Fire Ofc 1 Flashcards
Which of the four functions of management does the fire officer use to take the available people, equipment, structure, and time and develop them into an orderly functional, and structural unit?
organizing
What roles did the participants in the administrative fire officer survey favor between themselves, their fire officers, and the running of the fire stations?
Chiefs will be available for consultation, but the fire officers will run their stations.
One of Taylor’s four principles was the replace rule-of-thumb work methods with _____
methods based on scientific study of the tasks
According to James Pages, there are three distinct roles a company officer performs as part of his duties. Which of the following is NOT one of those roles?
Friend
What branch of management includes the setting of compensation and benefits?
human resources
What agency enforces the federal laws establishing the civil rights of Americans?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Historically, how did the American fire service originate?
as communities of civilian volunteers
When officers are preparing to present a class on a topic, what/whom should they consult first?
their personal training library
How does diversity affect fire departments?
They should tailor their service to meet the culturally diverse needs of the community.
With ______, the specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that person responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of job assignments.
division of labor
What is one of the recommendations for helping fire officers develop technical competencies within their companies?
Use problem-solving scenarios.
Fire officers should act as if someone is always ___________ when they are out of the station.
documenting their actions
What the primary causes of death to fire fighters operating in a burning structure?
flashover and structural collapse
Which of the four functions of management deals with developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish a objective?
planning
With the invention of technical firefighting equipment, what is the most important resource on a fire scene?
fire fighters
What kind of behavior can be described as consistent with the department’s core values, mission statement, and value statements?
ethical behavior
if fire officers have the authority to solve a given problem that has come up, what should they do about involving their supervisors first?
Nothing, they should go ahead and make a decision.
What is one of the four basic tasks expected of a good fire officer, as reported by the administrative fire officers study?
notifications
Which industry played a major role in the development of the first model building codes?
the insurance industry
Of the following chief officer titles, which is the lowest in rank?
battalion chief
What type of information is included in the first part of a beginning of shift report?
staffing
What type of fire department uses full-time career personnel along with volunteer or paid-on-call personnel to staff the department?
combination
What were building codes originally developed to prevent?
building collapse
Fire fighters who want to initiate a harassment complaint have three methods for doing so. At what level must they first make contact?
It is their choice.