Telecommunication in the uniformed services

What is a mobile data terminal used for?

• A formal response when contacting a member of the public

• Logging and receiving data at incidents.

• To send a message through radio waves to the command center

• GPS

When would be the time to send an email?

• When you need to talk so someone urgently.

• Formal matter regarding a lot of information.

• When a disciplinary is needed for a staff member in the service.

• For a quick update about an incident.

What would a police officer need to send a text for?

• To contact as an emergency.

• To pass on classified information about an incident

• To update a member of the public on an incident involving them

• To socialize

What is a satellite used for in the army?

• To find the location of the enemy

• Phone signal

• GPS

• Television entertainment after a tough day

When would a fire fighter use a radio to communicate with their colleagues?

• To monitor position through GPS

• So they can text them to check location

• When relaying information on the job (fighting fires, Road traffic collisions)

• To catch up with their colleagues about their day

What are two main purposes of using social media in the public services?

• Advertisement

• Warning/ informing the public

• Posting about the details of serious crimes

• To stop crime from happening

When might a telephone be used in a service?

• To inform about recruitment

• To contact other colleagues about a an incident they have just been to for gossip

• To communicate with the public so the service can send back up

• To remind officers how to arrest people properly