Fire Department Organization Flashcards
FIRE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION
What year was BFES Founded and what was if called?
1853, Excelsior Hook and Ladder Division
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What are the 2 Main objectives of the fire service? (2)
- Prevent Fires
2. Reduce loss of life and property if a fire starts
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What are the Divisions of BFES? (6)
- Administration
- Firefighting
- Fire prevention and life safety
- Training
- Apparatus and Maintenance
- Communications
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What are the “Line Divisions”? (2)
- Firefighting
2. Fire prevention and life safety
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What are the “Staff Positions”? (4)
- Administration
- Training
- Apparatus adn Maintenance
- Communications
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What is “Staff Authority”?
Is when one division gives another division advice through the chain of command
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What is “Line Authority”
The term for the authority given to a supervisor to have command and give orders.
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What is “Functional Authority”
Giving a small are of line authority to some one in a staff position (limited in both scope and time)
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What are the organizational guide lines? (5)
- Divide the work
- Provide authority and responsibility
- Maintain unity of command
- Maintain a realistic span of control
- Maintain co-ordination at all levels
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What is the BFES organizational structure?
Mayor - Municipal Council - City Manager - Chief of public services - Fire chief - Deputy chief operations, Deputy chief staff
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What is Communications responsible for?(3)
- Receiving alarms and dispatching apparatus
- Collection and information transfer
- record keeping
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What is A&M responsible for? (4)
- Apparatus and equipment maintenance
- Station maintenance
- station supplies
- equipment and clothing supplies
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What is firefighting responsible for? (10)
- Fire suppression
- Medical assistance
- MVC/MVA
- HAZMAT incidents
- Technical rescue response
- Check calls
- Public relations
- Station and apparatus maintenance
- Preplanning
- training
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What is Training responsible fore?(9)
- Recruit training
- promotional testing
- training record keeping
- Program development
- educational resources
- Officer development
- SOG development
- equipment research
- program coordination
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What is Fire prevention and life safety responsible for?(9)
- Building inspection to enforce the Ontario Fire Code
- Fire investigations
- Public education programs
- Fire extinguisher training
- TAPP-C Program
- Risk watch program
- HOme safe home program
- School safety program
- School evacuation program
