Chapter 2 Quiz
Which federal agency issues radio licenses to fire departments that operate radio equipment?
Federal communications commission FCC
Everyone at an emergency scene should follow two basic communication rules: the sender should identify themselves in every transmission and the receiver should
acknowledge the message
Radios used in fixed locations such as fire stations, telecommunications centers, training centers, or administrative offices are referred to as
base station radios
Remote ares or locations inside structures that cause the loss of cellular telephone service or radio signals are known as
dead zones
Enhanced 911 systems provide dispatchers with information such as the callers location, phone number and
directions to the callers location
The power of the transmitter and receiver and the height of the brodcast and receiving antennas determine the
distance a radio signal will travel
Which method of alerting fire department members of an emergency alert the member by tone, light and or vibration and can be sent to specific frequencies?
pagers
A central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the call to the fire, emergency medical, or law enforcement dispatcher is a
public safety answering point
When answering nonermergnecy phones calls, remember to be professional and courteous because you are:
representing your department
Individuals who are trained to receive, process, and dispatch emergency calls are known as
telecommunications
Once emergency has been reported, the information must be
transmitted to responding units