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BEFO FINAL EXAM ALL WITH COMPLETE 400
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c) Fixed lights
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d)
increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
Question: Which statement regarding apparatus safety is accurate?
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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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d) Firefighters should always maintain three points of contact
when mounting or dismounting apparatus
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a) smoke, dangerous gases, and chemicals
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c) Cleaning and inspecting
ground ladders
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Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b) the process
of dividing large jobs into smaller pieces to make them more manageable
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b) unity of command
Question: 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
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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 - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an atypically stressful event
for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a) Fire and arson investigator
Question: What is the leading cause of firefighter fatalities?
a) Diabetes
b) Genetic disorders
c) Brain cancer
d) Cardiovascular disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d) Cardiovascular disease
Question: Which is an apparatus requirement in NFPA 1500?
BEFO FINAL EXAM ALL WITH COMPLETE 400
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c) Fixed lights
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d)
increase the skin's ability to absorb chemicals deposited on it
Question: Which statement regarding apparatus safety is accurate?
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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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d) Firefighters should always maintain three points of contact
when mounting or dismounting apparatus
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a) smoke, dangerous gases, and chemicals
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c) Cleaning and inspecting
ground ladders
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Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b) the process
of dividing large jobs into smaller pieces to make them more manageable
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b) unity of command
Question: 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
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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 - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔b) Officers should monitor their personnel following an atypically stressful event
for signs of posttraumatic stress disorder
Question: 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 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a) Fire and arson investigator
Question: What is the leading cause of firefighter fatalities?
a) Diabetes
b) Genetic disorders
c) Brain cancer
d) Cardiovascular disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d) Cardiovascular disease
Question: Which is an apparatus requirement in NFPA 1500?
