TCFP PREP QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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National Fire Protection 1001 is ?
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A. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
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C. Standard for fire department occupational safety and health program
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D. standard for Blood Borne Pathogen training - ans-
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A. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
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A. the firefighter
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C. the battalion
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Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
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A. NFPA 1582
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B. NFPA 1001
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C. NFPA 1500
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D. NFPA 1501 - ans-A. NFPA 1582
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Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of action
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B. st 1 and 2 are false; st 3 is true
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D. all statements are true - ans-D. all statements are true
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Which is true regarding NFPA standards
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What is the difference in a dept's SOP's as opposed to the SOG's ?
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A. SOP's are specific, and SOG's are not
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B. SOP's and SOG's are exactly alike
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C. SOP's are not as strict as SOG's
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D. Both are required to meet NFPA 1500 requirements. - ans-
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A. SOP's are specific, and SOG's are not
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zation duties for FD's to pursue.
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A. Building inspections
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C. Property conservation
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D. Resource management - ans-C. Property conservation
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What is the principle called that says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor ?
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A. Span of responsibility
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B. Organizational accountability
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C. Unity of command
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a. chain of command
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Division of labor is necessary in the fire service in order to?
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a. determine who will be the incident commander
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c. determine chain of command
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One of the basic duties of an engine company is?
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a. attack and extinguish fires
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c. perform technical rescue
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d. perform search and rescue - ans-a. attack and extinguish fires
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In the fire service, the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
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a. looking for victims who are in danger
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b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
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Which is considered one of the basic tasks of a traditional ladder company crew ?
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a. Securing a water source
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as high-angle rescue or trench rescue ?
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Which statement regarding NFPA standards is true ?
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a. they are viewed as regulations.
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d. they are adopted by OSHA - ans-b. they are viewed as consensus documents
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NFPA 1500 provides guidance for which program to benefit firefighters ?
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a. employee assistance programs
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d. Disciplinary plan - ans-a. Employee assistance programs
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Which would be considered a program offered by an Employee assistance program?
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a. Driving course for adolescents
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b. dealing with physical problems
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st. 1 Federal OSHA authority and regulations apply mainly to private sector and do not
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cover employees of state and local goverments
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st.2 Federal OSHA has jurisdiction over every state in the U.S.
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a. statements 1 and 2 are true;3 is false
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b. statements 1 is false; 2 and 3 are true
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c. Statement 1 is true ; statements 2 and 3 are false
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d. All three statements are true. - ans-C.
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CORRECT ANSWERS
the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned every _______ mo
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nths
a. 12
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b. 6
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c. 9
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d. 14 - ans-b. 6
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National Fire Protection 1001 is ?
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A. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
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B. Standard for Industrial Fire Brigades
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C. Standard for fire department occupational safety and health program
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D. standard for Blood Borne Pathogen training - ans-
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A. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
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Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ?
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A. the firefighter
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B. The company
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C. the battalion
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D. a platoon/shift - ans-B. The company
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Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
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A. NFPA 1582
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B. NFPA 1001
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C. NFPA 1500
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D. NFPA 1501 - ans-A. NFPA 1582
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Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision making
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Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of action
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A. st. 1 is true; st 2 and 3 are false
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B. st 1 and 2 are false; st 3 is true
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C. St 1 is false; st 2 and 3 are true
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D. all statements are true - ans-D. all statements are true
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Which is true regarding NFPA standards
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A. they are regarded as law
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B. they consensus documents
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C. they are adopted at the federal level
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D. they identify the maximum allowable by law. - ans-B. they consensus documents
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What is the difference in a dept's SOP's as opposed to the SOG's ?
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A. SOP's are specific, and SOG's are not
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B. SOP's and SOG's are exactly alike
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C. SOP's are not as strict as SOG's
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D. Both are required to meet NFPA 1500 requirements. - ans-
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A. SOP's are specific, and SOG's are not
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Life safety, incident stabilization, and ___________ are the three most important orgini
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zation duties for FD's to pursue.
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A. Building inspections
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B. public information
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C. Property conservation
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D. Resource management - ans-C. Property conservation
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What is the principle called that says each firefighter answers to only one supervisor ?
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A. Span of responsibility
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B. Organizational accountability
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C. Unity of command
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D. Delegation of duty - ans-C. Unity of command
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What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
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escribed as ? ws ws
a. chain of command
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b. division of labor
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Division of labor is necessary in the fire service in order to?
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a. determine who will be the incident commander
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b. separate union and administration
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c. determine chain of command
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cut assignments
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One of the basic duties of an engine company is?
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a. attack and extinguish fires
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b. forcible entry
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c. perform technical rescue
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d. perform search and rescue - ans-a. attack and extinguish fires
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In the fire service, the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
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a. looking for victims who are in danger
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b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
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Which is considered one of the basic tasks of a traditional ladder company crew ?
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a. Securing a water source
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b. deploying hand lines
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c. Forcible entry
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d. high angle operations - ans-c. Forcible entry
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What is the term for a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or training such
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as high-angle rescue or trench rescue ?
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, a. Class 1 rescue
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b. technical rescue
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c. barrel rescue
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d. second stage resuce - ans-b. technical rescue
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Which statement regarding NFPA standards is true ?
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a. they are viewed as regulations.
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b. they are viewed as consensus documents
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NFPA 1500 provides guidance for which program to benefit firefighters ?
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a. employee assistance programs
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b. collective bargaining agreements
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c. professional certifications
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d. Disciplinary plan - ans-a. Employee assistance programs
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Which would be considered a program offered by an Employee assistance program?
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a. Driving course for adolescents
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b. dealing with physical problems
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c. junior firefighter programs
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st. 1 Federal OSHA authority and regulations apply mainly to private sector and do not
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cover employees of state and local goverments
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a. statements 1 and 2 are true;3 is false
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b. statements 1 is false; 2 and 3 are true
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c. Statement 1 is true ; statements 2 and 3 are false
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