TCFP EXAM 2023/ 2024 UPDATE |
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. To form the corners of the basin when constructing a catchall, the firefighter should lay
ends of the side rolls over at a __________ angle.
A. 180
B. 30
C. 60
D. 90
✓ Answer: 90 degrees
2. What feature is required on a fire department connection that allows a firefighter to
charge the first hose line prior to connecting the second?
✓ Answer: clapper valve
3. Metal ladders that have been exposed to excessive heat should be
✓ Answer: place out of service until tested
4. When inspecting a kernmantle rope, what finding should alert firefighters to possible
damage in the rope?
✓ Answer: depressions of the kern
5. About how much of a kernmantle ropes strength is provided by the mantle?
✓ Answer: 25 - 30%
,6. Another term for safety knot is an
✓ Answer: overhand knot
7. Who should always plan ahead so that there is a fresh or rested crew ready to rotate with
a crew that needs rehabilitation?
✓ Answer: the incident commander
8. What does the automatic number identification feature of enhanced 911 do?
✓ Answer: show the caller's phone number
9. As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below _____ %, unconsciousness can occur
✓ Answer: 9%
10. Which of the following is true regarding personal protective clothing?
✓ Answer: it requires fire fighters to wear the most appropriate ppe
for the hazard they face
11. A cutting torch has a flame temperature of approximately:
✓ Answer: 5,000 degrees farenheit
, 12. Which of the following is not one of the basic types of locks?
A. Mortise
B. Bored
C. Rim
D. Tumbled
✓ Answer: tumbled
13. A fire fighter who is lost in a structure and finds a fire hose should remember?
✓ Answer: male coupling indicates the direction to the exit
14. The reason that ground ladders must be cleaned periodically even if not used at a scene is
that:
✓ Answer: they accumulate dirt from being on the apparatus
15. One way to identify the physical structure of a male coupling is by the:
✓ Answer: lugs on the shank
16. A firefighter without a spanner wrench can usually break a tight coupling if the
___________ method is used
✓ Answer: knee-press
17. Which of the following gases is not produced in fires
✓ Answer: oxygen
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. To form the corners of the basin when constructing a catchall, the firefighter should lay
ends of the side rolls over at a __________ angle.
A. 180
B. 30
C. 60
D. 90
✓ Answer: 90 degrees
2. What feature is required on a fire department connection that allows a firefighter to
charge the first hose line prior to connecting the second?
✓ Answer: clapper valve
3. Metal ladders that have been exposed to excessive heat should be
✓ Answer: place out of service until tested
4. When inspecting a kernmantle rope, what finding should alert firefighters to possible
damage in the rope?
✓ Answer: depressions of the kern
5. About how much of a kernmantle ropes strength is provided by the mantle?
✓ Answer: 25 - 30%
,6. Another term for safety knot is an
✓ Answer: overhand knot
7. Who should always plan ahead so that there is a fresh or rested crew ready to rotate with
a crew that needs rehabilitation?
✓ Answer: the incident commander
8. What does the automatic number identification feature of enhanced 911 do?
✓ Answer: show the caller's phone number
9. As the oxygen supply in any given area falls below _____ %, unconsciousness can occur
✓ Answer: 9%
10. Which of the following is true regarding personal protective clothing?
✓ Answer: it requires fire fighters to wear the most appropriate ppe
for the hazard they face
11. A cutting torch has a flame temperature of approximately:
✓ Answer: 5,000 degrees farenheit
, 12. Which of the following is not one of the basic types of locks?
A. Mortise
B. Bored
C. Rim
D. Tumbled
✓ Answer: tumbled
13. A fire fighter who is lost in a structure and finds a fire hose should remember?
✓ Answer: male coupling indicates the direction to the exit
14. The reason that ground ladders must be cleaned periodically even if not used at a scene is
that:
✓ Answer: they accumulate dirt from being on the apparatus
15. One way to identify the physical structure of a male coupling is by the:
✓ Answer: lugs on the shank
16. A firefighter without a spanner wrench can usually break a tight coupling if the
___________ method is used
✓ Answer: knee-press
17. Which of the following gases is not produced in fires
✓ Answer: oxygen
