TCFP prep exam questions with correct answers 2026
Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ?
A. the firefighter
B. The company
C. the battalion
D. a platoon/shift - correct answers-B. The company
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501 - correct answers-A. NFPA 1582
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 - 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 allowable by law. - correct answers-B. they consensus documents
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
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. - correct answers-A. SOP's are specific, and
SOG's are not
,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 - correct answers-C. Property conservation
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 - correct answers-C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.13
D. 7 - correct answers-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
d. unity of command - correct answers-b. division of labor
Division of 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 rescue
d. perform search and rescue - correct answers-a. attack and extinguish fires
In the fire service, the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
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 ?
a. Securing a water source
b. deploying hand lines
c. Forcible entry
d. 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
Historically, the standard operating unit of a fire department is ?
A. the firefighter
B. The company
C. the battalion
D. a platoon/shift - correct answers-B. The company
Where are medical requirements for firefighters specified ?
A. NFPA 1582
B. NFPA 1001
C. NFPA 1500
D. NFPA 1501 - correct answers-A. NFPA 1582
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 - 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 allowable by law. - correct answers-B. they consensus documents
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
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. - correct answers-A. SOP's are specific, and
SOG's are not
,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 - correct answers-C. Property conservation
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 - correct answers-C. Unity of command
What is generally the upper limit of span of control ?
a. 25
B. 9
C.13
D. 7 - correct answers-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
d. unity of command - correct answers-b. division of labor
Division of 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 rescue
d. perform search and rescue - correct answers-a. attack and extinguish fires
In the fire service, the basic definition of the word rescue is ?
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 ?
a. Securing a water source
b. deploying hand lines
c. Forcible entry
d. 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
