RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
Radios of Fire
This module gives a national perspective on communication, radios, frequency issues and preseason suggestions.
Category: Communications
Core Component(s): Local Topics;
Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned;
Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
Estimated Delivery Time: 30 minutes; Video Length: 10:58
Category: Communications
Core Component(s): Local Topics;
Incident Reviews and Lessons Learned;
Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
Estimated Delivery Time: 30 minutes; Video Length: 10:58
Intent
Increase understanding of national fire radios, repeaters, frequency utilization, and radio maintenance.
Facilitator Preparation
- Review the video and module tools.
- Consider additional activities and discussion questions pertinent to the location and agency.
- Consider having handheld radios available to demonstrate proper usage.
Facilitating the Discussion
- Show the video.
- Facilitate a small or large group discussion using the discussion questions.
Discussion Questions
- Is annual maintenance performed on your radios? If so, where does the maintenance take place?
- What do you and your crew do before fire season to refresh on proper radio usage?
- Have you been on a large incident with frequency crossover issues from another incident? How was this mitigated?
- If a radio frequency changed and needed to be hand-programmed into your radio during the middle of a shift, would you know how?
- Have you been on an incident where someone’s antenna broke or fell out of their radio? What was the outcome?
Resources
- Document: Bendix-King DPHX Programming & Cloning Instructions
- Document: Bendix-King KNG Training
- WFSTAR Module: Tutorial: Cloning Bendix-King DPH
- WFSTAR Module: Tutorial: Cloning Bendix-King KNG
- WFSTAR Module: Tutorial: Programming Bendix-King DPH
- WFSTAR Module: Tutorial: Programming Bendix-King KNG
- WFSTAR Module: Tutorial: Programming Bendix-King Mobile-Radio
Additional Video Information
This video is also available as a download. (Size 144 MB)
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Page Last Modified / Reviewed:
2023-03-28