BEFO Evaluation #1
1. What is the mission of the fire service?
Ans: Save lives and protect property and the environment from fires and other hazardous situations.
2. In the most common type of fire department organizational structure:
Ans: decisions and information are directed from the fire chief down through the intermediate
levels.
3. Which fire service organizational principle refers to the formal line of authority, responsibility, and
communication within an organization?
Ans: Chain of command
4. Which type of fire department is continually staffed by full-time paid firefighters who typically live
in the station?
Ans: Career
5. The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a:
Ans: Company
6. Which statement describes the difference in the roles of a Fire Fighter I and a Fire Fighter II?
Ans: A Fire Fighter I works under the direct supervision of a Fire Fighter II or company officer.
7. Written regulations such as organization's policies and procedures clarify expectations and:
Ans: delegate authority.
8. Which organization or agency would assist the fire department with incident scene security, crowd
control, and explosives disposal.
Ans: Law enforcement
9. Which duty is a Fire Fighter I expected to perform?
Ans: Forcing entry into a structure
10. Why did the National Fallen Firefighters Association develop the 16 Fire-Fighter Life Safety
Initiatives in 2004?
Ans: Provide the service with a blueprint for making changes
11. What must a fire department's health and safety program address?
1. What is the mission of the fire service?
Ans: Save lives and protect property and the environment from fires and other hazardous situations.
2. In the most common type of fire department organizational structure:
Ans: decisions and information are directed from the fire chief down through the intermediate
levels.
3. Which fire service organizational principle refers to the formal line of authority, responsibility, and
communication within an organization?
Ans: Chain of command
4. Which type of fire department is continually staffed by full-time paid firefighters who typically live
in the station?
Ans: Career
5. The basic unit of firefighting operations is called a:
Ans: Company
6. Which statement describes the difference in the roles of a Fire Fighter I and a Fire Fighter II?
Ans: A Fire Fighter I works under the direct supervision of a Fire Fighter II or company officer.
7. Written regulations such as organization's policies and procedures clarify expectations and:
Ans: delegate authority.
8. Which organization or agency would assist the fire department with incident scene security, crowd
control, and explosives disposal.
Ans: Law enforcement
9. Which duty is a Fire Fighter I expected to perform?
Ans: Forcing entry into a structure
10. Why did the National Fallen Firefighters Association develop the 16 Fire-Fighter Life Safety
Initiatives in 2004?
Ans: Provide the service with a blueprint for making changes
11. What must a fire department's health and safety program address?
