1 Intro

Question 1

Three types of duties for a fire officer

Answer 1

Administrative
Nonemergency
Emergency

Question 2

Eight administrative duties

Answer 2

Keeping records
Managing projects
Preparing budget request
Station maintenance
Preliminary investigations
Evaluating correcting performance
Performance appraisals
News releases and reports

Question 3

Seven nonemergency duties

Answer 3

Preincident plans
Company level training
Bed
Community inquiries
Inspections
Reviewing reports
Developing policies procedures

Question 4

10 emergency duties

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Four types of fire service

Answer 5

Fontier no pay
Volunteer paid
Combination Kurt
Career

Question 6

Familia publica

Answer 6

24 BC Roman Emperor a Gustus Caesar

Question 7

Corps of vigilis

Answer 7

60 A.D. the Emperor Nero

Question 8

First documented fire in North America

Answer 8

1607 Jamestown Virginia

Question 9

First fire regulations North America

Answer 9

1630 Boston

Question 10

First organized volunteer fire company

Answer 10

1735

Question 11

Two major fires 1871

Answer 11

Great Chicago fire

Peshtigo Wisconsin

Question 12

The great Chicago fire and peshtigo Wisconsin fire were responsible for

Answer 12

Affected the development of the fire service and fire codes

Question 13

Progression of fire equipment

Answer 13

Buckets
Hand powered
Steam powered
Machine powered
Modern fire apparatus

Question 14

Progression of communications

Answer 14

Fire warden or night watchman
Public call boxes
More immediate and effective systems

Question 15

Major influence of building codes

Answer 15

Insurance industry

Question 16

What governs construction materials

Answer 16

Building codes

Question 17

Tilton fire prevention and safety measures are frequently required by

Answer 17

Building codes

Question 18

Model codes are written by

Answer 18

National organizations

Question 19

Insured houses were decimated with

Answer 19

Firemark

Question 20

Established to help property owners cope with financial loss from fires

Answer 20

Fire insurance companies

Question 21

Fire captains most important resource

Answer 21

Firefighters

Question 22

Four important traits of a firefighter

Answer 22

Knowledgeable wine
Well-trained
Physically capable
Ability determination to attack fire

Question 23

Fire service draws authority from

Answer 23

City or county

Question 24

The Fire Chief is accountable to

Answer 24

The governing body

Question 25

Chain of command creates structure for

Answer 25

Managing the department | Directing fire ground operations

Question 26

What is used to implement department rules policies and procedures

Answer 26

Chain of command

Question 27

Basic organizational principles structure on for management principles

Answer 27

Unity of command Span of control Division of labor Discipline

Question 28

Each firefighter answers to only one supervisor

Answer 28

Unity of command

Question 29

This allows direct route of responsibility from chief to firefighter

Answer 29

Unity of command

Question 30

Maximum number of personnel one can control

Answer 30

Span of control

Question 31

Span of control range and optimum

Answer 31

A range of 3 to 7 with five being ideal

Question 32

The way of organizing and incident

Answer 32

Division of labor

Question 33

This prevents duplication of job assignments

Answer 33

Division of labor

Question 34

This breaks down the overall strategy into smaller tasks

Answer 34

Division of labor

Question 35

A set of guidelines for firefighters

Answer 35

Discipline

Question 36

Discipline can be

Answer 36

Positive or corrective

Question 37

Discipline involves four behaviors

Answer 37

Following orders SOP Suggested operating guidelines Policies

Question 38

Four functions of management

Answer 38

Planning Organizing Leaving Controlling

Question 39

Developing a program to accomplish an objective

Answer 39

Planning

Question 40

Putting resources together into an orderly functional and structural whole

Answer 40

Organizing

Question 41

Guiding or directing a course of action

Answer 41

Leading

Question 42

Restraining regulating governing counteracting or overpowering

Answer 42

Controlling

Question 43

Rules and regulations are developed by

Answer 43

Government or government authorized organizations

Question 44

Rules and regulations have no room for

Answer 44

Latitude or discretion

Question 45

Provide guidelines for present and future actions

Answer 45

Policies

Question 46

These often required judgment on the best course of action

Answer 46

Policies

Question 47

Written org directives that establish routine methods to follow for designated ops/actions

Answer 47

Sop's

Question 48

Sop's developed where

Answer 48

W/I the FD

Question 49

5 challenges for captain

Answer 49

``` Supervision/motivation Increase in non-fire Deteriorating bldgs Related duties Cultural diversity ```

Question 50

Types command in emergency vs non emergency

Answer 50

Rigid and employee empowerment

Question 51

Three most common calls

Answer 51

EMS Activated alarm Investigate odor,hazmat,

Question 52

Primary cause death in fire

Answer 52

Flashover | Collapse

Question 53

Two requirements of a fire officer

Answer 53

Supervise/direct and prioritize/delegate