Chapter 1: The Company Officer

Question 1

The transition to the role of_______is one of the most challenging within the fire and emergency services.

Answer 1

Company officer

Question 2

New company officers must?

Answer 2

Understand their positions important.
Know their new responsibilities.
Know their new duties
Act in an ethical manner

Question 3

The company officer performs many functions including, but not limited to.

Answer 3

Providing leadership
Acting as a role model
Giving advice
Evaluating fire fighter performance

Question 4

New company officers need to recognize that they are both supervisors and a______.

Answer 4

Subordinate

Question 5

The company officer and unit members are often the first_______the public will have with the local fire and emergency services.

Answer 5

Direct contact

Question 6

Company officers should fully support their departments___________________.

Answer 6

Mission,vision,and values

Question 7

Officers must learn how much________is legitimately assigned to the position and how to apply it in a fair and equitable manner.

Answer 7

Authority

Question 8

A new officer is challenged to learn, apply, and modeled the following

Answer 8

Leadership
Ethics
Supervision
Responsibility
Authority

Question 9

To successfully enact change new company officers should?

Answer 9

Verbalize personal expectations
Establish priorities
Listen to crew members

Question 10

The following individuals may have certain expectations of a new company officer

Answer 10

Family members
Former peers and firefighters
Administrators
Public

Question 11

In order to take advantage of the opportunities that becoming an officer provides, a new company officer should try to do the following

Answer 11

Make informed decisions, be decisive
Project a command presence
Develop an appropriate leadership style
Live in Lee by a personal and professional code of ethics

Question 12

The following is a list of people and groups to who company officers are responsible to.

Answer 12

Subordinates
Chain of command
Organization
Public
Profession
Family
Themselves

Question 13

The categories of duties for all levels, as listed in NFPA 1021 are?

Answer 13

Community and government relations
Administration
Inspection and investigation
Emergency service delivery
Health and safety

Question 14

Level one fire officers, company officers must be able to perform the following human resources management duties

Answer 14

Assign task
Provide company level training activities
Provide effective supervision for both emergency and nonemergency activities

Question 15

Level one officers may also be assigned a fire and life safety inspections. To conduct these inspections officers must?

Answer 15

• Understand building
• Understand and apply the jurisdiction building and fire codes
• Identify types of hazards and fire protection systems
• Apply fire and life safety regulations to all types of occupancy’s

Question 16

A level one fire officer may also supervise salvage and overhaul operations at incidents that involve criminal activity, such as acts of terrorism or illegal drug laboratories. At these incidents, officers should?

Answer 16

• Notify the appropriate law enforcement agency
• Designate the scene as a crime scene
• Secure the scene until fire investigation personal arrive

Question 17

A person who leads or direct a unit

Answer 17

Leader

Question 18

Individual who accomplishes organizational objectives still affective and efficient handling of material in human resources.

Answer 18

Manger

Question 19

A person who is responsible for directing the performance of other people or employees

Answer 19

Supervisor

Question 20

What’s is NFPA 1021?

Answer 20

Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.

Question 21

Which individuals may not realize that added responsibility may result in more work time And that their expectations of time and attention from the new company officer may prove to be unrealistic?

Answer 21

Family members