Alarm monitor study questions

Where are the 5 towers located?

1. East side of PAS 72

2. West side of PAS 82

3. North side of Bldg. 1220

4. El Torro Tower

5. Northeast side of PAS 37.

What does green indicate on the VCC?

Secure.

What are the position controls?

Pan left/right and tilt up/down.

What is an ALS and where is it located?

Alarm Latching Switch. It's placed on walls, desks, and floors and is used for duress.

What does red indicate on the VCC?

Alarm.

What should you do if you mis-authenticate?

1. Pass a different portion of the code without stating why.

2. If 2nd mis-authentication occurs, place personnel under duress and dispatch patrols

3. keep person on the phone but muted so they cant hear dispatching

What is a PIR/UMS?

Passive Infrared Detector/Ultrasonic Motion Sensor; detects movement and differences in light.

PIR - detects light

UMS - detects movement

What is a PUS?

Passive Ultrasonic Sensor; detects sound within or in close proximity of a facility.

What must an operator do if they find a discrepancy?

Report all discrepancies to ESS NCO to submit a work order.

What is an alarm malfunction?

An alarm that fails to function or functions improperly.

What is a human error alarm?

An alarm caused by the action of the user without prior notification to BDOC.

Who tests the alarms and how often?

Alarm Custodian, at least quarterly.

Who ensures VDAS sweeps are conducted by the alarm monitor?

Flight Chief.

What does the contrast knob do?

Adjusts illumination.

What does a trouble alarm indicate?

A circuit is disturbed or interfered with by attempting to bypass or damage the wires.

What does A/C fail indicate?

Total loss of all primary commercial power.

What should you do in the event of a comm fail?

Immediately implement QRC and dispatch patrols.

How long does the backup battery last during an A/C fail?

Minimum of 4 hours; personnel must respond to secure the facility at the 3-hour mark.

What does blue indicate on the VCC?

Comm fail/trouble.

How is a keypad duress activated?

By pressing the * and # symbols together.

What is the purpose of the VDAS?

To provide day and night surveillance of PL and key resources.

Where is the System Activities Control box located?

On the left side of the control screen.

What are the general responsibilities of alarm monitors?

1. Conduct camera sweeps (not to exceed every 2 hours during darkness/nonduty hours or every 4 hours during daylight/duty days)

2. annotate/explain discrepancies during shift change

3. Keep food and drinks away from VDAS

4. keep the area clean and free of debris and dust

Who can take over for alarm monitors for short latrine breaks?

Flight Chief

When will VDAS sweeps be completed not to exceed 2 hours?

1. During hours of darkness

2. Non-maintenance duty hours

3. When maintenance relinquishes security

4. During increased FPCON

5. GDP Ground Defense Postures

6. Reduced visability

What is an AF Form 340?

Sensor Alarm Data

What is a PMI and how often is it conducted?

Preventative Maintenance Inspection and is done semi-annually.

What form is used to document opening and closing facilities?

AF Form 4, Alarmed Facility Access/Secure Log.

What are the 4 types of duress buttons?

1. Portable Duress Alarm

2. Duress Switch

3. Keypad Duress

4. Foot Pedal.

What does (*) indicate?

Active alarm.

What is the procedure for 2 unexplained alarms/failure to reset?

If within a 24 hour period, don’t attempt to reset until problem has been fixed or arrival of maintenance personnel

What does a false alarm indicate?

An alarm for which no cause can be determined.

What is a nuisance alarm?

An alarm caused by an influence that the alarm was meant to detect but not related to an intrusion.

What does yellow indicate on the VCC?

Access.

How many remote optical locations are o RAFL?

5 CCTVS and 5 TI cameras

What is a duress alarm?

Used when duty personnel are forced to yield protected items to unauthorized individuals.

What does magenta indicate on the VCC?

Tamper.

What items are on the Systems Activites Control Box?

