Information Management 1

Mobilising and Radios

Aim

To provide students with information about mobilising and radio communications

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the four phases of connection in an emergency call

• Detail the allocation of fireground radio channels

• State when intrinsically safe equipment is required

• Describe which situations that necessitate precautionary use of radios.

At the end of this session students will be able to :

The 999 system

Person requiring fire brigade Operator

999

Emergency authority control centre (fire brigade).

Radios on the fireground

Channel 1 - Main fireground working channel

Channel 2 - BA management

Channel 3 - BA communications.

Radios on the fireground

Channel 4 - Fireground channel

(near other incidents)

Channel 5 - Fireground management

Channel 6 - BA communications overflow.

Radios on the fireground

Channel 7 - Inter services command channel

Channel 8 - Inter services command channel

Channel 93 - Ground to air (Police helicopter).

Intrinsic safety

• Flammable atmospheres

• Categories of explosive atmosphere

• Danger of sparks when contacts are made or broken and when transmissions are made

• Safety measures.

Safe working distances

• Explosives

• Petrol stations

• Air bags

• Medical devices

• Silos.

Confirmation Assessments will be based on this session and

the corresponding student note

Learning Outcomes• Describe the four phases of connection in an

emergency call • Detail the allocation of fireground radio channels• State when intrinsically safe equipment is

required

• Describe which situations that necessitate precautionary use of radios.

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