TCFP UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔What is the difference between basic 911 and enhanced 911
a. enhanced systems have the capability to provide the callers telephone number and
address
b. enhanced systems are used only in the rural areas
c. basic systems are more reliable than enhanced
d. basic systems have the capability to provide the caller's telephone number and
address - ✔✔a. enhanced systems have the capability to provide the callers telephone
number and address
✔✔What does the Automatic Number Identification (ANI) feature of enhanced 911 do ?
a. provide the callers identity
b. lock the callers phone open
c. show the caller phone number
d. provide access to real-time language translation - ✔✔c. show the caller phone
number
✔✔The primary purpose of a public fire service communication system is to
a. accept reports of emergencies and dispatch emergency
b. accept reports of emergencies and generate supportive data
c. dispatch and communicate with emergency units
d. communicate with emergency units and generate supportive data - ✔✔a. accept
reports of emergencies and dispatch emergency
✔✔Hearing impaired citizens may report an emergency via a ?
a. task assist team
b. teletype
c. push to talk
d. regional hearing system - ✔✔b. teletype
✔✔What is the configuration when a fire dept switches from a duplex channel to a
simplex channel for on-scene communications called?
a. a talk around channel
b. a repeater system
c. an On scene communication switch
d. a trunking system - ✔✔a. a talk around channel
✔✔A trunked digital radio system allows?
,a. only one agency on the system
b. different agencies on different systems
c. different agencies on the same system
d. less users to communicate - ✔✔c. different agencies on the same system
✔✔Radio signals are either ?
a. simple or duplex
b. analog or digital
c. simple or complex
d. private or public - ✔✔b. analog or digital
✔✔When operating on a digital radio system, end users should expect?
a. a minor time delay between transmitting and receiving
b. overlapping transmissions bleeding into one another
c. an increase in the amount of static or interference
d. the need for vehicle-mounted repeaters - ✔✔a. a minor time delay between
transmitting and receiving
✔✔________ is the transition between the growth and fully developed stages of fire.
a. ignition temperature
b. flash point
c. backdraft
d. flashover - ✔✔d. flashover
✔✔Thermal layering is ?
a. a column of heat rising from a source
b. a process in which the molecules of a liquid are liberated into the atmosphere at a
rate at which the molecules return to a liquid
c. the configuration of heat with higher temperatures at the upper levels and cooler
temperatures at the lower levels
d. decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat. - ✔✔c. the
configuration of heat with higher temperatures at the upper levels and cooler
temperatures at the lower levels
✔✔When establishing a collapse zone around a building, the minimum distance from
the building must extend
a. the height of the building
b. dependent on the buildin'g construction type
c. 1-1/2 times the height of the building
,d. whatever the safety officer decides is safe - ✔✔c. 1-1/2 times the height of the
building
✔✔the least desirable point to force entry into a structure is
a. a check rail window
b. a swinging door
c. plate glass
d. a revolving door - ✔✔d. a revolving door
✔✔Fire doors are operated
a. manually, mechanically, electrically
b. electrically, hydraulically, battery supplied
c. by portable or fixed power units
d. by manual or electrical power - ✔✔a. manually, mechanically, electrically
✔✔Slab doors are constructed in two configurations
a. slab and panel
b. solid core and hollow core
c. raised and flat
d. ledge and framed - ✔✔b. solid core and hollow core
✔✔Which is true regarding fire walls
a. they are used for structural support so they are load bearing
b. masonry is commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
c. fire walls do not provide any fire rating
d. stones are a good source of fire walls as they do not spall - ✔✔b. masonry is
commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
✔✔the reaction of wood to fire conditions depends mainly on two factors
a. where it is pressure treated and its diameter
b. if it is interior or exterior and if synthetics were added
c. where it is load bearing and it's placement
d. size of the wood and it's moisture content - ✔✔d. size of the wood and it's moisture
content
✔✔The measure of how long structural assemblies will maintain their load-bearing
ability under fire conditions is known as
a. fire code approved
b. noncombustible construction
, c. fire resistance rating
d. NFPA rated - ✔✔c. fire resistance rating
✔✔In type 1 construction, the fire hazard is
a. the occupants
b. the contents
c. the building materials
d. exterior finishes - ✔✔b. the contents
✔✔What should be expected in type 1 construction
a. difficult to ventilate
b. structural members have little or no fire resistance
c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
d. timbers provide for structural stability - ✔✔c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
✔✔the main difference between types 1 and II construction is that.
a. the occupants in type 1 are the main hazard
b. type 1 is more prone to building collapse
c. roofs in type ll are more stable
d. structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and protection - ✔✔d.
structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and protection
✔✔The type of construction where the exterior walls and structral members are made of
noncombustible or limited combustible materials and the interior is completely or
partially mad of wood is
a. type I
b. type II
c. type III
d. type IV - ✔✔c. type III
✔✔the primary concern of ordinary construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
c. early wall collapse
d. combustible contents and building materials - ✔✔b. fire and smoke spreading
through concealed spaces
✔✔the primary concern of Type IV construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
SURE A+
✔✔What is the difference between basic 911 and enhanced 911
a. enhanced systems have the capability to provide the callers telephone number and
address
b. enhanced systems are used only in the rural areas
c. basic systems are more reliable than enhanced
d. basic systems have the capability to provide the caller's telephone number and
address - ✔✔a. enhanced systems have the capability to provide the callers telephone
number and address
✔✔What does the Automatic Number Identification (ANI) feature of enhanced 911 do ?
