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What is the definition of a fire and emergency services organization that are not under the jurisdiction of a municipal, county, state/provincial, or federal government?

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Fire District

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What type of organizational structure is defined as having an uninterrupted series of steps or a chain of command?

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Scalar structure

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Because fires and other emergencies do no recognize territorial and legal boundaries, fire and emergency services organizations are often organized across jurisdictional boundaries, some of the more common public jurisdictions that provide fire and emergency service protection include? (6 items)

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Municipal
	County
	Fire district
	State/provincial
	Federal
	Tribal
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What type of decision making model allows for the expeditious handling of most matters?

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Decentralized authority

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What NFPA is titled “Standard for Industrial Fire Brigade Member Professional Qualifications”?

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NFPA 1081

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Who operates fire and emergency services organizations on military installations int he continental US and foreign countries?

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US Department of Defense (DoD)

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County fire and emergency services organizations generally protect large areas of _______ land that contain large populations?

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Unincorporated

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What is the term for the process of going around a link in the chain of command to deal with an issue?

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Sidestepping

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Span of control can vary from ___ to ___ subordinates?

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3-7

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The participating communities, counties, and agencies using the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) agree to what four things?

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Maintain predetermined level of staffing
Use of ICS
Use common terminology and operating procedures
Operate of common radio frequencies

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What type of aid agreement generally involves payment for services provided?

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Outside aid

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MABAS was an agreement between what two states?

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Northern Illinois

Southern Wisconsin

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When was the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) created?

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1996

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What is the second level in local government?

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County

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What type of public jurisdiction fire and emergency services exist to protect federal land and property?

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Federal

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What type of decision making model is used when decisions are made by one person at the top of the structure?

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Centralized authority

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Although each member reports to one supervisor directly every member is still responsible indirectly through the chain of command to who?

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Chief

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How many federally recognized native american tribal governments are within the US?

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562

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What is used to define organizational policy and describe behavioral and performance expectations?

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SOP/SOG’s

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What NFPA is titled “Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades”?

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NFPA 600

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What is the definition of designated geographic area where fire protection is provided, usually though a supporting tax, or an area where fire prevention codes are enforced?

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Fire District

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Which personnel, line or staff, are typically responsible for inspections?

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Line

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What is term that states that each subordinate must have only one supervisor?

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Unity of Command

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Fire Districts can also be known as?

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Fire protection district

Regional fire authority

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Work groups using the division of labor concept can be created based upon the following elements:? (5 items)
``` Type of task Geographical area Time of year or season Available resources Skills specialization ```
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What is the term that relates to the empowered duties of an official to perform certain tasks?
Authority
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Who created Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)?
US congress
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What type of personnel deliver services to the public or external customers? Line or staff personnel?
Line personnel
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Funding for nonprofit fire and emergency services organizations must meet the requirements of what US tax code?
501 (c)(3)
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Aid agreements may be verbal but should be in _____ form?
Written
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What are the three ways the company officer can make the best possible use of available resources?
Protect personnel and equipment Conserve materials and supplies Plans for most cost-effective and efficient use of resources
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Which personnel, line or staff personnel, are typically responsible for investigations?
Line
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What type of aid agreement is reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency, based upon a prearranged agreement?
Mutual Aid
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Mutual aid agreements are generally made upon the request of which agency?
Receiving agency
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Most municipal and fire emergency services organizations follow an organizational structure that reflects the _____ governmental structure?
Local
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What is the term of notifying one’s supervisor that one wishes to take an issue to the supervisor’s supervisor?
Skip level notification
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What is the definition of the national level of governments such as the US and Canada?
Federal
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What type of aid agreement uses reciprocal aid as the payment rather than a money fee?
Mutual aid
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Private emergency services organizations fall into who many categories?
3
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What is the definition of a territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation who rights are defined by a constitution?
State/Provincial
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What term refers to the legal ability of an individual to make and implement decisions for which the individual is held accountable?
Authority
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What are the different types of organizational staffing that emergency and fire services may use?
Career Volunteer Combination Paid on Call
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What type of decision making model basically uses delegation of authority/
Decentralized authority
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What are the three categories of private emergency services organizations?
Industrial fire brigades For Profit Private, Nonprofit
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Fire and emergency services organizations can be classified as either public or private depending on how the organization is _____?
Funded
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What are four other names that can used for tribal people?
First Nations Aboriginals Inuit Metis
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What are the basic principles of organizational structure in fire and emergency service organizations? (6 items)
``` Scalar structure Line and staff personnel Decision-making authority Unity of command Span of control Division of labor ```
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What is the definition that describes the governmental structure of native american and aboriginal peoples of north america?
Tribal
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Generally state/provincial emergency fire suppression companies are organized for what type of fires?
Forest Wildland Urban-interface
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How many type of aid agreements are there?
3
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What type of aid agreement is a written agreement between two or more agencies to automatically dispatch predetermined resources to any fire or other emergency reported in the geographic area covered by the agreement?
Automatic Aid
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What are the two types of decision making models in the fire service?
Centralized authority | Decentralized authority
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How many types of decision making models are there in the fire service?
2
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What type of personnel’s typical functions are training, logistics, and personnel administration? Line or Staff personnel?
Staff personnel
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In most North American public fire and emergency services organizations, the top official is called what?
Fire Chief Chief Commissioner Chief executive officer (CEO)
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What is the functional division of the lowest level of local government?
Municipal
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How many acres of land do the tribal governments in the US live on?
55.7 million acres
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What term refers to the number of subordinates and/or number of functions that one individual can effectively supervise?
Span of control
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What is the definition of a political subdivision of a state, province, or territory for administrative purposes and public safety?
County
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What is the lowest level in local government?
Municipal
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What are the three type of aid agreements?
Mutual Aid Automatic Aid Outside Aid
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In the scalar organizational structure ______ communication at lower organizational levels allows for quicker actions and reactions?
Direct
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What is the common organizational structure used in fire and emergency services?
Scalar structure
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What type of decision making model is used when decisions are made at a lower level with the effects of the decisions reported through the structure?
Decentralized authority
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What is the organizational principle that allows workers to report to more than one supervisor without violating the chain of command principle?
Functional supervision
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What is optimum span of control?
5
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What is the term of the process of providing subordinates with the authority, direction, and resources needed to complete an assignment?
Delegation
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What percent of fire and emergency services organizations are volunteer?
70%
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What does MABAS stand for?
Mutual Aid Box Alarm System
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The primary means of categorizing public fire and emergency services organizations is by the _______ the organization serves?
Jurisdiction
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What definition consists of dividing large jobs into smaller tasks to be assigned to specific individuals?
Division of Labor
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Which personnel, line or staff are typically responsible for training?
Staff
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Order of rank and authority in fire and emergency services is definition of what?
Chain of command
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What are the several ways in which emergency services organizations may be organized to achieve their assigned goals: Career, volunteer, combination, _______, and _______?
Public | Private
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What type of personnel provide support to the internal customers? line or staff personnel?
Staff personnel
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What type of decision making model works well in very small organizations or an individual fire company?
Centralized authority
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The US Fire Administration (USFA) provides training courses for all paid, volunteer, and combination/composite organizations through what two agencies?
National Fire Academy (NFA) | Emergency Management Institute (EMI)

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