1 Intro Flashcards
Three types of duties for a fire officer
Administrative
Nonemergency
Emergency
Two requirements of a fire officer
Supervise/direct and prioritize/delegate
Eight administrative duties
Keeping records Managing projects Preparing budget request Station maintenance Preliminary investigations Evaluating correcting performance Performance appraisals News releases and reports
Seven nonemergency duties
Preincident plans Company level training Bed Community inquiries Inspections Reviewing reports Developing policies procedures
10 emergency duties
Supervising firefighters Initial arriving officer Scene size up IMS Incident action plan Deploying resources Maintaining personnel accountability Preliminary investigations Securing seem to preserve evidence Post incident analysis
Four types of fire service
Fontier no pay
Volunteer paid
Combination Kurt
Career
Familia publica
24 BC Roman Emperor a Gustus Caesar
Corps of vigilis
60 A.D. the Emperor Nero
First documented fire in North America
1607 Jamestown Virginia
First fire regulations North America
1630 Boston
First organized volunteer fire company
1735
Two major fires 1871
Great Chicago fire
Peshtigo Wisconsin
The great Chicago fire and peshtigo Wisconsin fire were responsible for
Affected the development of the fire service and fire codes
Progression of fire equipment
Buckets Hand powered Steam powered Machine powered Modern fire apparatus
Progression of communications
Fire warden or night watchman
Public call boxes
More immediate and effective systems
Major influence of building codes
Insurance industry
What governs construction materials
Building codes
Tilton fire prevention and safety measures are frequently required by
Building codes
Model codes are written by
National organizations
Insured houses were decimated with
Firemark
Established to help property owners cope with financial loss from fires
Fire insurance companies