TCFP PREP EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned every
months
a. 12
b. 6
c. 9
d. 14 ( correct answers ) 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 ( correct
answers ) A. Standard for firefighting
professional qualifications
A. the
Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ?
firefighter
B. The
company ( correct answers ) B. The
C. the battalion company
Where
D. a are medical requirements for firefighters
specified
platoon/shift
?
A. NFPA
1582
B. NFPA
1001 ( correct answers ) A. NFPA
C. NFPA 1582
1500
Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct
answer
D. NFPA from alternatives A-D
1501
Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision
making Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of
action
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,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 ( correct answers ) 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 ( correct answers )
allowable by law. consensus documents B. they
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 ( correct answers ) A.
requirements. are specific, and SOG's are not SOP's
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 ( correct answers ) C. Property
D. Resource conservation
What is the principle called that says each firefighter answers to only one
management
supervisor ?
A. Span of responsibility
B. Organizational accountability
C. Unity of command
D. Delegation of duty ( correct answers ) C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.1
3
D. 7
( co
GRADED
rrec
A+
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ans
wer
s)
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 ( correct answers ) b. division of
d. unity of labor
Division
commandof 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 ( correct answers ) d. make
specific and clear-cut assignments
One of the basic duties of an engine company is?
a. attack and extinguish
fires
b. forcible entry
c. perform technical ( correct answers ) a. attack and
rescue extinguish fires
In the fire service,
d. perform the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
search and
rescue
a. looking for victims who are in danger
b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
c. performing CPR on a victim
d.stabilizing a victim before transport ( correct answers )
b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
Which is considered one of the basic tasks of a traditional ladder company
crew ?
e. Securing a water source
f. deploying hand lines
g. Forcible entry
h. high angle operations ( correct answers ) c. Forcible entry
What is the term for a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or
training such as high-angle rescue or trench rescue ?
a. Class 1 rescue
b. technical rescue
c. barrel rescue
d. second stage ( correct answers ) b. technical
resuce rescue
GRADED
A+
, Which statement regarding NFPA standards is true ?
a. they are viewed as regulations.
b. they are viewed as consensus documents
c. they are law and, therefore, must be implemented
d.they are adopted by OSHA ( correct answers ) b. they are viewed
as consensus documents
Fire Department employee assistance programs provide help
with problems that might affect performance.
a. instantaneous
b. confidential
c. all-encompassing
d. common ( correct answers ) B.
knowledge confidential
NFPA 1500 provides guidance for which program to benefit firefighters ?
a. employee assistance programs
b. collective bargaining agreements
c. professional certifications
d. Disciplinary plan ( correct answers ) a. Employee assistance
programs
Which would be considered a program offered by an Employee assistance
a. Driving course for
program?
adolescents
b. dealing with physical
problems ( correct answers ) b. dealing with
c. junior firefighter programs physical
d.Juvenile arson setter
st. 1 Federal
program OSHA authority and regulations apply mainly to private sector
problems
and do not cover employees of state and local goverments
st.2 Federal OSHA has jurisdiction over every state in the
U.S. st.3 Agencies must adopt OSHA as recognized
national standards
a. statements 1 and 2 are true;3 is false
b. statements 1 is false; 2 and 3 are true
c. Statement 1 is true ; statements 2 and 3 are false
d. All three statements are true. ( correct answers ) C.
What topic is covered by NFPA 1500
e. salvage ops
GRADED
A+
CORRECT ANSWERS
2025
the NFPA requires that, at minimum ppe clothing should be cleaned every
months
a. 12
b. 6
c. 9
d. 14 ( correct answers ) 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 ( correct
answers ) A. Standard for firefighting
professional qualifications
A. the
Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ?
firefighter
B. The
company ( correct answers ) B. The
C. the battalion company
Where
D. a are medical requirements for firefighters
specified
platoon/shift
?
A. NFPA
1582
B. NFPA
1001 ( correct answers ) A. NFPA
C. NFPA 1582
1500
Directions: Read the following statements and choose the correct
answer
D. NFPA from alternatives A-D
1501
Statement 1: A policy is a guide to thinking or decision
making Statement 2: a procedure is a detailed plan of
action
GRADED
A+
,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 ( correct answers ) 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 ( correct answers )
allowable by law. consensus documents B. they
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 ( correct answers ) A.
requirements. are specific, and SOG's are not SOP's
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 ( correct answers ) C. Property
D. Resource conservation
What is the principle called that says each firefighter answers to only one
management
supervisor ?
A. Span of responsibility
B. Organizational accountability
C. Unity of command
D. Delegation of duty ( correct answers ) C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.1
3
D. 7
( co
GRADED
rrec
A+
t
ans
wer
s)
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 ( correct answers ) b. division of
d. unity of labor
Division
commandof 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 ( correct answers ) d. make
specific and clear-cut assignments
One of the basic duties of an engine company is?
a. attack and extinguish
fires
b. forcible entry
c. perform technical ( correct answers ) a. attack and
rescue extinguish fires
In the fire service,
d. perform the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
search and
rescue
a. looking for victims who are in danger
b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
c. performing CPR on a victim
d.stabilizing a victim before transport ( correct answers )
b. removing a victim from a hazardous situation to safety
Which is considered one of the basic tasks of a traditional ladder company
crew ?
e. Securing a water source
f. deploying hand lines
g. Forcible entry
h. high angle operations ( correct answers ) c. Forcible entry
What is the term for a rescue situation requiring specialized knowledge or
training such as high-angle rescue or trench rescue ?
a. Class 1 rescue
b. technical rescue
c. barrel rescue
d. second stage ( correct answers ) b. technical
resuce rescue
GRADED
A+
, Which statement regarding NFPA standards is true ?
a. they are viewed as regulations.
b. they are viewed as consensus documents
c. they are law and, therefore, must be implemented
d.they are adopted by OSHA ( correct answers ) b. they are viewed
as consensus documents
Fire Department employee assistance programs provide help
with problems that might affect performance.
a. instantaneous
b. confidential
c. all-encompassing
d. common ( correct answers ) B.
knowledge confidential
NFPA 1500 provides guidance for which program to benefit firefighters ?
a. employee assistance programs
b. collective bargaining agreements
c. professional certifications
d. Disciplinary plan ( correct answers ) a. Employee assistance
programs
Which would be considered a program offered by an Employee assistance
a. Driving course for
program?
adolescents
b. dealing with physical
problems ( correct answers ) b. dealing with
c. junior firefighter programs physical
d.Juvenile arson setter
st. 1 Federal
program OSHA authority and regulations apply mainly to private sector
problems
and do not cover employees of state and local goverments
st.2 Federal OSHA has jurisdiction over every state in the
U.S. st.3 Agencies must adopt OSHA as recognized
national standards
a. statements 1 and 2 are true;3 is false
b. statements 1 is false; 2 and 3 are true
c. Statement 1 is true ; statements 2 and 3 are false
d. All three statements are true. ( correct answers ) C.
What topic is covered by NFPA 1500
e. salvage ops
GRADED
A+
