Fire Officer Test Questions Flashcards
What is the four step method of instruction?
preparation, presentation, application and evaluation
What will the Company Officer use to deliver required training?
lesson plans
When demonstrating a skill, the instructor should
deliver the skill once at normal speed
What is the first step in conflict resolution?
classify/identify the problem
What is the basis for preventative maintenance?
record keeping
When should the size-up process begin?
pre-planning
What is the second step in the Laymen decision making model?
exposures
What is the purpose of an interview?
to collect useful and accurate information
What are the four steps of the change process?
denial, resistance, exploration and commitment
To understand group dynamics, the Company Officer should look at group members..
on an individual basis
Define an accident
an unplanned, uncontrolled event resulting from unsafe acts
The decision to alert the public to evacuate is often made by the?
Incident Commander
Who must approve requests for after-hour inspections?
Fire Prevention Deputy Chief
Who has the authority to fulfill the evacuation order?
Penal Code 409.5 provides law enforcement and health officers legal authority.
What are the options for disciplinary action?
transfer, written reprimand, reduction in salary, suspend, demote, dismiss.
How many days does a candidate have to review a written examination?
5
Which of the options is not considered a classified employee?
Deputy Chiefs
Employees must file a discrimination complaint to the DFEH within?
one year
FMLA entitles an employee to how many weeks leave time?
12
How long does an employee have to submit a red packet when a job related injury/illness occurs?
24 hours
When is a Form 80 required to be submitted due to illness for 56 hour employees?
more than 2 consecutive shifts
At a high rise incident, where should the command post be located?
minimum of 200 feet from the building
What command channels should be utilized for in-county mutual aid incidents?
command channel of incident owner, XSC command 20, VFire 21
Who is authorized to request an EMS countywide alert?
any emergency service responder
What ICS position is responsible for the ambulance ingress/egress traffic pattern?
Transportation Unit Leader/Group Supervisor
How many patients an be handled by an MPMP Level 1 activation?
less than 10 patients needing transport
After working 72 hours, how many hours must an employee be off before working again?
8
Who must approve personal items stored at fire stations 3o days or less?
The Fire Chief
At what carbon monoxide level may SCBA be removed?
less than 35 ppm.
According to SCCFD rules and regs, when must hearing protection be warned?
noise levels above 85 decibels
What are the two major types of explosions?
mechanical and chemical
How should diagrams be displayed during instruction?
one at a time to reduce confusion
What is the best way to illustrate mechanical or spatial concepts?
a model
What is the most common form of learning in the fire service?
psychomotor
What is a universally available community evaluation tool?
RHAVE. Risk, Hazard and Value Evaluations.
Describe the meaning behind the following: XSC 2301 A
xsc-area, 2- region, 3- area, 01, grouped resource number, A- kind/type
Activation of a portable radio emergency button opens the transmitter for how long?
10 seconds
40 hour employees are allowed to use up to how many hours of sick leave for medical appointments?
10
Who should an employee first discuss a grievance with?
their immediate supervisor
What percentage of fires is contained by one sprinkler head?
90 percent
What percentage of annual fire department responses are for EMS?
70-80 percent
What type of agreement ignores jurisdictional boundaries and sends the closest appropriate fire unit?
Automatic Aid
Under what circumstances may a procedure with a disparate impact be utilized?
When shown to be a job related test
What type of incident is require by law to utilize ICS?
Hazmat incidents
What type of liability is the major issue in Tort liability cases?
negligence
When are employers required to comply with ADA employment regulations?
when the employer has 15 or more full time employees
What is the first step in writing any document?
determine the audience, scope and purpose
When a member of the unit is injured, what is the first duty of the Company Officer?
to provide proper medical treatment
What is the name of the common organizational structure in fire and emergency service?
Scalar
RHAVE is an acronym for?
risk, hazard, and value evaluation
People covered under equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws are referred to as?
members of a protective class
FLSA requires that overtime be paid for hours in excess of?
53 hours
No individual can seek damages for an injury caused by negligent firefighting is known by what rule?
public-duty rule
High risk occupancies include?
shopping malls
The benefit of an activity sheet provides students opportunities to?
use multiple skills while completing activities
The wildland mutual-aid drill is scheduled for what months?
