TCFP PREPARATION STUDY MATERIAL GUIDE EXAM FINALS 2023-202

TCFP PREPARATION STUDY MATERIAL GUIDE EXAM FINALS 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 nonemergency 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 c. determine chain of command d. make specific and clear-cut assignments - CORRECT ANSWER-d. make specific and clear-cut assignments One of the basic duties of an engine company is? a. attack and extinguish fires b. forcible entry c. perform technical rescue d. perform search and rescue - CORRECT ANSWER-a. attack and extinguish fires In the fire service, the basic definition of the word rescue is ? a. looking for victims who are in danger b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety c. performing CPR on a victim d. stabilizing a victim before transport - CORRECT ANSWER-b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety Which is considered one of the basic tasks of a traditional ladder company crew ? a. Securing a water source b. deploying hand lines c. Forcible entry d. high angle operations - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Forcible entry What is the term for a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or training such as high-angle rescue or trench rescue ? a. Class 1 rescue b. technical rescue c. barrel rescue d. second stage resuce - CORRECT ANSWER-b. technical rescue Which statement regarding NFPA standards is true ? a. they are viewed as regulations