Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who is responsible for managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined geographic area
Battalion chief
What are developed to provide definite guidelines for
present and future actions?
policies
What were the first building codes in ancient Egypt
focused on?
Preventing collapse
Which function of management is being used when performing
employee performance appraisals?
controlling
What is the maximum span of control recommended by most
experts?
five
What was fire fighting considered to be in early America?
civic duty
When did the composition of the fire department begin to
change?
1960s
How many fire suppression units does the Fire Officer I
supervise?
one
At what point in the day is it especially important that
staff is available to respond in a volunteer department
day
When was what could be considered the first fire department created which used slaves to watch for and fight fires
24 BC
What pays for most career fire departments and supports many volunteer organizations today
Local tax revenues
Which of the following positions does the Fire officer IV ten to hold
Fire chief
Over what amount of time does a long range plan cover
3 years
Which is putting resources together into an orderly and structured whole
Organizing
Who is usually accountable to the leader of the governing body
Fire chief
Which is the deadliest fire in Unite states history
Peshtigo, Wisconsin
Which of the following operates much like a school district
fire district
What is the staffing challenge in the career department
Ensure qualified personnel are covering assigned positions
In 2011 was percent of responses involved actual fires
5 percent
Which type of duty is conducting inspections to identify hazards and address fire code violations
Nonemergency
Which of the following are developed within the fire department
SOPs
What constitutes the greases amount of responses that the fire department is engaged in
EMS calls
When idid hand powered pumpers begin to be used in the fire service
1720
What level tasks at the incident scene is the fire officer 1 capable of supervising
company
To what level are many police departments training personnel for hazardous materials responses
Technician
What is the last level of fire officer that is non chief officer
Fire Officer 2
When did George Smith a fire fighter in New York City develop the first fire hydrants
1817
Who serves as the staffing coordinator in all types of fire departments
Company officer
What is used to prevent duplication of efforts
Division of labor
Where was the first organized volunteer fire company established
Philadelphia
What was done by colonial fire fathers if the fire was winning
Pull down the building
When were the first fire regulations established in the United states
1630
What would the fire chief use to communicate commands which later become a symbol of authority
Trumpet
What led to the need for more formalized training
Equipment advancement
What must be in place to improve ethical choices in the fire services
Organizational valies
When were more powerful, steam powered pumpers developed that began to replace the hand powered pumpers
1829
How many supervisors will each fire fighter answer to under the paramilitary style of leadership used in the fire department
One
Who is often at the front line of ensuring that the fire code are obeyed
Fireofficers
When were public call boxes introduced in Washington DC
1850s
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?
31 percent
In which type of department is a skeleton crew at the ready at all times
Combination
What is developed by various government or government authorized organizations to implement a law
Rules
Which NFPA standard contains the professional qualifications for fire officers
NFPA 1021
Unity of command
is the management concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor and each supervisor answer to one boss
Span of control
refers to the maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual (usually three to seven
Division of labor
Is a way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller task
Functions of management
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling
NFPA 1001
Standard for Fire fighter Professional Qualifications
NFPA 1041
Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications
Away from emergencies, however departments are using the concepts of
Employee empowerment, decentralized decision making, and delegation to fully engage firefighter
Planning
Means developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish and objective
Organizing
Means putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured whole
Leading
Means guiding or directing in course of action
Controlling
Means restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting, or overpowering
Rules and regulations
- Developed by government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law
- No room for latitude or discretion
Example: wearing a seat belt when riding in vehicles
Policies
- Provide guidelines for present and future actions
- Often require judgment on best course of action within the policy
- Example: maintaining station sidewalk safety in winter
Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Written organizational directives that establish routine methods to follow for designated operations or actions
- Developed within the fire department and approved by the chief of the department
- Provide a uniform way to deal with emergency situations
- Example: step-by-step process for vertical ventilation
