APCO Fire Service Communications Practice Test: Questions & Answers

Fire, a chemical chain reaction, occurs when which three elements are present in the right conditions? ____, _____, _____ (Ans- Heat Oxygen Fuel Fires are fought from the ____ to the _______. (Ans- Unburned, Burned The Fire Tetrahedron depicts which four factors necessary for fire? (Ans- Heat Oxygen Fuel Chemical Chain Reaction T or F The Administration Division includes frontline firefighters (Ans- FALSE ______, is cutting holes in roofs or breaking out upper windows when fighting a fire. (Ans- Ventilation ______, can be an indicator of what is burning (or not burning). It is typically an indicator of _____, or a chemical cloud. (Ans- White cloud / Steam The Fire Prevention Division is commonly referred to as... (Ans- Fire Marshall's Office T or F Public Education is an important function of the Special Operations Division. (Ans- False What is the primary function of an engine? (Ans- (aka Pumper An engine has a self-contained water pump. Its primary function is) to provide pressurized water. T or F In fire terminology, fire "truck" and an engine are the same type of fire apparatus (Ans- False T or F The process of searching for evidence of further fire hidden from view and the removal of materials that may re-combust is called Salvage (Ans- FALSE (It is called "Overhaul") Define SCBA? (Ans- Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus The actual physical firefighting operations utilizing available personnel and equipment is called? (Ans- Attack Property that may be endangered by a fire is no longer spreading although there may still be some fire to deal with is called? (Ans- Under Control A fire that requires firefighting activity on the part of most or all personnel assigned to the alarm is called? (Ans- Working fire T or F ANI displays the caller's address or location (Ans- FALSE List the 4 methods used for call routing (Ans- -Direct Dispatch -Call relay -Call Transfer -Call Referral The technology that allows telephone calls to be made using the internet is called? (Ans- VoIP (Voice over internet) A device used to extend the effective range of communication by receiving and re-transmitting radio signals is called a ____? (Ans- Repeater The term used to describe the complete range of radio frequencies used for communication is ______? (Ans- Spectrum