Ch 1

Question 1

Standard for fire officer professional qualifications.

Answer 1

NFPA 1021

Question 2

First step in a progressive sequence and is generally associated with an officer supervising a single fire company.

Answer 2

Fire officer 1

Question 3

Four management principles:

Answer 3

1. Unity of Command
2. Span of Control
3. Division of Labor
4. Discipline

Question 4

Management concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor and each supervisor answers to only one boss.

Answer 4

Unity of Command

Question 5

Refers to the maximum number of personnel that can be effectively controlled by one individual (usually 3-7).

Answer 5

Span of control

Question 6

A way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller tasks.

Answer 6

Division of labor

Question 7

With _____ __ _______, the specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that person responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of job assignments.

Answer 7

Division of Labor

Question 8

Set of guidelines that a department establishes for fire fighters

Answer 8

Discipline

Question 9

__________ encompasses behavioral requirements, such as always following orders from superior officers and performing up to expectations.

Answer 9

Discipline

Question 10

The four functions of management were originally identified by?

Answer 10

Henry Fayol

Question 11

Four functions of management:

Answer 11

Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling

Question 12

Developing a scheme l, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective.

Answer 12

Planning

Question 13

Short range planning covers a plan that extends up to?

Answer 13

A year

Question 14

Medium range planning

Answer 14

1-3 years

Question 15

Long range planning.

Answer 15

Longer than 3 years.

Question 16

Putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.

Answer 16

Organizing

Question 17

Guiding or directing in a course of action.

The human side of managing.

Answer 17

Leading

Question 18

A complex process of influencing other to accomplish a task.

Answer 18

The act of Leadership

Question 19

Restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting, or overpowering.

Answer 19

Controlling

Question 20

Developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body.

Do not leave any room for latitude or discretion

Answer 20

Rules and Regulations

Question 21

Developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions.

Often require personnel to make judgements and to determine the best course of action within the stated policy.

Answer 21

Policies

Question 22

Written organizational directives that establish or prescribe specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions

Developed w/in thE FD, are approved by the chief of the department, and ensure that all members of the department approach a situation or perform a given task in the same manner.

Answer 22

SOP

Question 23

_______ and _________ ________ are the primary causes of death within a burning structure.

Answer 23

Flashover and structural collapse