May and Septmember
The minimum GPM flow or a private water tank is ?
200 GPM
How long does a fully charged TIC battery last?
two hours
What equipment makes up a SCC mutual-aid Wildland Task Force?
2 Type 3’s, 2 Type 4’s, 1 water tender, and 1 BC
How long advance notice is needed for more than 3 trades in a row?
1 tour to A1
Paperwork for a Workers Comp claim must be filed within?
24 hours
Spaulding concrete is NOT a sign of…
an accelerant
Visitors to the fire station must leave by
2200 hours
Occupying of beds is restricted to what hours?
2030-0730
What CAL FIRE tac channel is to be used in the Los Altos Hills area?
TAC 2
Who may approve borrowing station equipment?
The station Captain
When is it necessary to take a re-entry test?
when a firefighter has been off line 6 months or longer
Where is the grievance procedure located?
the MOA
For a conversation to work properly, both sender and receiver must agree upon its?
purpose
Nonverbal actions are what percent of the message?
93 percent
the greatest distraction listening while involved in a conversation is?
the listeners inner voice
What is the most common type of consolidation among fire departments?
functional
Which fire department organizational group has the largest number of employees?
a division
Which group proves to be most resistant to change?
mid-managers
What unit of measurement measures the flow of electricity
amps
FMLA and CFRA allow leave of absence not to exceed how many weeks in a rolling 12 month period?
12 weeks
What group often proves most resistant to change?
a unit
How many additional days may be granted by the Fire Chief?
2
The analytical process to successfully conduct a fire investigation is known as
scientific method
When acquiring structures for live fire training, the fire instructor must notify whom?
the water company
Type of test used to certify mastery of subject?
criterion-reference
The process which a person turns thought and mental images into words are referred to as?
encoding
The 4 gas monitor measure what types of gas?
hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, oxygen and flammable ranges.
What organizations supervise the 2in/2out rule?
OSHA, NFPA
Who coordinates national activities and training for the fire service?
United States Fire Administration
Who is responsible to carry out formal discipline?
appointing authority
Threat Zones within Santa Clara County Fire are located where?
300 in the North, 100 in the South
SCC Mutual Aid Overhead Support Team have been identified as (4?)
planning, logistics, safety and staging
Personnel must submit an outside employment form to whom?
Personnel Services Manager
Responses Auto-Aid into Santa Cruz County are emergencies that require?
the use of red lights and sirens
Brush patrol staffing hours are from…
1300hrs to 1900hrs
What written communications does A-staff have to approve?
messages
If 2 or more eligible candidates have the same final score, what shall be used as a tie breaker?
when their completed applications were filed with the department.
Probationary Firefighters will receive an evaluation at what intervals?
At the end of 3,6,9,12, and 15 months. Also 30 days prior to the end of the 18th month.
Unless an emergency, no unauthorized person may ride on the fire engine without permission from…
The Fire Chief or Assistant Chief
Turnouts must be cleaned?
After an exposure or every 6 months
Benefits of instructional media include appealing to the senses AND?…
saving time
A designee from the EMS agency may fill what roles?
Medical Group, Division, or Branch Supervisor or Agency Representative.
Brush Patrol hours are from?
1300hrs-1900hrs
What is the best way to dispel”Grapevine Influence”?
Provide information to prevent rumors.
A critical element which fire departments are traditionally not efficient?
Planning
What is the benefit of Division of Labor?
duplication of efforts
A budget term for a one time, long term purchase?
Capital
The advantage to multiple choice test questions?
It measures complex learning as well as various types of knowledge.
The learning type measured from a lecture?
Cognitive
The primary concern for a company officer at a Hazmat incident?
Their personnel’s protection
A report on condition includes?
Actions taken by the first-in unit
Personnel must submit an outside employment form to whom?
The Personnel Services Manager
IFSTA identifies two or more persons working together on a coordinated effort as a…
Group
What is Span of Control?
The number of subordinates that one person can effectively manage. 3-7.
What is Unity of Command?
Each subordinate must only have one supervisor.
Define “Scalar”
An uninterrupted series of steps or chain of authority.
The most common organizational structure in the fire service.
Which theory promotes the belief that workers are inherently lazy and desire direction?
