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1
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What is the four step method of instruction?

A

preparation, presentation, application and evaluation

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2
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What will the Company Officer use to deliver required training?

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lesson plans

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3
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When demonstrating a skill, the instructor should

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deliver the skill once at normal speed

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4
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What is the first step in conflict resolution?

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classify/identify the problem

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5
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What is the basis for preventative maintenance?

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record keeping

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6
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When should the size-up process begin?

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pre-planning

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7
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What is the second step in the Laymen decision making model?

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exposures

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8
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What is the purpose of an interview?

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to collect useful and accurate information

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9
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What are the four steps of the change process?

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denial, resistance, exploration and commitment

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10
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To understand group dynamics, the Company Officer should look at group members..

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on an individual basis

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11
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Define an accident

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an unplanned, uncontrolled event resulting from unsafe acts

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12
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The decision to alert the public to evacuate is often made by the?

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Incident Commander

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13
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Who must approve requests for after-hour inspections?

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Fire Prevention Deputy Chief

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14
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Who has the authority to fulfill the evacuation order?

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Penal Code 409.5 provides law enforcement and health officers legal authority.

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15
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What are the options for disciplinary action?

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transfer, written reprimand, reduction in salary, suspend, demote, dismiss.

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16
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How many days does a candidate have to review a written examination?

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5

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17
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Which of the options is not considered a classified employee?

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Deputy Chiefs

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18
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Employees must file a discrimination complaint to the DFEH within?

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one year

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19
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FMLA entitles an employee to how many weeks leave time?

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12

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20
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How long does an employee have to submit a red packet when a job related injury/illness occurs?

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24 hours

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21
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When is a Form 80 required to be submitted due to illness for 56 hour employees?

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more than 2 consecutive shifts

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22
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At a high rise incident, where should the command post be located?

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minimum of 200 feet from the building

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23
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What command channels should be utilized for in-county mutual aid incidents?

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command channel of incident owner, XSC command 20, VFire 21

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24
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Who is authorized to request an EMS countywide alert?

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any emergency service responder

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25
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What ICS position is responsible for the ambulance ingress/egress traffic pattern?

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Transportation Unit Leader/Group Supervisor

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26
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How many patients an be handled by an MPMP Level 1 activation?

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less than 10 patients needing transport

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27
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After working 72 hours, how many hours must an employee be off before working again?

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8

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28
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Who must approve personal items stored at fire stations 3o days or less?

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The Fire Chief

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29
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At what carbon monoxide level may SCBA be removed?

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less than 35 ppm.

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30
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According to SCCFD rules and regs, when must hearing protection be warned?

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noise levels above 85 decibels

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31
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What are the two major types of explosions?

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mechanical and chemical

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32
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How should diagrams be displayed during instruction?

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one at a time to reduce confusion

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33
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What is the best way to illustrate mechanical or spatial concepts?

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a model

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34
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What is the most common form of learning in the fire service?

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psychomotor

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35
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What is a universally available community evaluation tool?

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RHAVE. Risk, Hazard and Value Evaluations.

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36
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Describe the meaning behind the following: XSC 2301 A

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xsc-area, 2- region, 3- area, 01, grouped resource number, A- kind/type

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37
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Activation of a portable radio emergency button opens the transmitter for how long?

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10 seconds

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38
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40 hour employees are allowed to use up to how many hours of sick leave for medical appointments?

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10

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39
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Who should an employee first discuss a grievance with?

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their immediate supervisor

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40
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What percentage of fires is contained by one sprinkler head?

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90 percent

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41
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What percentage of annual fire department responses are for EMS?

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70-80 percent

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42
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What type of agreement ignores jurisdictional boundaries and sends the closest appropriate fire unit?

A

Automatic Aid

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43
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Under what circumstances may a procedure with a disparate impact be utilized?

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When shown to be a job related test

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44
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What type of incident is require by law to utilize ICS?

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Hazmat incidents

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45
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What type of liability is the major issue in Tort liability cases?

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negligence

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46
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When are employers required to comply with ADA employment regulations?

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when the employer has 15 or more full time employees

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47
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What is the first step in writing any document?

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determine the audience, scope and purpose

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48
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When a member of the unit is injured, what is the first duty of the Company Officer?

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to provide proper medical treatment

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49
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What is the name of the common organizational structure in fire and emergency service?

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Scalar

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50
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RHAVE is an acronym for?

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risk, hazard, and value evaluation

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51
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People covered under equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws are referred to as?

A

members of a protective class

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52
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FLSA requires that overtime be paid for hours in excess of?

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53 hours

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53
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No individual can seek damages for an injury caused by negligent firefighting is known by what rule?

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public-duty rule

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54
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High risk occupancies include?

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shopping malls

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55
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The benefit of an activity sheet provides students opportunities to?

A

use multiple skills while completing activities

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56
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The wildland mutual-aid drill is scheduled for what months?

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May and Septmember

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57
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The minimum GPM flow or a private water tank is ?

