APCO Exam Questions and 100% Correct Answers

Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) - ANSWER - Essentially a "routing table" that identifies all street names, a range of theoretically possible house numbers for each street and which unique set of law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services providers are responsible for that address. Mobile Data Computer (MDC) - ANSWER - A communications device that has information processing capabilities. Typically build into the vehicles of law enforcement. Permit transfer of information from the PSAP and first responders. Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) - ANSWER - A communications device that, in most cases, has no information processing capabilities. Permit transfer of information from PSAP and the first responders. Mobile radio - ANSWER - A transmitter and receiver mounted in a vehicle requiring power from the vehicle and an antenna mounted on the vehicle. Mutual aid - ANSWER - A process of supplying supplemental personnel, equipment or other resources to an incident to assist agencies that may be in danger of becoming overwhelmed in their response. These procedures are normally predetermined and are spelled out in mutual aid agreements between response agencies. Mutual response (also known as Automatic aid) - ANSWER - A type of mutual aid response where an assisting agency automatically responds with the requesting agency on the initial alarm. National Incident Management System (NIMS) - ANSWER - An organized method to define roles, responsibilities, and standard operating procedures used to unify multiple disciplines in order to manage emergency operations under one functional organization. Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) - ANSWER - The term used to describe emerging technologies that may present 9-1-1 calls through voice, text, and/or video.