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Ifista Company Officer 4th Ed. Flashcards

1
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NFPA 1021

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Standard for fire officer Professional qualification (2014)

. JPRs for Level 1 and 2 fire officer.

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Scalar

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As having an uninterrupted series of steps or chain of command.

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Decisions made by one person at lower levels?

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Decentralized.

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What can be destructive to organization unity and cohesiveness.

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Side stepping.

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Two types of decision making models.

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Centralized and Decentralized

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Decisions are made by one person at the top of the structure.

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Centralized

. Works well for small organizations.

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What organization structure is considered Scalar structure?

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Chain of Command.

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Unity of Command states ?

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Each subordinate must have one supervisor or boss.

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Bypassing the chain of command.

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Skip level notification.

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Functional Supervision.

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Principle that allows workers to report to more than one supervisor.

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EMAC

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Emergency Management Assistant Compact. (EMAC)
. US Congress created in 1996
. National disaster relief Compact.

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MABAS

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Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. (MABAS)

. An agreement between fire and emergency response of Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

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Command Presence Attributes.

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Self Confidence
Consistency 
Acceptance 
Trustworthy
Responsibility
Expertise.
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Ethics: Three-Step Check

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Step 1: Is it legal

Step 2: Is it fair to all concerned.

Step 3: How will it make me feel about myself.

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Ethics

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Sometimes called moral philosophy.
Are the agreed -upon philosophical principles that define what is correct and proper behavior for the members of a society.

Simply choosing right from wrong.

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Source of Personal ethics

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Family, Religion, Peers, Education, Society.

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Decisiveness

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Making decisions quickly and effectively.

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The acronym “SMART”

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Specific 
Measurable 
Attainable 
Realistic 
Timely
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19
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How many elements are in Interpersonal Communications.

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Five basic elements.

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Four stage development model for building and effective team.

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  1. Forming- initially uncertain of their roles in the group.
  2. Storming: conflict stage. Jockey for informal leadership.
  3. Norming : The group establishes and adheres to its own set of norms and values.
  4. Performing : Supervisor works to maintain team spirit as the group accomplishes its objectives. I

Adjourning: is the planned and sometimes unplanned termination of the group task.
5 stage born out of the studies of group dynamics and is taught in many leadership and college level courses.

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Coaching

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Is a process of giving motivational direction, positive reinforcement, and constructive feedback to employees in order to maintain and improve their performance.

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Counseling

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Is a formal process which assists participates in identifying and resolving personal, behavior, or career problems that are adversely affecting performance.

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Mentoring

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Is used to better prepare individuals for their roles and responsibilities within the organization under the direction of a positive role model.

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Management Functions

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Planning
Organizing
Directing
Controlling

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What are the five- steps of a planning model.

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1) Identify- identify problem.
2) Select- choose appropriate responses to the problem.
3) Design- determine the steps.
4) Implement
5) Evaluate - determine the effectiveness.

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26
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Nonverbal communication transmit what % of any message.

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93%

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When delivering a message what % is body language.

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55%

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Regarding communication what percent is vocal tone and inflection?

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38%

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Only 7 percent of the transmitted message is actually?

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Verbal communication

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What are the aspects of the listening process?

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Attending
Understanding 
Remembering 
Evaluating 
Responding
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31
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Headings should be expressed in?

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Parallel form.

Must follow the same grammatical pattern.

That headings will follow a consistent format and style.

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32
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Average paragraph length

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75 to 125 words.

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33
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What are the six pieces of info when writing emails or memos?

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Who, what, when, where, why, and how.

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34
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Four common parts of a letter.

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Heading
Opening
Body
Closing

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35
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Operational Planning “P” originated with who?

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US Coast Guard based on the ICS system.

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36
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Four Criteria for it to be a hostile work environment?

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Protected class, age, religion, disability, or race.

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37
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What is the law that protects against a hostile work environment.

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Title Vll of the Civil act of 1964

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38
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Who’s responsibility is it to do formal performance evaluations per NFPA 1021

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level 2 fire officer.

