Company Officer

Question 1

Leader

Answer 1

A person who leads or directs a unit

Question 2

Supervisor

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Manager

Answer 3

Individual who accomplishes organizational objectives through effective and efficient handling of material and human resources

Question 4

Chain of Command

Answer 4

Order of rank and authority in the fire and emergency services

Question 5

Authority

Answer 5

Legal ability of an individual to make and implement decisions for which the individual is held accountable

Question 6

Sidestepping

Answer 6

Process of going around a link in the chain of command to deal with an issue

Question 7

Skip Level Notification

Answer 7

Notifying one’s supervisor that one wishes to take an issue to the supervisor’s supervisor

Question 8

Functional Supervision

Answer 8

Organizational principle that allows workers to report to more than one supervisor without violating the unity of command principle

Question 9

Municipal

Answer 9

Functional division of the lowest level of local government

Question 10

Country

Answer 10

Political subdivision of a state for administrative purposes and public safety; also known as Parish

Question 11

Fire District

Answer 11

Designated geographic area where fire protection is provided, usually through a supporting tax, or an area where fire prevention codes are enforced

Question 12

State/Provincial

Answer 12

Territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation whose rights are defined by a constitution

Question 13

Federal

Answer 13

National level of governments

Question 14

Tribal

Answer 14

Governmental structure of Native American and aboriginal Peoples of North America

Question 15

Career Firefighter

Answer 15

Person whose primary employment is as a firefighter

Question 16

Paid-on-Call Personnel

Answer 16

Person who responds to fires and emergencies and is paid for the responses they make on a response-to-response basis

Question 17

Mutual Aid

Answer 17

Reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency, based upon a prearranged agreement

Question 18

Automatic Aid

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Outside Aid

Answer 19

Assistance from agencies, industries, or fire departments that are not part of the AHJ over the incident

Question 20

360-degree Feedback Evaluation

Answer 20

An evaluation method that incorporates feedback from multiple sources