TCFP Final Exam
What does "CAD" stand for?
Computer aided dispatch
- automates functions for receiving calls
- shortens time
-VERIFIES Addy
Dispatcher 1st responsibility?
Get the info needed to dispatch to the correct location
GPS
Global positioning system
PSAP
public safety answering point; any agency that takes emergency calls from citizens in a given region and
dispatches the emergency resources necessary to respond to individual calls for help.
What should you do as a telecommunicater if a caller disconnects
dispatch the police to check in
ANI
Automated Number Identifier -> shows caller's #
TDD
Telecommunications Device for Deaf -> device used by dead for emergency services
TTY
Teletype -> device used by deaf to contact emergency
Can telecommunication centers receive text messages?
YES
ADA
American Disabilities Act
Which system is similar to the US Emergency Services system
The Canadian emergency systems
Where are mobile radios found?
On an engine/ some vehicle
What is a PTT?
Press to talk
What is the 5 step process of receiving/dispatching emergency calls?
1. Call receipt
2. Location validation
3. classification / priority
4. unit selection
5. dispatch
ALI
Automated Location Identifier -> relies on accurate & current database
Direct Line
A telephone that connects two predetermined points.
National Fire Incident Reporting System
A system used by fire departments to report and maintain computerized records of fires and other fire
department incidents in a uniform manner.
NFPA 1061
Complete list of qualifications for telecommunicators
Time it should take to dispatch after getting a call at a center?
60 sec
Call box
A system of telephones connected by phone lines, radio equipment, or cellular technology to a
communications center or fire department.
- great for rural areas
Base station
a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center.
,TCFP Final Exam
Federal Communications Commission
Federal agency that regulates the radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications.
- licenses FD to operate radio
units of radio frequency
Megahertz
Duplex
radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies
Repeater
A special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically
retransmits them on a second frequency.
Great for long distance
Class A Extinguisher (include use & sign)
Wood, paper, cloth, plastic
green triangle
Class B extinguisher
Grease, oil, chemical
Red square
Class C extinguisher
electrical
Blue Circle
Class D
Metals
Yellow star
Class K
cooking oils
black hectagon
How should you treat a class C fire?
Use nonconductive extinguishing agent
Ex: carbon dioxide, dry chem
Or cut electricity and treat as Class A/B
What is the main factor when determining hazard classification for extinguisher selection placement?
Amount of combustibles present
List some dry chemical extinguishing agents
Sodium bicarbonate
potassium bicarbonate
urea potassium bicarbonate
potassium chloride
ammonium phosphate
Polar solvents are...
water - soluble
What is the numerical rating for Class A Extinguishers
1A - 40A
1 = 1.25g or 5L
What is the numerical rating for class b extinguishers
, TCFP Final Exam
1B - 640B
represents square footage
Maximum reach of CO2 extinguisher is
8 ft
What extinguishing agent is no longer used/ limited to do its harmful effect to the environment
Halon 1211
cleaning agents are designed to replace
Similarity between dry chemical and dry powder
NONE
Dry powder is only for D
Dry chem is for ABC
Purpose of loaded stream
Resist freezing
What is wet chemical used on?
Class K fires -> saponification
What is used to pressurize a stored pressure water extinguisher
compressed air
ex: APW
Class D agents work primarily by
forming a crust over the fuel
How does an extinguishing agent become rated for a certain type of fire?
By preventing rekindling of a fire once it is out
NFPA 10
Maximum floor area that can be protected by each extinguisher depends on occupancy time
requirements for placing/ mounting portable extinguishers
"light hazards"
combustibles present arranged so fire is NOT likely to spread
Primary extinguishing mechanism of dry chemical
interrupting chemical chain
Can dry chemicals freeze?
NO ... they are dry duh
how do dry chemical agents prevent rekindling
by forming a crust over the fuel
P.A.S.S
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
A possible problem with application of dry chem agent on class K
Neutralization of other agents applied to fire
When should an extinguisher be serviced and recharged
after each use
what should be used when electronic equipment is on fire
CO2... also doesn't leave residue or ruin the equipment
weight of CO2 is _____ weight of air
1.5x
What are wetting agents used for
added to water to improve penetration of fuel // used in class K
what can be used on class B fires
CO2, dry chem, class B foam, Aqueous film forming foam
What can be used on class A fires?
