What system keeps track of the location of active incidents and which units have been assigned to respond?

• A. CAD System
• B. RMS
• C. GIS
• D. AVL

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is real-time dispatch and resource management. Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) is built to log active incidents, track their exact location, and monitor which units have been assigned to respond. It provides a live view of the incident on a map, shows unit statuses, and updates as units move or reassess the situation, allowing the dispatcher to coordinate responders efficiently and reassign resources as needed. Other systems have important roles but not the same scope: GIS handles geographic mapping and spatial analysis, RMS stores historical records and case data, and AVL offers live vehicle location data (often feeding into CAD) but doesn’t manage the incident or assignments by itself. So CAD is the system that keeps track of both where incidents are and which units are responding.