TCFP BASIC STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTER
EXAMINATION TEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct
answer from alternatives A-D below.
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.
Answer: All three statements are true.
●● What is the principle called that says each fire fighter answers to
only one supervisor?
Answer: Unity of command
●● Which of the following is not considered one of the basic duties of
an engine company?
Answer: Performing technical rescue
●● One of the major advantages of an Incident Management System
(IMS) is that it allows agencies to communicate using common
__________ and operating procedures.
, Answer: terminology
●● The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them
more manageable is described as:
Answer: division of labor.
●● On the fireground, the safety officer reports to:
Answer: the incident commander.
●● What is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and
future actions?
Answer: Policies
●● Which of the following terms does not relate to fire and emergency
operations?
Answer: The chain of command:
●● The chain of command:
Answer: is the pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the
department to the lowest
●● Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire
fighters don PPE?
EXAMINATION TEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct
answer from alternatives A-D below.
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.
Answer: All three statements are true.
●● What is the principle called that says each fire fighter answers to
only one supervisor?
Answer: Unity of command
●● Which of the following is not considered one of the basic duties of
an engine company?
Answer: Performing technical rescue
●● One of the major advantages of an Incident Management System
(IMS) is that it allows agencies to communicate using common
__________ and operating procedures.
, Answer: terminology
●● The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them
more manageable is described as:
Answer: division of labor.
●● On the fireground, the safety officer reports to:
Answer: the incident commander.
●● What is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and
future actions?
Answer: Policies
●● Which of the following terms does not relate to fire and emergency
operations?
Answer: The chain of command:
●● The chain of command:
Answer: is the pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the
department to the lowest
●● Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire
fighters don PPE?