What does "CAD" stand for?
Computer aided dispatch
- automates functions for receiving calls
- shortens time
-VERIFIES Addy
Dispatcher 1st responsibility?
Get the info needed to dispatch to the correct location
GPS
Global positioning system
PSAP
public safety answering point; any agency that takes emergency calls from citizens in a given region and
dispatches the emergency resources necessary to respond to individual calls for help.
What should you do as a telecommunicater if a caller disconnects
dispatch the police to check in
ANI
Automated Number Identifier -> shows caller's #
TDD
Telecommunications Device for Deaf -> device used by dead for emergency services
TTY
Teletype -> device used by deaf to contact emergency
Can telecommunication centers receive text messages?
YES
ADA
American Disabilities Act
Which system is similar to the US Emergency Services system
The Canadian emergency systems
Where are mobile radios found?
On an engine/ some vehicle
What is a PTT?
Press to talk
What is the 5 step process of receiving/dispatching emergency calls?
1. Call receipt
2. Location validation
3. classification / priority
4. unit selection
5. dispatch
ALI
Automated Location Identifier -> relies on accurate & current database
Direct Line
A telephone that connects two predetermined points.
National Fire Incident Reporting System
A system used by fire departments to report and maintain computerized records of fires and other fire
department incidents in a uniform manner.
NFPA 1061
Complete list of qualifications for telecommunicators
Time it should take to dispatch after getting a call at a center?
60 sec
Call box
A system of telephones connected by phone lines, radio equipment, or cellular technology to a
communications center or fire department.
- great for rural areas
Base station
a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center.
,TCFP Final Exam
Federal Communications Commission
Federal agency that regulates the radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications.
- licenses FD to operate radio
units of radio frequency
Megahertz
Duplex
radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies
Repeater
A special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically
retransmits them on a second frequency.
Great for long distance
Class A Extinguisher (include use & sign)
Wood, paper, cloth, plastic
green triangle
Class B extinguisher
Grease, oil, chemical
Red square
Class C extinguisher
electrical
Blue Circle
Class D
Metals
Yellow star
Class K
cooking oils
black hectagon
How should you treat a class C fire?
Use nonconductive extinguishing agent
Ex: carbon dioxide, dry chem
Or cut electricity and treat as Class A/B
What is the main factor when determining hazard classification for extinguisher selection placement?
Amount of combustibles present
List some dry chemical extinguishing agents
Sodium bicarbonate
potassium bicarbonate
urea potassium bicarbonate
potassium chloride
ammonium phosphate
Polar solvents are...
water - soluble
What is the numerical rating for Class A Extinguishers
1A - 40A
1 = 1.25g or 5L
What is the numerical rating for class b extinguishers
, TCFP Final Exam
1B - 640B
represents square footage
Maximum reach of CO2 extinguisher is
8 ft
What extinguishing agent is no longer used/ limited to do its harmful effect to the environment
Halon 1211
cleaning agents are designed to replace
Similarity between dry chemical and dry powder
NONE
Dry powder is only for D
Dry chem is for ABC
Purpose of loaded stream
Resist freezing
What is wet chemical used on?
Class K fires -> saponification
What is used to pressurize a stored pressure water extinguisher
compressed air
ex: APW
Class D agents work primarily by
forming a crust over the fuel
How does an extinguishing agent become rated for a certain type of fire?
By preventing rekindling of a fire once it is out
NFPA 10
Maximum floor area that can be protected by each extinguisher depends on occupancy time
requirements for placing/ mounting portable extinguishers
"light hazards"
combustibles present arranged so fire is NOT likely to spread
Primary extinguishing mechanism of dry chemical
interrupting chemical chain
Can dry chemicals freeze?
NO ... they are dry duh
how do dry chemical agents prevent rekindling
by forming a crust over the fuel
P.A.S.S
Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
A possible problem with application of dry chem agent on class K
Neutralization of other agents applied to fire
When should an extinguisher be serviced and recharged
after each use
what should be used when electronic equipment is on fire
CO2... also doesn't leave residue or ruin the equipment
weight of CO2 is _____ weight of air
1.5x
What are wetting agents used for
added to water to improve penetration of fuel // used in class K
what can be used on class B fires
CO2, dry chem, class B foam, Aqueous film forming foam
What can be used on class A fires?
