Ch. 3 the company officer’s role in the organization Flashcards
From that day forward I knew that whatever place I occupied on my departments organizational chart or whatever my job description spelled out as my duties my first and foremost responsibility over all others was.
The safety of the people on my team
There are more than (blank) fire departments in the country.
30000
The list of the largest fire departments in the United States and Canada represent less than 1% of all fire departments, they serve over (blank) percent of the population.
15
Most of America is protected by small fire departments many of them comprised entirely of (blank) members
Volunteer
Most departments are staffed by volunteer members, have one or two pieces of equipment, and serve communities fewer than (blank) people
10,000
Groups exist whenever two or more people share a (blank).
Common goal
Typically (blank) share a common goal have formal rules and have designated leaders.
Groups
NFPA’s estimates that there were approximately (blank) firefighters in the US in 2007.
1,148,800
Of the total number of firefighters 323,350 or (blank) were career firefighters.
28%
Out of the total number of firefighters 825,450 were volunteer firefighters, (blank) percent
72
Most of the career firefighters are in communities that protect (blank) or more people.
25,000
Most of the volunteer firefighters are in departments that protect fewer than (blank) people.
2,500
There are an estimated (blank) fire departments in the US?
30,185
(Blank) are really nothing more than just large groups of people.
Organizations
When studying any organization we should start by looking at the (blank)
Organizational chart
And organizational chart is only a graphic representation of what the organization should look like true or false.
True
The (blank) chart indicates the formal lines of authority and responsibility.
Organizational
(Blank) organizations exist because certain people like certain other people.
Informal
The fire department is a part of (blank) government
Local
(Blank) can be defined as a political organization comprised of individuals and institutions authorized to formulate public policy to improve the public welfare.
Government
(Blank) are empowered to establish and regulate the action of the people within their jurisdiction.
Governments
In a representative organizational chart for a city the (blank) are at the top of the chart.
Citizens
Citizens elect a (blank) to represent them.
Council
The (blank) will select the city manager
Council
The (blank) usually hires their assistant managers and department heads.
City manager
Our governments are built around the (blank).
US Constitution
The constitution authorizes the three branches of the federal government which are
The executive legislative and judicial
The (blank) government provides a variety of services to promote the general welfare of the citizens of the United States.
Federal
The (blank) Government conducts foreign relations, controls foreign and interstate commerce, provides currency, provides for a national defense, and collect taxes to pay for these activities.
Federal
The (blank) branch is compromised of the president and the various departments.
Federal
The (blank) includes the federal emergency management agency, the US fire administration and many other organizations that provide security at the borders and within our home land
Department of homeland security
The (blank) branch of the government is the US Congress, made up of the house of representatives and the Senate.
Legislative
who enacts legislation
Congress
(Blank) that passes both houses of Congress is sent to the president for approval
Legislation
If legislation is approved it becomes (blank)
Law
Booth the equal employment opportunity and the occupational health and safety administration are part of the department of labor, have rules and regulations that affect nearly every workplace and these rules are generally referred to as (blank)
Administrative law’s
Most states are governed by a government that is similar in structure to the (blank) government
Federal
State governments also have a legislative body usually made up of (blank) bodies in a judicial system
Two
Like the federal government the state governments turn many of the details of governance and providing services to the citizens over to (blank) governments
Local
Local governments can enact laws in the form of (blank)
Local ordinances
A (blank) is a law usually found in a municipal code
Local ordinance
The fire department is usually one of the departments of (blank) government
Local
what is the term for That Which must be obeyed subject to sanction or consequences by the government.
A law
The United States (blank) is responsible for passing laws.
Congress
The laws that Congress passes are called (blank)
Statutes
Federal statutes are organized into a large body of laws called the United States (blank)
Code
State legislatures enact laws which are also called statutes or (blank)
General laws
State (blank) must comply with the United States Constitution as well as the state constitution.
Statutes
On the local level, the legislative body of a municipality such as a city or town Council has the authority to pass laws called ( blank)
Ordinances
True or false ordinances must comply with both the state constitution in the United States Constitution.
