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Fire Officer 1 chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
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Actionable item

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Employee behaviour that requires an immediate corrective action by the supervisor

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2
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Chain of command

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A rank structure spanning the firefighter to fire chief

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Discipline

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The guidelines that a department sets for firefighters to work within

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Division of labour

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Breaking down an incident or task into a series of smaller more manageable tasks and assigning personnel to complete tasks

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Ethical behaviour

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Decisions and behaviour demonstrated by a fire officer that are consistent with the department core values mission statement and value statement

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Fire officer 1 and 2 qualifications

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NFPA 1021

Level 1 and 2

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Incident command system ICS

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The combination of facilities equipment personnel procedures and communications operating within a common organizational structure that has responsibility for the management of assigned resources to effectively accomplish stated objectives pertaining to an incident or training exercise. NFPA 1006

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Leadership

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A complex process by which a person influences others to accomplish a mission task or objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive

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Leading

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Guiding or directing in a course of action

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National Fire Protection Association

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The association that delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards

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Policies

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Formal statements that provide guidelines for present and future actions policies often require personnel to make judgments

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Span of Control

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The maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual usually 3 to 7

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Unity of command

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The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one designated person

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14
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Most fire departments are structured on the basis of four management principles

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Unity of command. Span of control. Division of labour. Discipline.

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Four functions of management are

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Planning, organizing, leading and controlling

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Active failures

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Unsafe acts committed by the people who are in direct contact with the situation or system that create voids within the defences barriers and safeguards within the safety system that could lead to a loss

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Adaptive leadership

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How leaders encourage people to adapt when confronted with problems challenges and changes

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Autocratic leadership

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A leadership style in which managers make decisions unilaterally without input from subordinates

19
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Crew resource management is?

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A program focused on improved situational awareness sound critical decision making effective communication proper task allocation and successful teamwork and leadership

6 areas - communication skills - teamwork - task allocation- critical decision making- situational awareness - lost incident analysis

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Latent conditions are?

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Pre existing conditions within the safety system defences barriers and safeguards within the safety system that could lead to a loss through provoking errors or weakening system

21
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Leadership

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A complex process by which a person influences others to accomplish a mission task or objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent

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Management

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The art of getting things done through and with people in formally organized groups to forecast plan organize command coordinate and control

23
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Naturalistic decision making

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A framework of intuitive decision making when operating under limited time uncertainty, high stakes team and orgizational

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Personal power

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Power that reflects the effectiveness of the individual

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Positional power

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Power that is defined by the role the individual has within the organization

26
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Recognition primed decision making

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A model of how people make quick effective decisions when faced with complex situations by generating a possible course of action based on intuition

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Situational awareness

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The on going activity of assessing what is going on around you during the complex and dynamic environment of a fire incident NFPA 1410 2015

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Situational leadership

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A leadership approach where a supervisor adjusts the style of leadership to fit the developmental level of subordinates

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Transformational leadership

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Causes change in individuals and social systems creates valuable and positive change

30
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Legitimate power

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Person believes that the agent has the right to make a request and that they have an obligation to comply

31
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Reward Power

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The target person complies to obtain rewards believed to be controlled by the agent

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Expert power

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The target person complies due to belief that agent has special knowledge

33
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Referent power

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The target person complies due to admiration of identification with the agent and seeks approval

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Coercive power

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The target person complies to avalie punishment believed to be controlled by the agent

35
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Personal power includes:

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Expert and referent power, reflects effectiveness of the individual

36
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Positional power

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Role of an individual has within an organization legitimate, reward, and coercive power are 3 examples

37
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Fire Departments are authorized to provide services by

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Local or regional governments AHJ

38
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When one FF answers to one supervisor and sup to one boss this describes?

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Unity of Command

39
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Katz identifies a set of skills that cannot be developed what is it?
Transactional

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Transactional

40
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Follower ship is the process whereby and individual accepts the influence of others to accomplish a common goal

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Yes True

41
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Referent power is when a person believes the supervisor has an obligation to comply

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Yes true

42
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Democratic leadership is found in what management model

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Team

43
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Six steps to maintain Situational Awareness

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Fight the fire
Assess problems in time available
Gather information from all sources
Choose the best option
Monitor results and alter plan as necessary
Beware of situational awareness loss factors

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