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