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TCFP FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS . What does "cad" stand for? - answer>> computer aided dispatch Automates functions for receiving calls Shortens time -verifies addy Dispatcher 1st responsibility? - answer>> get the info needed to dispatch to the co...

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TCFP FINAL EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS 2024-2025.

What does "cad" stand for? - answer>> computer aided dispatch
Automates functions for receiving calls
Shortens time
-verifies addy


Dispatcher 1st responsibility? - answer>> get the info needed to dispatch to the correct location


Gps - answer>> global positioning system


Psap - answer>> 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 - answer>> dispatch the police to check in


Ani - answer>> automated number identifier -> shows caller's #


Tdd - answer>> telecommunications device for deaf -> device used by dead for emergency services


Tty - answer>> teletype -> device used by deaf to contact emergency


Can telecommunication centers receive text messages? - answer>> yes


Ada - answer>> american disabilities act


Which system is similar to the us emergency services system - answer>> the canadian emergency systems


Where are mobile radios found? - answer>> on an engine/ some vehicle


What is a ptt? - answer>> press to talk


What is the 5 step process of receiving/dispatching emergency calls? - answer>> 1. Call receipt
Location validation

,Classification / priority
Unit selection
Dispatch


Ali - answer>> automated location identifier -> relies on accurate & current database


Direct line - answer>> a telephone that connects two predetermined points.


National fire incident reporting system - answer>> 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 - answer>> complete list of qualifications for telecommunicators


Time it should take to dispatch after getting a call at a center? - answer>> 60 sec


Call box - answer>> 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 - answer>> a two-way radio at a fixed site such as a hospital or dispatch center.


Federal communications commission - answer>> federal agency that regulates the radio, television, wire, satellite and cab
communications.
*licenses fd to operate radio*


Units of radio frequency - answer>> megahertz


Duplex - answer>> radio that transmits and receives on different frequencies


Repeater - answer>> 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) - answer>> wood, paper, cloth, plastic
Green triangle


Class b extinguisher - answer>> grease, oil, chemical
Red square

,Class c extinguisher - answer>> electrical
Blue circle


Class d - answer>> metals
Yellow star


Class k - answer>> cooking oils
Black hectagon


How should you treat a class c fire? - answer>> use nonconductive extinguishing agent
Ex: carbon dioxide, dry chem or cut electricity and treat as class a/b


What is the main factor when determining hazard classification for extinguisher selection placement? - answer>> amount o
combustibles present


List some dry chemical extinguishing agents - answer>> sodium bicarbonate
Potassium bicarbonate
Urea potassium bicarbonate
Potassium chloride
*ammonium phosphate*


Polar solvents are... - answer>> water - soluble


What is the numerical rating for class a extinguishers - answer>> 1a - 40a
1 = 1.25g or 5l


What is the numerical rating for class b extinguishers - answer>> 1b - 640b
Represents square footage


Maximum reach of co2 extinguisher is - answer>> 8 ft


What extinguishing agent is no longer used/ limited to do its harmful effect to the environment - answer>> halon 1211
cleaning agents are designed to replace


Similarity between dry chemical and dry powder - answer>> none
Dry powder is only for d

, Dry chem is for abc


Purpose of loaded stream - answer>> resist freezing


What is wet chemical used on? - answer>> class k fires -> saponification


What is used to pressurize a stored pressure water extinguisher - answer>> compressed air ex: apw


Class d agents work primarily by - answer>> forming a crust over the fuel


How does an extinguishing agent become rated for a certain type of fire? - answer>> by preventing rekindling of a fire onc
it is out


Nfpa 10 - answer>> maximum floor area that can be protected by each extinguisher depends on occupancy time
requirements for placing/ mounting portable extinguishers


"light hazards" - answer>> combustibles present arranged so fire is not likely to spread


Primary extinguishing mechanism of dry chemical - answer>> interrupting chemical chain


Can dry chemicals freeze? - answer>> no ... They are dry duh


How do dry chemical agents prevent rekindling - answer>> by forming a crust over the fuel


P.a.s.s - answer>> pull, aim, squeeze, sweep


A possible problem with application of dry chem agent on class k - answer>> neutralization of other agents applied to fire
When should an extinguisher be serviced and recharged - answer>> after each use


What should be used when electronic equipment is on fire - answer>> co2... Also doesn't leave residue or ruin the
equipment


Weight of co2 is weight of air - answer>> 1.5x


What are wetting agents used for - answer>> added to water to improve penetration of fuel // used in class k


What can be used on class b fires - answer>> co2, dry chem, class b foam, aqueous film forming foam

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