APCO Fire Service Communications (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

APCO Fire Service Communications
(2025) Actual Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded



Fire, .a .chemical .chain .reaction, .occurs .when .which .three .elements .are .present
.in .the .right .conditions?


____, ._____, ._____ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Heat
Oxygen
Fuel

Fires .are .fought .from .the .____ .to .the ._______. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Unburned, .Burned

The .Fire .Tetrahedron .depicts .which .four .factors .necessary .for .fire? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-Heat
Oxygen
Fuel
Chemical .Chain .Reaction

T .or .F
The .Administration .Division .includes .frontline .firefighters??? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-FALSE


______, .is .cutting .holes .in .roofs .or .breaking .out .upper .windows .when .fighting
.a .fire. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Ventilation


______, .can .be .an .indicator .of .what .is .burning .(or .not .burning). .It .is .typically
.an .indicator .of ._____, .or .a .chemical .cloud. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-White .cloud ./
.Steam


The .Fire .Prevention .Division .is .commonly .referred .to .as... .- .CORRECT .ANSWER
.-Fire .Marshall's .Office


T .or .F
Public .Education .is .an .important .function .of .the .Special .Operations .Division. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER .-False


What .is .the .primary .function .of .an .engine? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-aka .Pumper
An .engine .has .a .self-contained .water .pump. .Its .primary .function .is .to .provide
.pressurized .water.

, In .fire .terminology, .is .fire ."truck" .and .an .engine .the .same .type .of .fire
.apparatus? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-NO


T .or .F

The .process .of .searching .for .evidence .of .further .fire .hidden .from .view .and .the
.removal .of .materials .that .may .re-combust .is .called .(Salvage) .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER .-FALSE


It .is .called ."Overhaul"

Define .SCBA? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Self-Contained .Breathing .Apparatus
.(SCBA) .to .provide .air .when .entering .a .building .where .fire .is .present.


The .actual .physical .firefighting .operations .utilizing .available .personnel .and
.equipment .is .called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Attack


Property .that .may .be .endangered .by .a .fire .is .no .longer .spreading .although
.there .may .still .be .some .fire .to .deal .with .is .called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Under .Control

A .fire .that .requires .firefighting .activity .on .the .part .of .most .or .all .personnel
.assigned .to .the .alarm .is .called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Working .fire


T .or .F
ANI .displays .the .caller's .address .or .location .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-FALSE

List .the .4 .methods .used .for .call .routing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .--Direct .Dispatch
-Relay .To
-Call .Transfer
Referral

Phase .II .wireless .E9-1-1 .provides .the .communications .center .with .the .caller's
._____ .& ._____ .and ._____ .& ._____ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-(Latitude .&
.Longitude)


and

(Call .back .number .& .Cell .site)

The .technology .that .allows .telephone .calls .to .be .made .using .the .internet .is
.called? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-VoIP .(Voice .over .internet)


A .device .used .to .extend .the .effective .range .of .communication .by .receiving .and
.re-transmitting .radio .signals .is .called .a .____? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Repeater


The .term .used .to .describe .the .complete .range .of .radio .frequencies .used .for
.communication .is .______? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Spectrum