Chapter 1

Question 1

Who is responsible for managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined geographic area

Answer 1

Battalion chief

Question 2

What are developed to provide definite guidelines for

present and future actions?

Answer 2

policies

Question 3

What were the first building codes in ancient Egypt

focused on?

Answer 3

Preventing collapse

Question 4

Which function of management is being used when performing

employee performance appraisals?

Answer 4

controlling

Question 5

What is the maximum span of control recommended by most

experts?

Answer 5

five

Question 6

What was fire fighting considered to be in early America?

Answer 6

civic duty

Question 7

When did the composition of the fire department begin to

change?

Answer 7

1960s

Question 8

How many fire suppression units does the Fire Officer I

supervise?

Answer 8

one

Question 9

At what point in the day is it especially important that

staff is available to respond in a volunteer department

Answer 9

day

Question 10

When was what could be considered the first fire department created which used slaves to watch for and fight fires

Answer 10

24 BC

Question 11

What pays for most career fire departments and supports many volunteer organizations today

Answer 11

Local tax revenues

Question 12

Which of the following positions does the Fire officer IV ten to hold

Answer 12

Fire chief

Question 13

Over what amount of time does a long range plan cover

Answer 13

3 years

Question 14

Which is putting resources together into an orderly and structured whole

Answer 14

Organizing

Question 15

Who is usually accountable to the leader of the governing body

Answer 15

Fire chief

Question 16

Which is the deadliest fire in Unite states history

Answer 16

Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Question 17

Which of the following operates much like a school district

Answer 17

fire district

Question 18

What is the staffing challenge in the career department

Answer 18

Ensure qualified personnel are covering assigned positions

Question 19

In 2011 was percent of responses involved actual fires

Answer 19

5 percent

Question 20

Which type of duty is conducting inspections to identify hazards and address fire code violations

Answer 20

Nonemergency

Question 21

Which of the following are developed within the fire department

Answer 21

SOPs

Question 22

What constitutes the greases amount of responses that the fire department is engaged in

Answer 22

EMS calls

Question 23

When idid hand powered pumpers begin to be used in the fire service

Answer 23

1720

Question 24

What level tasks at the incident scene is the fire officer 1 capable of supervising

Answer 24

company

Question 25

To what level are many police departments training personnel for hazardous materials responses

Answer 25

Technician

Question 26

What is the last level of fire officer that is non chief officer

Answer 26

Fire Officer 2

Question 27

When did George Smith a fire fighter in New York City develop the first fire hydrants

Answer 27

1817

Question 28

Who serves as the staffing coordinator in all types of fire departments

Answer 28

Company officer

Question 29

What is used to prevent duplication of efforts

Answer 29

Division of labor

Question 30

Where was the first organized volunteer fire company established

Answer 30

Philadelphia

Question 31

What was done by colonial fire fathers if the fire was winning

Answer 31

Pull down the building

Question 32

When were the first fire regulations established in the United states

Answer 32

1630

Question 33

What would the fire chief use to communicate commands which later become a symbol of authority

Answer 33

Trumpet

Question 34

What led to the need for more formalized training

Answer 34

Equipment advancement

Question 35

What must be in place to improve ethical choices in the fire services

Answer 35

Organizational valies

Question 36

When were more powerful, steam powered pumpers developed that began to replace the hand powered pumpers

Answer 36

1829

Question 37

How many supervisors will each fire fighter answer to under the paramilitary style of leadership used in the fire department

Answer 37

One

Question 38

Who is often at the front line of ensuring that the fire code are obeyed

Answer 38

Fireofficers

Question 39

When were public call boxes introduced in Washington DC

Answer 39

1850s

Question 40

According to the 2012 snapshot from NFPA approximately what percent of the total number of fire fighters in the United states are full time , career fire fighters?

Answer 40

31 percent

Question 41

In which type of department is a skeleton crew at the ready at all times

Answer 41

Combination

Question 42

What is developed by various government or government authorized organizations to implement a law

Answer 42

Rules

Question 43

Which NFPA standard contains the professional qualifications for fire officers

Answer 43

NFPA 1021

Question 44

Unity of command

Answer 44

is the management concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor and each supervisor answer to one boss

Question 45

Span of control

Answer 45

refers to the maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual (usually three to seven

Question 46

Division of labor

Answer 46

Is a way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller task

Question 47

Functions of management

Answer 47

Planning Organizing Leading Controlling

Question 48

NFPA 1001

Answer 48

Standard for Fire fighter Professional Qualifications

Question 49

NFPA 1041

Answer 49

Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications

Question 50

Away from emergencies, however departments are using the concepts of

Answer 50

Employee empowerment, decentralized decision making, and delegation to fully engage firefighter

Question 51

Planning

Answer 51

Means developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish and objective

Question 52

Organizing

Answer 52

Means putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured whole

Question 53

Leading

Answer 53

Means guiding or directing in course of action

Question 54

Controlling

Answer 54

Means restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting, or overpowering

Question 55

Rules and regulations

Answer 55

1. Developed by government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law 2. No room for latitude or discretion Example: wearing a seat belt when riding in vehicles

Question 56

Policies

Answer 56

1. Provide guidelines for present and future actions 2. Often require judgment on best course of action within the policy 3. Example: maintaining station sidewalk safety in winter

Question 57

Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

Answer 57

1. Written organizational directives that establish routine methods to follow for designated operations or actions 2. Developed within the fire department and approved by the chief of the department 3. Provide a uniform way to deal with emergency situations 4. Example: step-by-step process for vertical ventilation