FOPP - Chapter 5

Question 1

In NFPA 1021 standard for fire officer professional qualifications administrative activities are defined as what?

Answer 1

Implement, evaluate, and change department policies

Develop and manage a budget process

Identify and monitor revenue sources

Be the first stop for subordinate human resource issues, including positive and correct of discipline

Function as a witness and document her and maintain appropriate record keeping

Question 2

What are five disconnects that happen when the FD tries to implement a new policy?

Answer 2

Culture change is viewed by some as a threat

Bad behaviours and attitudes are allowed to leach into what the membership sees as part of tradition

Safety and mission within organizational cultures are imbalanced

The voices of safety leader ship are either subconsciously muffled or consciously subdued

The lessons from behavioural safety science have not been embraced by fire service leaders much less blended into every day operations

Question 3

Fill in the blank: policies are the

_______ of its er for the fire department…

Answer 3

Policies are the backbone of order