Fire Officer 3rd Edition Chapter 11 Flashcards
Today’s trained and working with the community is in favor of what kind of programs
Community-based local government
The fire department is the second most D centralized and community place function behind with
Schools
What is the best method for preventing fire injuries and deaths
Perfect the fire or at least reduce the severity
What are the four mechanisms for public education program
Goals, objectives, content, and delivery
Depends on resources and circumstances
Want to specialized associations and industry groups have developed national and regional public education programs geared towards meeting local community needs
NFPA USFA
Any smaller apartment who is responsible for the development of new public education programs
Fire officer as a special project
What is used to make it official announcement to the news media for the fire department PIO
Press release
Term
A fire department training program to help citizens understand their responsibilities and preparing for disaster and increase their ability to safely help themselves, their families, and their neighborhood in the first 72 hours of a catastrophe
CERT
Community emergency response team
The characteristics of human populations in population segment, especially when used to it and if I consumer market, generally include age, sex, race, income, education, family status
Demographics
A comprehensive NFPA school based program focused and injury prevention
Risk watch
Forms of Electrical outlets through which usually is create online community/information, ideas, personal messages, and other content
Social media
What are examples of public fire safety education programs
Learn not to burn, risk watch, stop drop and roll, getting to know fire, check your clock change your batteries, fire safety for babysitters, fire safety for seniors, wildland fire prevention programs
Risk watched gives children and families to skills in our lives they need to create safer
Homes and communities
Risk watch involves
Motor vehicle safety,
fire and burned prevention,
choking suffocation in strangulation prevention,
poisoning prevention,
firearms injury prevention, bike and pedestrian safety,
water safety,
natural disasters
Where was CERT first implemented
Los Angeles 1985
What does fire prevention week commemorate
Oct 8
The anniversary of the great Chicago fire 1871
term
Issues that are dressed as a departmental our community level
Systemic needs
NFPA media primer to help fire service Publicize community outreach programs
“Gives her a message out”
NFPA Publication recommends three steps when working with the media
- Build a strong foundation
- Use a proactive out reach
- Use measured responsiveness
What two things have change the nature of the fire service community relationship in many locals
Decay in crime
How often is this census nine
10 years
Term
The characteristics of human population in population segments
Demographics
How can fire officers use demographic information in their communities
To identify days and times when the demand for the fire service will be highest. Serve the community
Educational programs method and specific objectives and program format that matches what three things
Message, audience, available resources
What is the primary goal a fire departments
Save lives and property
When a citizen makes a request that within the five officers Authority, The fire should?
As well as a citizen would like the issue to be forwarded to the next level within the organization
If a citizen complains about personnel where should it be forwarded to
The supervisor of the individual who is involved
What are the steps in general decision making
- Defined the problem
- Generate alternative solutions
- Select a solution
- Implement the solution
- Evaluate the results
In regards to decision-making what two things prepare you as a fire officer into a dinner fied pregnant problems, generate realistic solutions, it’s like the best option
Training and experience
Goals, objectives, content, and delivery mechanisms for fire program education vary depending on the fire departments
Resources and circumstances
In education of presentation a successful when it causes
A change in behavior
Fire prevention week has its roots in the
Great Chicago fire
Oct 8 1920
Sunday through Saturday
The first session of CERT course in the FEMA version is
Disaster preparedness
Whittier Narrows earthquake 1987 affected what program (communicate was not prepared)
CERT
When developing an educational program to deliver should follow the how many steps program?
5 step
What area does the CERT program fall in?
CITIZENS CORPS
Has over 2200 programs
How many 2.5 hour 9 hour session does CERT have
- Disaster preparedness
- Fire safety and utility control
- Disaster medical operations one
- Disaster medical operations part two
- Light search and rescue operations
- CERT organization
- Disaster psychology
- Terrorism and CERT
- Course review and disaster simulation
In session 2 of CERT (fire safety and utility control) what is covered?
Fire extinguishers, size up of the situation, control of utilities, extinguishment a small fire
What is the most common method way a officer would appear as an official spokes person
Interview you
When speaking to a reporter do not assume
“Anything is off record”Instead assume everything you say will be Quoted including conversations before and after the interview
2012 NFPA 10 tips to social media
Play in a strategy, commit, be authentic, be current, Be social, maintain quality, Taylor the content to venue Be interested and entertaining, consider timing, track results
