TCFP Prep Questions & Answers
the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned every
_ months
a. 12
b. 6
c. 9
d. 14
(Ans- b. 6
National Fire Protection 1001 is ?
A. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades
C. Standard for fire department occupational safety and health program
D. standard for Blood Borne Pathogen training
(Ans- A. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ?
A. the firefighter
B. The company
C. the battalion
D. a platoon/shift
(Ans- B. The company
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501
(Ans- A. NFPA 1582
Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct answer
from alternatives A-D
Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision making
Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of action
Statement 3: Standard operating procedures apply to both emergency and
non-emergency situations
A. st. 1 is true; st 2 and 3 are false
B. st 1 and 2 are false; st 3 is true
C. St 1 is false; st 2 and 3 are true
D. all statements are true
(Ans- D. all statements are true
Which is true regarding NFPA standards
A. they are regarded as law
B. they consensus documents
C. they are adopted at the federal level
D. they identify the maximum allowable by law.
(Ans- B. they consensus documents
What is the difference in a dept’s SOP’s as opposed to the SOG’s ?
A. SOP’s are specific, and SOG’s are not
B. SOP’s and SOG’s are exactly alike
C. SOP’s are not as strict as SOG’s
D. Both are required to meet NFPA 1500 requirements.
(Ans- A. SOP’s are specific, and SOG’s are not
Life safety, incident stabilization, and _ are the three most
important orginization duties for FD’s to pursue.
A. Building inspections
B. public information
C. Property conservation
D. Resource management
(Ans- C. Property conservation
What is the principle called that says each firefighter answers to only one
supervisor ?
A. Span of responsibility
B. Organizational accountability
C. Unity of command
D. Delegation of duty
(Ans- C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.13
D. 7
(Ans- D. 7
the process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more
manageable is described as ?
a. chain of command
b. division of labor
c. span of control
d. unity of command
(Ans- b. division of labor
Division of labor is necessary in the fire service in order to?
a. determine who will be the incident commander
b. separate union and administration
c. determine chain of command
d. make specific and clear-cut assignments
(Ans- d. make specific and clear-cut assignments
One of the basic duties of an engine company is?
a. attack and extinguish fires
b. forcible entry
c. perform technical rescue
d. perform search and rescue
(Ans- a. attack and extinguish fires
In the fire service, the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
a. looking for victims who are in danger
b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
c. performing CPR on a victim
d. stabilizing a victim before transport
(Ans- b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
Which is considered one of the basic tasks of a traditional ladder company
crew ?
a. Securing a water source
b. deploying hand lines
c. Forcible entry
d. high angle operations
(Ans- c. Forcible entry
What is the term for a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or
training such as high-angle rescue or trench rescue ?