CO IFSTA 6TH ED Flashcards
COMPANY OFFICER ROLES
SUPERVISOR
ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE
PUBLIC SERVANT
A NEW OFFICER IS CHALLENGED TO LEARN, APPLY, AND MODEL THE FOLLOWING:
LEADERSHIP ETHICS SUPERVISION RESPONSIBILITY AUTHORITY
TO MANAGE CHANGE A CO MUST
VERBALIZE EXPECTATIONS
ESTABLISH PRIORITIES
LISTEN TO CREW MEMBERS
MANAGER
INDIVIDUAL WHO ACCOMPLISHES ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT HANDLING OF MATERIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES
SUPERVISOR
A PERSON WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF OTHER PEOPLE OR EMPLOY
SCALAR STRUCTURE
CONSISTS OF CHAIN OF COMMAND, UNINTERRUPTED
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO LOWER LEVELS
CENTRALIZED VS DECENTRALIZED AUTHORITY
CENTRALIZED - ONE PERSON MAKES DECISIONS AT THE TOP
DECENTRALIZED - DECISION MAKING IS DELEGATED TO OTHERS (DUPLICATION OF EFFORT MAY OCCUR)
UNITY OF COMMAND
REPORT TO ONE SUPERVISOR
FUNCTIONAL SUPERVISION
REPORT TO MORE THAN ONE SUPERVISOR
SPAN OF CONTROL
3-7, IDEAL 5
SIDESTEPPING
GOING AROUND CHAIN OF COMMAND
DIVISION OF LABOR
DIVIDING LARGE JOBS INTO SMALLER TASKS
AID AGREEMENTS
MUTUAL
AUTOMATIC
OUTSIDE
MUTUAL - UPON REQUEST
AUTOMATIC - DISPATCHED W/O REQUEST
OUTSIDE - PAYMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
SKIP LEVEL NOTIFICATION
NOTIFYING ONE’S SUPERVISOR THAT ONE WISHES TO TAKE AN ISSUE TO THE SUPERVISOR’S SUPERVISOR
LEADERSHIP STYLES AUTOCRATIC DEMOCRATIC LAISSEZ-FAIRE TRANSACTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL
AUTOCRATIC- FOLLOWERS GET NO INPUT
DEMOCRATIC - FOLLOWERS GET INPUT
LAISSEZ-FAIRE - FOLLOWERS ARE LEFT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR THEMSELVES
TRANSACTIONAL - FOLLOWERS HAVE TO ADHERE TO CONSISTENT,, STANDARDIZED PERFORMANCE THAT IS ENFORCED WITH REWARDS AND PUNISHMENT
TRANSFORMATIONAL - FOLLOWERS FOLLOW A VISIONARY LEADER THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CHANGE
ETHICS
SYSTEM OF MORAL PRINCIPLES
PRIORITIES FOR THE UNIT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
ORGANIZATIONAL DUTIES
SMART OBJECTIVES
S - SPECIFIC M - MEASUREABLE A - ACTION ORIENTED R - RELEVANT T - TIME SENSITIVE
STAGES OF BUILDING THE TEAM
FORMING STORMING NORMING PERFORMING ADJOURNING
THE PLANNING PROCESS
IDENTIFY SELECT DESIGN IMPLEMENT EVALUATE
ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION
SENDER MESSAGE RECEIVER INTERFERENCE FEEDBACK
NONVERBAL COMPONENTS
BODY LANGUAGE
VOCAL TONE AND INFLECTION
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
LISTENING COMPONENTS
ATTENDING UNDERSTANDING REMEMBERING EVALUATING RESPONDING
PARTS OF A DOCUMENT
INTRO
BODY
CONCLUSION
PARTS OF A LETTER
HEADING
OPENING
BODY
CLOSING
POLICY VS PROCEDURE
POLICY - USED TO DETERMINE ORGANIZATIONAL DECISION MAKING
PROCEDURE - DETAILED PLAN OF ACTION, STEPS TO FOLLOW
COMMUNICATIONS INTEROPERABILITY
ABILITY FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AT INCIDENTS
FIVE C’S OF RADIO COMMUNICATION
CONCISENESS CLARITY CONTROL CONFIDENCE CAPABILITY
THREE E’S OF SAFETY MODEL
ENGINEERING
EDUCATION
ENFORCEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS
SA HAZARD ID HAZARD CONTROL DECISION POINT EVALUATE
16 FF LIFE SAFETY INITIATIVES
- CULTURAL CHANGE
- ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY
- INTEGRATE RISK MANAGEMENT AT INCIDENTS
- FF EMPOWERED STOP UNSAFE ACTS
- STANDARDS FOR TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, QUALIFICATIONS
- MEDICAL AND PT STANDARDS
- CREATE RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION
- USE TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE HIGH LEVEL HEALTH AND SAFETY
- INVESTIGATE FIRE FATALITIES, INJURIES, NEAR MISS
- GRANT PROGRAMS
- NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE
- NATIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONSE TO VIOLENT INCIDENTS
- FF AND FAMILIES ACCESS TO COUNSELING AND PSYCH SUPPORT
- PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY PROGRAMS
- ENFORCEMENT OF CODES AND INSTALL OF HOME SPRINKLERS
- SAFETY IN DESIGN OF APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT
FOUR STEP METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
PREP
PRESENTATION
APPLICATION
EVALUATION
ORDINANCE
CODE
STANDARD
ORDINANCE - LOCAL OR MUNICIPAL LAW THAT APPLIES TO PERSONS OR THINGS OF LOCAL JURISDICTION.
