APCO FIRE SERVICE
COMMUNICATIONS EXAM AND
COREECT ANSWERS || VERIFIED
\.FIRE TETRAHEDRON - Answer-4 factors necessary for fire: HEAT + FUEL + OXYGEN and a
CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION
\.ADMINISTRATION DIVISION - Answer-Chief, Support Staff, Payroll
\.COMMUNICATION DIVISION - Answer-Call takers/ Dispatcher
\.FIRE PREVENTION + INVESTIGATION - Answer-Building inspectors, Arson Investigators, Public
Education
\.OPERATIONS - Answer-Captain, Driver, Firefighter
\.TECHNICAL OPERATIONS - Answer-High Angle, HAZMAT, Confined Space Rescue
\.EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE - Answer-Mechanics, Electricians
\.TRAINING + SAFETY - Answer-Training Officer
\.EMTs, Paramedics - Answer-Emergency Medical Service
\.CLASS A FIRE - Answer-Ordinary Combustibles (eg. wood, paper) Suppress via H20
, \.Fires are fought - Answer-from the "unburned to the burned"
\.Fires are fought from "inside" structures as opposed to outside of them - Answer-TRUE
\.Ventilation - Answer-Technique used to remove heated smoke/gas from a burning building.
Can remove explosive smoke and has concentrations which allows for advancement of hose
lines into effective positions for fire extinguishments.
\.PPV (Positive Pressure Ventilation) - Answer-process of using fans to force air into a structure
and force heat/gasses out
\.Under Control - Answer-generally indicates the fire is no longer spreading, however there may
still be fire present.
\.Staging Area - Answer-Temporary location near the incident where additional equipment is
being directed to assemble for further instructions and organizations.
\.Knock-down - Answer-to reduce flame and heat to prevent danger of further extension of fire.
\.9 Classes of what exist? - Answer-Hazardous Materials
\.Acute - Answer-all of a sudden
\.Chronic - Answer-over the duration of time
\.North American Guide that identifies hazardous materials - Answer-ERG Emergency Response
Guide
COMMUNICATIONS EXAM AND
COREECT ANSWERS || VERIFIED
\.FIRE TETRAHEDRON - Answer-4 factors necessary for fire: HEAT + FUEL + OXYGEN and a
CHEMICAL CHAIN REACTION
\.ADMINISTRATION DIVISION - Answer-Chief, Support Staff, Payroll
\.COMMUNICATION DIVISION - Answer-Call takers/ Dispatcher
\.FIRE PREVENTION + INVESTIGATION - Answer-Building inspectors, Arson Investigators, Public
Education
\.OPERATIONS - Answer-Captain, Driver, Firefighter
\.TECHNICAL OPERATIONS - Answer-High Angle, HAZMAT, Confined Space Rescue
\.EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE - Answer-Mechanics, Electricians
\.TRAINING + SAFETY - Answer-Training Officer
\.EMTs, Paramedics - Answer-Emergency Medical Service
\.CLASS A FIRE - Answer-Ordinary Combustibles (eg. wood, paper) Suppress via H20
, \.Fires are fought - Answer-from the "unburned to the burned"
\.Fires are fought from "inside" structures as opposed to outside of them - Answer-TRUE
\.Ventilation - Answer-Technique used to remove heated smoke/gas from a burning building.
Can remove explosive smoke and has concentrations which allows for advancement of hose
lines into effective positions for fire extinguishments.
\.PPV (Positive Pressure Ventilation) - Answer-process of using fans to force air into a structure
and force heat/gasses out
\.Under Control - Answer-generally indicates the fire is no longer spreading, however there may
still be fire present.
\.Staging Area - Answer-Temporary location near the incident where additional equipment is
being directed to assemble for further instructions and organizations.
\.Knock-down - Answer-to reduce flame and heat to prevent danger of further extension of fire.
\.9 Classes of what exist? - Answer-Hazardous Materials
\.Acute - Answer-all of a sudden
\.Chronic - Answer-over the duration of time
\.North American Guide that identifies hazardous materials - Answer-ERG Emergency Response
Guide
