TCFP FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS .

TCFP FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS . What does "cad" stand for? - answer computer aided dispatch Automates functions for receiving calls Shortens time -verifies addy Dispatcher 1st responsibility? - answer get the info needed to dispatch to the correct location Gps - answer global positioning system Psap - answer 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 - answer dispatch the police to check in Ani - answer automated number identifier - shows caller's # Tdd - answer telecommunications device for deaf - device used by dead for emergency services Tty - answer teletype - device used by deaf to contact emergency Can telecommunication centers receive text messages? - answer yes Ada - answer american disabilities act Which system is similar to the us emergency services system - answer the canadian emergency systems Where are mobile radios found? - answer on an engine/ some vehicle What is a ptt? - answer press to talk What is the 5 step process of receiving/dispatching emergency calls? - answer 1. Call receipt Location validation Classification / priority Unit selection Dispatch Ali - answer automated location identifier - relies on accurate & current database Direct line - answer a telephone that connects two predetermined points. National fire incident reporting system - answer 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 - answer complete list of qualifications for telecommunicators Time it should take to dispatch after getting a call at a center? - answer 60 sec Call box - answer 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 - answer a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center. Federal communications commission - answer federal agency that regulates the radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications. *licenses fd to operate radio* Units of radio frequency - answer megahertz Duplex - answer radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies Repeater - answer a special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then automatically retransmits them on a second for long distance Class a extinguisher (include use & sign) - answer wood, paper, cloth, plastic Green triangle Class b extinguisher - answer grease, oil, chemical Red square Class c extinguisher - answer electrical Blue circle Class d - answer metals Yellow star Class k - answer cooking oils Black hectagon How should you treat a class c fire? - answer 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? - answer amount of combustibles present List some dry chemical extinguishing agents - answer sodium bicarbonate Potassium bicarbonate Urea potassium bicarbonate Potassium chloride *ammonium phosphate* Polar solvents are... - answer water - soluble What is the numerical rating for class a extinguishers - answer 1a - 40a 1 = 1.25g or 5l What is the numerical rating for class b extinguishers - answer 1b - 640b Represents square footage Maximum reach of co2 extinguisher is - answer 8 ft What extinguishing agent is no longer used/ limited to do its harmful effect to the environment - answer halon 1211 cleaning agents are designed to replace Similarity between dry chemical and dry powder - answer none Dry powder is only for d Dry chem is for abc Purpose of loaded stream - answer resist freezing What is wet chemical used on? - answer class k fires - saponification What is used to pressurize a stored pressure water extinguisher - answer compressed air ex: apw Class d agents work primarily by - answer forming a crust over the fuel How does an extinguishing agent become rated for a certain type of fire? - answer by preventing rekindling of a fire once it is out Nfpa 10 - answer maximum floor area that can be protected by each extinguisher depends on occupancy time requirements for placing/ mounting portable extinguishers "light hazards" - answer combustibles present arranged so fire is not likely to spread Primary extinguishing mechanism of dry chemical - answer interrupting chemical chain Can dry chemicals freeze? - answer no ... They are dry duh How do dry chemical agents prevent rekindling - answer by forming a crust over the fuel P.a.s.s - answer pull, aim, squeeze, sweep A possible problem with application of dry chem agent on class k - answer neutralization of other agents applied to fire When should an extinguisher be serviced and recharged - answer after each use What should be used when electronic equipment is on fire - answer co2... Also doesn't leave residue or ruin the equipment Weight of co2 is weight of air - answer 1.5x What are wetting agents used for - answer added to water to improve penetration of fuel // used in class k What can be used on class b fires - answer co2, dry chem, class b foam, aqueous film forming foam What can be used on class a fires? - answer water, air pressured water, most class b fire extinguishers Mist deionizes water What can be used on class d fire - answer dry powder What can be used on class c fire - answer class c agent , clean agent , co2 Do not use water Can treat as a/b once electricity off