TCFP PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST EDITION.

TCFP PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS 2025-2026 LATEST
EDITION.




the |NFPA |requires |that, |at |minimum |ppe |clothing |should |be |cleaned |every |_______ |months



a. |12

b. |6

c. |9

d. |14 |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-B. |The |company



Where |are |medical |requirements |for |firefighters |specified |?



A. |NFPA |1582

B. |NFPA |1001

C. |NFPA |1500

D. |NFPA |1501 |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-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. |- |ANS |-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. |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-C. |Unity |of |command



What |is |generally |the |upper |limit |of |span |of |control |?



a. |25

B. |9

C.13

D. |7 |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-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 |- |ANS |-d. |make |specific |and |clear-cut |assignments