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NYS BEFO (BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL) EXAMINATION ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
When does splicing covers with watertight joints becomes
necessary?
A. When more than one floor of a fire incident structure is
involved
B. When objects or groupings may be covered easily with
a single cover
C. When objects or groupings are too large to be covered
with a single cover
D. When there are not enough firefighter personnel
available on the scene of the fire incident - Answer-C.
When objects or groupings are too large to be covered
with a single cover
Who is responsible for the authorization of when overhaul
procedures should begin once the fire incident is under
control?
A. Salvage operations team
B. Overhaul operations team
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C. Fire protection engineers and inspection staff members
D. Incident Commander and individual responsible for fire
investigation - Answer-D. Incident Commander and
individual responsible for fire investigation
Control of all evidence must be maintained as part of the
____ required in legal cases.
A. Area of origin
B. Chain of custody
C. Fire investigation
D. Collection of evidence - Answer-B. Chain of custody
Which of the following factors affect the rate and direction
of the spread of exterior fires?
A. Time of day
B. Wind direction
C. Basic fire behavior
D. Unburned materical - Answer-B. Wind direction
Firefighters should keep evidence _____ until investigator
arrives.
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A. Clean
B. Hidden
C. Untouched
D. Under lock and key - Answer-C. Untouched
How are overhaul operations detrimental to an
investigation?
A. It can secure evidence
B. It can destroy evidence
C. It can shelter evidence
D. It can preserve evidence - Answer-B. It can destroy
evidence
Damage caused by fire and smoke is referred to as:
A. Key damage
B. Primary damage
C. Secondary damage
D. Involuntary damage - Answer-B. Primary damage
Special loss-control-related concerns are identified and
addressed:
A. During pre incident planning
NYS BEFO (BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL) EXAMINATION ACTUAL VERIFIED EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
When does splicing covers with watertight joints becomes
necessary?
A. When more than one floor of a fire incident structure is
involved
B. When objects or groupings may be covered easily with
a single cover
C. When objects or groupings are too large to be covered
with a single cover
D. When there are not enough firefighter personnel
available on the scene of the fire incident - Answer-C.
When objects or groupings are too large to be covered
with a single cover
Who is responsible for the authorization of when overhaul
procedures should begin once the fire incident is under
control?
A. Salvage operations team
B. Overhaul operations team
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C. Fire protection engineers and inspection staff members
D. Incident Commander and individual responsible for fire
investigation - Answer-D. Incident Commander and
individual responsible for fire investigation
Control of all evidence must be maintained as part of the
____ required in legal cases.
A. Area of origin
B. Chain of custody
C. Fire investigation
D. Collection of evidence - Answer-B. Chain of custody
Which of the following factors affect the rate and direction
of the spread of exterior fires?
A. Time of day
B. Wind direction
C. Basic fire behavior
D. Unburned materical - Answer-B. Wind direction
Firefighters should keep evidence _____ until investigator
arrives.
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A. Clean
B. Hidden
C. Untouched
D. Under lock and key - Answer-C. Untouched
How are overhaul operations detrimental to an
investigation?
A. It can secure evidence
B. It can destroy evidence
C. It can shelter evidence
D. It can preserve evidence - Answer-B. It can destroy
evidence
Damage caused by fire and smoke is referred to as:
A. Key damage
B. Primary damage
C. Secondary damage
D. Involuntary damage - Answer-B. Primary damage
Special loss-control-related concerns are identified and
addressed:
A. During pre incident planning