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39
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Five methods of resolving conflict

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Avoiding
Accommodating 
Forcing 
Negotiating 
Collaborating
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Collaborating Method is focused on

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The best interest of organization, community or service area.

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41
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How many distinct components are in a risk management plan.

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Five

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42
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What are the components of risk management plan.

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Risk identification.
Risk evaluation.
Establishment of priorities for action.
Risk Control 
Risk Management Monitoring.
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The process of identifying and analyzing the exposure to hazards, selecting appropriate techniques to handle exposures, implementing chosen techniques, and monitoring the results of those techniques.

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Risk Management.

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What are the overall three distinct sections in a risk management plan.

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1: Community risk assessment.
2: Organizational risk management plan
3: operational risk management.

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45
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Five step process that maintains a continues loop for operational risk management.

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Situational awareness 
Hazard assessment 
Hazard control 
Decision point
Evaluate.
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46
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During normal fire conditions the max survival time for a civilian is

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10 mins

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47
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The majority of firefighter LODD occurs within the first ?

48
Q

What is the blue print for making changes in the fire service.

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The 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.

Note: the firefighter life safety summit held in Tampa, Florida, in March 2004, produced the blueprint for making changes in the fire service.

49
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NFPA 1500

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Standard on fire department occupational health and safety program.

50
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NFPA 1521

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Standard for Fire Safety Officer.

51
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NFPA 1561

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Standard on emergency services incident management system.

52
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NFPA 1581

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Standard on fire department infection control program.

53
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NFPA 1582

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Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for fire departments.

54
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NFPA 1584

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Standard on the Rehabilitation Process for Members during emergency operations and training exercises.

55
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NFPA 1582

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Standard on selection, care, and maintenance of open- circuit self contained breathing apparatus(SCBA)

56
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OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134

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Respiratory protection.

57
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NFPA 1041

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Standard for fire service instructor professional qualifications.

58
Q

What is one of the most effective teaching models?

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Four-step method of instruction.

59
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Four- step method of instruction.

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Preparation
Presentation
Application
Evaluation

60
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NFPA 1403 recommends

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An instructor to student ratio of one to five.

61
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NFPA 1142

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Standard on water supplies for suburban and rural fire fighting requirements.

62
Q

The combination of CO and Hydrogen cyanide(HCN) is toxic at

63
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NFPA 101

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Life Safety Code.

States all means of egress must be usable by a person with a severe mobility impairments.

64
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NFPA 704 placard

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Method for indicating hazardous materials at fixed storage facilities.

65
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What are the limitations of the NFPA 704 marking systems.

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Doesn’t state exactly what chemicals you have or specific quantities.

66
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NFPA 72

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Standard for the National Fire Alarm code.

67
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NFPA 20

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Standard for the installation of stationary fire pumps for fire protection.

Note : requires them to be ran 30 min per week.

68
Q

Stationary fire pumps are

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Always almost electrically driven centrifugal pumps. 500 to 4500 gpms.

69
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NFPA 14

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Standard for the installation of standpipe and hose systems.

Class l,ll, lll, according to their intended use.

70
Q

CO2 fire extinguishes fire by?

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Excluding Oxygen. (Smothering)

71
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Halogenated agents are principally effective on what classes of fire?

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Class B and Class C fires.

72
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Inergen

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A blend of three naturally occurring gases nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide.

73
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FM-200

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Hydrofluorocarbon alternative.

74
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Halotron

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A clean agent. Hydrofluorocarbon.

75
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In portable fire extinguishers two Halons are still in use:

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Halon 121  (bromochlorodifluoromethane)
Most common found in ext. 
Halon 1301 ( bromotrifluoromethane)
76
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NFPA 1620

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Standard for Pre-incident Planning.

77
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Color code for NFPA 704 placard.

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Red - Flammability 4-0
Blue - Health 4-0
Yellow- Instability 4-0
White- reactivity symbols

78
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NFPA 204

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Standard for smoke and heat venting.

79
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Stage of a fire at which all surfaces and objects within a space have been heated to their ignition temp.