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200 GPM

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58
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How long does a fully charged TIC battery last?

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two hours

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59
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What equipment makes up a SCC mutual-aid Wildland Task Force?

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2 Type 3’s, 2 Type 4’s, 1 water tender, and 1 BC

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60
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How long advance notice is needed for more than 3 trades in a row?

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1 tour to A1

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61
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Paperwork for a Workers Comp claim must be filed within?

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24 hours

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62
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Spaulding concrete is NOT a sign of…

A

an accelerant

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63
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Visitors to the fire station must leave by

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2200 hours

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64
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Occupying of beds is restricted to what hours?

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2030-0730

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65
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What CAL FIRE tac channel is to be used in the Los Altos Hills area?

A

TAC 2

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66
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Who may approve borrowing station equipment?

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The station Captain

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67
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When is it necessary to take a re-entry test?

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when a firefighter has been off line 6 months or longer

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68
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Where is the grievance procedure located?

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the MOA

69
Q

For a conversation to work properly, both sender and receiver must agree upon its?

A

purpose

70
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Nonverbal actions are what percent of the message?

A

93 percent

71
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the greatest distraction listening while involved in a conversation is?

A

the listeners inner voice

72
Q

What is the most common type of consolidation among fire departments?

A

functional

73
Q

Which fire department organizational group has the largest number of employees?

A

a division

74
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Which group proves to be most resistant to change?

A

mid-managers

75
Q

What unit of measurement measures the flow of electricity

A

amps

76
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FMLA and CFRA allow leave of absence not to exceed how many weeks in a rolling 12 month period?

A

12 weeks

77
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What group often proves most resistant to change?

A

a unit

78
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How many additional days may be granted by the Fire Chief?

A

2

79
Q

The analytical process to successfully conduct a fire investigation is known as

A

scientific method

80
Q

When acquiring structures for live fire training, the fire instructor must notify whom?

A

the water company

81
Q

Type of test used to certify mastery of subject?

A

criterion-reference

82
Q

The process which a person turns thought and mental images into words are referred to as?

A

encoding

83
Q

The 4 gas monitor measure what types of gas?

A

hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, oxygen and flammable ranges.

84
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What organizations supervise the 2in/2out rule?

A

OSHA, NFPA

85
Q

Who coordinates national activities and training for the fire service?

A

United States Fire Administration

86
Q

Who is responsible to carry out formal discipline?

A

appointing authority

87
Q

Threat Zones within Santa Clara County Fire are located where?

A

300 in the North, 100 in the South

88
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SCC Mutual Aid Overhead Support Team have been identified as (4?)

A

planning, logistics, safety and staging

89
Q

Personnel must submit an outside employment form to whom?

A

Personnel Services Manager

90
Q

Responses Auto-Aid into Santa Cruz County are emergencies that require?

A

the use of red lights and sirens

91
Q

Brush patrol staffing hours are from…

A

1300hrs to 1900hrs

92
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What written communications does A-staff have to approve?

A

messages

93
Q

If 2 or more eligible candidates have the same final score, what shall be used as a tie breaker?

A

when their completed applications were filed with the department.

94
Q

Probationary Firefighters will receive an evaluation at what intervals?

A

At the end of 3,6,9,12, and 15 months. Also 30 days prior to the end of the 18th month.

95
Q

Unless an emergency, no unauthorized person may ride on the fire engine without permission from…

A

The Fire Chief or Assistant Chief

96
Q

Turnouts must be cleaned?

A

After an exposure or every 6 months

97
Q

Benefits of instructional media include appealing to the senses AND?…

A

saving time

98
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A designee from the EMS agency may fill what roles?

A

Medical Group, Division, or Branch Supervisor or Agency Representative.

99
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Brush Patrol hours are from?

A

1300hrs-1900hrs

100
Q

What is the best way to dispel”Grapevine Influence”?

A

Provide information to prevent rumors.

101
Q

A critical element which fire departments are traditionally not efficient?

A

Planning

102
Q

What is the benefit of Division of Labor?

A

duplication of efforts

103
Q

A budget term for a one time, long term purchase?

A

Capital

104
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The advantage to multiple choice test questions?

A

It measures complex learning as well as various types of knowledge.

105
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The learning type measured from a lecture?

A

Cognitive

106
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The primary concern for a company officer at a Hazmat incident?

A

Their personnel’s protection

107
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A report on condition includes?

A

Actions taken by the first-in unit

108
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Personnel must submit an outside employment form to whom?

A

The Personnel Services Manager

109
Q

IFSTA identifies two or more persons working together on a coordinated effort as a…

A

Group

110
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What is Span of Control?

A

The number of subordinates that one person can effectively manage. 3-7.

111
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What is Unity of Command?

A

Each subordinate must only have one supervisor.

112
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Define “Scalar”

A

An uninterrupted series of steps or chain of authority.

The most common organizational structure in the fire service.

113
Q

Which theory promotes the belief that workers are inherently lazy and desire direction?

