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ble of handling the appropriate number of firefighters
at one time.
at one time.
Two Base Stations and Two PCs in Use at the Same
Incident
When two PCs are monitoring firefighters at the same
incident, base station ID Tags must be used to assign an
ICM TxR to a specific base station. For instructions on
programming base station ID tags, refer to the Using the
ID Tag Writer Function section of this manual. Base sta-
tion IDs should be assigned to the ICM TxR Units prior to
the incident.
Incident
When two PCs are monitoring firefighters at the same
incident, base station ID Tags must be used to assign an
ICM TxR to a specific base station. For instructions on
programming base station ID tags, refer to the Using the
ID Tag Writer Function section of this manual. Base sta-
tion IDs should be assigned to the ICM TxR Units prior to
the incident.
Note: The user must determine if multiple PCs will be
used to monitor firefighters within the range of the base
station. If base station IDs are not assigned using base
station ID Tags, there is no way to control which base sta-
tion the ICM TxR Unit will log on to. ICM TxR Units will
log on to the first base station found unless base station
IDs are used. By using base station ID Tags to assign a
base station ID to an ICM TxR Unit, the ICM TxR Unit will
search for the preferred base station for the first 20 sec-
onds after the SCBA has been pressurized. If the ICM
TxR Unit does not find the preferred base station within
the first 20 seconds, it will then search for the first avail-
able base station and log on to that system. Once an
ICM TxR Unit has been logged on to a base station, it can
not be monitored by another base station until the ICM
TxR Unit has been turned off and on again. It is not pos-
sible for two PCs to monitor the same firefighter or team.
used to monitor firefighters within the range of the base
station. If base station IDs are not assigned using base
station ID Tags, there is no way to control which base sta-
tion the ICM TxR Unit will log on to. ICM TxR Units will
log on to the first base station found unless base station
IDs are used. By using base station ID Tags to assign a
base station ID to an ICM TxR Unit, the ICM TxR Unit will
search for the preferred base station for the first 20 sec-
onds after the SCBA has been pressurized. If the ICM
TxR Unit does not find the preferred base station within
the first 20 seconds, it will then search for the first avail-
able base station and log on to that system. Once an
ICM TxR Unit has been logged on to a base station, it can
not be monitored by another base station until the ICM
TxR Unit has been turned off and on again. It is not pos-
sible for two PCs to monitor the same firefighter or team.
INCIDENT REPORT GENERATION
The ICM TxR Accountability Software automatically cre-
ates an incident report log for each SCBA
monitoring session. Incident reports may
be accessed in the main screen of the
MSA ICM TxR Accountability software by
selecting INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING,
INCIDENT REPORTS. To access incident reports while
the SCBA monitoring window is open, click the “Incident
Report” button at the top of the SCBA monitoring win-
dow.
ates an incident report log for each SCBA
monitoring session. Incident reports may
be accessed in the main screen of the
MSA ICM TxR Accountability software by
selecting INCIDENT, SCBA MONITORING,
INCIDENT REPORTS. To access incident reports while
the SCBA monitoring window is open, click the “Incident
Report” button at the top of the SCBA monitoring win-
dow.
The Incident Window (during SCBA monitoring):
Before an SCBA monitoring session has ended, details of
the incident may be entered to improve search ability of
report files at a later date. DETAILS OF AN INCIDENT
MUST BE ENTERED BEFORE CLOSING THE SCBA
MONITORING WINDOW. If details are not entered at this
time, reports can still be searched and viewed at a later
date, but information such as Incident number, Dispatch
number, Incident name, Address, and Comments will not
be available.
the incident may be entered to improve search ability of
report files at a later date. DETAILS OF AN INCIDENT
MUST BE ENTERED BEFORE CLOSING THE SCBA
MONITORING WINDOW. If details are not entered at this
time, reports can still be searched and viewed at a later
date, but information such as Incident number, Dispatch
number, Incident name, Address, and Comments will not
be available.
Assigning details to an incident report (during SCBA
monitoring):
1. Incident number: The incident number allows incident
monitoring):
1. Incident number: The incident number allows incident
reports to be sorted by incident number. Only num-
bers can be entered (10 character maximum). Choose
a number that provides some detail about the event.
For example, for the first incident to occur on October
24, 2006, enter 102406001. Here, 10 represents the
month, 24 represents the day, 06 represents the year,
and 001 represents the first incident to occur on that
day. It is up to the incident commander to determine
what protocol works best for each department.
bers can be entered (10 character maximum). Choose
a number that provides some detail about the event.
For example, for the first incident to occur on October
24, 2006, enter 102406001. Here, 10 represents the
month, 24 represents the day, 06 represents the year,
and 001 represents the first incident to occur on that
day. It is up to the incident commander to determine
what protocol works best for each department.
2. All of the remaining fields allow for additional data
entry. A maximum of 50 characters may be entered
for Incident name, Street, and City. A maximum of 10
characters may be entered for zip code. The com-
ments field allows for an unlimited number of charac-
ters to be entered.
for Incident name, Street, and City. A maximum of 10
characters may be entered for zip code. The com-
ments field allows for an unlimited number of charac-
ters to be entered.
USING THE ICM T
X
R ACCOUNTABILITY SOFTWARE
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