911 Flashcards
Ethics
Showing of moral character
Ethical standards
Set of rules guiding principles governing the conduct of a person or members of a profession
Liability
Legal responsibility for an accident
Vicarious liability
Legal concept that holds someone liable for their actions or inactions or errors
Negligence
Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable resulting in an unintended injury to a person
The four components of negligence
Duty to perform
Breach of duty
Proximate cause
Damages
Gross negligence
Deliberately neglects to perform their prescribed duty, behaves in contrary manners to procedures
Definition of a crime
Any act or omission of an act in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it
Crime includes
Felonies and misdemeanors
A felony may be punishable with
1 or more years or death
Types of civil law
Contract law
Tort law- MOST LIKELY TO AFFECT 911 dispatchers
Property law
Family law
Fire department is segmented in to the following method
Districts
Battalion
Company
Priorities of a fire fighter upon arrival
Rescue
Extinguishment
Exposure
The leading area where fire originates
Lounge area (33% multiple fatality fires)
3 phases of emergency call
MUST KNOW!!!
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Call receiving
Response
Pre-arrival