TCFP Firefighter I/II Chapters 18-21 Test with complete
solution
A personnel accountability report is commonly performed in which situation?
Select one:
A. As each resource checks in to the command post
B. Upon activation of a low-air alarm
C. Upon entry of a company into the hazardous area
D. Upon occurrence of an unplanned event
D. Upon occurrence of an unplanned event
After company officers carry out a PAR, what do they do next?
Select one:
A. Check the air status of all personnel within the company
B. Resume operations
C. Send the passport to the command post
D. Report the results to the incident commander
D. Report the results to the incident commander
What do company officers do when the incident commander requests a
personnel accountability report (PAR)?
Select one:
A. Report with the company to rehab
B. Report with the company to the staging area
C. Collect the passports from company members
D. Physically verify that all assigned members are present
D. Physically verify that all assigned members are present
What happens to the personnel accountability passports at the scene of an
incident?
Select one:
A. They are carried by the company officer
B. They are distributed to the company members
C. They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry
point
D. They are left in the cab of the apparatus to be collected by a designee
C. They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry point
What is the correct procedure when a member of a fire company has to leave a
structure to change an air cylinder?
Select one:
A. All company members exit together
B. Those members who are low on air exit together
C. The member and his or her appointed buddy exit
D. The member exits alone if he or she can do so safely
A. All company members exit together
What is the function of a personnel accountability system?
Select one:
A. Prevent freelancing and deviation from SOPs
,B. Establish and maintain team integrity
C. Organize resources into divisions, groups, and crews
D. Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident
D. Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident
What is the most basic method for staying oriented inside a low-visibility
environment?
Select one:
A. Use of a guide rope
B. Staying in contact with a wall
C. Staying in contact with a partner
D. Staying in contact with the hose line
D. Staying in contact with the hose line
What is the term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident?
Select one:
A. Status and location check
B. Resource status report
C. Personnel safety check
D. Personnel accountability report
D. Personnel accountability report
When should you declare a mayday?
Select one:
A. When you find a victim and need assistance with the rescue
B. When you find yourself in an IDLH atmosphere
C. When you have been unable to self-rescue
D. As soon as you think you might be in trouble
D. As soon as you think you might be in trouble
Which term means that a fire company arrives together, works together, and
leaves together?
Select one:
A. Team integrity
B. Personnel accountability
C. Span of control
D. Unity of command
A. Team integrity
A standard approach to risk-benefit analysis should be incorporated into an
agency's:
Select one:
A. incident action plan.
B. personnel accountability report.
C. mission statement.
D. standard operating procedures.
D. standard operating procedures.
A temporary location that provides refuge while awaiting rescue or finding a
method of self-rescue from a hazardous situation is a(n):
Select one:
A. emergency refuge.
,B. safe location.
C. secure room.
D. in-place shelter.
B. safe location.
A RIC has reached a downed fire fighter in a hazardous area. What is the most
critical question to answer at this point?
Select one:
A. What is the likely outcome of the victim's injuries?
B. What is the expected duration of the victim's air supply?
C. What additional resources are needed?
D. How quickly can the victim be moved to safety?
D. How quickly can the victim be moved to safety?
Depositing a company's personnel accountability roster with the entry officer or
command post indicates that the company:
Select one:
A. has been released from the scene.
B. has arrived on scene.
C. is inside the hazard area.
D. is available for assignment.
C. is inside the hazard area.
During a two-person rescue of a downed fire fighter, where does the first fire
fighter grab the victim?
Select one:
A. Chest
B. Arms
C. SCBA shoulder straps
D. Legs
C. SCBA shoulder straps
How are tasks assigned on the fire ground?
Select one:
A. Individuals are assigned tasks individually
B. Tasks are assigned to and performed by individual companies
C. Resources are pooled and deployed according to task
D. Individuals are assigned tasks singly by the company officer
B. Tasks are assigned to and performed by individual companies
How many ways are there to use the low-pressure hose on the rapid intervention
pack to supply air to a downed fire fighter?
Select one:
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One
B. Three
If a fire fighter becomes disoriented, how can the hose line be used to assist in
egress?
Select one:
, A. Place one hand on the swivel and one hand on the shank; move in the
direction of the swivel
B. Place both hands on a coupling; travel in the direction of the hand holding the
male coupling
C. The male coupling is on the end of the hose nearest the apparatus
D. Move in the direction of the shank without lugs
B. Place both hands on a coupling; travel in the direction of the hand holding the male
coupling
If one member of a company needs rehabilitation, who goes to the rehabilitation
area?
Select one:
A. The entire company
B. The member and his or her assigned buddy
C. That member only
D. All members who need it
A. The entire company
In the context of fire fighter survival, what is a safe location?
Select one:
A. A location that is less hazardous than the alternatives
B. Any safe haven or building used for sheltering in place
C. Any location outside the threatened area
D. A temporary staging area immediately adjacent to the hazard zone
A. A location that is less hazardous than the alternatives
In which case should a downed fire fighter's face piece be replaced with the
emergency face piece from the rapid intervention pack?
Select one:
A. The victim's face piece is damaged
B. The victim is not breathing
C. The victim's UAC is damaged or inaccessible
D. The victim is running low on air
A. The victim's face piece is damaged
The board to which fire fighter personnel accountability tags are attached is
sometimes referred to as:
Select one:
A. the hall pass.
B. the roster.
C. the roll.
D. a passport.
D. a passport.
The essential reason that team efforts are imperative in the fire service is because
of the:
Select one:
A. intense physical labor involved in firefighting operations.
B. need to maintain manageable span of control.
C. tendency for task-related tunnel vision.
D. need to accomplish several tasks simultaneously.
solution
A personnel accountability report is commonly performed in which situation?