Theory X
Which theory leads workers to a higher resistance to change?
Theory Z
What is a benefit of Division of Labor?
It prevents duplication of efforts.
What contributes to Mastery of Learning?
Small groups
Life saving skills
The term “Relevance” means?…
How the material relates to the student
The term “Describe” means?…
Reporting of essential characteristics
a job breakdown lists?…
The operation to be done
The key points
A disadvantage of manipulative tests?
very time consuming
A hydrant with its top painted white means?…
It supplies a sprinkler system.
MCI tag colors and their meanings?
Black-decesed
Green-minor
Yellow-delayed
Red-immediate
A Hazmat incident with severe threat to life and property?
Level III
What type is ordinary construction?
Type III
The Fire Investigator checks utilities prior to entry to?…
Eliminate any ignition sources.
Buildings considered LIGHT hazards include?…
Hospitals and Schools
Do not use yard hydrants because?…
It steals water supplying the sprinkler system.
Pre incident planning includes?…
A floor plan.
A dry or wet chemical system is called?
A Special Agent System
IFSTA recommends how many personnel for a rescue?
2-4
Who do you rescue first at a Hazmat incident?
the easiest
A problem with high pressure for nozzle application is it creates?…
Violent movements of air.
The goals of the Fire District when handling a fire scene are?
Keep injuries and property damage to a minimum.
The 3 components of a rescue are?
Locate
Protect
Remove
What is NOT considered a “dry tactic”?
Exposures
A Z rig provides a…
3:1 mechanical advantage
According to NFPA 1403, fire lines for back up and exposures should produce at least…
95 GPM
3 major components of a private water supply?
A fire main
Valves
A fire pump
A valve which isolates a section of a sprinkler system is called a?
Control Valve
What is a Pyrophoric fire?
Wood exposed to low heat over a long period of time.
NFPA 921 does not specify what as a fire cause?
Arson. It is not natural. An incendiary.
What is considered a Class II standpipe?
100’ of 1 1/2” hose with a nozzle. For building occupants.
Lateral fire line along or near a baseboard is evidence of?
An accelerant.
Fire that is not caused by an explosive is considered?…
Arson
A V burn pattern is generally what degree of an angle?
10-15
What must be proven to confirm arson in a fire with 3 points of origin?
That the points are not of normal pattern.
Why is ICS appropriate for the fire service?
It works for any emergency.
What are the 3 Command Staff positions?
Information Officer, Liaison Officer, Safety Officer
A report on conditions includes?
What you are going to do.
The first priority on an emergency scene?
Crew safety
What defines a complete report?
It gives the reader reliable, comprehensive information.
What is said during an MPMP size up?
- Level of alert
- How many patients
- Any additional resources needed
- Staging area
- Route of travel
How many trades in a row are you allowed before getting approval from the Chief?
3
How long in advance do you notify the Chief for 3+ trades?
one tour
What are the max trades allowed per month?
4
When will you get verbal counseling for sick leave?
after 3 shifts
When will you get verbal counseling for sick leave?
after 4 shifts
Who will verbalize “Emergency Traffic” over the radio?
The person who finds the hazard
The IC
County Fire dispatch
After a Life Hazard Alert has been verbalized, what must the Captain say?
Confirm the hazard
Give a crew PAR
How much FMLA time can you use?
12 weeks in a rolling calendar year
May be used for serious illness or injury
What law protects you if you make a mistake at work?
Public Service Law
What is the approved mustache length for SCCFD?
1/2” below the corner of the mouth
1/2” horizontally
What time do you have to call Telestaff and the B/C for a sick leave day?
0630 to log off Telestaff
0715 for B/C
How long in advance do you have to notify for LC233?
30 days
What is Xigen?
Low work ethic and low energy.
How soon can you let residents back into the fire scene?
When it is safe to do so.
Type 1 engine specifications?
1000 GPM pump 400 gallon water tank 1,200' 2 1/2" 400' 1 1/2" 200' 1" 20' extension ladder 500 GPM master stream
Type 3 engine specifications?
1000’ 1 1/2”
800’ 1”
120 GPM pump
300 gallon water tank
Type 1 water tender specifications?
2000 gallon water tank
300 GPM pump
