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EFD (Emergency Fire Dispatch) ProQA Exam Guide 2025: FPDS Protocol Scenarios & Determinant Codes | 60+ Q&A

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ACE THE EFD PROQA EXAM WITH REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS! Go beyond memorization and learn to apply your knowledge! This 2025 EFD Exam Guide is packed with 60+ Scenario-Based Questions and Verified Answers that test your ability to correctly classify incidents using the Fire Priority Dispatch System (FPDS) and select the right Determinant Codes. What You Get Inside: 60+ Challenging Practice Questions & 100% Verified Answers designed to mimic the actual ProQA software and exam. Graded A+ | Guaranteed Pass! Master the application of protocols, not just the theory. Conquer Protocol Selection: Test your skills with realistic scenarios for Protocol 61: HAZMAT (Chlorine leak), Protocol 59: Fuel Spill, Protocol 73: Watercraft, and more. Master Determinant Coding: Learn to choose the correct code in complex situations (e.g., 60-D-3O for a gas odor without sound, 54-D-1T for a trench collapse, 67-B-3U for visible smoke). Navigate Protocol Pathways: Understand exactly when to shunt to another protocol (e.g., from a lightning strike to a fire) and how to use the Dispatch Arrow symbol correctly. Reinforce Core Concepts: Review the six primary components of Chief Complaint Protocols, the role of the EFD as the first Incident Commander, and vital ICS principles. This guide bridges the gap between knowing the protocol and using it under pressure. Stop second-guessing and start dispatching with confidence!

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EFD ACTUAL EXAM TEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!


A caller reports a chlorine gas leak. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol to
use for this case? (See the FPDS Chief Complaint Classification Table)
- answer-Protocol 61: HAZMAT

A caller reports a smoke odor inside a structure. What is the best Chief Complaint
Protocol to use for this case? (See the FPDS Chief Complaint Classification Table)
- answer-Protocol 69: Structure Fire

A caller reports that his boat has run out of fuel and he is stranded out on the
ocean. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol to use for this case? (See the
FPDS Chief Complaint Classification Table)
- answer-Protocol 73: Watercraft in Distress/Collision

A caller reports that jet fuel is leaking from a tanker truck at the airport. What is
the best Chief Complaint Protocol to use for this case?
- answer-Protocol 59: Fuel Spill/Fuel Odor

A manager at a department store reports that there is a gas smell inside the store.
During Key Questions, the caller reports that he can smell the gas but cannot hear
it. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?
- answer-60-D-3O

A sound and effective quality improvement process is designed to
- answer-Reinforce EFDs' appropriate behaviors

An expert EFD is not only compliant to the FPDS Protocol, but also knows and
understands the reasons behind the call classifications, pathways, questions, and
instructions found in the FPDS
- answer-True

As an EFD, you should have an understanding of firefighting terminology so you
can
- answer-Communicate effectively with responders at the scene

, Blue text within the FPDS indicates that
- answer-The information is not intended to be read to the caller

DLS Links
- answer-Direct the EFD to instructions contained on the Case Exit or Pre-Arrival
Instruction (PAI)

EFDs can expedite requests for help from outside resources by
- answer-Anticipating the informational needs of the resource

How does the EFD function as an information funnel?
- answer-The EFD relays important information between responders and additional
resources

ICS operates on the foundation of which two key principles?
- answer-Standardized organizational structure and span of control

In fire terminology, what does the status condition "assigned" mean?
- answer-The company is actively engaged in an incident

In fire terminology, what is an "incident base"?
- answer-A location at which primary support activities are conducted

In response to "Okay, tell me exactly what happened," the caller reports that he is
trapped inside a building that is on fire. What should you do next?
- answer-Ask Case Entry Question 4a, initiate the appropriate ECHO response,
provide Case Entry PDI-a, provide PAIs from Protocol B-2, and then return to
questioning if possible

In the FPDS, ALL UPPERCASE text indicates a word or phrase that has
- answer-A specific dispatch definition

Key Question 1 on Protocol 62 is "What type of building/structure/terrain is
involved?" Based on FPDS standards, it may be appropriate to read this question as
"What type of terrain is involved?"
- answer-True

List fire-rescue call processing objectives
- answer-1. Collect incident information
2. Collect scene safety information

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