Select one:
A. As each resource checks in to the command post
B. Upon activation of a low-air alarm
C. Upon entry of a company into the hazardous area
D. Upon occurrence of an unplanned event
D. Upon occurrence of an unplanned event
After company officers carry out a PAR, what do they do next?
Select one:
A. Check the air status of all personnel within the company
B. Resume operations
C. Send the passport to the command post
D. Report the results to the incident commander
D. Report the results to the incident commander
What do company officers do when the incident commander requests a
personnel accountability report (PAR)?
Select one:
A. Report with the company to rehab
B. Report with the company to the staging area
C. Collect the passports from company members
D. Physically verify that all assigned members are present
D. Physically verify that all assigned members are present
What happens to the personnel accountability passports at the scene of an
incident?
Select one:
A. They are carried by the company officer
B. They are distributed to the company members
C. They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry
point
D. They are left in the cab of the apparatus to be collected by a designee
C. They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry point
What is the correct procedure when a member of a fire company has to leave a
structure to change an air cylinder?
Select one:
A. All company members exit together
B. Those members who are low on air exit together
C. The member and his or her appointed buddy exit
D. The member exits alone if he or she can do so safely
A. All company members exit together
What is the function of a personnel accountability system?
Select one:
A. Prevent freelancing and deviation from SOPs
,B. Establish and maintain team integrity
C. Organize resources into divisions, groups, and crews
D. Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident
D. Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident
What is the most basic method for staying oriented inside a low-visibility
environment?
Select one:
A. Use of a guide rope
B. Staying in contact with a wall
C. Staying in contact with a partner
D. Staying in contact with the hose line
D. Staying in contact with the hose line
What is the term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident?
Select one:
A. Status and location check
B. Resource status report
C. Personnel safety check
D. Personnel accountability report
D. Personnel accountability report
When should you declare a mayday?
Select one:
A. When you find a victim and need assistance with the rescue
B. When you find yourself in an IDLH atmosphere
C. When you have been unable to self-rescue
D. As soon as you think you might be in trouble
D. As soon as you think you might be in trouble
Which term means that a fire company arrives together, works together, and
leaves together?
Select one:
A. Team integrity
B. Personnel accountability
C. Span of control
D. Unity of command
A. Team integrity
A standard approach to risk-benefit analysis should be incorporated into an
agency's:
Select one:
A. incident action plan.
B. personnel accountability report.
C. mission statement.
D. standard operating procedures.
D. standard operating procedures.
A temporary location that provides refuge while awaiting rescue or finding a
method of self-rescue from a hazardous situation is a(n):
Select one:
A. emergency refuge.
,B. safe location.
C. secure room.
D. in-place shelter.
B. safe location.
A RIC has reached a downed fire fighter in a hazardous area. What is the most
critical question to answer at this point?
Select one:
A. What is the likely outcome of the victim's injuries?
B. What is the expected duration of the victim's air supply?
C. What additional resources are needed?
D. How quickly can the victim be moved to safety?
D. How quickly can the victim be moved to safety?
Depositing a company's personnel accountability roster with the entry officer or
command post indicates that the company:
Select one:
A. has been released from the scene.
B. has arrived on scene.
C. is inside the hazard area.
D. is available for assignment.
C. is inside the hazard area.
During a two-person rescue of a downed fire fighter, where does the first fire
fighter grab the victim?
Select one:
A. Chest
B. Arms
C. SCBA shoulder straps
D. Legs
C. SCBA shoulder straps
How are tasks assigned on the fire ground?
Select one:
A. Individuals are assigned tasks individually
B. Tasks are assigned to and performed by individual companies
C. Resources are pooled and deployed according to task
D. Individuals are assigned tasks singly by the company officer
B. Tasks are assigned to and performed by individual companies
How many ways are there to use the low-pressure hose on the rapid intervention
pack to supply air to a downed fire fighter?
Select one:
A. Four
B. Three
C. Two
D. One
B. Three
If a fire fighter becomes disoriented, how can the hose line be used to assist in
egress?
Select one:
, A. Place one hand on the swivel and one hand on the shank; move in the
direction of the swivel
B. Place both hands on a coupling; travel in the direction of the hand holding the
male coupling
C. The male coupling is on the end of the hose nearest the apparatus
D. Move in the direction of the shank without lugs
B. Place both hands on a coupling; travel in the direction of the hand holding the male
coupling
If one member of a company needs rehabilitation, who goes to the rehabilitation
area?
Select one:
A. The entire company
B. The member and his or her assigned buddy
C. That member only
D. All members who need it
A. The entire company
In the context of fire fighter survival, what is a safe location?
Select one:
A. A location that is less hazardous than the alternatives
B. Any safe haven or building used for sheltering in place
C. Any location outside the threatened area
D. A temporary staging area immediately adjacent to the hazard zone
A. A location that is less hazardous than the alternatives
In which case should a downed fire fighter's face piece be replaced with the
emergency face piece from the rapid intervention pack?
Select one:
A. The victim's face piece is damaged
B. The victim is not breathing
C. The victim's UAC is damaged or inaccessible
D. The victim is running low on air
A. The victim's face piece is damaged
The board to which fire fighter personnel accountability tags are attached is
sometimes referred to as:
Select one:
A. the hall pass.
B. the roster.
C. the roll.
D. a passport.
D. a passport.
The essential reason that team efforts are imperative in the fire service is because
of the:
Select one:
A. intense physical labor involved in firefighting operations.
B. need to maintain manageable span of control.
C. tendency for task-related tunnel vision.
D. need to accomplish several tasks simultaneously.
