IFSTA Essentials 7, Chapter 2, Communications Quiz The power of the transmitter and receiver and the height of the broadcast and receiving antennas determine the? - ANSWER Distance the radio signal will travel Radios used in fixed locations such as fire stations, telecommunications centers, training centers, or administrative offices are referred to as? - ANSWER Base Station Radios A central location that takes all emergency calls and routes the call to the fire, emergency medical, or law enforcement dispatcher is a? - ANSWER Public Safety ANSWERing Point Which federal agency issues radio licenses to fire departments that operate radio equipment? - ANSWER Federal Communications Commission
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Everyone at an emergency scene should follow two basic communication rules:
the sender should identify themselves in every transmission and the receiver should? - ANSWER Acknowledge the message.Which method of alerting fire department members of an emergency alerts the member by tone, light, and/or vibration and can be sent to specific frequencies? - ANSWER Pagers Individuals who are trained to receive, process, and dispatch emergency calls are known as? - ANSWER Telecommunicators Once an emergency has been reported, the information must be? - ANSWER Transmitted to responding units Remote areas or locations inside structures that cause the loss of cellular telephone service or radio signals are known as? - ANSWER Dead Zones
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