Chapter 1 Me Flashcards
The IAFC calls the fire officer I level a?
In the textbook, the fire officer 1 will be referred as?
Supervising fire officer
Lieutenant
The IAFC calls the fire officer II level a?
In the textbook the fire officer II will be referred to?
Managing officer
Captain
The first paid on call fire department in the United States was established in?
(Paid only when called)
1679 in Boston, Massachusetts
The first organized volunteer fire company was established in?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Benjamin Franklin in 1735
The union fire company was formed in 1735, under the leadership of?
Benjamin Franklin
The chain of command is used to?
Implement department rules, policies and procedures
The national incident management system (NIMS) was established by?
The federal emergency management agency (FEMA) and includes ICS
Most fire department are structured on the basis of 4 management principles. What are they?
- Unity of command
- Span of control
- Division of labor
- Discipline
USDD
The management concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor, and each supervisor answers only to one boss, and so on is?
Unity of command
The maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual is?
Span of control
Usually 3-7 according to chapter 1 pg 12
3-5 according to chapter 7 pg 199
Organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller tasks is?
Division of labor
Guiding and directing fire fighters to do what their fire department expects of them is?
Discipline
Fire officers are managers, what are the 4 functions of management originally identified by Henri Fayol?
- Planning
- Organizing
- Leading
- Controlling
POLC
Developing a scheme, program, or methods that is worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective is?
Planning
Planning includes establishing goals and objectives and then developing a way to meet and evaluate those goals and objectives
Putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured, whole is?
Organizing
Guiding or directing in a course of action is?
Leading
Leadership is a complex process of influencing others to accomplish a task.
Motivating, training, guiding, and directing
Restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting, or overpowering is?
Controlling
What is developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body?
Rules and regulations
What is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions?
Policies
What are written organizational directives that establish or prescribe specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions?
Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
What are a fire officer I administrative duties?
- Record keeping
- Managing projects
- Preparing budget requests
- Initiating and completing station maintenance
- Conducting preliminary accident investigation
What are a fire officer I supervisory duties?
- Making work assignments
- Ensuring health and safety procedures are followed
What are a fire officer I nonemergency duties?
- Developing pre incident plans
- Providing company level training
- Delivering public education programs
- Responding to community inquiries
What are the administrative duties of fire officer II?
Meeting all of fire officer I requirements and
- Evaluating subordinate job performance
- Correcting unacceptable performance
- Completing formal performance appraisals
- Developing a project or divisional budget
What are the nonemergency duties of a fire officer II?
Meeting all of fire officer I requirements and
- Conducting inspections
- Reviewing accident, injury, and exposure reports
- Taking action to prevent reoccurrence
- Developing pre incident plans
- Developing policies and procedures appropriate for level of supervision
- Analyzing reports and data to identify problems, trends, or conditions
- Implementing corrective action
How many fire fighters are there in the United States?
Approximately 1.06 million
In the United States how many firefighters are full time and how many volunteer?
Approximately 30% full time
Approximately 70% volunteers
How many fire departments are there in the United States?
29,819
(16% of the departments paramedic level EMS)
Who imported one of the first hand powered fire engines from England?
George Washington
Before two-way radios and electronic amplification how did chief officers give their orders?
Had to shout commands through his trumpet
(The trumpet remains a symbol of authority)
When were fire insurance companies established?
In England soon after the Great Fire of London in 1666
What is the primary source of revenue for fire departments?
Real estate taxes
The fire service usually draws authority from who?
A government level
Who is accountable for governing the body?
The fire chief
How does a fire protection district operate like a school district?
- Sets tax rate
- Collects taxes
- Issues bonds
The chain of command is used for?
- Used to implement department rules, policies, and procedures
- Enables a fire department to efficiently and effectively fulfill its mission
- Ensures that a given task is carried out uniformly
Who established NIMS?
FEMA and it includes ICS
What is division of labor?
- Breaks down overall strategy into smaller tasks
- Divided into units based on function
- Prevents duplication of job assignments
What is discipline?
- Department establishes guidelines for fire fighters
- Behavioral requirements include following orders from superior officers and performance expectations
- Standard operating procedures
- Corrective disciplines discourage inappropriate behavior
Developing a scheme, program, or method worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective. It includes establishing goals and objectives, then developing a way to meet and evaluate those goals and objectives
Planning
What are short-range, medium-range, and long-range planning?
-Short-range: developing a plan that extends up to year
-Medium-range: covers planning that is 1-3 years in advance
-Long-range: covers events longer than 3 years in advance
- Guiding or directing in a course of action
- A complex process of influencing others to accomplish a task
- Includes motivating, training, guiding, and directing
Leading
Developed by government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law. No room for latitude or discretion.
Rules and regulations
Provide guidelines for present and future actions. Often requires judgement on best course of action within it
Policies
Written organizational directives that establish routine methods to follow for designated operations or actions. Developed within the fire department and approved by the chief. Provides a uniform way to deal with emergency situations.
Standard operating procedures
(Sometimes called standard operating guidelines)
The root cause of almost every labor disturbance is a failure to manage the relationship between what?
Labor and management properly
The intervention of a neutral third party in an industrial dispute is?
Mediation
The largest fire service labor organization in the United States is?
The International Association of Firefighters
Represents 316,000 firefighters and paramedics in the U.S. and Canada
What was the IAFF initial principal objectives?
- Establish the two-platoon/ 12 hour workday schedule
- Ensure that promotions were based on merit
IAFF advocacy has improved?
- Quality of protective clothing
- Safety equipment
- Content of training programs
- Response to addiction and PTSD
- Advanced emergency techniques
Why is the line between labor and management complicated in fire departments?
Because everyone belongs to the same collective bargaining unit
What are the 4 major changes in a fire fighter career?
- Fire fighter completes probation training period
- Fire fighter gets promoted to officer
- Fire fighter gets promoted to chief officer
- Fire fighter retires
Integrity refers to?
A complex system of inherent attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, including honesty
What is ethical behavior?
Decisions and behavior consistent with department values, mission, and code of ethics
Civil rights are established by federal laws enforced in the workplace by?
- The equal employment opportunity commission
- Title VII of the civil rights act of 1964 (with the civil right act of 1991 providing additional compensatory and punitive damages)
A consent decree can require:
- Community outreach
- Job fairs
- Pre-employment preparation
- Peer group coaching
- Meetings with a department representative to determine progress
The unwelcome conduct of supervisors, co-workers, customers, contractors, or anyone else whom the victim interacts on the job, and the unwelcome conduct renders the workplace atmosphere intimidating, hostile, or offensive
Hostile work environment
An employee behavior that requires an immediate corrective action by the supervisor
Actionable items
Equal employment opportunity commission amended sexual harassment guidelines in?
1999
Fighting fires was considered a ______ in early America, and no compensation was provided for such activities
Civic duty
The union fire company was formed in 1735, under the leadership of?
Benjamin Franklin
Who is the leading non-profit membership association that represents the interests of the volunteer fire, EMS, and rescue service?
The national volunteer fire council
(NVFC)
The beginning of the shift report is reported when?
Within the first quarter hour to the battalion chief or district chief
James O. Page made 3 specific recommendations to assist fire officers in training tasks. What are they?
- Develop a personal training library
- Know the neighborhood
- Use problem solving scenarios
There are 2 organizations that offer fire credentialing, they are?
The center for public safety excellence (CPSE)
And the national fire academy
(NFA)
What are 3 areas in which a fire officer shall keep their chief informed
- Progress towards performance goals
- Matters that may cause controversy
- Attitudes and moral
