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Chapter 3: Communications (Essentials 8)
Chapter 3: Communications (Essentials 8)
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Chapter 3 from "Essentials of Firefighting 1", Essentials 8 version
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1
What
two basic communication rules
should everyone at the emergency scene should follow? (80)
Turn your radio off when its getting annoying
The receiver should acknowledge the message
Units or individuals must identify themselves in every transmission
Always use first names
2
ESSTC
is a
separate telecommunications or dispatch center
that what three things operates? (69)
Law Enforcement
Emergency Medical Service
Fire Department
Military
3
A
Mobile Data Terminal
(
MDT
) is a mobile computer that communicates with other computers on a radio system (73)
False
True
4
What does
NG911
stand for? (70)
Next Geriatrics 911
No Goats 911
Next Generation 911
No Geese 911
5
NIMS requires the use of
clear text
(plain English) rather than agency specific codes (10-codes) (75)
False
True
6
Who
regulates
all radio communication
in the United States? (75)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Radio Regulatory Commission (RRC)
Freedom Collection Corps (FCC)
Firefighters Cool Club (FCC)
7
Based on local protocol, the
dispatcher
should gather the following information: (72)
The number and location of people involved
The location of the emergency
The caller's favorite color
The name and location of the caller
The type of emergency
The caller's callback number
8
What is the
ESSTC
? (69)
Elevator Service Selections Through Columbia
Everyone Saves Sodas To Collect
Emergency Specific Science Technology Corps
Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications Center
9
What is a capability of
NG911
? (70)
Facetime Dominos
Text your grandma
Receive emergency contacts from text messages
Call an Uber
10
Enhanced 9-11
provides the dispatcher with the
caller's location
(70)
True
False
11
What is the
Public Safety Answering Point
(
PSAP
)?
A point in a parking lot to call the police
Central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the call
An app on your phone
12
NG911
expands the capabilities of Enhanced 911 and transfers the system from
landline telephone to internet-protocol
(70)
False
True
13
The
more time
a department spends obtaining information and dispatching resources, the: (73)
Longer an emergency situation goes unmitigated
Less potential there is for severe injuries
More prepared first responders will be
Less likely there will be liability or legal issues
14
How can you overcome
physical barriers
when using radios? (79)
Scream
Throw the battery away
Relocate to a different transmission site
Smoke signals
15
Two main fireground channels
used by fire departments when they arrive on scene at an incident are
Command
and ____ (78)
Tactical
Firefighter
Dispatch
Logistics
16
A
base station radio
is powered by base electricity and is a
fixed, non-mobile radio
at a central location (75)
True
False
17
Portable radios
are handheld devices that are
less powerful
than fixed or mobile radios (76)
False
True
18
What is the NFPA for
Standard for Emergency Care Services
? (72)
NFPA 1225
NFPA 1550
NFPA 69420
NFPA 1970
19
NIMS
stands for National Incident Management System (75)
True
False
20
The
FCC
also issues radio licenses to fire departments that operate radio equipment (75)
True
False
21
Mobile radios
have better performance than
portable radios
but are less powerful than
fixed-location radios
(76)
True
False
