TCFP Firefighter I/II Chapters 18-21 Test Questions
and Answers 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.
and Answers 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.
