ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORECT
Answers
Ch.3
What general information is in a postincident report?
Select one:
a. Estimated cost of damage
b. Witness names
c. Number of people interviewed
d. Dispatch transmissions - CORRECT ANSWER - Estimated cost of damage
The use of ten-codes in radio transmissions was replaced when agencies began to adopt which of
the following?
Select one:
a. Incident Action Plan (IAP)
b. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA®)
c. National Incident Management System (NIMS)
d. Incident Command System (ICS) - CORRECT ANSWER - c. National Incident
Management System (NIMS)
___ must follow a broadcast process that begins with a clear statement that alerts all listeners.
Select one:
a. Tactical progress reports
,b. Emergency radio traffic
c. Additional resource requests
d. Arrival reports - CORRECT ANSWER - Emergency radio traffic
Which of the following types of general knowledge is required for internal communications?
Select one:
a. How an electrical system works
b. How a computer system works
c. How a telephone system works
d. How a radio system works - CORRECT ANSWER - How a radio system works
Which of the following travels between the transmitter and receiver in either analog or digital
format?
Select one:
a. Signal transmission
b. Fireground channel
c. Trunked radio system
d. Radio signal - CORRECT ANSWER - Radio signal
What communication category is defined as messages transmitted within the fire department?
Select one:
a. External communications
b. On-scene communications
c. Internal communications
d. Telecommunications - CORRECT ANSWER - Internal communications
,What does the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) do?
Select one:
a. Provides telecommunications center with continuous record of actions at scene
b. Informs other responding units of current conditions
c. Outlines necessary information needed to complete incident reports
d. Gives description of conditions as they appear on scene - CORRECT ANSWER - Outlines
necessary information needed to complete incident reports
What does an initial radio report provide?
Select one:
a. Procedure for requesting a special alarm
b. Transfer of command
c. Operations from a legal and statistical standpoint
d. Description of conditions as they appear - CORRECT ANSWER - Description of
conditions as they appear
Which of the following has a radio frequency that is dedicated to a single function?
Select one:
a. Conventional system
b. Nonemergency system
c. Simplex system
d. Trunked system - CORRECT ANSWER - Conventional system
Which of the following should be in an arrival report?
, Select one:
a. Emergency medical services on scene
b. Number of victims
c. Discussion of command
d. Correct address of the incident - CORRECT ANSWER - Correct address of the incident
Who is the contact person for nonemergency calls?
Select one:
a. Telecommunicator
b. Safety Officer
c. Supporting staff
d. Public Information Officer (PIO) - CORRECT ANSWER - Public Information Officer
(PIO)
Which of the following would be a reason to request a personnel accountability report (PAR)?
Select one:
a. A secondary search is completed.
b. The primary search is started.
c. An emergency evacuation is ordered.
d. The public information officer requests it. - CORRECT ANSWER - An emergency
evacuation is ordered.
Which of the following provides the telecommunications center with a continuous record of
actions at scene?
Select one:
a. Personal accountability report