TCFP EXAMS COMPILATION EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE
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
2. Location validation
3. classification / priority
4. unit selection
5. 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 cable 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 of 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 once 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
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE
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
2. Location validation
3. classification / priority
4. unit selection
5. 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 cable 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 of 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 once 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
