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ETC Final Exam Study Guide 2025/2026 – 100+ Q&A on Call Handling, ICS, Legal Issues, Protocols & Stress Response | Emergency Telecommunicator Certification

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This document offers a thoroughly structured set of 100+ exam questions and correct answers aligned with the Emergency Telecommunicator Certification (ETC) Final Exam for the 2025/2026 academic year, tailored for training and certification under IAED and public safety dispatch programs. It is ideal for those preparing for careers in emergency communications, particularly in 911 centers, PSAPs, and emergency call handling units. The study guide addresses core knowledge areas including pre-arrival instructions (PAIs), protocol vs. procedure vs. policy (the 3 Ps), call classifications, CAD, ANI/ALI systems, and telecommunications for the deaf (TDD). It covers critical incident types such as structure fires, chest pain, burglary, suspicious persons, HAZMAT, and trauma incidents, providing clear classifications and dispatch logic. Key legal and ethical concepts are also included, such as negligence (duty, breach, causation, harm), confidentiality, ethical dilemmas, and detrimental reliance, alongside communication and psychological concepts like repetitive persistence, the hysteria threshold, stress, PTSD, burnout, and vicarious trauma. It reinforces understanding of systems like the Incident Command System (ICS), radio channels, quality assurance (QA) review, and public safety interoperability protocols. This guide is highly useful for ETC students, emergency dispatch trainees, QA reviewers, call center supervisors, and individuals preparing for recertification or professional assessments in emergency communications. Keywords: ETC exam, emergency telecommunicator, CAD, ANI ALI, TDD, dispatch protocols, law enforcement calls, fire rescue calls, EMS dispatch, ICS, NIMS, negligence, legal duty, PTSD, burnout, distress, call classifications, burglary, suspicious person, hazardous materials, BOLO, eustress, repetitive persistence, protocol compliance, QA program, public safety, IAED certification

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Emergency telecommunicators should always ask the caller for permission

before providing Pre-Arrival Instructions. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔False


During communication with a caller suffering from hallucinations or

delusions, the ETC should challenge the caller's false assertions and

beliefs. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔False


Emergency telecommunicators should verify the address and callback

number by repeating the information back to the caller. - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔True

, Most emergency callers are uncooperative or hysterical. - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔False


In some emergency communications centers, the responsibilities of

calltaking and dispatching are distinct roles performed by separate

individuals. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔True


Speaking louder is generally more helpful than speaking slower, when a

caller is having difficulty understanding you over the phone. - 🧠ANSWER

✔✔False


The IAED recognizes the ETC as the first Incident Commander under the

Incident Command System. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔True


Radio waves are the highest energy wave-type, within the electromagnetic

spectrum. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔False


The perceived response time is often longer than the actual response time

for the caller. - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔False


The "medium" in the communication process is: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Phone


The call classification for the report of heavy, black smoke coming from a

window of a nearby building is: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔structure fire

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