NYS BEFO Exam (52 Questions) With All
Correct Answers
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, was
developed to provide a consensus standard for an occupational safety and health
program for the fire service. – ANSWER: NFPA 1500
This standard identifies the minimum job performance requirements (JPRs) for
career and volunteer fire fighters whose duties are primarily structural in nature. -
ANSWER: NFPA 1001
At what temperature does steel melt? - ANSWER: Around 1000 Degrees
At what temperature does wood off gas - ANSWER: Around 500 degrees
A rapid transition from the growth stage to the fully developed stage - ANSWER:
flashover
The first stage of the burning process in a confined space in which the substance
being oxidized is producing some heat, but has not spread to other substances, is
known as? - ANSWER: Incipient stage
The total quantity of combustible contents of a building, space or fire area, including
interior finishes - ANSWER: Fuel load
Step-by-step written plan that is closely related to a policy. Procedures help an
organization to ensure that is consistently approaches a task in the correct way, in
order to accomplish a specific objective and comply with a policy. - ANSWER:
Procedure
Rule on how personnel should perform routine functions or emergency operations -
ANSWER: Standard Operating procedure (SOP)
A set of principles, protocols or procedures that explain how to do something or
provide a set of minimum standards to be followed. - ANSWER: Standard
Guide to decision making in an organization - ANSWER: policy
A window with two or more slashes in which one moves horizontally within the
window frame. - ANSWER: Horizontal Sliding
Correct Answers
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program, was
developed to provide a consensus standard for an occupational safety and health
program for the fire service. – ANSWER: NFPA 1500
This standard identifies the minimum job performance requirements (JPRs) for
career and volunteer fire fighters whose duties are primarily structural in nature. -
ANSWER: NFPA 1001
At what temperature does steel melt? - ANSWER: Around 1000 Degrees
At what temperature does wood off gas - ANSWER: Around 500 degrees
A rapid transition from the growth stage to the fully developed stage - ANSWER:
flashover
The first stage of the burning process in a confined space in which the substance
being oxidized is producing some heat, but has not spread to other substances, is
known as? - ANSWER: Incipient stage
The total quantity of combustible contents of a building, space or fire area, including
interior finishes - ANSWER: Fuel load
Step-by-step written plan that is closely related to a policy. Procedures help an
organization to ensure that is consistently approaches a task in the correct way, in
order to accomplish a specific objective and comply with a policy. - ANSWER:
Procedure
Rule on how personnel should perform routine functions or emergency operations -
ANSWER: Standard Operating procedure (SOP)
A set of principles, protocols or procedures that explain how to do something or
provide a set of minimum standards to be followed. - ANSWER: Standard
Guide to decision making in an organization - ANSWER: policy
A window with two or more slashes in which one moves horizontally within the
window frame. - ANSWER: Horizontal Sliding
