,TCFP Firefighter I & II Final Exam Study Guide 2025
| 1000+ Verified Questions with Detailed Answers
| NFPA Standards, Fire Behavior, ICS, Rescue & PPE
Review.
What does "CAD" stand for?
Computer aided dispatch
- automates functions for receiving calls
- shortens time
-VERIFIES Addy
Dispatcher 1st responsibility?
Get the info needed to dispatch to the correct location
GPS
Global positioning system
PSAP
public safety answering point; any agency that takes emergency calls from citizens in a given
region and dispatches the emergency resources necessary to respond to individual calls for
help.
What should you do as a telecommunicater if a caller disconnects
dispatch the police to check in
ANI
Automated Number Identifier -> shows caller's #
TDD
Telecommunications Device for Deaf -> device used by dead for emergency services
TTY
Teletype -> device used by deaf to contact emergency
Can telecommunication centers receive text messages?
,YES
ADA
American Disabilities Act
Which system is similar to the US Emergency Services system
The Canadian emergency systems
Where are mobile radios found?
On an engine/ some vehicle
What is a PTT?
Press to talk
What is the 5 step process of receiving/dispatching emergency calls?
1. Call receipt
2. Location validation
3. classification / priority
4. unit selection
5. dispatch
ALI
Automated Location Identifier -> relies on accurate & current database
Direct Line
A telephone that connects two predetermined points.
National Fire Incident Reporting System
A system used by fire departments to report and maintain computerized records of fires and
other fire department incidents in a uniform manner.
NFPA 1061
Complete list of qualifications for telecommunicators
Time it should take to dispatch after getting a call at a center?
60 sec
Call box
, A system of telephones connected by phone lines, radio equipment, or cellular technology to a
communications center or fire department.
- great for rural areas
Base station
a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center.
Federal Communications Commission
Federal agency that regulates the radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications.
- licenses FD to operate radio
units of radio frequency
Megahertz
Duplex
radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies
Repeater
A special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then
automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.
Great for long distance
Class A Extinguisher (include use & sign)
Wood, paper, cloth, plastic
green triangle
Class B extinguisher
Grease, oil, chemical
Red square
Class C extinguisher
electrical
Blue Circle
| 1000+ Verified Questions with Detailed Answers
| NFPA Standards, Fire Behavior, ICS, Rescue & PPE
Review.
What does "CAD" stand for?
Computer aided dispatch
- automates functions for receiving calls
- shortens time
-VERIFIES Addy
Dispatcher 1st responsibility?
Get the info needed to dispatch to the correct location
GPS
Global positioning system
PSAP
public safety answering point; any agency that takes emergency calls from citizens in a given
region and dispatches the emergency resources necessary to respond to individual calls for
help.
What should you do as a telecommunicater if a caller disconnects
dispatch the police to check in
ANI
Automated Number Identifier -> shows caller's #
TDD
Telecommunications Device for Deaf -> device used by dead for emergency services
TTY
Teletype -> device used by deaf to contact emergency
Can telecommunication centers receive text messages?
,YES
ADA
American Disabilities Act
Which system is similar to the US Emergency Services system
The Canadian emergency systems
Where are mobile radios found?
On an engine/ some vehicle
What is a PTT?
Press to talk
What is the 5 step process of receiving/dispatching emergency calls?
1. Call receipt
2. Location validation
3. classification / priority
4. unit selection
5. dispatch
ALI
Automated Location Identifier -> relies on accurate & current database
Direct Line
A telephone that connects two predetermined points.
National Fire Incident Reporting System
A system used by fire departments to report and maintain computerized records of fires and
other fire department incidents in a uniform manner.
NFPA 1061
Complete list of qualifications for telecommunicators
Time it should take to dispatch after getting a call at a center?
60 sec
Call box
, A system of telephones connected by phone lines, radio equipment, or cellular technology to a
communications center or fire department.
- great for rural areas
Base station
a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center.
Federal Communications Commission
Federal agency that regulates the radio, television, wire, satellite and cable communications.
- licenses FD to operate radio
units of radio frequency
Megahertz
Duplex
radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies
Repeater
A special base station radio that receives messages and signals on one frequency and then
automatically retransmits them on a second frequency.
Great for long distance
Class A Extinguisher (include use & sign)
Wood, paper, cloth, plastic
green triangle
Class B extinguisher
Grease, oil, chemical
Red square
Class C extinguisher
electrical
Blue Circle
