TCFP REVIEW 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Telecommunication Device and Teletype are...
Answer: Devices to help hearing-impaired people using telephones.
◉ The most common form of reporting emergencies is by using:
Answer: The telephone system.
◉ What should be used when answering a nonemergency telephone call
in a fire station?
Answer: Your department's standard greeting.
◉ What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the
telephone in a fire department facility?
Answer: That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department.
◉ When answering a telephone call in a fire department facility and
determine that the caller has an emergency, you should?
Answer: Follow your department's standard operating
procedures/standard operating guidelines.
◉ What topic is covered by NFPA 1500?
Answer: Safety programs.
, ◉ Which is important when striving for a professional approach when
speaking on the radio?
Answer: Be polite and to the point.
◉ What is a proper radio procedure for fire personnel?
Answer: Think about what is going to be said prior to transmitting.
◉ When calling a mayday, you should:
Answer: Transmit your location.
◉ Never lay the microphone of your radio on the seat of the apparatus
because:
Answer: It could be keyed accidentally.
◉ Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a
firefighter should:
Answer: Turn up the volume if their voice is naturally soft.
◉ What is the configuration when a fire department switches from a
duplex channel to a simple channel for on scene communications called?
Answer: A talk around channel.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Telecommunication Device and Teletype are...
Answer: Devices to help hearing-impaired people using telephones.
◉ The most common form of reporting emergencies is by using:
Answer: The telephone system.
◉ What should be used when answering a nonemergency telephone call
in a fire station?
Answer: Your department's standard greeting.
◉ What should be on the mind of a firefighter who answers the
telephone in a fire department facility?
Answer: That the firefighter is a representative of the fire department.
◉ When answering a telephone call in a fire department facility and
determine that the caller has an emergency, you should?
Answer: Follow your department's standard operating
procedures/standard operating guidelines.
◉ What topic is covered by NFPA 1500?
Answer: Safety programs.
, ◉ Which is important when striving for a professional approach when
speaking on the radio?
Answer: Be polite and to the point.
◉ What is a proper radio procedure for fire personnel?
Answer: Think about what is going to be said prior to transmitting.
◉ When calling a mayday, you should:
Answer: Transmit your location.
◉ Never lay the microphone of your radio on the seat of the apparatus
because:
Answer: It could be keyed accidentally.
◉ Before transmitting any information over the fire department radio, a
firefighter should:
Answer: Turn up the volume if their voice is naturally soft.
◉ What is the configuration when a fire department switches from a
duplex channel to a simple channel for on scene communications called?
Answer: A talk around channel.
