Radio Communications (PC WIN)

Question 0

How many sub-sites?

Answer 0

8 Sub-sites

Question 1

How many Tucson Simulcast Cells?

Answer 1

2 Tucson Simulcast Cells

Question 2

Where are the sub-sites located?

Answer 2

Tucson Fire Station 12 
(TFD12)
• Tucson Fire Station 17 
(TFD17)
• Tumamoc Hill (TUMAMOC)
• Eagle’s Nest (EAGLE)
• Rincon Valley Fire Station 1 
(RVFD1)
• Thomas Price Service 
Center (TPSC)
• Public Safety Training 
Academy (PSTA)
• Swan Rd (SWAN)

Question 4

What’s the new F2?

Answer 4

Dispatch/Dispatch tfd

Question 5

What’s the new F1?

Answer 5

Fire 1/Fire 1 tfd

Question 6

What’s the new F5?

Answer 6

EMS 1/EMS 1 tfd

Question 6

The new F7/8/9?

Answer 6

FireGnd1/FireGnd 1 tfd

Question 7

What’s the new F4?

Answer 7

EMS 2/EMS 2 tfd

Question 8

The new F3?

Answer 8

Car2Car/Car2Car tfd

Question 9

What are some of the “A” bank channels?

Answer 9

Emergenc/Emergency tfd
Dispatch/Dispatch tfd
Ops/Operations tfd
Fire 1-4/Fire 1-4 tfd
EMS 1-4/EMS 1-4 tfd
UAPD 1/UAPD 1
FireGnd1/FireGnd 1 tfd
mblDVRS1/MblDVRS1 pcw
TSN Wide/TucsonWIde tfd
Emergenc/Emergency tfd

Question 10

What channels are on zone “B”?

Answer 10

Emergenc/Emergency tfd
Car2Car/Car2Car tfd
Ops/Operations tfd
TAC1-8/Tactical 1-8 tfd
PrevPbEd/PrevntPubEDtfd
LogMaint/LogistcsMntTFD
Invest/Invstigate tfd
TSN Wide/TucsonWide tfd
Emergenc/Emergency tfd

Question 11

What do you use to talk to another TFD unit?

Answer 11

Car2Car zone B

Question 12

What do you use for training in your Battalion?

Answer 12

Tactical talkgroups in zone B

Question 13

All BC’s and EC’s have two portable radios, in chargers, in their vehicles, what is one of them recommended to set to?

Answer 13

It is recommended that one of those radios be left tuned to the
“EMERGENCY” talkgroup and the volume turned up at all times

Question 14

If you need a simplex channel for bullet proof communication, what do you ask for?

Answer 14

FireGnd1

Question 15

When do you use DVRS?

Answer 15

• Big buildings
• Below grade access
• Poor system coverage – actual or assumed

Question 16

To monitor or communicate with UAPD?

Answer 16

“UAPD1” channel in Zone A - this is their

main dispatch channel

Question 17

To communicate with a TPD Officer?

Answer 17

• Have that unit or officer switch to “TucsonWide” talkgroup

Question 18

For aircraft emergencies or responses to TIA, use what channel?

Answer 18

Monitor or communicate with the Tucson Airport Authority Fire Department
on the “TAA1” channel in the Spec-Ops_TAA Zone
– They use the 76X rig numbers
– You may also have the ability to talk to Tucson Air National Guard Fire Units (77X rig
numbers) on this channel

Question 19

Eight channels in EVERY radio on PCWIN?

Answer 19

Common 9-16 Zone “C”

Question 20

Eight channels in EVERY fire department radio on PCWIN?

Answer 20

FD INOP 1-8 Zone “C”

Question 21

Ho many talkgroups can you patch together?

Answer 21

20

Question 22

When communicating on a channel or talkgroup that is not a TFD channel or talkgroup, your radio designator should preceded by?

Answer 22

Tucson Fire (not TFD)
• Tucson Fire Battalion 1
• Tucson Fire Ladder 10

Question 23

If you are responding outside of Pima County, responding with agencies not on PCWIN, or non-PCWIN agencies are responding to assist you, then you must use what channel/s?

Answer 23

AIRS channels to communicate

Question 24

The only REPEATED AIRS channel in the Tucson area is?

Answer 24

AIRS 2 (known as 8AIRS2 or Pima) in the AIRS Zone

Question 25

All BC’s and EC’s have two portable radios, in chargers, in their vehicles it is recommended that one of those radios is?

Answer 25

one of those radios be left tuned to the “EMERGENCY” talkgroup and the volume turned up at all times

Question 26

To monitor or communicate with the Tucson Airport Authority Fire Department, what channel do you use?

Answer 26

“TAA1” channel in the Spec-Ops_TAA Zone

Question 27

When communicating with a TPD Officer have that unit or officer switch to?

Answer 27

“TucsonWide” talkgroup