Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority RADIO LECTURE

APPLIANCES 1Rescue Pump (1) 2Rescue Pump (2) 3Water Tender 35Water Tender Tanker 4Pump (Unimog) 5Foam/Water Carrier 6 Operational Support Unit 7 Fire Victim Support Unit 8Turntable Ladder 9Station Commanders 41Hose Layer 51Rescue Boat 71Control Unit 81Canteen Unit

OTHER CALLSIGNS USED BY CONTROL M2 HK M2 HKZ

STATE CODES State 1-Mobile to incident State 2-In attendance State 3-Closing at incident State 4-Mobile, available State 41-Available from incident State 5-Closing at base State 6-Closing at station other than base State 7-Closing at home State 8-Closing on pager State 80-Closing on pager out of County State 81-Closing on pager (North) State 82-Closing on pager (Central) State 83-Closing on pager (South) State 9-Unable to proceed to incident State 10-Crew Deficient State 0-Unavailable State 11-On Drill State 15-Standing by at Keypoint

MESSAGES First Impression Assistance Informative Fire Surrounded Stop Secure

STOP CODES Code 3-FDR1 Code 4-Chimney - A - dwellings B- other occupied buildings Code 5-Secondary Fires Sub Codes ADerelict building1No firefighting action BGrass etc CIntentional straw2Firefighting action DRoad furniture ERubbish3Hosereels not main jets FDerelict Vehicles 4Main Jets Additional Codes M-Malicious - deliberate/suspected A-Accidental - includes not known

Code 6-False alarm, good intent Code 7-False alarm, electrical Sub codesA-Dust, thrips B-System fault C-Unsuitable equipment position D-Other Code 8-False alarm, malicious Special Service Stops (see handout)

PRIORITY PREFIX The following messages are entitled to a “PRIORITY PREFIX” Assistance message Persons Reported Radiation Suspected Passing running call to Control On mobilising from Control Rapid Deployment in Use

SPECIAL CODES ALPHA CHARLIE-DELTA X-RAY All the above messages are to be sent secure No blue lights or two tones to be used FOXTROT STANDFAST

RADIO TERMS OVER OUT RECEIVED GO AHEAD STANDBY WAIT VERIFY CALLER DETAILS CONFIRMATION OF ADDRESS I SPELL ANSWER YES ANSWER NO

SIGNAL STRENGTHS LOUD AND CLEAR WEAK BUT READABLE UNREADABLE