standard operating procedure college station fire department
standard operating procedure college station fire department
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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE<br />
COLLEGE STATION FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
SUBJECT: Fire Ground Simplex Radio Communication SOP: 200.1.20<br />
CATEGORY: Radio Communication PAGE: 1 of 1<br />
APPROVED BY:<br />
E-Signed by David K. Giordano<br />
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Chief, Fire Department DATE: 3/99<br />
Definition:<br />
Communications between radio to radio without going through and being repeated by a<br />
base repeater. Range is generally 1/2 to 1 mile from hand held to hand held and 3 to 5<br />
miles from mobile to mobile. Terrain and building type will also affect range.<br />
Purpose:<br />
Establish a policy and <strong>procedure</strong> for reliable and dependable radio communication when<br />
accessing the control channel (repeater operations) is not possible.<br />
There are a number of locations throughout the city where accessing the control channel<br />
is not possible due to building construction and distance from antenna. When this occurs,<br />
<strong>fire</strong> ground personnel will have to change to the <strong>fire</strong> ground channel, they are “A -<br />
16” or “C - 1”, both are the same.<br />
Procedure:<br />
1) The IC will notify dispatch that <strong>fire</strong> operations will be on the FG channel.<br />
2) Dispatch will sound a short alert tone and advise all personnel to switch to the <strong>fire</strong><br />
ground operations channel.<br />
3) Each company officer will assist and verify that their crews have switched to the<br />
FG channel and then report by radio to the IC.<br />
4) The IC will verify that all personnel have switched and notify dispatch.<br />
5) The IC will switch the portable unit to the FG channel and leave the mobile unit<br />
on the dispatch channel. If the IC needs to leave the vehicle then a second<br />
portable unit will be needed.<br />
6) The IC will assign an aid to assist with monitoring the dispatch channel when off<br />
duty or assistance arrives.<br />
7) Each company officer is responsible for verifying that all radios are moved back<br />
to Fire 1 when clearing the scene.<br />
Special Notes on Fire Ground Radio Operations<br />
1) Dispatch can not receive the FG channel<br />
2) The FG channel is not recorded by dispatch<br />
3) Unit ID’s are not displayed in dispatch<br />
4) Range is limited to the scene<br />
5) Push to talk tones are not used<br />
rev:7/97;3/99;re#’d 11/02