Which equipment would be used by a communications center?

• A. Pagers
• B. Televisions
• C. Two-way radio systems
• D. Public broadcast radios

Answer: (C)

Two-way radio systems are the key tool for a communications center because they provide direct, real-time, bidirectional voice communication with units in the field. This allows dispatchers to receive calls, assign resources, relay critical updates, and coordinate actions as the incident unfolds. Pagers are mainly for alerting responders and don’t support ongoing two-way dialogue. Televisions might aid situational awareness, but they don’t enable direct communication with units. Public broadcast radios are intended to reach the general public, not the internal dispatch-to-unit communications needed during emergencies. Therefore, the two-way radio system best fits the communications center’s primary function of coordinating responders.