ACT THAT HAS THE FORCE OF A STATUTE. DIFFERENT FROM LAW, ENACTED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LEGISLATURES
CODE - RULES AND REGS ENACTED BY LAW IN PARTICULAR JURISDICTION. TYPICALLY ADDRESS SINGLE SUBJECT AREA. MECHANICAL, BLDG, ELECTRICAL, FIRE CODE
STANDARD - A SET OF PRINCIPLES OR PROCEDURES THAT EXPLAIN HOW TO DO SOMETHING OR SET MINIMUM STANDARDS TO BE FOLLOWED. NOT REQUIRED BY LAW, ALTHOUGH STANDARDS MAY BE INCORPORATED IN CODES, WHICH ARE LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE.
CONSTRUCTION TYPES TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV TYPE V
TYPE I - FIRE RESISTIVE - ALL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS NON COMBUSTIBLE
TYPE II - NON COMBUSTIBLE - COMPOSED OF MATERIALS THAT WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE SPREAD OR DEVELOPMENT. WILL NOT HOLD UP TO FIRE AS LONG AS TYPE 1
TYPE III - ORDINARY - EXTERIOR WALLS/STRUCTURAL MEMBERS NON COMBUSTIBLE, INTERIOR WALLS, BEAMS, FLOORS, ROOFS CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD. HAVE VOID SPACES
TYPE IV - HEAVY TIMBER - LARGE DIMENSIONAL LUMBER AND LAMINATED WOOD. LACK OF VOID SPACES
TYPE V - WOOD FRAME - LIGHTWEIGHT TRUSSES, I BEAMS
LOCAL ALARM SYSTEM
MAY BE ACTIVATED MANUALLY OR BY SENSOR
ONLY SIGNAL THE PREMISES WHERE THEY ARE INSTALLED
AUXILIARY ALARM SYSTEM
INSTALLED IN BLDG CONNECTED TO MUNICIPAL ALARM BOX THAT TRANSMITS A SIGNAL TO FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION.
REMOTE STATION
CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO COMMUNICATIONS/DISPATCH CENTER. MAY COVER UP TO FIVE BLDGS
PROPRIETARTY ALARM
USED FOR LARGE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (COLLEGES)
ALL ALARMS SENT TO RECEIVING POINT STAFFED BY PERSONNEL
CENTRAL STATION ALARMS
RECEIVING POINT IS NOT ON PREMISES, USUALLY AN ALARM COMPANY
ALARM COMPANY NOTIFIES DISPATCH CENTER
EMERGENCY VOICE/ALARM COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPLEMENTARY SYSTEM INSTALLED ON PREMISES TO GIVE ADDITIONAL INFO TO OCCUPANTS OR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
STANDPIPE AND HOSE SYSTEMS
CLASS 1
CLASS 2
CLASS 3
CLASS 1 - FOR FF, 2 1/2” OUTLETS ON RISER
CLASS 2 - TRAINED OCCUPANTS AND FF. 1 1/2” HOSE AND NOZZLE
CLASS 3 - BOTH 1 1/2” HOSE AND 2 1/2” OUTLETS
SMOKE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SYSTEMS
PRESSURIZATION SYSTEMS
PASSIVE - SMOKE CONTROL BARRIERS W/SUFFICIENT FIRE ENDURANCE TO PROTECT AGAINST FIRE SPREAD
FIRE STOPS, DOOR GASKETS, STAIR AND ELEVATOR VESTIBULES
PRESSURIZATION - USE MECHANICAL FANS AND VENTILATION TO CREATE A PRESSURE DIFFERENCE ACROSS A BARRIER.
SMOKE CONTROL METHODS
ZONED SMOKE CONTROL
DILUTION
EXHAUST METHOD
OPPOSED AIR FLOW METHOD
ZONED SMOKE CONTROL - LIMIT SMOKE MOVEMENT FROM ONE ROOM TO ANOTHER
DILUTION - ATRIUMS, FRESH AIR DILUTES CONTAMINATES
EXHAUST METHOD - MECHANICAL VENTILATION AND PROPERTIES OF SMOKE TO COLLECT AT HIGH POINT
OPPOSED AIR FLOW METHOD - HIGH VELOCITY AIR AIMED AT AREA OF FIRE
ENTRAINMENT
FIRE DRAWS AIR FROM ALL SIDES, DRAWING IN OF AIR COOLS THE PLUME OF HOT GASSES
NEUTRAL PLANE
FIRE BEHAVIOR ASSOCIATED WITH EACH
HIGH
MID NEUTRAL
LOW
HIGH - EARLY STAGES OF FIRE DEVELOPMENT
MID NEUTRAL - ADVANCED GROWTH STAGE, FLASHOVER APPROACHING
LOW - UNDER VENTILATED APPROACHING BACKDRAFT/FLASHOVER, FIRE BELOW YOU (BASEMENT)
FLOW PATH INVOLVES TWO FLOWS? WHAT ARE THEY
UNIDIRECTIONAL - AMBIENT AIR IN AND HOT GASSES OUT
WHAT DETERMINES THE AVAILABLE FLOW PATH?
THE FLOOR PLAN AND OPENINGS IN A STRUCTURE
WIND CAN AFFECT FIRES AT WHAT SPPEDS?
AS LOW AS 10 MPH
