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If the caller is unable to provide all DESCRIPTION ESSENTIALS information, bolded items
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must still be asked unless it is obvious that the caller has never seen or does not have any
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information about the person(s) or vehicle(s). - correct answer✔✔True ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Which one of the following is a concept of law that considers the Emergency Dispatcher's limited
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ability to predict events based solely on information provided by the caller? - correct
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answer✔✔foreseeability
Your agency is being flooded with calls concerning an ACTIVE ASSAILANT situation at a local
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high school. You take a call from a frantic teacher who is reporting that she is in her classroom with
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24 students. She says she hasn't seen the shooter but can hear gunshots. In response to question 4
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on Protocol 136, she states that she doesn't think they can safely evacuate. What should you do
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next? - correct answer✔✔Go to Protocol S-2. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Security personnel at a shopping mall report that they have detained a shoplifter who stole a phone ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
charger. No weapons were involved or mentioned, and the suspect is currently detained and ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
cooperative. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - correct answer✔✔130-c-1 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A manager is reporting a bomb threat received at a small restaurant. In response to Key Question 6
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on Protocol 109, the caller states that they will be evacuating the building. What should you do
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next? - correct answer✔✔Provide Case Exit Instructions on Panel X-4 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A convenience store clerk reports that she was just robbed at knifepoint. In response to Key
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Question 3a on Protocol 126, the caller tells you that the suspect drove away in a vehicle. What ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
should you do next? - correct answer✔✔Obtain a vehicle description ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, The caller reports that her husband and 23-year-old son are fighting. It started as a verbal
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argument, but they have now started throwing punches. No weapons were involved or mentioned. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - correct answer✔✔113-D-1
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Which of the following is the best definition of a "wake-effect collision"? - correct answer✔✔a
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traffic accident caused by the passage of an emergency vehicle that does not directly involve (hit)
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the emergency vehicle
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Words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE TEXT (all capital letters) in the PPDS® Key
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Questions indicate that: - correct answer✔✔a dispatch definition is available for the word or ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
phrase in the Additional Information section ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
When the caller reports a suspicious package, the EPD should go to Protocol C (Caller in Danger)
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immediately after initiating dispatch - correct answer✔✔false ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The caller reports that a DANGEROUS animal is walking along a high-traffic canyon road and
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creating a traffic hazard. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - correct ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
answer✔✔105-d-2
When you suspect that weapons may be at the scene, you should use a weapons suffix, even if
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weapons have not been seen or mentioned by the caller. - correct answer✔✔false ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The caller reports that his customers were scared away from his bakery yesterday by a homeless
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man who was asking everyone for money (PAST). In response to Case Entry Question 6a, the
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caller reports that the suspect is not currently in the area. What should you do next? - correct
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answer✔✔Send 113-B-3 and then provide the appropriate PDIs. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
When speaking with a hostage taker, the EPD should ask the hostage taker to come out of the
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building. - correct answer✔✔false ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
detailed solutions ||//\\||
If the caller is unable to provide all DESCRIPTION ESSENTIALS information, bolded items
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must still be asked unless it is obvious that the caller has never seen or does not have any
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information about the person(s) or vehicle(s). - correct answer✔✔True ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Which one of the following is a concept of law that considers the Emergency Dispatcher's limited
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ability to predict events based solely on information provided by the caller? - correct
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answer✔✔foreseeability
Your agency is being flooded with calls concerning an ACTIVE ASSAILANT situation at a local
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high school. You take a call from a frantic teacher who is reporting that she is in her classroom with
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24 students. She says she hasn't seen the shooter but can hear gunshots. In response to question 4
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on Protocol 136, she states that she doesn't think they can safely evacuate. What should you do
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next? - correct answer✔✔Go to Protocol S-2. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Security personnel at a shopping mall report that they have detained a shoplifter who stole a phone ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
charger. No weapons were involved or mentioned, and the suspect is currently detained and ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
cooperative. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - correct answer✔✔130-c-1 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A manager is reporting a bomb threat received at a small restaurant. In response to Key Question 6
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on Protocol 109, the caller states that they will be evacuating the building. What should you do
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next? - correct answer✔✔Provide Case Exit Instructions on Panel X-4 ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A convenience store clerk reports that she was just robbed at knifepoint. In response to Key
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Question 3a on Protocol 126, the caller tells you that the suspect drove away in a vehicle. What ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
should you do next? - correct answer✔✔Obtain a vehicle description ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, The caller reports that her husband and 23-year-old son are fighting. It started as a verbal
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argument, but they have now started throwing punches. No weapons were involved or mentioned. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - correct answer✔✔113-D-1
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Which of the following is the best definition of a "wake-effect collision"? - correct answer✔✔a
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traffic accident caused by the passage of an emergency vehicle that does not directly involve (hit)
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the emergency vehicle
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Words or phrases printed in ALL UPPERCASE TEXT (all capital letters) in the PPDS® Key
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Questions indicate that: - correct answer✔✔a dispatch definition is available for the word or ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
phrase in the Additional Information section ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
When the caller reports a suspicious package, the EPD should go to Protocol C (Caller in Danger)
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immediately after initiating dispatch - correct answer✔✔false ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The caller reports that a DANGEROUS animal is walking along a high-traffic canyon road and
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creating a traffic hazard. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code? - correct ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
answer✔✔105-d-2
When you suspect that weapons may be at the scene, you should use a weapons suffix, even if
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weapons have not been seen or mentioned by the caller. - correct answer✔✔false ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
The caller reports that his customers were scared away from his bakery yesterday by a homeless
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man who was asking everyone for money (PAST). In response to Case Entry Question 6a, the
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caller reports that the suspect is not currently in the area. What should you do next? - correct
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answer✔✔Send 113-B-3 and then provide the appropriate PDIs. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
When speaking with a hostage taker, the EPD should ask the hostage taker to come out of the
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building. - correct answer✔✔false ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
