TCFP Firefighter III Chapters 18-21

TCFP Firefighter I/II Chapters 18-21 Test A personnel accountability report is commonly performed in which situation?

Select one:

• As each resource checks in to the command post
• Upon activation of a low-air alarm
• Upon entry of a company into the hazardous area
• Upon occurrence of an unplanned event - ANSWER
• Upon occurrence of an unplanned event

After company officers carry out a PAR, what do they do next?

Select one:

• Check the air status of all personnel within the company
• Resume operations
• Send the passport to the command post
• Report the results to the incident commander - ANSWER
• Report the results to the incident commander

What do company officers do when the incident commander requests a personnel accountability report (PAR)?

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• Report with the company to rehab
• Report with the company to the staging area
• Collect the passports from company members
• Physically verify that all assigned members are present - ANSWER
• Physically verify that all assigned members are present

What happens to the personnel accountability passports at the scene of an incident?

Select one:

• They are carried by the company officer
• They are distributed to the company members
• They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry

point

• They are left in the cab of the apparatus to be collected by a designee -

ANSWER C. They are left with a designee at the command post or hazardous area entry point What is the correct procedure when a member of a fire company has to leave a structure to change an air cylinder?

Select one:

• All company members exit together
• Those members who are low on air exit together
• The member and his or her appointed buddy exit
• The member exits alone if he or she can do so safely - ANSWER
• All company members exit together 2 / 4

What is the function of a personnel accountability system?

Select one:

• Prevent freelancing and deviation from SOPs
• Establish and maintain team integrity
• Organize resources into divisions, groups, and crews
• Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident -

ANSWER D. Track the location and assignments of all personnel at the incident What is the most basic method for staying oriented inside a low-visibility environment?

Select one:

• Use of a guide rope
• Staying in contact with a wall
• Staying in contact with a partner
• Staying in contact with the hose line - ANSWER
• Staying in contact with the hose line

What is the term for a roll call taken by a supervisor at an emergency incident?

Select one:

• Status and location check
• Resource status report
• Personnel safety check
• Personnel accountability report - ANSWER
• Personnel accountability report 3 / 4

When should you declare a mayday?

Select one:

• When you find a victim and need assistance with the rescue
• When you find yourself in an IDLH atmosphere
• When you have been unable to self-rescue
• As soon as you think you might be in trouble - ANSWER
• As soon as you think you might be in trouble

Which term means that a fire company arrives together, works together, and leaves together?

Select one:

• Team integrity
• Personnel accountability
• Span of control
• Unity of command - ANSWER A.

Team integrity A standard approach to risk-benefit analysis should be incorporated into an

agency's:

Select one:

• incident action plan.
• personnel accountability report.
• mission statement.
• standard operating procedures. - ANSWER
• standard operating procedures.
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