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What does PSAP stand for? Public Safety Answering Point How is professionalism defined? It is defined by who you are (inner character), what you do (behavior exhibited), and how others perceive you (image projected). What does ethics imply? That it involves an individual's personal, profe...

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APCO PST Certification Exam
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
What does PSAP stand for?


✓ Public Safety Answering Point




How is professionalism defined?


✓ It is defined by who you are (inner character), what you do (behavior

exhibited), and how others perceive you (image projected).




What does ethics imply?


✓ That it involves an individual's personal, professional and organizational

rules of conduct.




What does the chain of command define?


✓ The operational relationships between TCs (telecommunicators),

supervisors and managers.




What are the 3 primary disciplines of public safety communications?


✓ - Law Enforcement Communications

- Fire Service Communications


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- Emergency Medical Service Communications




What does the term vital services define?


✓ The primary functions or tasks of public safety communications

systems.




What are the functions of vital services?


✓ - Communication w/ the public

- Communication between members of the same agency


- Communication between public safety agencies


- Communication between public safety agencies and support services




What is mutual aid?


✓ A process of supplying supplemental personnel, equipment or other

resources to an incident to assist agencies that may be in danger of

becoming overwhelmed in their response.




What is the difference between a policy and a procedure?


✓ - A policy is a guide to thinking.

- A procedure is a guide to action.



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What does the communications cycle entail? (hint: 6 componenets)


✓ - Sender

- Receiver


- Message


- Medium


- Context


- Feedback




What does active listening involve?


✓ Demonstrating an interest and understanding in what is being said

through staying focused, asking questions, listening for the main point

and listening for the rationale behind what is being said.




What is nonverbal attending?


✓ Physically signaling that you are listening.




Although TCs and callers are not face-to-face can TCs use nonverbal

attendings?




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