Chapter 9
Fireground
The portable Fireground Communications System is designed for deployment at an incident scene.
It consists of central components that provide on-scene and in building radio coverage, and enhanced
personnel accountability and monitoring:
• Your APX portable radios
• Incident Management Software
• Command Terminal
• Radio Frequency (RF) Modem (Conventional Only)
• Control Channel Radio (Trunking)
• Optional Data Radio (Trunking)
• Accountability Server (Trunking)
• DVRS (Optional)
If you have a critical situation, you can press the
Emergency
button, which activates an alarm on the
Incident Management Software at the command terminal.
The command terminal receives the following status updates from your radio:
• Turning the radio on and off
• Automatic response to Polling
• Response to Evacuation commands
• Pressing the
PTT
button to make voice transmission
• Sending an Emergency Alarm and Call
• Entering or exiting a Trunking Talkgroup
9.1
Entering Fireground Zone Channel (Conventional)
Prerequisites:
NOTE:
If you are entering Fireground Trunking Talkgroup, ensure that the Fireground Trunking
Talkgroup is selected.
Procedure:
1
Cycle power your radio.
2
Press the
Fireground Zone Channel
menu item.
3
Listen for a transmission.
4
To call, press and hold the
PTT
button.
5
To listen, release the
PTT
button.
9.2
Responding to Evacuation Indicator
When you receive an Evacuation Indicator, the radio shows the following indications:
MN009203A01-AA
Fireground
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