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APCO Exam &lt questions and answers correct and verified 100%/latest fall 2024APCO Exam &lt questions and answers correct and verified 100%/latest fall 2024 Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) - correct answers-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) - correct answers-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) - correct answers-A communications device that, in most cases, has no information processing capabilities. Permit transfer of information from PSAP and the first responders. Mobile radio - correct answers-A transmitter and receiver mounted in a vehicle requiring power from the vehicle and an antenna mounted on the vehicle. Mutual aid - correct answers-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) - correct answers-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) - correct answers-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) - correct answers-The term used to describe emerging technologies that may present 9-1-1 calls through voice, text, and/or video. Notification - correct answers-The process of alerting law, fire and EMS of an incident requiring a response. Some fire and EMS departments use an audible system of alert tones or alarms to advise personnel of the type of call being dispatched. Alarms may be broadcast over the radio, sounded over a station's public address system or both. For law enforcement units, notification is typically by radio. Telematics and monitored alarm systems may provide notification of events through their central stations or telematics call centers. Mass notification systems provide alerts and warnings to the public-at-large over a wide area. The IPAWS system is an example. P-ANI (Pseudo ANI) - correct answers-A "fake" number used by wireless telephone carriers to route the call and identify the cell site (and sector, if it's a sectored site) from which a wireless call originates. Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) - correct answers-A standardized set of words used to associate the words with letters of the alphabet. Plain Language/Speech - correct answers-The use of plain speech and the avoidance of codes (10-4, for example) in radio transmissions supports the goals of interoperability between departments as codes could vary from location to location. Incident Command system - correct answers-A standard, on-scene, all-hazard incident management system that defines the operating characteristics, management components, and structure of incident management organizations throughout the life cycle of an incident. Incident Commander - correct answers-The designated person "in charge" of the incident who responsibility for maintaining the command function. Incident Command Post - correct answers-The location of the tactical level on-scene incident command and management organization where the incident is managed. Integrated Public Alert Warning system (IPAWS) - correct answers-A federal initiative to develop an integrated nationwide public all-hazard emergency notification system, designed to use multiple technologies and transmission platforms. Implementation is ongoing. Interoperability - correct answers-The ability of systems, units or forces to provide services to and accept services from other systems, units or forces, and to use the services exchanged to enable them to operate more effectively together. Integrated Public Alert and Warning system (IPAWS) - correct answers-A modernization and integration of the nation's alert and warning infrastructure. The system combines elements of local, regional and specialized warning systems. Key box - correct answers-A secure storage cabinet for hanging keys, often made of metal. Keyholder Keyholder - correct answers-An individual affiliated with a building or facility that can respond to the location and provide access and information to response units. Keying - correct answers-When the push-to-talk button is pressed, the transmitter is keyed, activating the radio transmitter. American Sign Language (ASL) - correct answers-Language used by many hearing impaired callers to communicate using gestures, facial expressions, mime, speech reading, finger spelling, and signs. ASL Gloss refers to ASL communicated through the written word such as typing on a TTY. Antenna - correct answers-A system of wires or electrical conductors employed for reception or transmission of radio waves. Apps - correct answers-Downloadable programs designed for devices Isuch as "smart" cellphones that perform specific functions, like receiving weather alerts, highway/traffic/transit conditions or sending reports of crime. Automatic Colision Notification (ACN) - correct answers-The onboard systems that transmit emergency messages from vehicles to PSAPS. Different systems use various technologies, like wireless or telematics, and may or may not be monitored.

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