A

Theory X

114
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Which theory leads workers to a higher resistance to change?

A

Theory Z

115
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What is a benefit of Division of Labor?

A

It prevents duplication of efforts.

116
Q

What contributes to Mastery of Learning?

A

Small groups

Life saving skills

117
Q

The term “Relevance” means?…

A

How the material relates to the student

118
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The term “Describe” means?…

A

Reporting of essential characteristics

119
Q

a job breakdown lists?…

A

The operation to be done

The key points

120
Q

A disadvantage of manipulative tests?

A

very time consuming

121
Q

A hydrant with its top painted white means?…

A

It supplies a sprinkler system.

122
Q

MCI tag colors and their meanings?

A

Black-decesed
Green-minor
Yellow-delayed
Red-immediate

123
Q

A Hazmat incident with severe threat to life and property?

A

Level III

124
Q

What type is ordinary construction?

A

Type III

125
Q

The Fire Investigator checks utilities prior to entry to?…

A

Eliminate any ignition sources.

126
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Buildings considered LIGHT hazards include?…

A

Hospitals and Schools

127
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Do not use yard hydrants because?…

A

It steals water supplying the sprinkler system.

128
Q

Pre incident planning includes?…

A

A floor plan.

129
Q

A dry or wet chemical system is called?

A

A Special Agent System

130
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IFSTA recommends how many personnel for a rescue?

A

2-4

131
Q

Who do you rescue first at a Hazmat incident?

A

the easiest

132
Q

A problem with high pressure for nozzle application is it creates?…

A

Violent movements of air.

133
Q

The goals of the Fire District when handling a fire scene are?

A

Keep injuries and property damage to a minimum.

134
Q

The 3 components of a rescue are?

A

Locate
Protect
Remove

135
Q

What is NOT considered a “dry tactic”?

A

Exposures

136
Q

A Z rig provides a…

A

3:1 mechanical advantage

137
Q

According to NFPA 1403, fire lines for back up and exposures should produce at least…

A

95 GPM

138
Q

3 major components of a private water supply?

A

A fire main
Valves
A fire pump

139
Q

A valve which isolates a section of a sprinkler system is called a?

A

Control Valve

140
Q

What is a Pyrophoric fire?

A

Wood exposed to low heat over a long period of time.

141
Q

NFPA 921 does not specify what as a fire cause?

A

Arson. It is not natural. An incendiary.

142
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What is considered a Class II standpipe?

A

100’ of 1 1/2” hose with a nozzle. For building occupants.

143
Q

Lateral fire line along or near a baseboard is evidence of?

A

An accelerant.

144
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Fire that is not caused by an explosive is considered?…

A

Arson

145
Q

A V burn pattern is generally what degree of an angle?

A

10-15

146
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What must be proven to confirm arson in a fire with 3 points of origin?

A

That the points are not of normal pattern.

147
Q

Why is ICS appropriate for the fire service?

A

It works for any emergency.

148
Q

What are the 3 Command Staff positions?

A

Information Officer, Liaison Officer, Safety Officer

149
Q

A report on conditions includes?

A

What you are going to do.

150
Q

The first priority on an emergency scene?

A

Crew safety

151
Q

What defines a complete report?

A

It gives the reader reliable, comprehensive information.

152
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What is said during an MPMP size up?

A
  1. Level of alert
  2. How many patients
  3. Any additional resources needed
  4. Staging area
  5. Route of travel
153
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How many trades in a row are you allowed before getting approval from the Chief?

A

3

154
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How long in advance do you notify the Chief for 3+ trades?

A

one tour

155
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What are the max trades allowed per month?

A

4

156
Q

When will you get verbal counseling for sick leave?

A

after 3 shifts

157
Q

When will you get verbal counseling for sick leave?

A

after 4 shifts

158
Q

Who will verbalize “Emergency Traffic” over the radio?

A

The person who finds the hazard
The IC
County Fire dispatch

159
Q

After a Life Hazard Alert has been verbalized, what must the Captain say?

A

Confirm the hazard

Give a crew PAR

160
Q

How much FMLA time can you use?

A

12 weeks in a rolling calendar year

May be used for serious illness or injury

161
Q

What law protects you if you make a mistake at work?

A

Public Service Law

162
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What is the approved mustache length for SCCFD?

A

1/2” below the corner of the mouth

1/2” horizontally

163
Q

What time do you have to call Telestaff and the B/C for a sick leave day?

A

0630 to log off Telestaff

0715 for B/C

164
Q

How long in advance do you have to notify for LC233?

A

30 days

165
Q

What is Xigen?

A

Low work ethic and low energy.

166
Q

How soon can you let residents back into the fire scene?

A

When it is safe to do so.

167
Q

Type 1 engine specifications?

A 
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
168
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Type 3 engine specifications?

A

1000’ 1 1/2”
800’ 1”
120 GPM pump
300 gallon water tank

169
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Type 1 water tender specifications?

A

2000 gallon water tank

300 GPM pump

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