EMD
How long do we have to dispatch medical calls?
150 Seconds or 2.5 mins
How long do we have to page out Fire Calls?
60 seconds
How long do we have to dispatch in progress LEO calls?
60 Seconds
What are the 3 radio frequency channels we use daily?
10 bonus points if you know what they stand for?
UHF, VHF, Viper
Ultra High Frequency, Very High Frequency, and Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders
Rescue Responds to what type of medical calls?
All Priority 1 calls in their district
What are the 2 dispatch levels for stroke Protocol 28?
Alpha and Charlie
Smell or see smoke in a building or residence is what?
Structure Fire
How much time must go by before it is a passed event?
10 minutes
What is 1 channel that can be used across the State?
State Wide Call
The Hamlet ALL Tone is to be set for what type of calls?
All fire calls, Gunshot/ Stabs, Cardiac Arrest, SAR, Water Rescue
What are the only 2 calls that will never be Priority2?
Breathing Problems Protocol 6 and Electrocution Protocol 15
What is the difference between Outside Fire Protocol 67 and Vegetation Fire Protocol 82?
Outside fire is doghouse, dumpster, trash, power poles and vegetation fire is woods, grass, wildland. – or a variation of that answer
What are the main Description Essentials you MUST get for a Person?
Race, Gender, Age(DOB), Clothing
What can you do to allow the UHF channel to talk to the VHF channel or VIPER Channel?
Patch them together
: Who do you page if all Rockingham trucks (1571, 72, 73) are on a call and there is a medical call at 100 center St in Cordova?
1574 and Cordova Rescue
What is a LONG Fall?
10-29ft
Gas Leak or Gas Odor Protocol 60 is what type of gas?
Natural and LP Gas
What are the 4 Sub Chief Complaints under Public Service Protocol 125?
Lock-out/Lock- in or Unlock, Keep the Peace or Standby, Check-the-welfare, and Reckless Activity
What does a repeater do? And how do you turn on/off the backup repeaters on the radio console?
Pushes the signal further- or variation of the same thing, select Fire & EMS Repeater Toggle select Enable/Disable Fire/EMS Backup Repeater then select Send Alert
What is the correct way to page out a structure fire?
Page the correct department with their mutual aide give them the cross street and closest Hydrant Location and give them the appropriate Ops Channel to work off of once on scene.
What are the 5 things that make Chest Pain Protocol 10 Delta?
Not Alert, Difficulty speaking between breaths, changing color, clammy or cold sweats, Heart Attack or Angina history
Bomb Threat Protocol 76 should be dispatched as?
Signal B
For Domestic Disturbance/ Violence Protocol 114 what is the difference in Domestic Disturbance and Family Disturbance?
Domestic Disturbance is where involved parties are relationship or married, Family Disturbance is where it is family members – parent-child, siblings etc.
If the Radio Console fails or stops working, how do we page out calls?
use the portable at each dispatch station. Go to correct bank Richmond Fire or Richmond EMS select TWOTN then select the correct department that needs tones set then hold down the PTT button
What are the steps to activating the SAR Protocol?
Page out Hamlet Fire and Rescue, Cordova Fire and Rescue, Emergency Management, the Rescue Squad that is in the district of the SAR, Pineland Resources (Charlie Williams), call Scotland Co to place their SAR team on Standby, then page out remaining Rescue Squads to place them on standby of SAR.