TCFP FIRE INSPECTOR EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
What are some ways to identify a boat? - ANSWER: Hull Identification Number (HIN)
Registration numbers
US Coast Guard documentation numbers
Boat name and hailing port
What are some common ignition sources on a boat? - ANSWER: Open flames
Electrical faults / overloads
Mechanical (bearings, friction)
Hot surfaces (exhaust, cooking, heating)
Boats that are powered by gasoline have similar fuel systems to cars. What are the
two main gasoline fuel systems? - ANSWER: High pressure - fuel injected
Lower pressure - carbuerated
ALSO: Some boats are diesel, or even electric ONLY
What are some cooking fuels found on boats? - ANSWER: LPG
CNG
Solid fuels
Alcohol
Diesel
What are sources of electrical energy on boats? - ANSWER: Batteries
Inverters
Shore power
What are some basic safety concerns when working on a boat? - ANSWER: Confined
spaces
Airborn particles
Fuel leaks
Electricity
Stability
What are some basic concerns for complex investigations? - ANSWER:
Transportation
Equipment
Security
Decon
Environmental
Communications
Sanitation
Trash removal
, Snow & Ice
Lighting
Evidence storage
What are two natural causes of wildfires? - ANSWER: Lighting
Spontaneous heating
What are some human causes of wildfires? - ANSWER: Campsite
Smoking
Debris burning
Glass refraction
Incendiary
Controlled burn
Machines
Railroad
Juveniles
Fireworks
What are some utilities that can cause wildfires? - ANSWER: Electrical
Gas and oil drilling
What are four search patterns? - ANSWER: Segment
Loop
Grid
Lane
What are some types of suppression for wildfires? - ANSWER: Class A foam
Fire breaks
Air drops
Firing out
What are the two main parts of a wildfire? - ANSWER: Head
Heel
What are the three types of winds affecting wildfires? - ANSWER: Meterological
Diurnal
Fire winds
What are some ground fuels? - ANSWER: Duff
Roots
Leaves
Grass
Dead wood
Low brush
What are some aerial fuels? - ANSWER: Tree crowns
Snags
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |AGRADE
What are some ways to identify a boat? - ANSWER: Hull Identification Number (HIN)
Registration numbers
US Coast Guard documentation numbers
Boat name and hailing port
What are some common ignition sources on a boat? - ANSWER: Open flames
Electrical faults / overloads
Mechanical (bearings, friction)
Hot surfaces (exhaust, cooking, heating)
Boats that are powered by gasoline have similar fuel systems to cars. What are the
two main gasoline fuel systems? - ANSWER: High pressure - fuel injected
Lower pressure - carbuerated
ALSO: Some boats are diesel, or even electric ONLY
What are some cooking fuels found on boats? - ANSWER: LPG
CNG
Solid fuels
Alcohol
Diesel
What are sources of electrical energy on boats? - ANSWER: Batteries
Inverters
Shore power
What are some basic safety concerns when working on a boat? - ANSWER: Confined
spaces
Airborn particles
Fuel leaks
Electricity
Stability
What are some basic concerns for complex investigations? - ANSWER:
Transportation
Equipment
Security
Decon
Environmental
Communications
Sanitation
Trash removal
, Snow & Ice
Lighting
Evidence storage
What are two natural causes of wildfires? - ANSWER: Lighting
Spontaneous heating
What are some human causes of wildfires? - ANSWER: Campsite
Smoking
Debris burning
Glass refraction
Incendiary
Controlled burn
Machines
Railroad
Juveniles
Fireworks
What are some utilities that can cause wildfires? - ANSWER: Electrical
Gas and oil drilling
What are four search patterns? - ANSWER: Segment
Loop
Grid
Lane
What are some types of suppression for wildfires? - ANSWER: Class A foam
Fire breaks
Air drops
Firing out
What are the two main parts of a wildfire? - ANSWER: Head
Heel
What are the three types of winds affecting wildfires? - ANSWER: Meterological
Diurnal
Fire winds
What are some ground fuels? - ANSWER: Duff
Roots
Leaves
Grass
Dead wood
Low brush
What are some aerial fuels? - ANSWER: Tree crowns
Snags
