Engineer Competencies

Question 1

How many competencies are there?

Answer 1

12

Question 2

• Read, gather, and interpret data from gauges and instruments.
• Locate, recall, and use proven formulas to process data.

Answer 2

Arithmetic

Question 3

• Comprehend and apply fire service hydraulics.
• Perform computations using field hydraulics formulas, combined with data from gauges.
• Ensure safe, effective pressures are delivered to the nozzle.

Answer 3

Mathematics and Hydraulics

Question 4

• Know service areas and familiar with driving routes and area features, landmarks, and layouts.
• Know departments mission, vision, and values.
• Know and apply policies, procedures, expectations, operating manuals, and laws.
• Know and understand rig’s systems: computer, alarms, gauges, lights, tools, technology, and equipment.

Answer 4

Acquiring and interpreting information

Question 5

• Effectively set up, use and maintain the readiness of app, and associated tools, technology, and equipment.
• Timely and accurate rig checks.
• troubleshoot effectively , know remedies for malfunctions, faults, and failures.

Answer 5

Applies and maintains apparatus, tools, technology, and equipment.

Question 6

• Informed and active decision maker based on mission, vision, values, policy, and procedures.
• Consider intended and unattended consequences of decisions.
• Continually assess, the best approach, set priorities, and react well to changing circumstances.
• Take ownership of issues.

Answer 6

Decision making/ reasoning

Question 7

• Excellent communicators.
• Use active listening and effective speaking skills to receive, send, and clarify communication.
• Gather info to understand concerns of the team, members, citizens, and others.
• Communicate honestly, openly, and to the point.

Answer 7

Effective Communication

Question 8

• Keep there word, speak the truth, and exemplify department values.
• Thoroughly and accurately perform their duties, admit and correct mistakes immediately.
• Stewards of the public’s trust, protecting people, environment, and property.
• Actions and words protect the reputation, and effectiveness of the dept.
• Choose ethical courses of action even when difficult, unpopular, or unseen.
• Appropriately challenge and report unethical behavior or decisions.

Answer 8

Integrity, honesty, and ethics

Question 9

• Effectively apply problem solving strategies in emergent and non-emergent circumstances.
• Identify and take ownership of problems.
• Prepared through study and research.
• Seek advice, analyze alternatives, generate solutions, and implement them in a timely manner.
• Know what to take on and what to send up the chain.
• Bring solutions when presenting a problem to others.
• Work to prevent problems or mitigate their impact. -

Answer 9

Problem solving

Question 10

• Self-motivated to fulfill the departments mission, vision and values.
• Strive to exceed expectations and always work towards the improvement of the department.
• Follow rules, policies and guidelines of the dept.
• Report to work on time, ready and equipped to perform their duties.
• Quick to start and complete tasks on time.
• Inspire confidence, and exemplify credibility.
• Accountable for actions and outcomes, ensuring the highest quality of work.

Answer 10

Responsibility and commitment

Question 11

• Understand and apply safe work practices.
• Accountable for the safety of others.
• Know and follow all safety policies and guidelines.
• Anticipate and mitigate risk by knowing their job, equipment, and crew well.
• Excellent situational awareness.
• Know response routes and risks associated with each.
• Glean valuable info from prior incidents.

Answer 11

Safety

Question 12

• Life long learner focused on personal and professional improvement.
• Evaluate own performance and behavior effectively and actively seek self improvement.
• Set and achieve measureable goals.
• Take appropriate classes, study trade publications, and access other resources to be best informed in profession.
• Self-motivated, seek feedback, accept constructive coaching and mentoring, and adjust course as needed.
• Self-control, self-confidence, self-reliance, and self-discepline.

Answer 12

Self-management

Question 13

• Trustworthy team member who know and understand the multiple teams the belong to and serve.
• Team success ahead of own interest.
• Willing and enthusiastically participate in team activities and training.
• Promote team goals and help the team and individuals succeed.
• Recognize achievements of team and members.

Answer 13

Teamwork (participation)