Radio Star
Regulates all radio communication in the United States
What is the FCC?
You should do this after keying your microphone
What is pause a second or two before speaking?
Do this to lessen heat stress and reduce your heart rate while wearing structural PPE, only if environmental conditions allow!
What is open or remove PPE to permit air flow around your body?
The atmosphere must be at least 19.5% O2 to wear this
What is an APR (PAPR also accepted)?
Additional PPE for pump operators
What is hearing protection?
Fixed location radios
What are base stations?
This type radio channel is assigned for fireground operations
What is a tactical channel?
Station and work uniforms should meet this NFPA requirement
What is NFPA 1970?
Tighten these SCBA face piece straps first
What are the lower straps?
The PASS alarm activates
What is being motionless for 30 seconds?
A public alerting system that gives the callers location
What is Enhanced 911 (E911)?
What is a portable radio?
Primary eye protection during structural fire fighting operations
What is SCBA facepiece?
The most common cause of oxygen-deficient atmospheres
What is combustion?
DAILY DOUBLE!
CO2, SO2, and Cl are examples
Radio transmissions should use this
What is clear text (or plain language)?
Radio systems in the fire service can be classified this way
What is by location and size?
NFPA 1970 requires this type of trim on structural fire coats and pants
What is retroreflective?
Reduces an air cylinder's high pressure to low (slightly above atmospheric) pressure and controls air flow
What is the regulator assembly?
Might require the use of closed-circuit SCBAs
What is an extended hazmat incident?
Requires the receiver of the message to acknowledge every message
What is closed loop communication?
What is a repeater?
Ground cover firefighters must have this as part of their minimum PPE requirements, per NFPA 1550
What is a fire shelter?
When the end-of-service-time indicator (EOSTI) alarm on an SCBA typically activates
What is 33% (or 1/3) of air supply remaining?
The SCBA component that allows two firefighters to share air from one cylinder without removing their facepieces
What is the emergency escape breathing support system (EEBSS - aka "buddy breather")?