TCFP Basic Structural Firefighter Review (Questions and
Answers)
1. In the Incident Management System (IMS), the functional area that directs the
organization's tactics to meet the strategic goals developed by command and is responsible for
the management of all activities applicable to the primary mission is:: Operations
2. 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.: All three statements are true.
3. What is the principle called that says each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor?:
Unity of command
4. Which of the following is not considered one of the basic duties of an engine company?:
Performing technical rescue
5. One of the major advantages of an Incident Management System (IMS) is that it allows
agencies to communicate using common and operating procedures.:
terminology
6. The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more manageable is
described as:: division of labor.
7. On the fireground, the safety officer reports to:: the incident commander.
8. What is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions?: Policies
, 9. Which of the following terms does not relate to fire and emergency oper- ations?: The
chain of command:
10. The chain of command:: is the pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the
department to the lowest
11. Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire fight- ers don PPE?:
Prior to mounting the apparatus
12. Which of the following statements is incorrect?: Slip and fall injuries hap- pen mostly
during the winter.
13. Who makes the decision about which type of strategy to use on a given fire?: Incident
Commander
14. After company officers carry out a PAR, per order of the Incident Com- mander, the
next step would be to:: report the results to the Incident Commander
15. The term made to the Incident Commander signifying that companies working in the
hazard zone are all safe and accounted for is:: personnel accountability report (PAR).
16. A fireground management system that addresses procedures for control- ling personnel,
facilities, equipment, and communications and is designed to be expanded as needed is the::
Incident Management System
17. In the fire service, division of labor is necessary to:: prevent duplication of effort.
18. Electrical tools marked "double insulated" should have a three-prong plug that
requires:: the third prong connected to a ground while the tool is in use.
Answers)
1. In the Incident Management System (IMS), the functional area that directs the
organization's tactics to meet the strategic goals developed by command and is responsible for
the management of all activities applicable to the primary mission is:: Operations
2. 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.: All three statements are true.
3. What is the principle called that says each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor?:
Unity of command
4. Which of the following is not considered one of the basic duties of an engine company?:
Performing technical rescue
5. One of the major advantages of an Incident Management System (IMS) is that it allows
agencies to communicate using common and operating procedures.:
terminology
6. The process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more manageable is
described as:: division of labor.
7. On the fireground, the safety officer reports to:: the incident commander.
8. What is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions?: Policies
, 9. Which of the following terms does not relate to fire and emergency oper- ations?: The
chain of command:
10. The chain of command:: is the pathway of responsibility from the highest level of the
department to the lowest
11. Following notification of an emergency response, when should fire fight- ers don PPE?:
Prior to mounting the apparatus
12. Which of the following statements is incorrect?: Slip and fall injuries hap- pen mostly
during the winter.
13. Who makes the decision about which type of strategy to use on a given fire?: Incident
Commander
14. After company officers carry out a PAR, per order of the Incident Com- mander, the
next step would be to:: report the results to the Incident Commander
15. The term made to the Incident Commander signifying that companies working in the
hazard zone are all safe and accounted for is:: personnel accountability report (PAR).
16. A fireground management system that addresses procedures for control- ling personnel,
facilities, equipment, and communications and is designed to be expanded as needed is the::
Incident Management System
17. In the fire service, division of labor is necessary to:: prevent duplication of effort.
18. Electrical tools marked "double insulated" should have a three-prong plug that
requires:: the third prong connected to a ground while the tool is in use.
