TCFP Test Exam Review Questions with all
Answers verified for accuracy Updated
2023/2024
The NFPA requires that, at minimum PPE clothing should be
cleaned every _______ months
A. 12
B. 6
C. 9
D. 14 - correct answer 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 - correct answer
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 - correct answer B. The company
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501 - correct answer 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 - correct answer 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. - correct
answer 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. - correct
answer 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 - correct answer 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 - correct answer C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
A. 25
B. 9
C.13
D. 7 - correct answer 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 - correct answer 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
Answers verified for accuracy Updated
2023/2024
The NFPA requires that, at minimum PPE clothing should be
cleaned every _______ months
A. 12
B. 6
C. 9
D. 14 - correct answer 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 - correct answer
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 - correct answer B. The company
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501 - correct answer 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 - correct answer 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. - correct
answer 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. - correct
answer 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 - correct answer 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 - correct answer C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
A. 25
B. 9
C.13
D. 7 - correct answer 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 - correct answer 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
