Communication Center
Radio Systems
Dispatch Operations
911 & Technology
Codes, Standards, & Acronyms
100

A system that records communications over phones and radio.

Voice recording system

100

A combination of a radio receiver and transmitter that extends range.

Repeater

100

Selecting units and alerting them for service is called?

Dispatch

100

Advanced CAD uses what data to confirm unit location?

GPS

100

Urgent message that takes priority over all other communications.

Emergency Traffic

200

NFPA standard governing communications centers

NFPA 1225

200

Radio mounted in a building or comm center.

Base Station

200

The first step in processing an emergency call.

What is your location?

200

E911 provides what two automatic identifiers?

ANI and ALI

200

What word indicates a firefighter is in danger?

Mayday

300

The communications center must have how many ways to send a dispatch?

2

300

System using a control channel to assign frequencies dynamically.

Trunked radio system

300

Dispatcher trained to give medical instructions.

Emergency medical dispatcher (EMR)

300

System allowing text, video, photo to PSAP.

NG911

300

What does CAD stand for?

Computer Aided Disaptch

400

What type of communication center serves many fire departments?

Regional Center

400

Allows digital or analog voice transmission compressed by a computer.

Digital radio

400

Stored standard assignments per incident that is easy to recall for dispatching information...also known as Box alarms

Run Card

400

First arriving unit must give initial ____ report.

Scene Size-Up

400

What does FCC stand for?

Federal Communications Commission
500

The ADA requires each PSAP position to have what equipment?

TTY/TTD compatible equipment

500

Commonly used bands for public safety communications.

VHF and UHF

500

What time frame should a dispatch aim to be in from the time of answering a 911 call to dispatching out the first unit?

60 seconds

500

What is the proper way to communication on the radio? " _____ ______, _______ _______"

"Hey you, it's me" 

500

What is communication that is prompted to the IC from dispatch at set intervals known as?

Time Marks