BEFO Final Exam Actual Exam (2025-2026
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Which member of a fire department's training division is in charge of providing
training for entry level personnel and staff members?
a) Fire protection specialist
b) Fire and life safety educator
c) Instructor
d) Training officer ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Instructor
With regard to facility safety, NFPA 1500:
a) prohibits all tobacco use in the facilities
b) prohibits cleaning PPE inside the facilities
c) requires dedicated workout spaces in career departments
d) requires separate sleeping quarters for officers and firefighters ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------a) prohibits all tobacco use in the facilities
The type of personnel accountability system which provides the greatest level of
safety, but should only be used as a supplemental safety measure, is the:
a) computer-based electronic system
b) PPE tag system
,c) passport system
d) manual reporting system ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) computer-
based electronic system
Which action does NFPA 1500 prohibit while riding in apparatus on the way to an
incident?
a) Wearing SCBA
b) Wearing GPS devices
c) Wearing helmets
d) Using a fire department radio ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Wearing
helmets
Which action would directly promote the National Fallen Firefighters Association
Firefighter Life Safety initiatives?
a) Training every Firefighter I to assume command at smaller incidents
b) Purchasing additional sets of structural PPE for each firefighter in the
department
c) Requiring every new recruit to obtain a bachelor's degree prior to employment
d) Investigating line of duty deaths and near misses in order to revise
departmental safety standards ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Investigating line of duty deaths and near misses in order to revise departmental
safety standards
What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of fire department training programs?
,a) Computer-based training and online evaluation logs
b) A requirement for firefighters to retest for annual recertification
c) A process for evaluating firefighter skills and knowledge
d) Personnel duties assigned prior to training and evaluation ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------c) A process for evaluating firefighter skills and knowledge
What is a medical or physical requirement set forth in NFPA 1500?
a) Individualized nutrition counseling
b) Department-funded tobacco cessation programs
c) Annual medical exams to verify continued fitness
d) Standardized national physical fitness testing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------c) Annual medical exams to verify continued fitness
Which duty would likely be assigned to a Firefighter I?
a) Establishing Incident Command
b) Extricating a victim at a vehicle incident
c) Driving fire apparatus
d) Conducting search and rescue operations as part of a team ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------d) Conducting search and rescue operations as part of a
team
Which scene control zone immediately surrounds the other two zones and
provides an area for staging personnel and portable equipment?
, a) Warm zone
b) Action zone
c) Cold zone
d) Hot zone ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Cold zone
What should be the first priority of firefighters when there are downed high-
voltage power lines?
a) Gather information for the incident report
b) Gather necessary rescue equipment
c) Attempt to rescue victims in the area
d) Contact the electric company to shut off power ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------d) Contact the electric company to shut off power
Which highway/roadway incident hazard would require firefighters in full PPE to
stand by with a charged hoseline?
a) Fuel spill
b) Wreckage debris
c) Downed power line
d) Glass in the roadway ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) Fuel spill
Most fire departments are organized in a series of levels, with the intermediate
levels made up of personnel assigned by:
a) rank and duty
Version) | All Questions and Correct
Answers (Updated Version) | Just Released
Which member of a fire department's training division is in charge of providing
training for entry level personnel and staff members?
a) Fire protection specialist
b) Fire and life safety educator
c) Instructor
d) Training officer ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Instructor
With regard to facility safety, NFPA 1500:
a) prohibits all tobacco use in the facilities
b) prohibits cleaning PPE inside the facilities
c) requires dedicated workout spaces in career departments
d) requires separate sleeping quarters for officers and firefighters ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------a) prohibits all tobacco use in the facilities
The type of personnel accountability system which provides the greatest level of
safety, but should only be used as a supplemental safety measure, is the:
a) computer-based electronic system
b) PPE tag system
,c) passport system
d) manual reporting system ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) computer-
based electronic system
Which action does NFPA 1500 prohibit while riding in apparatus on the way to an
incident?
a) Wearing SCBA
b) Wearing GPS devices
c) Wearing helmets
d) Using a fire department radio ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Wearing
helmets
Which action would directly promote the National Fallen Firefighters Association
Firefighter Life Safety initiatives?
a) Training every Firefighter I to assume command at smaller incidents
b) Purchasing additional sets of structural PPE for each firefighter in the
department
c) Requiring every new recruit to obtain a bachelor's degree prior to employment
d) Investigating line of duty deaths and near misses in order to revise
departmental safety standards ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d)
Investigating line of duty deaths and near misses in order to revise departmental
safety standards
What does NFPA 1500 require to be part of fire department training programs?
,a) Computer-based training and online evaluation logs
b) A requirement for firefighters to retest for annual recertification
c) A process for evaluating firefighter skills and knowledge
d) Personnel duties assigned prior to training and evaluation ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------c) A process for evaluating firefighter skills and knowledge
What is a medical or physical requirement set forth in NFPA 1500?
a) Individualized nutrition counseling
b) Department-funded tobacco cessation programs
c) Annual medical exams to verify continued fitness
d) Standardized national physical fitness testing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------c) Annual medical exams to verify continued fitness
Which duty would likely be assigned to a Firefighter I?
a) Establishing Incident Command
b) Extricating a victim at a vehicle incident
c) Driving fire apparatus
d) Conducting search and rescue operations as part of a team ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------d) Conducting search and rescue operations as part of a
team
Which scene control zone immediately surrounds the other two zones and
provides an area for staging personnel and portable equipment?
, a) Warm zone
b) Action zone
c) Cold zone
d) Hot zone ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c) Cold zone
What should be the first priority of firefighters when there are downed high-
voltage power lines?
a) Gather information for the incident report
b) Gather necessary rescue equipment
c) Attempt to rescue victims in the area
d) Contact the electric company to shut off power ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------d) Contact the electric company to shut off power
Which highway/roadway incident hazard would require firefighters in full PPE to
stand by with a charged hoseline?
a) Fuel spill
b) Wreckage debris
c) Downed power line
d) Glass in the roadway ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a) Fuel spill
Most fire departments are organized in a series of levels, with the intermediate
levels made up of personnel assigned by:
a) rank and duty
