Fire Officer 3rd Edition Chapter 14

Question 1

Every fire department has a budget that defines the funds that are available to operate organization for how long?

Answer 1

One year

Question 2

Divided document describes with the revenue comes from(input) and where it goes (output)In terms of

Answer 2

Personnel, operating, and capital expenditures

Question 3

Most Manessa Pallardy government to use a base budget in the financial crisis.

Answer 3

The base budget is the level of finding that would be required to maintain our services at the current authorized levels including adjustment for inflation in salary increases

Question 4

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What depends on the type of organization that operates a fire department and the form a relationship between the organization and the local community

Answer 4

Revenue stream

Question 5

Many volunteer fire departments are organized as non-profit corporations

Answer 5

501c non profit

Question 6

What must be balanced against anticipated revenues a year or more in advance

Answer 6

Planned expenditures

Question 7

Term

What system allows for a member of a fire department to be Custodian I have an amount of cash that is provided by the organization

Answer 7

Petty cash system

Question 8

What typically requires an authorized signature by an official who has control over the budget area for the phones are paid

Answer 8

Purchase order

Question 9

For a purchase that exceeds a Predetermined amount what is required

Answer 9

Requisition order

INSTEAD OF

purchase order

Question 10

What is one of the largest sources of grants for the fire service

Answer 10

Assistant to firefighters grant program

Question 11

The format of the fire department budget should comply with recommendations of the

Answer 11

Government accounting system bored

Question 12

Term

IsThe standards setting agency for a governmental accounting

Answer 12

Governmental accounting standards board

Question 13

In most cases more than what percent of career fire department budget is allocated to salaries and benefits including Fring benefits

Answer 13

90%

Question 14

What covers the basic expenditures that support the day-to-day delivery Municipal services

Answer 14

Operating budget

Question 15

Term

Comprise purchase of durable items that cost more than a predetermined amount and will last for more than one budget year

Answer 15

Capital expenditures

Question 16

Term

A certificate of death issued by the government or corporation

Answer 16

Bond

Question 17

Term

And out of my summary of an estimated or intended expenditure for a given. Along with proposals for financing them

Answer 17

Budget

Question 18

Term

The act of spending money forget his services

Answer 18

Expenditure

Question 19

Term

A special service district create it to finance the fire protection of a designated district

Answer 19

Fire tax district

Question 20

A two person unit they respond still working Internet to track fire fire operating in IDLHEnvironment and monitor the medical status of the members who rotate through the rehab sector during the event

Answer 20

(FGL) Fire ground location program

Question 21

A new program that involves additional employees or a major capital expenditure will require funds that would have to be obtain by

Answer 21

Decrease in revenue or increasing expenditures

Question 22

The United States Census summarizes the source is a state and local government tax revenues how many area

Answer 22

9 areas

Question 23

What are the top 3 area that state and local government generate half of total revenues

Answer 23

General sales and gross receipts taxes

Property taxes

Individual income

Question 24

What are three examples of services that have often been contracted out by local government

Answer 24

Trash pick

School bus

Vehicle fleet maintenance

Question 25

Replacing employees were contracted employees is also referred to as

Answer 25

Privatizing

Question 26

Term

A method of ensuring that there are sufficient funds available on a budget account to cover an estimated amount of purchases

Answer 26

Purchase order

Question 27

Term

When the exact amount is unknown what type of purchase order do you need?

Answer 27

Requisition