BEFO COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● Which statement about atypically stressful events is accurate?
a) Fire department supervisors must be trained to provide counseling to
individuals who experience atypically stressful events
b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an atypically
stressful event for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
c) CISD remains the most effective means of treating individuals
following an atypical stressful event
d) Individuals should be able to cope with atypically stressful events on
their own
Answer: b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an
atypically stressful event for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
●● Which member of the fire prevention division is tasked with
determining the origin and cause of a fire?
a) Fire and arson investigator
b) Fire and life safety educator
c) Fire department incident safety officer
d) Fire protection engineer
Answer: a) Fire and arson investigator
,●● What is the leading cause of firefighter fatalities?
a) Diabetes
b) Genetic disorders
c) Brain cancer
d) Cardiovascular disease
Answer: d) Cardiovascular disease
●● Which is an apparatus requirement in NFPA 1500?
a) Apparatus must be designed to include seat belts for all occupants
b) Apparatus are required to have seat mounts for SCBA
c) Apparatus are only required to have a seat belt for the driver
d) Apparatus must be replaced every ten years
Answer: a) Apparatus must be designed to include seat belts for all
occupants
●● In order to minimize danger when riding in apparatus, firefighters
should always wear:
a) a personnel tracking device
b) hearing protection
c) a PASS device
d) SCBA
Answer: b) hearing protection
,●● Fire department line personnel are responsible for:
a) providing emergency services to the public
b) repairing broken department apparatus
c) overseeing the department's annual budget
d) organizing personnel medical evaluation records
Answer: a) providing emergency services to the public
●● One way that firefighters can maintain situational awareness at
highway/roadway incidents is to:
a) walk facing oncoming traffic
b) stand by with a charged hoseline
c) use apparatus headlights to warn oncoming traffic
d) wear SCBA during extrication operations
Answer: a) walk facing oncoming traffic
●● What is the overall mission of the fire service?
a) Eliminate the use of unsafe building practices
b) Prevent arson fires by educating the public
c) Provide low-cost emergency services to the public
d) Save lives and protect property and the environment
Answer: d) Save lives and protect property and the environment
, ●● Which type of emergency lights are mounted on a vehicle and are
usually deployed by raising, lowering, and rotating the telescoping poles
to which they are affixed?
a) Auxiliary lights
b) Portable lights
c) Fixed lights
d) Extended lights
Answer: c) Fixed lights
●● Manufactured products affect firefighters' exposure to contaminants,
because they tend to burn at higher temperatures and these higher
temperatures:
a) reduce the amount of chemicals deposited on protective gear
b) decrease the toxic gases and vapors in smoke
c) lessen the likelihood of firefighters being contaminated in most fires
d) increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
Answer: d) increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
●● Which statement regarding apparatus safety is accurate?
a) Passengers must wear firefighting helmets while in the apparatus cab
b) The safest location to mount and dismount apparatus is on the side of
the vehicle exposed to traffic
TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● Which statement about atypically stressful events is accurate?
a) Fire department supervisors must be trained to provide counseling to
individuals who experience atypically stressful events
b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an atypically
stressful event for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
c) CISD remains the most effective means of treating individuals
following an atypical stressful event
d) Individuals should be able to cope with atypically stressful events on
their own
Answer: b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an
atypically stressful event for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
●● Which member of the fire prevention division is tasked with
determining the origin and cause of a fire?
a) Fire and arson investigator
b) Fire and life safety educator
c) Fire department incident safety officer
d) Fire protection engineer
Answer: a) Fire and arson investigator
,●● What is the leading cause of firefighter fatalities?
a) Diabetes
b) Genetic disorders
c) Brain cancer
d) Cardiovascular disease
Answer: d) Cardiovascular disease
●● Which is an apparatus requirement in NFPA 1500?
a) Apparatus must be designed to include seat belts for all occupants
b) Apparatus are required to have seat mounts for SCBA
c) Apparatus are only required to have a seat belt for the driver
d) Apparatus must be replaced every ten years
Answer: a) Apparatus must be designed to include seat belts for all
occupants
●● In order to minimize danger when riding in apparatus, firefighters
should always wear:
a) a personnel tracking device
b) hearing protection
c) a PASS device
d) SCBA
Answer: b) hearing protection
,●● Fire department line personnel are responsible for:
a) providing emergency services to the public
b) repairing broken department apparatus
c) overseeing the department's annual budget
d) organizing personnel medical evaluation records
Answer: a) providing emergency services to the public
●● One way that firefighters can maintain situational awareness at
highway/roadway incidents is to:
a) walk facing oncoming traffic
b) stand by with a charged hoseline
c) use apparatus headlights to warn oncoming traffic
d) wear SCBA during extrication operations
Answer: a) walk facing oncoming traffic
●● What is the overall mission of the fire service?
a) Eliminate the use of unsafe building practices
b) Prevent arson fires by educating the public
c) Provide low-cost emergency services to the public
d) Save lives and protect property and the environment
Answer: d) Save lives and protect property and the environment
, ●● Which type of emergency lights are mounted on a vehicle and are
usually deployed by raising, lowering, and rotating the telescoping poles
to which they are affixed?
a) Auxiliary lights
b) Portable lights
c) Fixed lights
d) Extended lights
Answer: c) Fixed lights
●● Manufactured products affect firefighters' exposure to contaminants,
because they tend to burn at higher temperatures and these higher
temperatures:
a) reduce the amount of chemicals deposited on protective gear
b) decrease the toxic gases and vapors in smoke
c) lessen the likelihood of firefighters being contaminated in most fires
d) increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
Answer: d) increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
●● Which statement regarding apparatus safety is accurate?
a) Passengers must wear firefighting helmets while in the apparatus cab
b) The safest location to mount and dismount apparatus is on the side of
the vehicle exposed to traffic
