User's Guide

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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:
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