The type of system that allows for a shared allocation of available communications resources.
What is a trunked radio system?
100
This is used to signal the other person in a TTY conversation that they can now respond.
What is "GA"?
100
Fires in mobile homes, travel trailers and camping trailers.
What is a vehicle fire?
100
Something that is claimed to exist but is not yet proven.
What is 'alleged'?
100
A routing table that identifies all street names, a range of address numbers, and response agencies for individual address ranges.
What is the Master Street Address Guide or MSAG?
200
The repeating of important information received from response units.
What is echoing?
200
A mode of telematics operations where the TCC operator, the telematics subscriber and the PSAP telecommunicator are connected in a three way call.
What is Conferencing In?
200
What you receive when one or more sprinkler heads activates inside a building.
What is a water flow alarm?
200
An act where there are no hard, fast rules as to the course of conduct you should take.
What are Discretionary Acts?
200
Asking for the same information repeatedly without changing the words spoken.
What is Persistent Repitition?
300
Radio broadcasts of information regarding missing or wanted people or stolen or wanted vehicles.
What are BOLOs or ATLs?
300
The abbreviation for a language expressed through hands and body movements.
What is ASL?
300
A verbal attack without actual physical violence.
What is an assault?
300
The standard used in deciding liability cases.
What is "what a reasonable and prudent person would do"?
300
The process of supplying supplemental personnel, equipment or other resources to an incident to assist agencies possibly in danger of becoming overwhelmed.
What is Mutual Aid?
400
A group of radios assigned to a channel where only one radio can transmit at any time.
What is a Conventional Radio System?
400
The automatic transmission to a TCC of critical vehicle and occupant information immediately following a crash.
What is Automatic Crash Notification or ACN?
400
Entry into a building with the commission of a crime inside.
What is a burglary?
400
By assuring the caller that 'everything will be all right' or telling them that 'help will be there in a just a second,' these are established.
What is a Special Relationship?
400
The specific guideline used to achieve the goal of a policy.
What is a Procedure?
500
A combination of a transmitter and a receiver used in a fixed location with a stationary antenna.
What is a Base Station?
500
An indication of the severity of a crash.
What is Delta V?
500
A combination of robbery and vehicle theft.
What is a car-jacking?
500
Following the PSAP's policies and procedures for call handling, allocation of resources and the timely dispatching of response units.
What is the best way to reduce liability exposure?
500
DNR
What is the abbreviation for 'DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE'?