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- 5. To send resources to an address or incident location for a specific purpose
- 9. A battery-operated, hand-held transceiver that a firefighter can always carry.
- 11. The process of determining exactly which unit or units should be dispatched after a call to 911 is received by a communications center, based on the location and classification of the incident.
- 13. A facility equipped and staffed to receive emergency and non-emergency calls requesting public safety services via telephone and other communication devices, such as the location where 911 calls are directed.
- 15. A verbal declaration indicating that a firefighter is lost, missing, or trapped, and requires immediate assistance. This call requires all other radio traffic to stop immediately.
- 16. Personnel specifically trained and certified in interviewing techniques, pre-arrival instructions, and call prioritization for medical calls
- 18. A verbal declaration indicating that a firefighter is lost, missing, or trapped, and requires immediate assistance
- 19. A two-way radio that is permanently mounted in a fire apparatus
- 22. The ability to communicate across different radio bands and between different agencies.
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- 1. Information prepared in advance and stored that describes a predetermined response to an emergency. They list units in the order of response based on distance or estimated time.
- 2. A combination of a radio receiver and transmitter that receives signals and retransmits them to a wider geographic location
- 3. A stationary radio transceiver with an AC or DC power supply, typically permanently mounted in a building and more powerful than mobile or portable radios.
- 4. Technology that allows firefighters to receive data (such as dispatch information, maps, and route instructions) while in the fire apparatus or at the station.
- 6. A device connected via an underground cable to a municipal fire alarm system
- 7. An acronym often used to report a Mayday, standing for Location, Unit, Name, Air (or Assignment), and Resources.
- 8. A system of computer software, hardware, data, and personnel to describe information tied to a spatial location, used in communication centers
- 10. A combination of a radio receiver and transmitter that receives radio signals and retransmits—repeats—them to a wider geographic location, expanding the operating range of radios.
- 12. An urgent message, such as a call for help or evacuation, transmitted over a radio that takes precedence over all normal radio traffic.
- 14. A system designed to replicate traditional E911 features and provide additional capabilities, including the ability to receive and transmit digital information (voice, text, photos, video).
- 17. A combination of hardware and software that provides data entry, makes resource recommendations, and notifies and tracks those resources before, during, and after fire service alarms, preserving records of those alarms and status changes for later analysis.
- 20. Technology that converts a person’s voice into a digital signal that can be sent via the Internet
- 21. A satellite-based radio navigation system often utilized by CAD systems to locate units