General Questions
What do the pearls on the department patch represent?
What are the towns/city within Plymouth County
The channel units will switch to when multiple divisions are responding to an incident (K9, BCI, etc)
What is Sheriff 1
What does NCIC stand for?
National Crime Information Center
What days are the VoiP test conducted?
Sundays and Wednesdays
What does the SCRIT unit respond to?
Structural Collapses
Which group of Deputies are able to watch Fed ICE inmates?
All groups
A town calls requesting a composite, which unit can you send?
Any unit
What does RMV code ACT/NRE mean?
Active Non-Renewable
What non-repeated mutual aid channels can you assign?
Channels 5 and 6
When requested, how many foam trailers respond to a fire?
Two
What is the difference between a Jail Case number and OBTN number?
Jail case number is typically for evidence, OBTN is for arrests
How do you dispatch an incident at the facility?
Get locations and dispatch closest unit
693 advises you Signal 20 over Sheriff 1. What does this mean?
All radio traffic restricted on specified channel
Halifax Fire advises they are Condition Red for a funeral. What do you do?
Parrot back, send ING page, make log note
Who is the backup for Plymouth County Control in the event of an emergency?
Norfolk County Control
The town's police department
When a Deputy responds out of county, what do you need to do?
Page supervisors when dispatched and when cleared
LWPD
Mass DOT calls to advise a road closure. What do you do with this information?
Make an announcement over Plymouth County Control and create a log note
Whitman Fire requests a cascade unit. Which town do you call to activate it?
East Bridgewater Fire
Name the regional dispatch centers and the towns they dispatch
SSFA - Hingham Hull Norwell Cohasset
ROCC - Duxbury, Plympton, Halifax, Rochester, Hanson
NCC - Abington, Whitman, Rockland
When are the BAPERN tests conducted by us?
SE Dist - First Monday of every month and once random monthly
A/W 3 - Every 6th Monday
What are the different types of K9's?
A town has a major brush fire. They are requesting a water drop through the National Guard. Who do you contact?
District 2 Forest Fire Warden
What is the name of the plan used to dispatch multiple apparatus to an incident from throughout the state when local resources have been depleted?
Statewide Fire Mobilization Plan