a. provide the callers identity
b. lock the callers phone open
c. show the caller phone number
d. provide access to real-time language translation - ✔✔c. show the caller phone
number
✔✔The primary purpose of a public fire service communication system is to
a. accept reports of emergencies and dispatch emergency
b. accept reports of emergencies and generate supportive data
c. dispatch and communicate with emergency units
d. communicate with emergency units and generate supportive data - ✔✔a. accept
reports of emergencies and dispatch emergency
✔✔Hearing impaired citizens may report an emergency via a ?
a. task assist team
b. teletype
c. push to talk
d. regional hearing system - ✔✔b. teletype
✔✔What is the configuration when a fire dept switches from a duplex channel to a
simplex channel for on-scene communications called?
a. a talk around channel
b. a repeater system
c. an On scene communication switch
d. a trunking system - ✔✔a. a talk around channel
✔✔A trunked digital radio system allows?
,a. only one agency on the system
b. different agencies on different systems
c. different agencies on the same system
d. less users to communicate - ✔✔c. different agencies on the same system
✔✔Radio signals are either ?
a. simple or duplex
b. analog or digital
c. simple or complex
d. private or public - ✔✔b. analog or digital
✔✔When operating on a digital radio system, end users should expect?
a. a minor time delay between transmitting and receiving
b. overlapping transmissions bleeding into one another
c. an increase in the amount of static or interference
d. the need for vehicle-mounted repeaters - ✔✔a. a minor time delay between
transmitting and receiving
✔✔________ is the transition between the growth and fully developed stages of fire.
a. ignition temperature
b. flash point
c. backdraft
d. flashover - ✔✔d. flashover
✔✔Thermal layering is ?
a. a column of heat rising from a source
b. a process in which the molecules of a liquid are liberated into the atmosphere at a
rate at which the molecules return to a liquid
c. the configuration of heat with higher temperatures at the upper levels and cooler
temperatures at the lower levels
d. decomposition or transformation of a compound caused by heat. - ✔✔c. the
configuration of heat with higher temperatures at the upper levels and cooler
temperatures at the lower levels
✔✔When establishing a collapse zone around a building, the minimum distance from
the building must extend
a. the height of the building
b. dependent on the buildin'g construction type
c. 1-1/2 times the height of the building
,d. whatever the safety officer decides is safe - ✔✔c. 1-1/2 times the height of the
building
✔✔the least desirable point to force entry into a structure is
a. a check rail window
b. a swinging door
c. plate glass
d. a revolving door - ✔✔d. a revolving door
✔✔Fire doors are operated
a. manually, mechanically, electrically
b. electrically, hydraulically, battery supplied
c. by portable or fixed power units
d. by manual or electrical power - ✔✔a. manually, mechanically, electrically
✔✔Slab doors are constructed in two configurations
a. slab and panel
b. solid core and hollow core
c. raised and flat
d. ledge and framed - ✔✔b. solid core and hollow core
✔✔Which is true regarding fire walls
a. they are used for structural support so they are load bearing
b. masonry is commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
c. fire walls do not provide any fire rating
d. stones are a good source of fire walls as they do not spall - ✔✔b. masonry is
commonly used due to its noncombustible quality
✔✔the reaction of wood to fire conditions depends mainly on two factors
a. where it is pressure treated and its diameter
b. if it is interior or exterior and if synthetics were added
c. where it is load bearing and it's placement
d. size of the wood and it's moisture content - ✔✔d. size of the wood and it's moisture
content
✔✔The measure of how long structural assemblies will maintain their load-bearing
ability under fire conditions is known as
a. fire code approved
b. noncombustible construction
, c. fire resistance rating
d. NFPA rated - ✔✔c. fire resistance rating
✔✔In type 1 construction, the fire hazard is
a. the occupants
b. the contents
c. the building materials
d. exterior finishes - ✔✔b. the contents
✔✔What should be expected in type 1 construction
a. difficult to ventilate
b. structural members have little or no fire resistance
c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
d. timbers provide for structural stability - ✔✔c. roofs are extremely hard to penetrate
✔✔the main difference between types 1 and II construction is that.
a. the occupants in type 1 are the main hazard
b. type 1 is more prone to building collapse
c. roofs in type ll are more stable
d. structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and protection - ✔✔d.
structural components in type ll construction lack insulation and protection
✔✔The type of construction where the exterior walls and structral members are made of
noncombustible or limited combustible materials and the interior is completely or
partially mad of wood is
a. type I
b. type II
c. type III
d. type IV - ✔✔c. type III
✔✔the primary concern of ordinary construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
b. fire and smoke spreading through concealed spaces
c. early wall collapse
d. combustible contents and building materials - ✔✔b. fire and smoke spreading
through concealed spaces
✔✔the primary concern of Type IV construction is
a. the exterior buildings materials
