What a Communications Center is sometimes referred to as.
What is Public Safety Answering Point
100
The type of telephone reporting system used in the Emergency Operations Center in PWC.
What is Enhanced 9-1-1.
100
Founded in 1957, this nonprofit agency is comprised of 21 counties from the DC metro area, Northern Virgina and Maryland; and coordinates mutual aid efforts between the various jurisdictions.
What is the Council of Governments, or COG.
100
This is the government agency responsible for regulating all aspects of radio communications in the United States.
What is the Federal Communications Commission.
100
This is the frequency range on which all Prince William County Public Safety Agencies Operate.
What is 800 Megahertz (MHz).
200
Since the 1800s, these hardwired or remote devices for sending emergency alerts to communications centers have been used in areas with limited access to power and communications networks.
What is the emergency call box.
200
The Fire and Rescue Dispatch component is staffed by these three people.
What is One Uniformed Lieutenant and Two Civilian Dispatchers.
200
This is the widely-known verbal code for communicating the message that a responder is in immediate danger.
What is "Signal 1." (Old Signal 13F)
200
This is the phone number to the Communications Lieutenant at the Emergency Operations Center.
What is 703-792-6813.
200
This is what the XTS-5000 portable is displaying if "INIT" is on the screen.
What is the Date of Initial Use of the battery.
300
The type of battery back up that a Communications Center uses to maintain constant, uninterrupted power in the event of a failure.
What is Uninterrupted Power Supply.
300
The address and non-emergency phone number of the Emergency Operations Center.
What is #3 County Complex Court in the George T. Owens Operations Center. 703-792-6810.
300
This is how you spell BIPARTISAN phonetically.
What is Bravo, India, Papa, Alpha, Romeo, Tango, India, Sierra, Alpha, November.
300
Information requests that could contain sensitive patient information or investigative information should be directed to this office.
What is the Community Safety Section (or consult the training supervisor or station officer).
300
In conventional (not trunked) radio system use, this term, sometimes called "Simplex" is used to describe communications directly from one radio to another, not through a repeater.
What is Talkaround.
400
The NFPA regulation for the National Fire Alarm Code.
What is NFPA 72.
400
The CAD recommends certain dispatch compliments based on "boxes areas," which are determined by this.
What is response distance from fire stations.
400
These are the 6 jurisdictions that have mutual aid agreements with Prince William County.
What are Fairfax County, Loudon County, Stafford County, Fauquier County, Manassas City, and Manassas Park.
400
The Manufacturer and Type of Radio System used by Prince William County Government.
What is a Motorola Type 2 Smartnet (digital, trunked, multi-site, repeated radio network).
400
This is what the acronym OPSC UFRO stands for.
What is Office of Public Safety Communications Uniformed Fire and Rescue Officer.
500
Old type of circuit that was commonly referred to as a "red phone." Taking the phone "off hook" on one end would cause the other phone to ring without having to be dialed.
What is a Ringdown Circuit.
500
The normal dispatch compliments for routine incidents can be found here.
What is FRA policy 5 (.3.3).
500
This is the term used to describe a centrally located regional supply of radio equipment for use in a Mass Casualty Incident by various responding jurisdictions.
What is a Radio Cache.
500
This is how you spell MEADOWGATE phonetically.
What is Mike, Echo, Alpha, Delta, Oscar, Whiskey, Golf, Alpha, Tango, Echo.
500
This is the alpha-numeric identifier unique to each radio, determined by the unit it is assigned to and the riding position.