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WorksheetsAlarms and Communications
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
NFPA ______ is the Professional Qualifications for Public Safety Telecommunications Personnel.
a)
1500
b)
1972
c)
1061
d)
1403
2.
NFPA 1221 The Standard for the Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Emergency Services Communications Systems includes:
a)
The design and construction of communications centers.
b)
Applies to both large and small jurisdictions.
c)
Requires backup systems for all critical equipment.
d)
All of the above
3.
One of the necessary traits or personal characteristics of a telecommunicator is that they have to form conclusions from disassociated facts.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
CAD stands for:
a)
Custom-Aided Dispatch
b)
Computer-Alerted Dispatch
c)
Custom-Alerted Dispatch
d)
Computer-Aided Dispatch
5.
Calls to the dispatch center by wireless (cellular) phones display the home address on the Telecommunicator's computer screen.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Which statement is true about radios equipment in the fire service?
a)
Base radios are permanently installed in a station or dispatch center, mobile radios are installed in vehicles, and portable radios carried by the individual firefighter.
b)
Base radios are permanently installed in a station or dispatch center, portable radios are installed in vehicles, and mobile radios carried by the individual firefighter.
c)
Portable radios are permanently installed in a station or dispatch center, base radios are installed in vehicles, and mobile radios carried by the individual firefighter.
d)
Mobile radios are permanently installed in a station or dispatch center, base radios are installed in vehicles, and portable radios carried by the individual firefighter.
7.
A Simplex radio system uses repeaters to assign transmissions to available frequencies.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which statement about radio communications is true?
a)
Fire units such as an engine or squad do not have to identify themselves in every transmission.
b)
Only the first 5 radio frequencies are monitored.
c)
Any unit working at an emergency scene has priority over routine transmissions.
d)
Hold the radio/microphone 2 to 3 inches from the mouth.
9.
What is the function of the device in the picture?
a)
Alert the Fire Department of an emergency.
b)
Alert the occupants of a building there is a fire.
c)
Practice fire drills each month.
d)
All of the above.
10.
The Fire/EMS Department will use the radio system in compliance with the ____________________________ rules and regulations.
a)
Federal Communications Commission
b)
Fire Communications Commission
c)
Federal Radio Commission
d)
Fire Communications Company
11.
During radio communications, the person who initiates the message using both verbal andnonverbal communication is known as the
a)
Messenger.
b)
Sender
c)
Receiver
d)
feedback
12.
Every firefighter at the emergency scene should follow two basic rules to controlcommunication. The first is, units or individuals must identify themselves in every transmission,as outlined in the local radio protocols.
a)
Units or individuals must identify their current positions in every transmission, as outlined inthe local radio protocols.
b)
Besides chief officers, only company officers leading fire department companies, should beissued radios at emergency scenes.
c)
All individuals using portable radios must be at least 25 feet away from any apparatus stagedat an emergency scene.
d)
The receiver must acknowledge every message by repeating the essence of the message tothe sender.
13.
For the most part, wired telegraph circuit boxes have been eliminated from manymunicipalities because problems with
a)
Power outages.
b)
Reoccurring breakdowns.
c)
False Alarms.
d)
Vandalism.
14.
One of the most effective ways of alerting firefighters of an emergency is via
a)
Telephones
b)
Pagers
c)
Sirens
d)
Home monitors
15.
Which is the most widely used method for transmitting fire alarms?
a)
The public telephone system.
b)
Alarm pull boxes.
c)
Alarm company emergency reporting.
d)
Non-wired fire alarms.
16.
Which statement about Class III standpipe systems is MOST accurate?
a)
Class III standpipe systems are also referred to
as house lines.
b)
Class III standpipe systems provide two 2 inch
(65 mm) hose connections on a single riser.
c)
Class III standpipe systems are designed to take
the place of automatic sprinkler systems.
d)
Class III standpipe systems must allow both
Class I and Class II services to be used simultaneously.
17.
Which heat detector uses two metals, one which expands faster than the other when heated, to break a circuit and send a signal to the fire alarm control panel?
a)
Bimetallic detector
b)
Ultraviolet detector
c)
Fusible link detector
d)
Continuous line detect
18.
Which of the following statements about ionization smoke detectors is MOST accurate?
a)
Ionization smoke detectors detect tiny amounts
of radioactive material emitted by burning fuel.
b)
Ionization
smoke detectors generally respond faster to smoldering than to flaming fires.
c)
Ionization smoke detectors detect products of
combustion using tiny amounts of radioactive material.
d)
Ionization smoke detectors are sensitive to
sunlight, and are usually installed in fully enclosed areas.
19.
Where is the opposed air flow method of smoke control typically used?
a)
Areas with existing barriers, such as stairwells
with doors or HVAC ductwork with dampers.
b)
Within the smoke control station, or other areas
where the air flow will dilute the concentration of smoke.
c)
Large spaces where smoke migration is limited by
opposed air flow, such as subway and railroad tunnels.
d)
Large spaces were the smoke can be maintained at
a level of 6 to 10 feet (2 m to 3 m) above the highest occupied floor.
20.
Which type of photoelectric smoke detector focuses a beam of light across the monitored area into a cell, and initiates an alarm when the beam is obscured?
a)
Ionization
smoke detector
b)
Light-emitting diode smoke detector
c)
Projected-beam smoke detector
d)
Refractory application smoke detector
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