EDCO 745 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ 24) A caller using a landline phone reports smelling an odor of natural gas
inside her house. She does not hear the gas and does not know where the gas
odor is coming from. After completing Key Questioning on Protocol 60,
initiating dispatch, providing PDIs, and addressing applicable CEI, what
should you do next?.
Answer: d.Go to X-1: Routine Disconnect.
◍ A suspect caller reports that he has planted a bomb at a hospital. The bomb
is set to explode in less than 30 minutes, but the caller will give you no more
information. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 76-C-1H
◍ 34) When using the FPDS, actual response assignments and emergency
modes (lights-and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by:.
Answer: local Fire & Emergency Services Administration.
◍ What is most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the caller
reports a vehicle fire that is the result of a motor vehicle collision?.
Answer: 77: Motor Vehicle Collision
◍ The caller reports that a garbage can is on fire in her backyard. Key
Questioning finds:nothing else is burningthe fire is not threatening any
animals, people, buildings, or vehiclesthere is no mention of hazardous
materials.
Answer: 67-B-1
◍ Select the best definition for "repetitive persistence" from the following list..
Answer: a calming technique in which the call taker repeats a phrase
verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase should include both an
action and a reason for the action.
, ◍ 36) The caller reports that two elevator maintenance workers are trapped
under an elevator car and they are both injured. What is the most appropriate
Determinant Code?.
Answer: 56-D-2
◍ 37) The caller reports that a chemical storage tank is on fire outside. What is
the best Chief Complaint Protocol?.
Answer: 80: Outside Tank Fire
◍ What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the
caller reports that an explosion in an industrial warehouse has started a fire
in the building?.
Answer: 57: Explosion
◍ The caller reports finding a 50-gallon drum in an empty field that he
believes may contain hazardous waste. Key Questioning finds:chemical
marking labels worn away and unreadablenothing has spilled/leakedno one
is injuredWhat is the most appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 61-A-1
◍ 48) According to the Vehicle in Floodwater (Caller Inside) instructions on
Protocol A, what is the best way to help children escape from a vehicle in
floodwater?.
Answer: Callers should start with the oldest child and get the children on top
of the roof before climbing to the roof themselves.
◍ The caller reports that a car is on fire. Key Questioning finds:the vehicle is
inside a freestanding PARKING GARAGEthe car is a two-door coupethe
fire is not threatening anythingone person is injuredWhat is the most
appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 71-C-2X
◍ The caller reports that a carbon monoxide alarm is going off at an
INDUSTRIAL building where he works. He later reports that no one is sick.
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 52-C-3C
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ 24) A caller using a landline phone reports smelling an odor of natural gas
inside her house. She does not hear the gas and does not know where the gas
odor is coming from. After completing Key Questioning on Protocol 60,
initiating dispatch, providing PDIs, and addressing applicable CEI, what
should you do next?.
Answer: d.Go to X-1: Routine Disconnect.
◍ A suspect caller reports that he has planted a bomb at a hospital. The bomb
is set to explode in less than 30 minutes, but the caller will give you no more
information. What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 76-C-1H
◍ 34) When using the FPDS, actual response assignments and emergency
modes (lights-and-siren vs. no lights-and-siren) are predetermined by:.
Answer: local Fire & Emergency Services Administration.
◍ What is most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the caller
reports a vehicle fire that is the result of a motor vehicle collision?.
Answer: 77: Motor Vehicle Collision
◍ The caller reports that a garbage can is on fire in her backyard. Key
Questioning finds:nothing else is burningthe fire is not threatening any
animals, people, buildings, or vehiclesthere is no mention of hazardous
materials.
Answer: 67-B-1
◍ Select the best definition for "repetitive persistence" from the following list..
Answer: a calming technique in which the call taker repeats a phrase
verbatim using a firm but caring tone. The phrase should include both an
action and a reason for the action.
, ◍ 36) The caller reports that two elevator maintenance workers are trapped
under an elevator car and they are both injured. What is the most appropriate
Determinant Code?.
Answer: 56-D-2
◍ 37) The caller reports that a chemical storage tank is on fire outside. What is
the best Chief Complaint Protocol?.
Answer: 80: Outside Tank Fire
◍ What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to use when the
caller reports that an explosion in an industrial warehouse has started a fire
in the building?.
Answer: 57: Explosion
◍ The caller reports finding a 50-gallon drum in an empty field that he
believes may contain hazardous waste. Key Questioning finds:chemical
marking labels worn away and unreadablenothing has spilled/leakedno one
is injuredWhat is the most appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 61-A-1
◍ 48) According to the Vehicle in Floodwater (Caller Inside) instructions on
Protocol A, what is the best way to help children escape from a vehicle in
floodwater?.
Answer: Callers should start with the oldest child and get the children on top
of the roof before climbing to the roof themselves.
◍ The caller reports that a car is on fire. Key Questioning finds:the vehicle is
inside a freestanding PARKING GARAGEthe car is a two-door coupethe
fire is not threatening anythingone person is injuredWhat is the most
appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 71-C-2X
◍ The caller reports that a carbon monoxide alarm is going off at an
INDUSTRIAL building where he works. He later reports that no one is sick.
What is the most appropriate Determinant Code?.
Answer: 52-C-3C
