Chapter 1 Flashcards
According to the NFPA, what percentage of ff’s in the U.S. are full time career?
27%
According to the NFPA, how many ff’s are there in the U.S.?
1.1 million
According to the NFPA, what percentage of ff’s in the U.S. are volunteers?
73%
3 out of 4 career ff’s work in communities with populations of ________ or more.
25,000
More than half of the volunteer ff’s in the U.S. work in Fire Dept’s that protect small rural communities with populations of _________ or less.
2,500
When was “the great Chicago fire”?
Oct 8, 1871
How long did the “Great Chicago Fire” burn?
3 days
More than ___________acres burned in the “great Chicago fire”?
2000
How many homes were destroyed in the “great Chicago fire”?
17,000
Chicago suffered over $__________in damage due to the “great Chicago fire”.
2 million
How many people died in the great Chicago fire?
300
How many people were homeless after the great Chicago fire?
90,000
What was the deadliest fire in U.S. history.
The Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire.
During the Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire, a tornado of fire over 1000’ high and ___ miles wide occurred.
5
How many sq. miles burnt during the Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire?
More than 2,400
How many people died in the Peshtigo fire?
More than 2,200
There are approx. how many fd’s in the U.S.?
30,000
In 24 BC, the roman emperor Augustus Caesar created what was the first FD called the familia publica. It was comprised of about 600 _______.
Slaves
In about 60 AD, the Emperor Nero, the corps of vigiles had been created with how many free men?
7000
Where and when was the first documented fire in North America?
Jamestown,VA. 1607
Who established the first fire regulations in North America banning thatched roofs and wood chimneys?
Boston Mass. 1630
The first volunteer fire company was established in Philadelphia (1735), under the leadership of whom?
Benjamin Franklin.
Who developed the first municipal water system?
The Romans
Who imported one of the first fire engines from England and donated it to the Alexandria FD in 1765?
George Washington.
What did Richard Newsham develop in 1720 in London, England?
The first hand powered pumper.
By 1829, more powerful __________ pumpers had been developed.
Steam
who organized the first fire ins company and coined the phrase “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”?
Ben Franklin
George Smith, a New York FF, developed the first one of these in 1817
Fire hydrant
When were “public call boxes” introduced in Washington D.C.?
in the 1850’s & 1860’s
The use of trumpets or bugles to symbolize the rank of chief also signifies the need to do what?
Communicate clearly
What would you use to insure that a given task was carried out in a uniform manner?
Chain of command
What are the four (4) basic organizational principals that most FD’s are structured on the basis of?
Unity of command-only one supervisor
Span of control-max # of personnel or activities, 3-7
Division of labor-breaking down overall strategy into smaller tasks
Discipline-SOP’s
What are the four (4) functions of management?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
Developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective is the definition of what?
Planning
How long is short range planning?
Up to 1 year
How long is medium range planning?
1-3 years
How long is long range planning?
More than 3 years
Putting together into an orderly, functional, & structured whole is the definition of what?
Organizing
Guiding or directing in a corse of action defines what?
Leading
Restraining, regulating, governing, conteracting, or overpowering defines what?
Controlling
