Ch 8 Public Fire and Life Safety Education

Question 1

Public fire and life safety education is a dynamic part of what has become distinctively known as:

Answer 1

Community risk reduction

Question 2

Although there are many functions of community risk reduction, _____ and _____in the fire and emergency services must be achieved

Answer 2

• Recognition
• Acceptance of its role

Question 3

Public fire and life safety education is a process of utilizing what three methods?

Answer 3

• Public information
• Public education
• Public relations

PIER

Question 4

The 3 E’s of Prevention

Answer 4

• Engineering
• Education
• Enforcement

Suggested add’l E’s
- Economic impact
- Environmental modification

Question 5

There should be no greater goal for an emergency responder or a fire chief than to accomplish what mission?

Answer 5

The reduction in loss of life and property, as well as the reduction of injuries to the civilian population and to emergency responders

Question 6

The easiest part of establishing a public fire and life safety education program

Answer 6

Acquiring equipment

Question 7

What is generally seen as the most challenging obstacle to overcome when developing public fire and life safety education programs is:

Answer 7

Personnel

(Because of culture and funding)

Question 8

______ consist of agencies, companies, and/or individuals that have a common interest, goal, or mission

Answer 8

Coalitions

Question 9

The internal support of public education is critical. This can be accomplished by using what three rules?

Answer 9

• Must be at the ORGANIZATIONAL level
• Should be built into the MISSION STATEMENT
• Clearly must relate to the DAILY ACTIVITIES that all personnel perform

Question 10

The key to building support for public education is:

Answer 10

Connecting to personnel to the community they serve, and the risks that most civilians and responders face within that community

Question 11

Concerning the three E’s of Prevention: without this E in the residential setting, fire deaths and injuries will remain high

Answer 11

Enforcement

Question 12

Besides the primary benefit of reduction in loss and life of property, as well as injuries, what is another benefit of public fire and life, safety education?

Answer 12

Connection with the community

Question 13

Although identifying the population of a community is important in community risk reduction, knowing this is equally of value.

Answer 13

• Infrastructure
• Geography

Question 14

When selecting an individual as a full-time public fire and life safety educator, these are five things to look for

Answer 14

• Passion and motivation (most
  defining traits)
• Interpersonal dynamics
• Skill to communicate
• Creativity in both traditional and
  non-traditional delivery methods
• Advanced training or degrees in
  education

Question 15

The development of programs that a fire and emergency services agency chooses to implement should be based on what?

Answer 15

The results of community risk identification

Question 16

Some examples of alternative programs that are used with public fire and life safety education:

Answer 16

• Fire safety and severe weather
  emergency trailers
• Bike rodeos
• Child passenger safety seat stations
• Clowns, puppets, robots, and
  dalmatians

A final alternative method is the use of social media and the Internet

Question 17

To develop effective programs, a fire emergency services agency must learn about the community they serve and examine the risks that exist. Developing what is vitally important for any agency?

Answer 17

Community profile

Question 18

Successful programs are those that have multiple methods of being communicated to a general or target audience. Under the PIER model, which part is a necessary aspect of program implementation?

Answer 18

Public information

Question 19

Concerning fire and life safety education programs, many of these programs are considered _____, but measurement is needed to validate a programs effectiveness.

Answer 19

Awareness-only