911 Operator Test Map Reading and Directions 2

Question 1

A caller says they are traveling northbound on I-95 and just passed mile marker 42. In which direction would they need to travel to reach mile marker 50?

Accepted Answer

Continue northbound

Answer

Mile markers increase as you travel northbound on most U.S. interstates, so continuing north will reach higher mile markers.

Question 2

A caller describes their location as the 'northeast corner' of an intersection. Which two streets form the northeast corner?

Accepted Answer

The street to their north and the street to their east

Answer

The northeast corner of an intersection is where the northward and eastward streets meet, placing the caller in that quadrant.

Question 3

On a standard grid-style city map, addresses on the east side of a north-south street typically have what characteristic?

Accepted Answer

Even numbers

Answer

In most U.S. cities using the grid address system, even-numbered addresses are on the east and south sides of streets.

Question 4

A caller reports an accident at 'the overpass where Route 7 crosses above Highway 34.' Which unit should be dispatched to the location ON Route 7?

Accepted Answer

A unit that can access the elevated road (Route 7)

Answer

The accident is on Route 7 which is the overpass (elevated road), so responding units must access Route 7 directly.

Question 5

A dispatcher is told a fire is spreading from the 300 block toward the 400 block of Main Street. Which direction is the fire moving if Main Street runs east-west and numbers increase going east?

Accepted Answer

Eastward

Answer

If block numbers increase going east, fire moving from the 300 block to the 400 block is moving eastward.

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911 Operator Test Map Reading and Directions 2