True
Local ordinances cannot violate any state (blank)
Statues
At the local level what are the five forms of government
Council manager, mayor council, commission, town meeting, and representative town meeting
In the (blank) form of government , the council is the governing body of the city elected by the public, and the manager is hired by the council to carry out its policies
Council manager
In counsel -manager, the council usually consists of 5 to 9 members including a (blank) or council president who is either selected by the council or elected by the people
Mayor
Counsel-manager
The mayor is recognized as the political head of the municipality; however, he or she is also a member of the legislative body and does not have the power to (blank)
Veto
In What form of government does the council provide legislative direction and a manager is responsible for the day today administrative operation of the city.
Council - manager
Council-manager
The (blank) serves as the council’s chief advisor and is responsible for preparing the budget directing day today operations in hiring and firing personnel
Manager
What form of government provides professional leader ship at the highest level and is increasing in popularity
Council -manager
The (blank) form of government is the form that most closely parallels the US federal government with an elected legislature and a separate elected executive.
Mayor -council
Mayor - council
The (blank) duties and powers generally include hiring and firing department heads, preparation and administration of the budget, and in some cases veto power (which may be overriden) over acts of legislature
Mayor’s
The (blank) form of government, characterized by an elected governing board that holds both legislative and executive powers, is the oldest form of government in America.
Commission
The (blank) form of government is a descendent of the old English shire moot county governing board the board is usually comprised of 3 to 5 members although the numbers vary
Commission
Commission form of government
The board of (blank) is the county governing board and it serves as the head of the government.
Commissioners
What form of government is it where in many smaller towns, all the qualified voters of the town gather on a given day to elect a board of officers and to make major policy decisions?
Town meeting
True or false it takes the action of just one house of Congress and the president for legislation to become law?
False
Both
Laws that are passed by both houses of Congress and the president are (blank) laws and they become federal statutes
Statutory
Various departments within the executive branch publish rules and regulations called (blank) laws
Administrative
The 20th century could be called the century of (blank) in American democracy.
Local government
The American system of government is based on a (blank) system which divides the powers of sovereign governance between on the one hand a central or national government and on the other 50 state entities.
Federal
Throughout the 50 states how many large consolidated city/counties are there
27
Who said that local institutions are to liberty what primary schools are to science
Alexis de Tocoqueville
By the end of the 20th century (blank) governments in the United States has become the most trusted level of American government
Local
During the 1900s local governments evolved from holding the dubious distinction of the most troubled component of the American system of governance to becoming the most trusted through the (blank)
Progressive reform movement
Of the progressive reform movement, the development of the (blank) system may have been the most significant step in improving the performance and credibility of local government.
Council -manager system
Council manager communities in the United States elect an average of (blank) councilmembers
6
In appointed manager constantly must be aware that the powers of the local government belong to the (blank)
Council
T or F , an authority or responsibility assigned to the manager by the council or by the citizens through a local charter can be removed at any time , for any reason .
True
In most communities, the citizens perceive their (blank) as their most visible leader.
Mayor
Mayors in council-manager communities fulfill two critical leadership functions which are
Consensus building and guidance
Currently, 3,302 US cities with populations of 25,000 and 371 counties operate under what system of government
Council -manager
Every state has a (blank) that is the basic plan for its government.
Constitution
The (blank) of each state describes the process for making , deleting, or amending the laws.
Constitution
(Blank) is generally transmitted to the legislative body by a group or individual activity, publicity generated by interest groups or power individuals, a crisis generating action, or by personal contact.
The need for making law
A sponser introduces proposed legislation , usually Referred to as a
Bill
Sponsors of bills are usually members of one of the houses of the (blank)
Legislature
After a sponsor proposes a bill the legislative body, the chair assigns the bill to a (blank)
Committee
The (blank) of the committee has considerable discretion on what bills will be considered the order of consideration in the amount of time to debate the merits of the bill.
Chair
Many bills die in (blank)
Committee
Some legislatures have the ability to call the bill out of committee with a (blank)
Super majority
After the third reading the bill is put to a vote if it is adopted the bill is now referred to as an (blank)
Act
