Chapter 04 Leading the Fire Company

Question 1

The process by which a person influences others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it, and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives.

Answer 1

Leadership Defined

Question 2

Beliefs
Values
Ethics
Character
Knowledge
Skills
Hero

Answer 2

Leadership Attributes

Question 3

Tell people to accomplish a task

Answer 3

A Boss

Question 4

Make people want to achieve goals and objectives

Answer 4

A Leader

Question 5

Leaders can be effective only to the extent that others are willing to accept their leadership.

Answer 5

A Leader

Question 6

Has to be both a leader and a follower

Answer 6

A fire officer

Question 7

Iron hand approach. Used when the fire officer needs to maintain high personal control of the group.

Answer 7

Autocratic Leadership

Question 8

Consultative approach. Used when planning a project, developing a daily work plan, planning meals. Can be used when TRT is approaching a difficult type of rescue. Execution of plan often involves autocratic command style.

Answer 8

Democratic Leadership

Question 9

Free-rein style. Effective when working with experienced fire fighters and handling Routine duties.

Answer 9

Laissez-faire leadership

Question 10

Legitimate power, Reward power, expert power, feferent power, coercive power

Answer 10

French and Raven’s power types.

Question 11

The target person believes that the agent has the right to make the request and that the target person has the obligation to comply.

Answer 11

Legitimate Power

Question 12

The target person complies to obtain rewards believed to be controlled by the agent.

Answer 12

Reward Power

Question 13

The target person complies due to a belief that the agent has special knowledge.

Answer 13

Expert Power

Question 14

The target complies due to admiration of or identification with the agent and seeks approval.

Answer 14

Referent Power

Question 15

The target person complies to avoid punishment believed to be controlled by the agent.

Answer 15

Coercive Power

Question 16

Expert and Referent Power

Answer 16

Part of Personal Power

Question 17

Legitimate, reward and coercive power

Answer 17

Part of Positional Power

Question 18

Based on the target’s assessment of the agent’s ability to discover or obtain relevant information rapidly and efficiently.

Answer 18

Information Power

Question 19

Control over the physical environment, technology or organization of work.

Answer 19

Ecological Power

Question 20

T or F
Effective fire officers us a participative for of leadership. The officer must have discretion regarding when, how, and by whom assignments are carried out.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

Allows the officer to make fewer decisions during an emergency

Answer 21

Pre-assignment

Question 22

Reduces unnecessary efforts

Answer 22

Assigning on the scene

Question 23

Needed when immediate action is required

Answer 23

Autocratic leadership