Chapter 4 - JB

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

• Location validation

• Classification/prioritization

• Confirmation

• Caller interrogation

Which is the most important objective in processing an emergency call?

• Provide the caller with real-time, emergency instructions, such as how to perform CPR

• Get the information needed to dispatch the appropriate units to the correct location

• Determine the nature and extent of the incident being reported

• Remain calm and reassure the caller

What should a fire station do if a person walks in to report an emergency?

• Contact and advise the communications centre of the situation

• Respond on its own without contacting the communications centre

• Respond on its own, and then file a report with the communications centre afterward

• Direct the person to the nearest call box so he or she can contact the communications centre

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

• Rescue needed

• Resources

• Responding

• Repeat transmission

What does the “P” stand for in “GPS”?

• Personnel

• Proactive

• Positioning

• Preventive

What does the term “mayday” mean?

• Hold all radio traffic

• A fire fighter is in trouble and needs assistance

• Deploy the rapid intervention crew (RIC)

• Everyone withdraw from the hazard area

Which one of these devices connects a caller directly to a telecommunicator?

• Central alarm station

• Call box

• Local alarm

• Fire alarm box

Which type of fire service radio is mounted in a vehicle and powered by the vehicle’s electrical system?

• Apparatus communication device (ACD)

• Mobile radio

• Base station

• Portable radio

Which of the following systems incorporates shared frequencies controlled by a computer that allocates the frequencies for each transmission?

• Trunking systems

• Duplex channels

• Talk-around channels

• Simplex channels

What is the term for any urgent message that takes priority over all other radio transmissions?

• Code 30

• Priority message

• Mayday

• Emergency traffic