Chapter 4: Fire Service Communications

How can the communications center of a fire department be characterized

What does the voice recording system in a communications center typically record

What is the generally accepted time lapse between a call reaching the communications center and the units actually being dispatched

How should the emergency telephone number 911 be pronounced

if a caller is reporting a medical condition what instructions might the telecommunicator provide

Name acharacterizations best describe the communications center of a fire departmetn

What does the G stand for in GPS

What is one type of data that an activity logging system at a communications center would capture

What is the term for the process of actually alerting the selected units to respond and transmitting the information to them

Some communities have implemented a system similar to 911 but for non emergency calls what number does the public dial in these systems

______ have been professionally trained to work in public safety communications environment

Which nfpa standard covers the installation, maintenance and use of emergency services communications systems and govern the design and construction of a fire department or public safety communications center

A cad system can also look up addresses and determine the _____ fire stations in order of response for any location

Monitoring the level of coverage and managing the deployment of available units is one of the basic services provided by a

There are ____ major steps in processing an emergency incident

public ____________ are usually connected by networks of dedicated cables that transmitted the alarm signals to a fire department facility and to individual fire stations

Most enhanced 911 systems have features that can help the telecommunicators obtain identifying information. these features are known as

There are how many types of fire service radio's

Most fire departments use______ for radio communications

The______ at an incident- weather a fire fighter or officers should always give a brief initial radio report and establish command as described in the incident

Update that includes type of operation and the progress of incident and need for additional resources

Code indicating that a fire fighter is lost, missing or requires immediate assistance

A radio channel using one frequency

A radio channel that bypasses a repeater system

A radio channel using two frequencies

what does ANI stand for

Assigning a response category is based on the nature of the reported problem or

Central processing point for all information relating to an emergency incident is the

The first arriving unit at an incident should always give a brief initial report and

Urgent messages that take priority over all other communications are

A group of shared frequencies controlled by computer is called a

A call box connects a person directly to a

an _______ Signal warns all personnel to pull back to safe location

What does TDD stand for

What does TTY stand for and do