Certification Latest Academic Year Exam questions with
detailed correct verified answers
Introduction
This document contains a comprehensive collection of
Emergency Fire Dispatch (EFD) exam practice questions with
detailed verified answers. It covers dispatch protocols, fire
incident classification, hazardous materials (HAZMAT), rescue
operations, pre-arrival instructions (PAIs), incident command,
determinant codes, legal principles, and Fire Priority Dispatch
System (FPDS) procedures.
The material includes 68 questions and answers designed to
help students prepare for EFD certification exams. It also
reviews protocol-specific scenarios and emergency call-taking
procedures commonly tested on certification assessments.
Exam Questions and Answers
35.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?--- correct
precise answer --- 56-D-2
36.The caller reports that a chemical storage tank is on fire
outside. What is the best Chief Complaint Protocol?--- correct
precise answer --- 80: Outside Tank Fire
37.The caller reports that a car is on fire. Key Questioning
finds: the vehicle is inside a freestanding PARKING GARAGE
the car is a two-door coupe the fire is not threatening
anything one person is injured What is the most appropriate
Determinant Code?--- correct precise answer --- 71-C-2X
38.The caller reports finding a 50-gallon drum in an empty
field that he be-lieves may contain hazardous waste. Key
Questioning finds: chemical marking labels worn away and
unreadable nothing has spilled/leaked no one is injured What
is the most appropriate Determinant Code?--- correct precise
answer --- 61-A-1
, 39.When not obvious, EFDs must ask if a fire has been
extinguished--- correct precise answer --- false
40.The Gap Theory suggests that--- correct precise answer ---
silent "gaps" during the call taking process can elevate caller
anxiety.
41.What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to
use when the caller reports that his commercial fishing boat is
taking on water in COASTAL water, but he thinks he can make
it back to the dock?--- correct precise answer --- 73:
Watercraft in Distress/Collision
42.What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to
use when the caller reports that a vehicle is on fire inside a
parking structure that is attached to a residential apartment
building?--- correct precise answer --- 69: Structure Fire
43.What is the most appropriate Chief Complaint Protocol to
use when the caller reports that her climbing partner is
currently trapped on a small ledge halfway up a 50-foot cliff