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Chapter 2 Flashcards

Organizational structure( ext 34-44 )

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’’’ structure is necessary b/c it permits EFFECTIVE use of resources. Also help provide high level of Organized and efficient services to customers at low cost..

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Organizational

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What are all needed ‘’’ for emergency personal.
Teamwork ,
espirt de corps
quality leadership
personnel development
effective discipline
efficient operations

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attributes

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The ‘’ must insure that org has adequate structure/management system, including ‘‘P,P,R,Rx4 to govern the operation and support mission

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chief
polices, procedures, rules and regs

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All fire and emergency services organization must have some type of ‘’’’ to :
- provide management Framework for the.org
- define how it will Plans and operates to meet mission
- determine how Organizations will Interact with other orgs or gov’t angencies internal and external to the jurisdiction

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formal structure
25

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Basic principles of organizational structure :
SS
L/S
DMA
UOC
SOC
DOL

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  • scalar structure
  • line and staff
  • decision making authority
  • unity of command
  • span of control
  • division of labor
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’’ defined by an uninterrupted series of steps or a chain of command

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Scalar structure p. 26

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who deliver service to the public ( FF)

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Line personal

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Who provide support to the line personal. (logistics, auxiliary, admin)

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Staff personal

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What refers to the legal ability of an individual to make and implement decisions for which the individual is held accountable.

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Authority

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Decisions made by 1 person at the top of structure. ( works well in small orgs such as individual fire company )

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Centralized Authority p. 27

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Accountability for decisions is almost always ‘’

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centralized . Chief – deputy-capt-lt-ff

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Chief is accountable to ‘’

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Adj ( authority having jurisdiction ) and public

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decisions made at low level with the effects of it reported through structure.

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Decentralized authority

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what allows most matters to be handled expeditiously.

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decentralization of authority

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The chief must ensure all members understand the Orgs ‘‘x3
D V G

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direction, values and goals

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Decentraliztion of authority allows most matters to be handled

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expeditiously

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’’ is the process of providing subordinates W/ ‘‘x3 (A,D,R) needed to complete an assignment.

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Delegation
authory, direction and resources

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W/ decentralization of authority What ‘’’ may occur. To avoid this policy must be defined.

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duplication of effort

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When delegating task must make sure FF is ‘’

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capable of do it

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To prepare FF an officers should look for opportunities to C ‘’ FF w/ task to build K,SS,C’’ x3

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challenge
knowledge, skill set and confidence

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When assigning ‘’ Co should :
‘’’ /relationship:goal /objective
support for the successful
time/safety constraints
assignment ‘’’ p. 28

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tasks

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Per the national wild land organizational group field operation guide the 3 essential components of leaders intent are ?
T
P
ES

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  • task- assignment
  • purpose – why needs to be done
  • end state – how situation should look when assignment is successfully done
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reports to 1 and only 1 authority

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Unity of command

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orgs that use UOC provide adequate Direction and accountability creating more ‘‘x2 work environment

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productive and efficient

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Violations of UOC lead to confusion by both ‘’

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subordinates /supervisors

26
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What ‘’ is the path of responsibility from top to bottom

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Chain of command

27
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Sidestepping breaks UOC , but is necessary if

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immediate supervisor is part problem

28
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When a subordinates sidesteps the immediate supervisor and takes a problem to the higher officer what is broken

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unity of command

29
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what can be destructive to Org unity and cohesiveness

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sidestepping

30
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sidestepping could exclude the person best able to solve the problem ??

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immediate supervisor p. 29

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Fo must be ‘‘x3 to handle their Subordinates problems.
W,P,A

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willing , prepared, and able

32
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To reduce sidestepping the chain of command, officers should BE
A
P
TA
FU

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  • be available
  • be proactive
  • take action
  • follow up
33
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what ‘’ is an organizational principle that allows workers to report to more than 1 supervisor

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functional supervision –

34
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What ‘’ is useful when the distinction between line and staff functions are blurred

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Functional supervision

35
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what ‘’ refers to # of subordinates and or # of functions that 1 individuals can effectively supervise

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Span of control

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The national Incident Management system - incident command system ( NIMS-ICS) model is based on a span of control of

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1:3-7 1 supervisor to 3-7 subordinates

37
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NIMS-ICS suggest an optimum ratio

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of 1-5 p. 30

38
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’’’’’ in any given situation include:

Ability and experience of the supervisors/ subordinates
Nature of the task(urgency, conditions, complexity, Rate, similarities/dissimilarities)
Proximity of subordinates to supervisors in each other
ease/Reliability of communication
Consequence of mistakes

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span of control

39
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effective supervison is easier when task are ‘’

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relatively simple

40
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Situations of proper span of control :

CO supervises’’ of 1 company
Strike team leader supervises ‘’ in charge of teams
Division supervisors commands’’

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3 -7 members
the CO
5 strike teams

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However , it can complex when :

Task being preferred are ‘’
Workers level of training is ‘’
Workers are performing ‘’ task
Workers are widely separated from ‘’

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complex
minimal
dissimilar

supervisor and each other

42
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Making every decision in absence of good delegation can quickly become overwhelming and cause’’ x3

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Chaos at the incident
Breakdown in comm
Confused, inefficient operations and perhaps losses of life and property p. 31

43
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dividing large jobs into small ones .

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Division of labor

44
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Fire and Emergency services use ‘’’ to ;

assign responsibility
prevent duplication of effort and
make specific clear cut assignments

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division of labor

45
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Works groups may be created according to ‘‘x5
T
G
TOY
R
S

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  • type of task
  • geographical area
  • time of year
  • reasourse
  • skills specialization
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For division of labor to be effective, all postion within organizations must be

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clearly defined

47
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Skills that require specialized training include

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EMT/Paramedic
Tech rescue
Hazmat

48
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what is key to identifying all skills and knowledge required for that job ?

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Position Analysis

49
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what are critical for personnel to successfully perform their many task

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job analysis /job description

50
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what should be provided so that company personnel are able to perform a variety of task with proficiency?

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cross trainig

51
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Public fire funding Vs private

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taxes /fees vs revenue provided by their parent org, sale of services and contracts p. 32

52
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Private Fire orgs may provide services to general public through ?

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Mutual aid agreements or local AHJ

53
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Jurisdiction has 2 associations?

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  1. response area served by a fire dept
  2. authority that gives the org legal right to exist, provide emergency services and take actions necessary to ensure protection
54
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common public jurisdiction that provides Fire services protection include:
M
FD
F
C
S/P
T

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municipal
fire ditstrict
federal
county
state/provial
tribal p. 33

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