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The NYS BEFO Exam 2025 PDF is a comprehensive resource designed for both career and volunteer firefighters, focusing primarily on structural firefighting. This updated version provides a complete set of questions and correct answers, making it an essential guide for exam preparation. The document covers a variety of topics relevant to the duties and responsibilities of firefighters, including detailed descriptions of different window types such as horizontal sliding, awning, jalousie, and pivoting windows. Additionally, it explains structural components like joists, lightweight wood trusses, gusset plates, rafters, and non-load bearing walls. Students will also find critical information about fire behavior, such as the incipient stage of burning, flashover, and the concept of fuel load. The PDF outlines various classes of fires, including Class A for common combustibles, Class B for flammable liquids and gases, Class C for live electrical equipment, Class D for combustible metals, and Class K for cooking oils and fats. It also delves into fire-resistant construction types, detailing Type I fire-resistant structures and Type II non-combustible constructions.

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NYS BEFO Exam 2025 (Actual Exam) |
Complete Questions and Correct
Answers | Updated Version | Just
Released

A window with two or more slashes in which one moves horizontally within the
window frame. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Horizontal Sliding




A window that has one or more top hinged, outward-swinging sashes. The
arrangement permits the window to be open during rain. Hopper windows are
similar to this window except that they are hinged at the bottom. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Awning




A window that includes a large number of narrow over lapping glass sections
swinging outward ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Jalousie




A window that swings outward at the top or bottom and slides upward or
downward in grooves. This window usually is operated by a push bar that is
notched to hold the window in place. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Projecting

, A window that has two sashes that can move past each other in a vertical plane. --
-------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Pivoting




Horizontal structural members used to support a ceiling or floor ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Joists




Structural supports constructed of 2 x 3 inch or 2 x 4 inch members connected by
gusset plates ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Lightweight wood truss




Metal or wooden plates used to connect and strengthen the intersections of
metal or wooden truss components roof or floor components into a load-bearing
unit. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Gusset Plate




Inclined beam that supports a roof, runs parallel to the slope of the roof, and to
which the roof decking is attached ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Rafter




Wall, usually interior, that supports only its own weight. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Non-Load bearing wall




Straight ladder with folding hooks at the top end. ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------
--------Roof Ladder

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