List & define (4) pro words?
Send = I am ready to receive your transmission
SITREP = situation report of the incident
Affirmative = Yes or correct
Negative = No, or this is incorrect
Roger = I have received and understood your last transmission
Standby = I must pause and will come back when ready
Define wordback?
A confirmation of the incident type and location, the incident status and resource requirements, (alarm level) followed by a brief description.
Define SITREP?
Gives a more detailed description of the fire or incident.
Define message?
To provide further information or for addditonal requests
What (5) elements are required to be included in a wordback?
- Name of the officer initiating the wordback
- Incident Type (as determined by the IC)
- Status of the emergency
- Address of the fire/incident
- Brief description of the event (optional)
List (6) typical radio transmissions that a crew may make when attending a fire call?
- Turnout
- On scene
- Wordback
- Sitrep/Message
- Returning
- In station
- Cancel
- Radio Check
List (6) types of calls firefighters respond to?
- Structure fire
- Non-structure fire
- HAZMAT
- EMR
- Salvage/(Heavy) Rescue
- Trench
- HART
- USAR
- Grass and scrub fire
- Automatic alarms (FIP) and other calls
