TCFP prep questions and answers Newest RATED A+
2025/2026 UPDATED
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
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
,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. l7 l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l D. l7
the lprocess lof ldividing llarge ljobs linto lsmaller ljobs ltolmake lthem lmore lmanageable lis ldescribed las
l?
a. chain lof lcommand
b. division lof llabor
c. span lof lcontrol
d. unity lof lcommand l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l b. ldivision lof llabor
Division lof llabor lis lnecessary lin lthe lfire lservice lin lorder lto?
a. determine lwho lwill lbe lthe lincident lcommander
b. separate lunion land ladministration
c. determine lchain lof lcommand
d. make lspecific land lclear-cut lassignments l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l d. lmake lspecific land lclear-cut
lassignments
One lof lthe lbasic lduties lof lan lengine lcompany lis?
a. attack land lextinguish lfires
b. forcible lentry
c. perform ltechnical lrescue
d. perform lsearch land lrescue l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l a. lattack land lextinguish lfires
In lthe lfire lservice, lthe lbasic ldefinition lof lthe lword lrescue lis l?
2025/2026 UPDATED
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
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
,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. l7 l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l D. l7
the lprocess lof ldividing llarge ljobs linto lsmaller ljobs ltolmake lthem lmore lmanageable lis ldescribed las
l?
a. chain lof lcommand
b. division lof llabor
c. span lof lcontrol
d. unity lof lcommand l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l b. ldivision lof llabor
Division lof llabor lis lnecessary lin lthe lfire lservice lin lorder lto?
a. determine lwho lwill lbe lthe lincident lcommander
b. separate lunion land ladministration
c. determine lchain lof lcommand
d. make lspecific land lclear-cut lassignments l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l d. lmake lspecific land lclear-cut
lassignments
One lof lthe lbasic lduties lof lan lengine lcompany lis?
a. attack land lextinguish lfires
b. forcible lentry
c. perform ltechnical lrescue
d. perform lsearch land lrescue l- lCORRECT lANSWERS l a. lattack land lextinguish lfires
In lthe lfire lservice, lthe lbasic ldefinition lof lthe lword lrescue lis l?
