Call Taking
Burn Season starts and ends on these days
What is February 15th to April 30th?
This determinant is designated for incidents of a low acuity, non-urgent status for police.
What is OMEGA determinants?
This form runs a person through in state DMV records
What is QD?
This changes the number and type of apparatus being dispatched to certain events, typically for inclement weather
What is Modified Response Plan/MRP?
A little chest pain may be as bad as a lot
What is the Second Law of Chest Pain
QT meaning
What is Query Transcript (Driver's Transcript)?
EV Baker's Store
Route 522 at Culpeper County Line
An inland lake, pond, swamp, reservoir, or navigable river
What is Inland Water?
First piece of information obtained on all calls
What is address/location?
This determinant allows early dispatch initiation for specific immediate dangers
What is ECHO determinants?
ABCs of dispatching
What is Accuracy, Brevity and Clarity?
COFEMS meaning
What is the County of Orange Fire and EMS?
This law states that Dispatchers will follow all protocols per se and avoiding freelance questioning unless it enhances, not replaces the written protocol questions and scripts.
what is De Luca's Law?
Self Initiate CAD command
What is SI?
Sheetz Wilderness
Route 3 and Route 20
Any building/structure that has a potential of catching on fire
What is Threatened Building/Structure?
CYMBALS
What is Color, Year, Make (Model), Body style, Additional identifying information, License plate, State of license plate?
People who need help after locking themselves in or out of their house, vehicle, or other location, and whose situation may be life threatening
Best practice to avoid radio clipping
What is key the radio for half a second?
Firefighter in trouble/distress and needs assistance
What is Mayday?
A state of consciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused
What is Coma?
RIOS meaning
What is Radio Inter-Operability System?
Smiley Rocks
Dulin Ln and Catharpin Rd
This law states When in doubt, assist
What is the First Law of Service Calls?
All records (radio traffic, phone calls) can be requested pursuant to...
What is Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)?
An emergency situation where the life of the officer is at stake or where the assistance must be rendered immediately.
What is Officer Down/Needs URGENT Assistance?
This word describes the speed while speaking on the radio
What is Cadence?
Working fire notifications
What is add another medic/engine company and Light and Air 10, notify power company and fire marshal?
Near fainting is best described as "almost fainted" and should be considered the same as fainting (not just dizzy)
What is the First Law of Fainting?
Procedure for news stations wanting information about a call
What is contacting the PIO?
Shorts Gas Station
Route 522 and Route 20
a building in which the primary purpose is to conduct activities of business, industry or trade
What is a Commercial/Industrial Building?
Date of first 911 call completed in the United States
What is February 16,1968?
Removal of property that is in or attached to a vehicle without the owner's consent
What is Theft from vehicle?
Best way to mitigate assumptions when listening to radio transmissions
What is Echo technique/Parroting?
LUNAR definition
What is Location, Unit (apparatus), Name of firefighter, Air Supply and Response requirement
Name the priority symptoms
What is Abnormal Breathing, Chest Pain/discomfort, decreased level of consciousness and Serious Hemorrhage?
The acronym for Mental Health Awareness Response and Community Understanding Services
What is MARCUS?
Pamunkey Bridge
Route 522 at Spotsylvania County Line
This law states, If a boat capsizes, stay with the boat
What is the First Law of Capsizing?
ANI/ALI meaning
What is "Automatic Number Identification/Automatic Location Identification?"
A matter relating to private transactions between members of a community or business
What is a Civil Matter?
Who is the first Incident Commander on any fire scene?
What is The Dispatcher?
This is established for priority incidents
What is Incident Command?
"Hurts to breathe" is not considered difficulty or abnormal breathing
What is the First Law of Chest or Back Pain?
Form for Querying a Concealed Firearm Permit
What is QCP?
Corner Exxon
Route 20 and Route 15
This law states every alarm is valid until proven otherwise
What is the First Law of Alarms?