Fire Officer 1 chapter 1 and 2 Flashcards
Actionable item
Employee behaviour that requires an immediate corrective action by the supervisor
Chain of command
A rank structure spanning the firefighter to fire chief
Discipline
The guidelines that a department sets for firefighters to work within
Division of labour
Breaking down an incident or task into a series of smaller more manageable tasks and assigning personnel to complete tasks
Ethical behaviour
Decisions and behaviour demonstrated by a fire officer that are consistent with the department core values mission statement and value statement
Fire officer 1 and 2 qualifications
NFPA 1021
Level 1 and 2
Incident command system ICS
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
Leadership
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
Leading
Guiding or directing in a course of action
National Fire Protection Association
The association that delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards
Policies
Formal statements that provide guidelines for present and future actions policies often require personnel to make judgments
Span of Control
The maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual usually 3 to 7
Unity of command
The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one designated person
Most fire departments are structured on the basis of four management principles
Unity of command. Span of control. Division of labour. Discipline.
Four functions of management are
Planning, organizing, leading and controlling
Active failures
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
Adaptive leadership
How leaders encourage people to adapt when confronted with problems challenges and changes
Autocratic leadership
A leadership style in which managers make decisions unilaterally without input from subordinates
Crew resource management is?
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
Latent conditions are?
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
Leadership
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
Management
The art of getting things done through and with people in formally organized groups to forecast plan organize command coordinate and control
Naturalistic decision making
A framework of intuitive decision making when operating under limited time uncertainty, high stakes team and orgizational
Personal power
Power that reflects the effectiveness of the individual
