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TCFP Exam Prep Questions with Correct
Detailed Answers 2025-2026
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
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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
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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
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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?
TCFP
TCFP Exam Prep Questions with Correct
Detailed Answers 2025-2026
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
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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
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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
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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?
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