

You must declare a MAYDAY. Do not hesitate to. If your life is immediately threatened and you need help, transmit MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY and proceed with a LUNAR report.

Question 7

MAYDAY is generally used when firefighters become:

hint: there are 8

Answer 7

• Lost
• Trapped
• Disoriented
• Low on air/SCBA malfunction
• Fallen through a floor or roof
• Entangled
• Injured
• Caught in a hostile fire event that will kill or severely injure them immediately without help or intervention from other WFRS personnel

Question 8

When calling a MAYDAY what is the most important piece of information?

Answer 8

Location

Question 9

What does LUNAR stand for?

Answer 9

L: location
U: unit I.D. Example C1
N: name of person involved in Mayday
A: assignment; what is your current assignment
R: resources required to address the mayday (air, specific tools etc.)

Question 10

When does the term urgent traffic apply?

Answer 10

When a very important radio transmission is required that does not involve an immediate threat to Fire Fighter Safety.