80
Q

Flashover can occur within

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5 min at 1,110 degrees F (599 C)

81
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What was the result of Presidential Directive 5

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NIMS (ICS) is required to be used.

82
Q

Any combination of resources assembled for a specific mission or operational assignment.

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Task force

83
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Set number of resources of the same kind and type. Established minimum number of personnel.

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Strike Team

84
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NFPA 1562

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Standard for fire department Incident Management System an Initial Action Plan.

85
Q

Incident scene management should reflect these priorities in order.

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  1. Life Safety
  2. Incident Stabilization
  3. Property Conservation.
86
Q

Thermal or Chemical decomposition of fuel(matter) because of heat lowering ignition temps of the material.

A

Pyrolysis.

87
Q

The burning of wood release combustible gases and leaves a charred surface known as

A

Pyrolysis Process or Sublimation

88
Q

Is the tendency of gases to to form into layers according to temperature.

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Thermal Layering also called Heat stratification.

89
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Fuel types

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Class A - cellulose types. Ordinarily combustibles.
Class B- flammable/combustible liquids/gas.
Class C- Energized electrical wiring equipment.
Class D- combustible metals.
Class K- Deep fat fryers, commercial kitchens.

90
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Who created the acronym RECEO-VS

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Fire Chief Lloyd Layman

Mid -20th century

91
Q

The acronym RECEOVS indemnifies

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Strategic goals for an incident.

92
Q

Who established the 2 in/ 2 out rule

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OSHA as a part of the 29CFR 1910.134

93
Q

How many individuals located outside the IDLH atmosphere can be assigned to an additional role IE -Incident command.

94
Q

Overall plans for controlling an incident.

A

Strategic goals.

95
Q

Specific statements of measurable outcomes.

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Tactical objectives.

96
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Per NFPA 1500 who is responsible for collecting safety related info for a post incident analysis.

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Incident Safety Officer.

97
Q

Post incident critiques should occur within?

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A week of the incident.

98
Q

What happens to gases when they are heated?

A

They expand.

99
Q

A post incident critique is a meeting that is based on what?

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The Post incident Analysis. PIA

100
Q

What is one of the most important skills for an officer to acquire and maintain.

A

Behavior Management.

101
Q

What type of discipline usually starts with training and or education.

A

Progressive discipline.

102
Q

Progressive discipline usually starts with

A

Training and or education.

103
Q

Progressive discipline follows three levels?

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Preventive
Corrective
Punitive.

104
Q

What type of leadership Emphasizes collaboration and the free flow of ideas.

A

Democratic leadership

105
Q

Dictatorship, no meaningful participation by the subordinates.

A

Authoritarian Leadership.

106
Q

When a supervisor or other supervisor acts as an advisor or guide to another member.

107
Q

Name two types of Tubular webbing and how they are made

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1) Edge stitched: Folding a piece of flat webbing lengthwise and sewing the edge.
2) Spiral Weave: Also known as shuttle-loom construction, preferred for rescue work. The webbing is weaved as a tube.

108
Q

Part of the rope used to tie the knot or hitch ?

A

Working end.

109
Q

Free end of a rope used for hoisting, pulling, or belaying.

A

Running Part

110
Q

Part of the rope between the working end and running Part

A

Standing Part

111
Q

Name the tree types of bends that a rope undergoes when a knot or hitch is tied.

A

Bight
Loop
Round Turn

112
Q

In the United States what are the functional branches of the federal government.

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Legislative
Executive
Judicial

Branches of the state Government

p.354

113
Q

The term common wealth is used to describe what four states?

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Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and one of the territories Puerto Rico

114
Q

A commonwealth is a state in?

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Which the government functions with the common consent of the people.

p. 354

115
Q

What is the order of the four change process stages?

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Denial
Resistance
Exploration
Commitment

P.361

116
Q

What are the fire essential characteristics of a group ?

A 
Common binding interest. 
Group image identity 
Sense of continuity 
Shared valves 
Roles within the group.

p.373

117
Q

Four generally accepted classifications of fire cause

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Accidental, Natural, Incendiary, undetermined.

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