SANTA CLARA COUNTY BADGE PRACTICE
SET 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD A+
◉ RSJ Catchment Zone i.
Answer: Extends from all areas east of North First Street/Monterey
Highway (includes Milpitas) to
the southern boundary at the 101/85 intersection in SJ. The
northern border is SF Bay
◉ RSJ Catchment Zone ii.
Answer: Patients requiring transport from areas south of 101/85
interchange and east of 101 extending
into the southernmost borders of the county shall be transported to
RSJ
◉ Ring Down ii.
Answer: MTV (Major Trauma Victim) alerts, STEMI alerts, Stroke
alerts, and critical transports, transporting Code 3, to the hospital
and when cell phone contact is not possible shall be transmitted via
self-initiated radio on EMS Command 92
◉ Ring Down iii.
,Answer: IFT notifications are not to occur on SCC EMS
Communication System frequencies
◉ 107
Answer: Stakeholder Involvment
◉ 108
Answer: System Variance Reporting
◉ 403
Answer: Trauma Center Service Areas
◉ 501
Answer: Hospital Radio Reports
◉ Format 1
Answer: Demographics
◉ Demographics
Answer: Unit ID, ETA, Patient's Age, Patient's Sex
◉ Format 2
, Answer: EMS Provider's primary impression and patient's C/C
◉ Format 3
Answer: Any pertinent medical history, pertinent medications,
pertinent allergies, and any
other significant findings from physical assessment
◉ Format 4
Answer: Vital Signs; explain and report abnormal findings,
otherwise state "within normal limits" (WNL)
◉ Format 5
Answer: Treatment provided
◉ Specialty Center i.
Answer: Trauma, STEMI, Stroke
◉ Specialty Center ii.
Answer: Transmitted via self-initiated ring-down on EMS Command
92
◉ Specialty Center iii.
SET 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEGAL
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD A+
◉ RSJ Catchment Zone i.
Answer: Extends from all areas east of North First Street/Monterey
Highway (includes Milpitas) to
the southern boundary at the 101/85 intersection in SJ. The
northern border is SF Bay
◉ RSJ Catchment Zone ii.
Answer: Patients requiring transport from areas south of 101/85
interchange and east of 101 extending
into the southernmost borders of the county shall be transported to
RSJ
◉ Ring Down ii.
Answer: MTV (Major Trauma Victim) alerts, STEMI alerts, Stroke
alerts, and critical transports, transporting Code 3, to the hospital
and when cell phone contact is not possible shall be transmitted via
self-initiated radio on EMS Command 92
◉ Ring Down iii.
,Answer: IFT notifications are not to occur on SCC EMS
Communication System frequencies
◉ 107
Answer: Stakeholder Involvment
◉ 108
Answer: System Variance Reporting
◉ 403
Answer: Trauma Center Service Areas
◉ 501
Answer: Hospital Radio Reports
◉ Format 1
Answer: Demographics
◉ Demographics
Answer: Unit ID, ETA, Patient's Age, Patient's Sex
◉ Format 2
, Answer: EMS Provider's primary impression and patient's C/C
◉ Format 3
Answer: Any pertinent medical history, pertinent medications,
pertinent allergies, and any
other significant findings from physical assessment
◉ Format 4
Answer: Vital Signs; explain and report abnormal findings,
otherwise state "within normal limits" (WNL)
◉ Format 5
Answer: Treatment provided
◉ Specialty Center i.
Answer: Trauma, STEMI, Stroke
◉ Specialty Center ii.
Answer: Transmitted via self-initiated ring-down on EMS Command
92
◉ Specialty Center iii.
