IFSTA EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Fire department communications can be divided into ________ &
_________ communications.. Answer: emergency, non-emergency
◉ TDD. Answer: Telecommunications for the Deaf
◉ TTY. Answer: Teletype
◉ What does the Watch Room (or Booth) contain?. Answer: radio
communications equipment for receiving alarms from the
telecommunications center, telephones, TDD and TTY devices, &
station intercommunications (intercom) equipment
◉ Separate telecommunications or dispatch center that the fire
department, emergency medical service, or law enforcement agency
operates. Answer: Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications
Center
◉ Central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the calls
to the fire, emergency medical, or law-enforcement dispatcher.
Answer: Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
, ◉ CAD. Answer: Computer-Aided Dispatch
◉ _____________ combine telephone and computer equipment
including computer aided dispatch to provide the dispatcher with
information such as the cars location and phone number, directions to
the location, and other info about the address.. Answer: Enhanced 9-1-
1 (E-9-1-1) Systems
◉ What do modern 9-1-1 capabilities now include?. Answer: Text
message and application software (apps) for smart friends
◉ List some alternative alerting systems. Answer: Radio
Wired Telegraph Circuit Box
Telephone Fire Alarm Box
Radio Fire Alarm Box
◉ An emergency may be reported by other public or private workers
who carry ________. The same kind of info that would be taken from
a telephone call must be gathered.. Answer: radio
◉ Definition: Historically, many cities installed street corner alarm
boxes to allow citizens to report a fire. Pressing a lever on the box's
door transmits a unique code that identifies the location of the
activated box. While reliable, the only transmit their locations not the
nature of the emergency & are notorious for false alarms. Public
telephones and cellular phones have diminish the need for these
systems.. Answer: Wired Telegraph Circuit Box
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Fire department communications can be divided into ________ &
_________ communications.. Answer: emergency, non-emergency
◉ TDD. Answer: Telecommunications for the Deaf
◉ TTY. Answer: Teletype
◉ What does the Watch Room (or Booth) contain?. Answer: radio
communications equipment for receiving alarms from the
telecommunications center, telephones, TDD and TTY devices, &
station intercommunications (intercom) equipment
◉ Separate telecommunications or dispatch center that the fire
department, emergency medical service, or law enforcement agency
operates. Answer: Emergency Service Specific Telecommunications
Center
◉ Central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the calls
to the fire, emergency medical, or law-enforcement dispatcher.
Answer: Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
, ◉ CAD. Answer: Computer-Aided Dispatch
◉ _____________ combine telephone and computer equipment
including computer aided dispatch to provide the dispatcher with
information such as the cars location and phone number, directions to
the location, and other info about the address.. Answer: Enhanced 9-1-
1 (E-9-1-1) Systems
◉ What do modern 9-1-1 capabilities now include?. Answer: Text
message and application software (apps) for smart friends
◉ List some alternative alerting systems. Answer: Radio
Wired Telegraph Circuit Box
Telephone Fire Alarm Box
Radio Fire Alarm Box
◉ An emergency may be reported by other public or private workers
who carry ________. The same kind of info that would be taken from
a telephone call must be gathered.. Answer: radio
◉ Definition: Historically, many cities installed street corner alarm
boxes to allow citizens to report a fire. Pressing a lever on the box's
door transmits a unique code that identifies the location of the
activated box. While reliable, the only transmit their locations not the
nature of the emergency & are notorious for false alarms. Public
telephones and cellular phones have diminish the need for these
systems.. Answer: Wired Telegraph Circuit Box
