TCFP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS EXAM AND
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED | UPDATED 2026
1. NFPA 1001 is the: Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications
2. One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is:
performing forcible entry to fire scene buildings
3. OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department
activities such as: health and safety
4. In the ICS, the functional area responsible for all incident activities,
in- cluding the development and implementation of strategic decisions,
is: Com- mand
5. What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE?:
Evap- oration of perspiration
,6. What is one aspect of high rise fires that is especially draining of
energy?-
: walking up many flights of stairs in PPE
1 / 10
,7. A permits firefighters to gain access during an emergency:
key box/lock box
8. In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts
for approximately
of its strength: 75 percent
9. The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes:
a clove hitch and half hitches
10. The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes:
chain of command
11. The street, or address side of the structure is termed: Division A
12. The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the
mass of an equal volume of water at the same temperature is: specific
gravity
13. Life safety rope should be stored in: coils in rope bags
2 / 10
, 14. Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called:
immediately danger- ous to life and health
15. Which of the following has the highest priority for radio transmission?: -
Emergency traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue
16. The telecommunicator's first responsibility is to: obtain the
information that is required to dispatch the appropriate units to the
correct location
17. Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a
fire fighter should: listen to be sure the channel is not being used
CORRECT ANSWERS | VERIFIED | UPDATED 2026
1. NFPA 1001 is the: Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications
2. One of the primary functions of the truck/ladder company is:
performing forcible entry to fire scene buildings
3. OSHA may establish regulations governing fire department
activities such as: health and safety
4. In the ICS, the functional area responsible for all incident activities,
in- cluding the development and implementation of strategic decisions,
is: Com- mand
5. What normal body cooling mechanism is lost when wearing PPE?:
Evap- oration of perspiration
,6. What is one aspect of high rise fires that is especially draining of
energy?-
: walking up many flights of stairs in PPE
1 / 10
,7. A permits firefighters to gain access during an emergency:
key box/lock box
8. In kernmantle rope, the kern or core of the rope accounts
for approximately
of its strength: 75 percent
9. The combination of knots recommended to hoist a pike pole includes:
a clove hitch and half hitches
10. The order of rank and authority in the fire service describes:
chain of command
11. The street, or address side of the structure is termed: Division A
12. The ratio of the mass of a given volume of liquid compared with the
mass of an equal volume of water at the same temperature is: specific
gravity
13. Life safety rope should be stored in: coils in rope bags
2 / 10
, 14. Toxic atmospheres due to smoke and heat are called:
immediately danger- ous to life and health
15. Which of the following has the highest priority for radio transmission?: -
Emergency traffic from a unit working at a fire or rescue
16. The telecommunicator's first responsibility is to: obtain the
information that is required to dispatch the appropriate units to the
correct location
17. Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a
fire fighter should: listen to be sure the channel is not being used
