TCFP Prep Exam Questions and Answers
1. the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned
every
months
a. 12
b. 6
c. 9
d. 14
ANS b. 6
2. 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
3. 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
4. Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501
ANS A. NFPA 1582
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.1
3
D. 7
ANS D. 7
1. the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned
every
months
a. 12
b. 6
c. 9
d. 14
ANS b. 6
2. 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
3. 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
4. Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501
ANS A. NFPA 1582
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.1
3
D. 7
ANS D. 7
