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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Battalion chief

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2
Q

What are developed to provide definite guidelines for

present and future actions?

A

policies

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3
Q

What were the first building codes in ancient Egypt

focused on?

A

Preventing collapse

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4
Q

Which function of management is being used when performing

employee performance appraisals?

A

controlling

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5
Q

What is the maximum span of control recommended by most

experts?

A

five

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6
Q

What was fire fighting considered to be in early America?

A

civic duty

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7
Q

When did the composition of the fire department begin to

change?

A

1960s

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8
Q

How many fire suppression units does the Fire Officer I

supervise?

A

one

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9
Q

At what point in the day is it especially important that

staff is available to respond in a volunteer department

A

day

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10
Q

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

A

24 BC

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11
Q

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

A

Local tax revenues

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12
Q

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

A

Fire chief

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13
Q

Over what amount of time does a long range plan cover

A

3 years

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14
Q

Which is putting resources together into an orderly and structured whole

A

Organizing

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15
Q

Who is usually accountable to the leader of the governing body

A

Fire chief

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16
Q

Which is the deadliest fire in Unite states history

A

Peshtigo, Wisconsin

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17
Q

Which of the following operates much like a school district

A

fire district

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18
Q

What is the staffing challenge in the career department

A

Ensure qualified personnel are covering assigned positions

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19
Q

In 2011 was percent of responses involved actual fires

A

5 percent

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20
Q

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

A

Nonemergency

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21
Q

Which of the following are developed within the fire department

A

SOPs

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22
Q

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

A

EMS calls

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23
Q

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

A

1720

24
Q

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

A

company

25
Q

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

A

Technician

26
Q

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

A

Fire Officer 2

27
Q

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

A

1817

28
Q

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

A

Company officer

29
Q

What is used to prevent duplication of efforts

A

Division of labor

30
Q

Where was the first organized volunteer fire company established

A

Philadelphia

31
Q

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

A

Pull down the building

32
Q

When were the first fire regulations established in the United states

A

1630

33
Q

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

A

Trumpet

34
Q

What led to the need for more formalized training

A

Equipment advancement

35
Q

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

A

Organizational valies

36
Q

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

A

1829

37
Q

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

A

One

38
Q

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

A

Fireofficers

39
Q

When were public call boxes introduced in Washington DC

A

1850s

40
Q

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?

A

31 percent

41
Q

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

A

Combination

42
Q

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

A

Rules

43
Q

Which NFPA standard contains the professional qualifications for fire officers

A

NFPA 1021

44
Q

Unity of command

A

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

45
Q

Span of control

A

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

46
Q

Division of labor

A

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

47
Q

Functions of management

A

Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling

48
Q

NFPA 1001

A

Standard for Fire fighter Professional Qualifications

49
Q

NFPA 1041

A

Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications

50
Q

Away from emergencies, however departments are using the concepts of

A

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

51
Q

Planning

A

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

52
Q

Organizing

A

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

53
Q

Leading

A

Means guiding or directing in course of action

54
Q

Controlling

A

Means restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting, or overpowering

55
Q

Rules and regulations

A
  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
56
Q

Policies

A
  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
57
Q

Standard operating procedures (SOPs)

A
  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

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