1. Attention: new alarms show up

2. Alarm Point: listing of every alarm

3. Alarms: Will show all alarm points in Alarm status

4. Action: Alarms that have gone off, deffered, but not secure

5. Access: subset of attention list

6. Tamper: Alarm points whose status is in tamper

7. Trouble: Trouble status

8. Test Failures: not used at RAFL

9. Comm Fail: shows all comm fails

10. Comm events: shows comm events between computer and sensors

What are the steps for authenticating an alarmed facility?

1. Individual contacts BDOC

2. Find caller's name in access letter book;

3. Verify last 6 of SSN;

4. Pass a portion of their code.

What is the procedure for BDOC/ alarm monitor during an alarm activation?

1. Acknowledge alarm;

2. Locate alarm with a camera;

3. Dispatch Patrols if tamper is received;

4. Press CLR to restore system.

What is the ESS NCO responsible for?

1. Train custodians

2. Train people on VDAS

3. Monitor AF Form 340

4. Conduct PMIs

5. Ensure gov. parameters are setup/work

What is the operating environment for the vindicator?

Temp: 55-90F

Humidity: 20-80F

Ideal Temp: 70F

Ideal Humidity: 30-50F

What does comm fail indicate?

Allows an intruder to penetrate a restricted area boundary or gain access to a resource/facility without crossing a line of detection.

What does VCC stand for?

Vindicator Command and Control Console operations.

What do alarms indicate?

potential hostile acts

unauthorized entry

tampering

non-compliance with procedures

When is routine verification and/or changeover conducted?

1. relief

2. after maintenance

3. changing from comm power tp battery power and vice versa

4. after termination of catastrophic failure, to verify alarm status in facilities

Who do you contact for alarm malfunctions?

ESS NCO

What does VDAS stand for?

Vindicator and Visual Detection and Assessment System.

What is a tamper alarm?

Detects attempts to bypass or gain access to intrusion detection equipment.

Who conducts an interior search first if a building is found unsecure?

MWD team, or if unavailable, a two person team prior to building custodian entering.

What is the definition of a catastrophic failure? and what are 2 examples?

An absolute loss of all alarm coverage on critical systems.

1. complete failure of the VCC unit

2. Failure of base network

What are the compensatory measures for catastrophic failure?

Dispatch patrols, ensure inner area security measures, notify ESS NCO.

What is the definition of a major malfunction? and 2 examples.

Equipment failure that can allow personnel to gain undetected or unauthorized access to protected areas.

1. comm fail at one facility

2. failure of BMS and PIR at one facility.

what are the compensatory measures for a major malfunction?

Ensure owner/user personnel are notified to implement inner area security measures, alarm monitor notifies ESS NCO.

What is the definition of partial failure? what are 2 examples.

The loss of alarm coverage that does not create a void in detection coverage, or malfunction of the vindicator that does not create a security risk.

1. loss of one sensor but another is still functional

2. inactive secure access keypad duress

what are the compensatory measures for a partial failure?

Situation dictates, but alarm monitor will notify ESS NCO for work order

How would you describe using the discrete recording controls?

By depressing the record button, it toggles between the VCR-1 between the time-laps and real-time modes. The red LED indicates when the imager is in real-time mode.

How do you toggle between Monitors?

select MON

enter the monitor #

the MON again+

How do you toggle between Cameras?

Select CAM, enter the camera #, press CAM again+

What is a BMS alarm and where is it located?

Balance Magnetic Switch and it is in the magnetic sensor on doors and windows.

How is a BMS alarm activated?

When a door or window with a magnetic sensor is opened, the circuit is broken, triggering the alarm.

How is the ALS reset?

By having an individual turnkey located in side of alarm panel

What does “batt low” indicate?

An alarm that triggers when the commercial power of a facility is out for more than 3 ½ to 4 hours and the battery backup is about to run out. If this occurs, the alarm will go into Comm fail and the alarm custodian will have to post the facility until repaired.

How long is the time delay for the owner/user to access/secure the alarmed area in order to enter the pin code?

20 seconds

How long does a building custodian have to respond to a facility?

1 hour

For what 24 hour period is the 48th SFS form 4 maintained?

0530-0530

what are the 6 blotter entries for failed VDAS?

Who, what, when, where, why, how