WK 1: Quiz

Question 1

What is the mission of the fire service?

Answer 1

Save lives and protect property and the environment from fires and other hazardous situations

Question 2

Written regulations such as and organizations policies and procedures clarify expectations and:

Answer 2

delegate authority

Question 3

What must a fire departments health and safety program address?

Answer 3

All anticipated hazards to which a member might be exposed

Question 4

When does the response to an emergency begin?

Answer 4

As soon as the department is notified of the emergency

Question 5

What are personnel accountability systems designed to do?

Answer 5

Track personnel in and out of the IDLH environment

Question 6

A central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the call to the fire, emergency medical, or law enforcement dispatched is a:

Answer 6

public safety answering point.

Question 7

Once an emergency has been reported, the information must be

Answer 7

transmitted to responding units.

Question 8

Individuals who are trained to receive, process and dispatch emergency calls are known as:

Answer 8

telecommunicators

Question 9

What federal agency issues radio licenses to fire departments that operate radio equipment?

Answer 9

Federal Communications Commission

Question 10

Radio units in fixed locations such as fire stations, telecommunications centers, training centers, or administrative offices are referred to as:

Answer 10

base station radios