FF Orientation Ch 4

Question 1

What does the second “D” stand for in “TDD”?

Accepted Answer

Deaf

Question 2

What is the term for a radio signal that alerts personnel to pull back to a safe location?

Accepted Answer

Evacuation signal

Question 3

What is the second step in the five-step process of emergency incident dispatch?

Accepted Answer

Location validation

Question 4

The objective is approximately _____ seconds from the time a call reaches the communication until units are dispatched.

Accepted Answer

90

Question 5

Which agency licenses a fire department to operate a radio system?

Accepted Answer

Federal Communications Commission

Question 6

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that communications centers be able to receive calls by which medium?

Accepted Answer

TTY/TDD

Question 7

What does the “A” stand for in the LUNAR acronym?

Accepted Answer

Air

Question 8

What happens if a CAD system detects that an invalid address is being entered?

Accepted Answer

It prompts the telecommunicator ask the caller for additional information

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of the population of the United States has access to a 911 system?

Accepted Answer

95

Question 10

What does the “D” stand for in “CAD”?

Accepted Answer

Dispatch

Question 11

What does the “N” stand for in “ANI”?

Accepted Answer

Number

Question 12

What is the function of an automatic vehicle locator system?

Accepted Answer

Track apparatus location via GPS

Question 13

What does the “R” stand for in the LUNAR acronym?

Accepted Answer

Resources

Question 14

Which radio system monitors frequency loads and reassigns transmissions to unused frequencies?

Accepted Answer

Digital input/digital output (DIDO)

Question 15

A fire department communication center functions most like a(n):

Accepted Answer

coach

Question 16

A __________ device is designed for use by hearing-impaired persons.

Accepted Answer

text

Question 17

What is the correct term for a radio system permanently mounted in a building?

Accepted Answer

Base station

Question 18

Time marking is specifically intended to be an aid to:

Accepted Answer

The incident commander

Question 19

What is the term for a phone line that connects two predetermined points?

Accepted Answer

Direct line

Question 20

What is the term for an urgent message, used by telecommunicator, which takes priority over all other communications?

Accepted Answer

Emergency traffic

Question 21

What does an automatic location identification (ALI) system rely on to be effective?

Accepted Answer

An accurate and current database

Question 22

What is the term for a two-way radio that is permanently mounted in a vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Mobile radio

Question 23

The NFPA standard requires that a communications center be equipped with:

Accepted Answer

Backup systems for all the critical equipment.

Question 24

What is the term for a radio that transmits and receives on two different frequencies?

Accepted Answer

Duplex

Question 25

Which is a commonly used evacuation signal?

Accepted Answer

A sequence of 3 blasts on an apparatus air horn

Question 26

What the third step in the five-step process of receiving and dispatching an emergency call?

Accepted Answer

Classification and prioritization

Question 27

What is the function of the PTT button on a two-way radio?

Accepted Answer

Cause the radio to transmit

Question 28

What does the term “mayday” mean?

Accepted Answer

A fire fighter is in trouble and needs assistance

Question 29

Radio frequencies are designated in units of:

Accepted Answer

megahertz

Question 30

What is the most common term for hand-held two-way radios carried by individual fire fighters?

Accepted Answer

Portable radios

Question 31

The use of plain language in radio communication is recommended by the NFPA and:

Accepted Answer

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Question 32

What are TDD and TTY?

Accepted Answer

Communication devices for hearing-impaired persons

Question 33

Telecommunicators need to know the location of the emergency and __________ to initiate a dispatch.

Accepted Answer

nature of the situation

Question 34

Which statement about telecommunication center voice recorders is correct?

Accepted Answer

The recordings are useful for analysis of department operations.

Question 35

The majority of calls to dispatch centers come via:

Accepted Answer

cellular phone

Question 36

There are _____ major steps in processing a report of an emergency incident.

Accepted Answer

five

FF Orientation Ch 4

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FF Orientation Ch 4

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