TCFP EXAM STUDY MATERIAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
1. The normal type of sprinkler system used where there is a risk of
the system freezing is a
ANS Wet System.
2. In order to help minimize exposures to risk at a structural fire
scene, firefight- ers should
ANS Do a risk/benefit analysis for every action.
3. What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of the fire
department training programs?
ANS A process for evaluating firefighter skills & knowledge.
4. Following each use, the facepiece of a breathing apparatus should be
cleaned by
ANS Washing with a mixture of warm water and approved disinfectant.
5. If apparatus sirens and
noise levels exceed Decibels, firefighters
should wear hearing protection
ANS 90 Decibels
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, 6. Manufacturers should provide users of personal protective
clothing with what information?
ANS Cleaning instructions
7. Aq
ueous film-forming foam (AFFF) extinguishers are suitable for use on
fires?
ANS Class A and B
8. Water type extinguishers exposed to weather below 40 degrees
require _ to be added?
ANS Anti-freeze
9. Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below
_ percent oxygen?
ANS 19.5%
10. Steel and aluminum cylinders for breathing
apparatus should be hydrostat- ically tested after each year
period
ANS 5
11. Handline streams have flows that discharge
ANS From 40 to 350 GPM ( 160 to 1 400L/min )
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AND ANSWERS
1. The normal type of sprinkler system used where there is a risk of
the system freezing is a
ANS Wet System.
2. In order to help minimize exposures to risk at a structural fire
scene, firefight- ers should
ANS Do a risk/benefit analysis for every action.
3. What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of the fire
department training programs?
ANS A process for evaluating firefighter skills & knowledge.
4. Following each use, the facepiece of a breathing apparatus should be
cleaned by
ANS Washing with a mixture of warm water and approved disinfectant.
5. If apparatus sirens and
noise levels exceed Decibels, firefighters
should wear hearing protection
ANS 90 Decibels
1/
10
, 6. Manufacturers should provide users of personal protective
clothing with what information?
ANS Cleaning instructions
7. Aq
ueous film-forming foam (AFFF) extinguishers are suitable for use on
fires?
ANS Class A and B
8. Water type extinguishers exposed to weather below 40 degrees
require _ to be added?
ANS Anti-freeze
9. Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below
_ percent oxygen?
ANS 19.5%
10. Steel and aluminum cylinders for breathing
apparatus should be hydrostat- ically tested after each year
period
ANS 5
11. Handline streams have flows that discharge
ANS From 40 to 350 GPM ( 160 to 1 400L/min )
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