- Author
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Title
- Basic Guide to System Concepts and Equipment. Fire Department Communications Manual.
- Coporate
- U.S. Fire Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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Manual
[date unknown]
240 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov
- Keywords
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fire departments
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communication networks
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fire fighting equipment
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manuals
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computers
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dispatch
- Identifiers
- managing a communications center; planning a communications system; operating procedures; onscene communications; communications hardware
- Abstract
- Communications is a crucial and rapidly evolving element of fire service operations. Increased sophistication of equipment, incident command systems, and radio frequency congestion are among the forces stimulating change, and making it more essential than ever for fire officers to have a good understanding of communications systems and policies. This manual is written as an introduction to a variety of fire department communications topics. It is intended to provide a wide fire service audience with a minimum level of familarity with communications basics: hardware issues, policy and procedures issues, and human resource issues. It attempts to provide some background on all major aspectsd of communications for the fire service, with the exception of call receiving systems (9-1-1, municipal street boxes, etc.). The manual is designed to be used as a reference rather than read cover to cover. Each section can be read separately as the need arises. For design of a new system or a review of your department's operations, an entire chapter or several chapters might be necessary. There is some overlap among chapters to make them more stand-alone, and considerable cross-referencing. Many topics could have beenplaced in more than one chapter, and it is suggested that readers scan the entire report to find topics of interests.