TCFP EXAM STUDY Questions and
Answers
The normal type of sprinkler system used where there is a risk of the system freezing
is a: -
✅Wet System.
In order to help minimize exposures to risk at a structural fire scene, firefighters
should: -
✅Do a risk/benefit analysis for every action.
What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of the fire department training programs? -
✅A process for evaluating firefighter skills & knowledge.
Following each use, the facepiece of a breathing apparatus should be cleaned by: -
✅Washing with a mixture of warm water and approved disinfectant.
If apparatus sirens and noise levels exceed __ Decibels, firefighters should wear
hearing protection -
✅90 Decibels
Manufacturers should provide users of personal protective clothing with what
information? -
✅Cleaning instructions
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) extinguishers are suitable for use on __ fires? -
✅Class A and B
Water type extinguishers exposed to weather below 40 degrees require _ to be
added? -
✅Anti-freeze
Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below _ percent
oxygen? -
✅19.5%
Steel and aluminum cylinders for breathing apparatus should be hydrostatically
tested after each ____ year period -
✅5
Handline streams have flows that discharge: -
✅From 40 to 350 GPM ( 160 to 1 400L/min )
The NIMS-ICS structure was created so that it: -
✅Can be modified based on the incident
Which is an example of a type of informal communication at an incident? -
, ✅Two crew members discussing their assigned duty.
Isolation and protective distances in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
are based on conditions commonly associated with incidents in/at? -
✅In open areas.
A challenge to decon operations is that law enforcement personnel often carry
weapons: -
✅Civilian responders must decon the weapons
To stop or limit the escape or to contain the release of a product either in its original
container or by transferring it to a new one is a goal of ? -
✅Leak control
What does the Golden Rule mean when applied to the fire service? -
✅Treat everyone else if they were a member of your family
NFPA standard for Medical Requirements ? -
✅NFPA 1582
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work? -
✅The tax-paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as __? -
✅Span of control.
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of ___? -
✅Courage.
The upper limit of span of control in a complex, dynamic situation is generally
considered to be __ to 1 -
✅5
NFPA standard for Training and Performance qualifications or Firefighters? -
✅NFPA 1001
NFPA Standards are ____? -
✅Consensus Documents
The individual responsible for the overall management of an incident is the ____? -
✅Incident Commander.
What is the term for acting without a superior's orders or outside of a departments
SOP's? -
✅Freelancing
Which organization developed the Everybody Goes Home program? -
✅National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
If, during training, you observe an unsafe practice, what should you do? -
Answers
The normal type of sprinkler system used where there is a risk of the system freezing
is a: -
✅Wet System.
In order to help minimize exposures to risk at a structural fire scene, firefighters
should: -
✅Do a risk/benefit analysis for every action.
What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of the fire department training programs? -
✅A process for evaluating firefighter skills & knowledge.
Following each use, the facepiece of a breathing apparatus should be cleaned by: -
✅Washing with a mixture of warm water and approved disinfectant.
If apparatus sirens and noise levels exceed __ Decibels, firefighters should wear
hearing protection -
✅90 Decibels
Manufacturers should provide users of personal protective clothing with what
information? -
✅Cleaning instructions
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) extinguishers are suitable for use on __ fires? -
✅Class A and B
Water type extinguishers exposed to weather below 40 degrees require _ to be
added? -
✅Anti-freeze
Atmospheres are classified as oxygen deficient when they fall below _ percent
oxygen? -
✅19.5%
Steel and aluminum cylinders for breathing apparatus should be hydrostatically
tested after each ____ year period -
✅5
Handline streams have flows that discharge: -
✅From 40 to 350 GPM ( 160 to 1 400L/min )
The NIMS-ICS structure was created so that it: -
✅Can be modified based on the incident
Which is an example of a type of informal communication at an incident? -
, ✅Two crew members discussing their assigned duty.
Isolation and protective distances in the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
are based on conditions commonly associated with incidents in/at? -
✅In open areas.
A challenge to decon operations is that law enforcement personnel often carry
weapons: -
✅Civilian responders must decon the weapons
To stop or limit the escape or to contain the release of a product either in its original
container or by transferring it to a new one is a goal of ? -
✅Leak control
What does the Golden Rule mean when applied to the fire service? -
✅Treat everyone else if they were a member of your family
NFPA standard for Medical Requirements ? -
✅NFPA 1582
For whom should fire fighters consider that they work? -
✅The tax-paying citizens
The number of people whom one person can supervise effectively is known as __? -
✅Span of control.
In the fire service, the bugle has become a symbol of ___? -
✅Courage.
The upper limit of span of control in a complex, dynamic situation is generally
considered to be __ to 1 -
✅5
NFPA standard for Training and Performance qualifications or Firefighters? -
✅NFPA 1001
NFPA Standards are ____? -
✅Consensus Documents
The individual responsible for the overall management of an incident is the ____? -
✅Incident Commander.
What is the term for acting without a superior's orders or outside of a departments
SOP's? -
✅Freelancing
Which organization developed the Everybody Goes Home program? -
✅National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF)
If, during training, you observe an unsafe practice, what should you do? -
