TCFP INSPECTOR'S CLASS EXAMS SET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔While exercising enforcement power, it is essential that the inspector ensure that the
rights of the accused are protected and that ______________ is practiced.
A.) Worksite Safety
B.) Due Process
C.) Customer Appreciation
D.) Strict Compliance - ✔✔Due Process
✔✔T or F Federal and some state/provincial-owned buildings located within the local
jurisdiction are required to comply with local codes. - ✔✔False
✔✔An educational occupancy is any building or portion of a building that is used for the
purpose of education of ___ or more persons from preschool through the 12th grade.
a. 6
b. 5
c. 10
d. 2 - ✔✔6
✔✔The term is used to describe a set of requirements similar to a standard. A
consensus organization, such as NFPA, develop these codes that contain agreed-upon
requirements for such areas as fire and life safety designs and installations.
A. Performance Code
B. Prescriptive Code
C. Model Code
D. Uniform Fire Code - ✔✔Model Code
✔✔The demolition of a structure is included in what type/category of inspection?
A. Change of occupancy
B. Eminent hazard
C. New Construction
D. Response to a complaint - ✔✔New Construction
✔✔An inspector assembles all of the necessary tools and equipment and PPE that may
be needed for an inspection. Which of the following is NOT on the general list of
commonly used items for fire inspections:
A. Gloves
B. Safety shoes or boots
C. Thermal imagining camera
D. Flashlight - ✔✔Thermal imagining camera
, ✔✔The lightly constructed panel doors or glass doors used in general construction
cannot act as barriers to high temperatures developed in a fire. Which of the following is
NOT one of the three methods of classifying fire doors?
A. Alphabetical letter designation
B. Color coded designation
C. Hourly fire-protection rating
D. Combination of hour and letter - ✔✔Color coded designation
✔✔The fire prevention division is managed by the _____________ , who typically holds
the equivalent rank of assistant or deputy chief.
A. City Marshal
B. Fire Marshal
C. Lead Inspector
D. Deputy Marshal - ✔✔Fire Marshal
✔✔Because they are extremely unsafe and unreliable, _________________________
may not be used as any part of a means of egress in new construction.
A. Internal fire escape stairs
B. Outside fire slides
C. External fire escape stairs
D. None of the above - ✔✔External fire escape stairs
✔✔Circle some of the duties of an inspector
A) Handle citizen complaints related to fire and life safety
B) Interpret and apply adopted codes and standards
C) Interrogate citizens for not getting a permit
D) A and B - ✔✔A and B
✔✔What is an advantage of performance-based standards?
A) Performance-based standards specify exactly what techniques and materials are
required for compliance.
B) Performance-based standards require significant technical expertise to implement.
C) Performance-based standards allow for flexibility in meeting needs of AHJ, owners
and insurance companies.
D) Performance-based standards do not require frequent inspections or continued
testing. - ✔✔Performance-based standards allow for flexibility in meeting needs of AHJ,
owners and insurance companies.
✔✔. A ___ is a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that is developed by
committees through a consensus process.
A. code
B. standard
C. regulation
D. legal document - ✔✔standard
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS TAGGED A+
✔✔While exercising enforcement power, it is essential that the inspector ensure that the
rights of the accused are protected and that ______________ is practiced.
A.) Worksite Safety
B.) Due Process
C.) Customer Appreciation
D.) Strict Compliance - ✔✔Due Process
✔✔T or F Federal and some state/provincial-owned buildings located within the local
jurisdiction are required to comply with local codes. - ✔✔False
✔✔An educational occupancy is any building or portion of a building that is used for the
purpose of education of ___ or more persons from preschool through the 12th grade.
a. 6
b. 5
c. 10
d. 2 - ✔✔6
✔✔The term is used to describe a set of requirements similar to a standard. A
consensus organization, such as NFPA, develop these codes that contain agreed-upon
requirements for such areas as fire and life safety designs and installations.
A. Performance Code
B. Prescriptive Code
C. Model Code
D. Uniform Fire Code - ✔✔Model Code
✔✔The demolition of a structure is included in what type/category of inspection?
A. Change of occupancy
B. Eminent hazard
C. New Construction
D. Response to a complaint - ✔✔New Construction
✔✔An inspector assembles all of the necessary tools and equipment and PPE that may
be needed for an inspection. Which of the following is NOT on the general list of
commonly used items for fire inspections:
A. Gloves
B. Safety shoes or boots
C. Thermal imagining camera
D. Flashlight - ✔✔Thermal imagining camera
, ✔✔The lightly constructed panel doors or glass doors used in general construction
cannot act as barriers to high temperatures developed in a fire. Which of the following is
NOT one of the three methods of classifying fire doors?
A. Alphabetical letter designation
B. Color coded designation
C. Hourly fire-protection rating
D. Combination of hour and letter - ✔✔Color coded designation
✔✔The fire prevention division is managed by the _____________ , who typically holds
the equivalent rank of assistant or deputy chief.
A. City Marshal
B. Fire Marshal
C. Lead Inspector
D. Deputy Marshal - ✔✔Fire Marshal
✔✔Because they are extremely unsafe and unreliable, _________________________
may not be used as any part of a means of egress in new construction.
A. Internal fire escape stairs
B. Outside fire slides
C. External fire escape stairs
D. None of the above - ✔✔External fire escape stairs
✔✔Circle some of the duties of an inspector
A) Handle citizen complaints related to fire and life safety
B) Interpret and apply adopted codes and standards
C) Interrogate citizens for not getting a permit
D) A and B - ✔✔A and B
✔✔What is an advantage of performance-based standards?
A) Performance-based standards specify exactly what techniques and materials are
required for compliance.
B) Performance-based standards require significant technical expertise to implement.
C) Performance-based standards allow for flexibility in meeting needs of AHJ, owners
and insurance companies.
D) Performance-based standards do not require frequent inspections or continued
testing. - ✔✔Performance-based standards allow for flexibility in meeting needs of AHJ,
owners and insurance companies.
✔✔. A ___ is a set of principles, protocols, or procedures that is developed by
committees through a consensus process.
A. code
B. standard
C. regulation
D. legal document - ✔✔standard
