ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Define vital services - ANSWER -To provide assistance or referral
between the public and public safety
Define mutual aid - ANSWER -A process of supplying supplemental
personal equipment or other recourses to an incident to assist agencies
that may be in danger or becoming overwhelmed in their response
List the vital services that a public safety communication system
provides - ANSWER -Facilitate communication with the public,
between members of the same agency, between public safety agencies
and between support service entities
List and describe the six components of the communication cycle -
ANSWER -The sender, receiver, message, medium, context and feed
back
Define active listening - ANSWER -Active listening involves
demonstrating an interest and understanding in what is being said
through staying focused, asking questions and listening for the main
point
Define open-ended questions and give and example - ANSWER -Open-
ended questions aren't questions that can not be ANSWERed "yes" or
"no" requiring the sender to provide more info. Example: "what's your
name?" "How are you"
, Define paraphrasing - ANSWER -Paraphrasing is a brief rephrase of
info provided by the sender
Define reflecting feelings and give and example - ANSWER -
Reflecting feelings is repeating in a short, declarative statement the
emotions of the feelings that the sender is communicating - ANSWER -
Explain the difference between an observation and an inference -
ANSWER -Observations are what we see, hear and also what we think.
inferences are drawn from our observations
Describe the purpose of a PSAP's QA/QI Program - ANSWER -To
ensure procedures and policies
List 3 caller expectations - ANSWER -Be friendly, fast and be
responsive
Define non-verbal attending - ANSWER -Listening while making eye
contact
Explain why it is important that telecommunicators use clear speech and
proper diction - ANSWER -TI ensure that your message is understood
What is one form of advice a telecommunicator never gives -
ANSWER -Legal advice
Telecommunicators should make a practice of recording _ as they are _
and never leave details to _ - ANSWER -Facts, received, memory