Essentials Chapter 3: Fire Department Communications - Quiz

Which of the following is a telecommunications system?

• Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)

• Personal Alert Safety System (PASS)

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)

Which of the following is a type of communications center equipment?

• Pagers

• Televisions

• Two-way radio systems

• Public broadcast radios

Which of the following standards has the minimum requirements for receiving, processing, and dispatching emergency responders?

• NFPA^® 72

• NFPA^® 297

• NFPA^® 1221

• NFPA^® 2002

Which of the following is a type of public alerting system?

• Direct-line telephone

• Dispatch transmission

• Two-way radio system

• Wired telegraph circuit box

Which of the following would be considered a nonemergency call?

• Report of a wildland fire

• An appointment reminder

• Report of a car accident by survivor

• Medical emergency reported by a witness

Who is the contact person for nonemergency calls?

• Safety Officer

• Supporting staff

• Telecommunicator

• Public Information Officer (PIO)

Which of the following BEST describes the action first taken after an alert to the station?

• Recording of incident information

• Processing of postincident paperwork

• Dispatching of emergency services responders

• Training of emergency responders for annual certification

Which of the following methods may be used to confirm a dispatch transmission?

• Telephone call to dispatch

• Keying the radio microphone

• Request for additional resources

• Pressing orange or red emergency button

Emergency alert feature that, if activated, sends a signal to the agency's dispatch center.

• Talk-around mode

• Multigroup call

• Dynamic regrouping

• Automatic Location Identification (ALI)

Two-party system operating on one frequency because only one radio can operate at a time.

• Full-duplex system

• Simplex Radio system

• Half-duplex system

• Trunked system