TCFP PREP QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned every _______ months
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b. 6 rh
c. 9 rh
d. 14 - answersb. 6
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National Fire Protection 1001 is ? rh rh rh rh rh
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 -
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answersA. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
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Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ? rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh
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 - answersB. 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 - answersA. NFPA 1582
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Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct answer from alternatives A-D
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Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision making rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh
Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of action rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh
Statement 3: Standard operating procedures apply to both emergency and non-
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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 - answersD. 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. - answersB. 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. -
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answersA. SOP's are specific, and SOG's are not
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Life safety, incident stabilization, and ___________ are the three most important orginization dut
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ies 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 - answersC. 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 - answersC. Unity of command
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What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
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a. 25rh
B. 9 rh
C.13
D. 7 - answersD. 7
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, the process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more manageable is described as
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a. chain of command
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b. division of labor
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c. span of control
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d. unity of command - answersb. 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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d. make specific and clear-cut assignments - answersd. make specific and clear-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 - answersa. 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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c. performing CPR on a victim
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d. stabilizing a victim before transport -
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answersb. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
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the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned every _______ months
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a. 12 rh
b. 6 rh
c. 9 rh
d. 14 - answersb. 6
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National Fire Protection 1001 is ? rh rh rh rh rh
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 -
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answersA. Standard for firefighting professional qualifications
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Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ? rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh
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 - answersB. 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 - answersA. NFPA 1582
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Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct answer from alternatives A-D
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Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision making rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh
Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of action rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh rh
Statement 3: Standard operating procedures apply to both emergency and non-
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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 - answersD. 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. - answersB. 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. -
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answersA. SOP's are specific, and SOG's are not
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Life safety, incident stabilization, and ___________ are the three most important orginization dut
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ies 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 - answersC. 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 - answersC. Unity of command
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What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
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a. 25rh
B. 9 rh
C.13
D. 7 - answersD. 7
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, the process of dividing large jobs into smaller jobs to make them more manageable is described as
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?
a. chain of command
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b. division of labor
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c. span of control
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d. unity of command - answersb. 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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d. make specific and clear-cut assignments - answersd. make specific and clear-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 - answersa. 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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c. performing CPR on a victim
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d. stabilizing a victim before transport -
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answersb. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
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