EFD Exam Questions and Answers
1. When addressing scene safety, EFDs must consider which three groups of
people? - ANSWER -The caller, bystanders, and responders
2. Response configurations (actual assignments of apparatus) are: -
ANSWER -Predeter- mined by local Fire and Emergency Services Administration
3. The Academy's standards process ensures that FPDS evolution remains
consistent with ever-changing standards of practice - ANSWER -True
4. Statistics indicate that Emergency Vehicle Collisions (EVCs) are a leading
cause of firefighter fatalities - ANSWER -True
5. Which of the following best describes the diffeence between certification
and accreditation? - ANSWER -Individuals are certified, and agencies are
accredited
6. Quality service is virtually ensured through - ANSWER -Compliance to the
protocol
7. A sound and effective quality improvement process is designed to -
ANSWER -Rein- force EFDs' appropriate behaviors
8. List the roles and responsibilities of an Emergency Fire Dispatcher -
ANSWER -1. Gath- ering relevant information (input)
2. Providing DLS instructions to callers
3. Prioritizing calls
4. Dispatching/Allocating resources (output)
5. Providing information to responders
6. Monitoring the safety of responders
7. Coordinating logistics, resources, and services
8. Serving the community
9. Impacting lives via telephone
9. List fire-rescue call processing objectives - ANSWER -1. Collect incident
information
2. Collect scene safety information
3. Identify the correct response
4. Assess the need for DLS Instructions
10. List five benefits of structured calltaking and protocol use, as discussed
in this chapter - ANSWER -1. An established standard of service
2. Prioritized responses
3. Quality improvement procedures
4. Certification and accreditation
5. Reduced exposure to liability
11. The FPDS symbol directs the EFD to - ANSWER -Initiate dispatch,
provide PDIs and appropriate PAIs, and then return to questioning
12. You should ask a question with the Pre-Question Qualifier "(Flames)" -
ANSWER -Only if the caller has reported the presence of flames
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13. In response to "Okay, tell me exactly what happened," the caller reports
that he is trapped inside a building that is on fire. What should you do next?-
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1. When addressing scene safety, EFDs must consider which three groups of
people? - ANSWER -The caller, bystanders, and responders
2. Response configurations (actual assignments of apparatus) are: -
ANSWER -Predeter- mined by local Fire and Emergency Services Administration
3. The Academy's standards process ensures that FPDS evolution remains
consistent with ever-changing standards of practice - ANSWER -True
4. Statistics indicate that Emergency Vehicle Collisions (EVCs) are a leading
cause of firefighter fatalities - ANSWER -True
5. Which of the following best describes the diffeence between certification
and accreditation? - ANSWER -Individuals are certified, and agencies are
accredited
6. Quality service is virtually ensured through - ANSWER -Compliance to the
protocol
7. A sound and effective quality improvement process is designed to -
ANSWER -Rein- force EFDs' appropriate behaviors
8. List the roles and responsibilities of an Emergency Fire Dispatcher -
ANSWER -1. Gath- ering relevant information (input)
2. Providing DLS instructions to callers
3. Prioritizing calls
4. Dispatching/Allocating resources (output)
5. Providing information to responders
6. Monitoring the safety of responders
7. Coordinating logistics, resources, and services
8. Serving the community
9. Impacting lives via telephone
9. List fire-rescue call processing objectives - ANSWER -1. Collect incident
information
2. Collect scene safety information
3. Identify the correct response
4. Assess the need for DLS Instructions
10. List five benefits of structured calltaking and protocol use, as discussed
in this chapter - ANSWER -1. An established standard of service
2. Prioritized responses
3. Quality improvement procedures
4. Certification and accreditation
5. Reduced exposure to liability
11. The FPDS symbol directs the EFD to - ANSWER -Initiate dispatch,
provide PDIs and appropriate PAIs, and then return to questioning
12. You should ask a question with the Pre-Question Qualifier "(Flames)" -
ANSWER -Only if the caller has reported the presence of flames
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13. In response to "Okay, tell me exactly what happened," the caller reports
that he is trapped inside a building that is on fire. What should you do next?-
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