Abbreviations
ICS
Incident Command System
EMS has requested you to notify fire for Mutual Aid at 2450 Old Fox Rd. Who would you notify?
Station 7 (Hargett Fire Dept.)
Why is ICS implemented?
To eliminate confusion and unnecessary radio traffic.
Watch
Conditions exist that could develop into severe weather.
(I have all the ingredients to make a taco.)
You receive a ROAD call, in reference to a tree being across the Winchester Rd. Who would you notify?
The State Road Department
BGAD
BlueGrass Army Depot
You have received a FIRE ALARM call from 25 Daniels Addition. Who would you notify?
Station 3 (Ravenna Fire Dept.)
Status checks for the fire department are initially _______ minutes then every _________ minutes thereafter.
Initially 30 minutes then every 30 minutes thereafter.
Entrapment
This means that somebody is trapped/pinned in a vehicle or other object.
Injury Accidents, Drownings, Missing Persons, Farm/Machinery Accidents, Vehicle in High Water, or just any time they are requested by an agency.
CSEPP
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
You have received a CB - Control Burn call from 131 Hood Ave. at 01:36. Who would you notify?
You would call the Irvine Fire Department.
You have received a call in reference to a carbon monoxide detector going off, and illness is present, who must you notify along with the fire department?
EMS!
Placard
A notice/sign that is placed on a transportation vehicle or in an area where hazmat materials are stored.
If injured individuals are in the "danger zone," what should we tell our caller to do?
"Leave them alone!"
ERG
Emergency Response Guide
You received a SFIRE call from 2710 Barnes Mountain Rd. Who would you notify?
Station 2 (Estill County Fire Dept.)
All church and/or school fires must be reported to who?
State Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
Warning
Severe weather conditions are imminent.
(The taco is made.)
When we have a working structure fire, what are we to always be listening for?
"Mayday!"
EMA
Emergency Management Agency
You have received a WFIRE call on the top of Chestnut Stand. Who would you notify?
Station 2 and Forestry
What two incidents allows dispatcher to activate the Emergency Siren?
Tornado Warning is issued for Estill or there is a Leak at the Blue Grass Army Depot
Containment
What book do we use for Hazmat situations?
The Emergency Response Guide (ERG)