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b) unity of command
Each employee reporting to just one
supervisor, who in turn moves up the chain
of command, is an example of:
a) span of control
b) unity of command
c) division of labor
d) discipline
b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an atypically stressful event for
signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
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
a) Fire and arson investigator
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
d) Cardiovascular disease
What is the leading cause of firefighter
fatalities?
a) Diabetes
b) Genetic disorders
c) Brain cancer
d) Cardiovascular disease
a) Apparatus must be designed to include seat belts for all occupants
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
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BEFO Final exam b) hearing protection
2025/2026
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
a) providing emergency services to the public
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
a) walk facing oncoming traffic
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
d) Save lives and protect property and the environment
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
c) Fixed lights
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
d) increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
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
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d) Firefighters should always maintain three points of contact when mounting or
dismounting apparatus
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
c) When exiting the cab, backing out can
cause a serious tripping hazard
d) Firefighters should always maintain
three points of contact when mounting or
dismounting apparatus
a) smoke, dangerous gases, and chemicals
Firefighters are at risk of contracting
respiratory diseases such as lung cancer
and COPD because of repeated exposure
to:
a) smoke, dangerous gases, and
chemicals
b) atypically stressful situations
c) chronic infectious diseases
d) high temperatures
c) Cleaning and inspecting ground ladders
Which duty would likely be performed by a
Firefighter I?
a) Maintaining pumping apparatus
b) Supervising a group of new recruits
c) Cleaning and inspecting ground ladders
d) Determining the origin and cause of a
fire
b) the process of dividing large jobs into smaller pieces to make them more
manageable
The division of labor refers to:
a) each employee reporting to just one
supervisor
b) the process of dividing large jobs into
smaller pieces to make them more
manageable
c) the formal line of authority, responsibility,
and communication within an organization
d) an organization's responsibility to
provide leadership
b) Engine company
Which type of specialized fire company is
assigned to a pumping apparatus and
performs suppression duties at structure
fires?
a) Rescue company
b) Engine company
c) Brush company
d) Ladder company
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b) unity of command
Each employee reporting to just one
supervisor, who in turn moves up the chain
of command, is an example of:
a) span of control
b) unity of command
c) division of labor
d) discipline
b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an atypically stressful event for
signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
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
a) Fire and arson investigator
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
d) Cardiovascular disease
What is the leading cause of firefighter
fatalities?
a) Diabetes
b) Genetic disorders
c) Brain cancer
d) Cardiovascular disease
a) Apparatus must be designed to include seat belts for all occupants
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
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BEFO Final exam b) hearing protection
2025/2026
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
a) providing emergency services to the public
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
a) walk facing oncoming traffic
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
d) Save lives and protect property and the environment
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
c) Fixed lights
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
d) increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
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
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d) Firefighters should always maintain three points of contact when mounting or
dismounting apparatus
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
c) When exiting the cab, backing out can
cause a serious tripping hazard
d) Firefighters should always maintain
three points of contact when mounting or
dismounting apparatus
a) smoke, dangerous gases, and chemicals
Firefighters are at risk of contracting
respiratory diseases such as lung cancer
and COPD because of repeated exposure
to:
a) smoke, dangerous gases, and
chemicals
b) atypically stressful situations
c) chronic infectious diseases
d) high temperatures
c) Cleaning and inspecting ground ladders
Which duty would likely be performed by a
Firefighter I?
a) Maintaining pumping apparatus
b) Supervising a group of new recruits
c) Cleaning and inspecting ground ladders
d) Determining the origin and cause of a
fire
b) the process of dividing large jobs into smaller pieces to make them more
manageable
The division of labor refers to:
a) each employee reporting to just one
supervisor
b) the process of dividing large jobs into
smaller pieces to make them more
manageable
c) the formal line of authority, responsibility,
and communication within an organization
d) an organization's responsibility to
provide leadership
b) Engine company
Which type of specialized fire company is
assigned to a pumping apparatus and
performs suppression duties at structure
fires?
a) Rescue company
b) Engine company
c) Brush company
d) Ladder company
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