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1 Intro Flashcards

1
Q

Three types of duties for a fire officer

A

Administrative
Nonemergency
Emergency

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2
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Eight administrative duties

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Keeping records
Managing projects
Preparing budget request
Station maintenance
Preliminary investigations
Evaluating correcting performance
Performance appraisals
News releases and reports
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3
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Seven nonemergency duties

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Preincident plans
Company level training
Bed
Community inquiries
Inspections
Reviewing reports
Developing policies procedures
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4
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10 emergency duties

A 
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
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5
Q

Four types of fire service

A

Fontier no pay
Volunteer paid
Combination Kurt
Career

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6
Q

Familia publica

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24 BC Roman Emperor a Gustus Caesar

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7
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Corps of vigilis

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60 A.D. the Emperor Nero

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8
Q

First documented fire in North America

A

1607 Jamestown Virginia

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9
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First fire regulations North America

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1630 Boston

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10
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First organized volunteer fire company

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1735

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11
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Two major fires 1871

A

Great Chicago fire

Peshtigo Wisconsin

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12
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The great Chicago fire and peshtigo Wisconsin fire were responsible for

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Affected the development of the fire service and fire codes

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13
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Progression of fire equipment

A 
Buckets
Hand powered
Steam powered
Machine powered
Modern fire apparatus
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14
Q

Progression of communications

A

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

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15
Q

Major influence of building codes

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Insurance industry

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16
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What governs construction materials

A

Building codes

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17
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Tilton fire prevention and safety measures are frequently required by

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Building codes

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18
Q

Model codes are written by

A

National organizations

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19
Q

Insured houses were decimated with

A

Firemark

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20
Q

Established to help property owners cope with financial loss from fires

A

Fire insurance companies

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21
Q

Fire captains most important resource

A

Firefighters

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22
Q

Four important traits of a firefighter

A

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

23
Q

Fire service draws authority from

A

City or county

24
Q

The Fire Chief is accountable to

A

The governing body

25
Q

Chain of command creates structure for

A

Managing the department

Directing fire ground operations

26
Q

What is used to implement department rules policies and procedures

A

Chain of command

27
Q

Basic organizational principles structure on for management principles

A

Unity of command
Span of control
Division of labor
Discipline

28
Q

Each firefighter answers to only one supervisor

A

Unity of command

29
Q

This allows direct route of responsibility from chief to firefighter

A

Unity of command

30
Q

Maximum number of personnel one can control

A

Span of control

31
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Span of control range and optimum

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A range of 3 to 7 with five being ideal

32
Q

The way of organizing and incident

A

Division of labor

33
Q

This prevents duplication of job assignments

A

Division of labor

34
Q

This breaks down the overall strategy into smaller tasks

A

Division of labor

35
Q

A set of guidelines for firefighters

A

Discipline

36
Q

Discipline can be

A

Positive or corrective

37
Q

Discipline involves four behaviors

A

Following orders
SOP
Suggested operating guidelines
Policies

38
Q

Four functions of management

A

Planning
Organizing
Leaving
Controlling

39
Q

Developing a program to accomplish an objective

A

Planning

40
Q

Putting resources together into an orderly functional and structural whole

A

Organizing

41
Q

Guiding or directing a course of action

A

Leading

42
Q

Restraining regulating governing counteracting or overpowering

A

Controlling

43
Q

Rules and regulations are developed by

A

Government or government authorized organizations

44
Q

Rules and regulations have no room for

A

Latitude or discretion

45
Q

Provide guidelines for present and future actions

A

Policies

46
Q

These often required judgment on the best course of action

A

Policies

47
Q

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

A

Sop’s

48
Q

Sop’s developed where

A

W/I the FD

49
Q

5 challenges for captain

A 
Supervision/motivation
Increase in non-fire
Deteriorating bldgs 
Related duties
Cultural diversity
50
Q

Types command in emergency vs non emergency

A

Rigid and employee empowerment

51
Q

Three most common calls

A

EMS
Activated alarm
Investigate odor,hazmat,

52
Q

Primary cause death in fire

A

Flashover

Collapse

53
Q

Two requirements of a fire officer

A

Supervise/direct and prioritize/delegate

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