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What should personnel familiarize themselves with before opening the microphone?
What should personnel familiarize themselves with before opening the microphone?
What should personnel do to avoid running together consecutive words?
What should personnel do to avoid running together consecutive words?
What is the appropriate distance the operator’s lips should be from the microphone?
What is the appropriate distance the operator’s lips should be from the microphone?
Which code indicates that Police are required immediately at the scene?
Which code indicates that Police are required immediately at the scene?
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What should personnel avoid introducing into their speech to preserve rhythm?
What should personnel avoid introducing into their speech to preserve rhythm?
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What characteristic of speech helps it transmit better over the radio?
What characteristic of speech helps it transmit better over the radio?
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What is the primary purpose of this guideline?
What is the primary purpose of this guideline?
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Which code is utilized by Communications to advise incoming crews of potentially violent situations?
Which code is utilized by Communications to advise incoming crews of potentially violent situations?
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What should the rate of speech be during radio transmissions?
What should the rate of speech be during radio transmissions?
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Who is responsible for ensuring the crew members follow the radio usage guideline?
Who is responsible for ensuring the crew members follow the radio usage guideline?
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Where should portable radios be worn to protect them from damage?
Where should portable radios be worn to protect them from damage?
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What should personnel do if they lose a radio?
What should personnel do if they lose a radio?
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What action should be taken if batteries fail to indicate charge after extended charging?
What action should be taken if batteries fail to indicate charge after extended charging?
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What should be used instead of names and personal references during normal radio transmission?
What should be used instead of names and personal references during normal radio transmission?
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When should the term 'over' be used during radio communication?
When should the term 'over' be used during radio communication?
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Which division is responsible for coordinating and managing all radio use within Toronto Fire Services?
Which division is responsible for coordinating and managing all radio use within Toronto Fire Services?
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Study Notes
Responsibility and Guidelines for Radio Use
- All Toronto Fire Services personnel are responsible for properly using radios.
- Company Officers are responsible for ensuring their crew members follow this guideline.
- The Communications Division is responsible for coordinating and managing all TFS radio use.
Wear and Protection of Radios
- Portable radios should be worn in bunker suit pockets or cases for protection from damage by exposure or dropping at all times.
- Personnel are accountable for damage to radios in their possession.
- Personnel should use the remote microphones on portable radios whenever possible.
Loss or Damage of Radios
- In the event of loss or damage to a radio, personnel must report it to the Communications Centre, District Chief, and Platoon Chief, and complete a Lost or Damaged Equipment Report.
- The radio should be sent to the Communications Centre (if damaged), and the report should be forwarded to the Division Chief (Communications).
Battery Maintenance
- Batteries should be routinely changed at the beginning of each shift.
- Batteries should be changed after extended periods of operation, and batteries failing to indicate charge after extended charging should be removed from service and forwarded to the Communications Centre.
Transmitting Guidelines
- Radio identifiers should be used at all times during transmission.
- Names and personal references should not replace radio aliases during transmission, except during a “May Day” situation.
- The term “over” should not be used to end each transmission.
- Personnel should limit their use of codes in all radio communication.
- Non-essential radio codes should not be used in joint agency operations.
- A code should be maintained for potentially life-threatening and violent incidents requiring immediate Police response.
- Code 1 indicates that Police are required immediately at the scene, and the safety of the Incident Commander or crew may be jeopardized if the Incident Commander or crew do not use discretion.
- Code 2 will be used by Communications to advise incoming crews of potentially violent situations.
Effective Radio Communication
- All words should be spoken plainly and each word ended clearly to avoid running together consecutive words.
- Avoid shouting, artificially accenting syllables, or talking too rapidly.
- Personnel should familiarize themselves with what they plan to say before opening the microphone.
- The rate of speech should be kept constant, neither too fast nor too slow.
- High-pitched voices transmit better than low-pitched voices.
- Maintain a natural rhythm of conversation, avoiding unnecessary sounds like “er” and “um”.
- Maintain the correct distance between the mouth and the microphone, with lips no more than 3 cm from the microphone.
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