COMMUNICATION TIP # 1 4/20/06
Before you key your radio and speak at an emergency, take a moment to listen for traffic on your channel. (Listen before you leap)
It sounds simple, but if you fail to so the following may happen:
1. Your message, however important, may not be heard.
2. The other message (the one you "stepped on") may not be heard.
3. Command and Control of the incident may be negatively impacted.
A review of emergency incident radio traffic indicates that this is a common problem that we can easily correct by just taking that extra moment to "listen before you leap".
It sounds simple, but if you fail to so the following may happen:
1. Your message, however important, may not be heard.
2. The other message (the one you "stepped on") may not be heard.
3. Command and Control of the incident may be negatively impacted.
A review of emergency incident radio traffic indicates that this is a common problem that we can easily correct by just taking that extra moment to "listen before you leap".
