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Manager

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Individual who accomplishes organizational objectives through effective and efficient handling of materials and human resources.

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Leader

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A person who leads or directs a unit.

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Supervisor

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A person who is responsible for directing the performance of other people or employees

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Functional Supervision

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Organizational Principle that allows workers to report to more than one supervisor without violating the unity of command principle; workers report to their primary supervisor for most of their activities but report to a secondary supervisor for activities that relate to an assigned function only, and both supervisors coordinate closely.

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Sidestepping

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The process of going around a link in the chain of command to deal with an issue.

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Skip Level Notification

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Notifying one supervisor that one wishes to take an issue to the supervisor’s supervisor.

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360-degree Feedback Evaluation

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An evaluation method that incorporates feedback from multiple sources such as the worker his peers, superiors, subordinates, and customers

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Program (or Project) Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) Chart

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A statistical tool used in project management that is designed to analyze and represent the tasks involved in completing a given project.

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Guideline

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Statement that identifies a general philosophy; may be included as part of a policy.

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Policy

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Organizational principle that is developed and adopted as a basis for decision making.

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Acts or Omissions

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A doctrine holding individuals responsible, ethically, for actions they may take (acts), or do not take (omissions), with foreseen results.

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Procedure

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outline of the steps that must be performed in order to properly follow organizational policy. Procedures help an organization to ensure that it consistently approaches a task in the correct way, in order to accomplish a specific objective.

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Conduction

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physical flow or transfer of heat energy from 1 body to another, through direct contact or an intervening medium, from the point where the heat is produced to another location, or from a region of high temperature to a region of low temperature.

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Combustion Zone

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Area surrounding a heat source in which there is sufficient air available to feed a fire.

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Convection

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Transfer of heat by the movement of heated fluids or gasses, usually in an upward direction.

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Standard

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A set of principles, protocols, or procedures that explain how to do something or provide a set of minimum standards to be followed. Adhering to a standard is not required by law, although standards may be incorporated in codes, which are legally enforceable.

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Entrainment

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The drawing in and transporting of solid particles or gasses by the flow of a fluid.

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A new officer is challenged to learn, apply, and model what?

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Leadership, Ethics, Supervision, Responsibility, and Authority

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The Level 1 officer who supervises the first arriving unit to an incident is responsible for…

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  • Performing the initial size-up of the situation
    -Establishing the ICS
  • Allocating resources to control the incident.
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According to NFPA 1021, The 6 Duties for all levels of Officers

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  1. Human Resource Management
  2. Community and Government Relations
  3. Administration
  4. Inspection and investigation
  5. Emergency service delivery
  6. Health and Safety
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The first arriving officer must develop and initiate what 2 things.

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(IAP) Incident action plan
(ISP) Incident Safety Plan

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The basic Principles of Organizational Structure

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  1. Scalar Structure
  2. Line and Staff Personnel
  3. Decision-making authority
  4. Unity of command
  5. Span of control
  6. Division of Labor
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Decentralized Authority

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Decision making authority is delegated to the lowest level possible.

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Unity of Command depends on the use of what?

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Chain of command and functional supervision

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21
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NIMS-ICS is based upon a span of control of ______. It suggests a ratio of _______

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1: 3-7
5

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To avoid side stepping an officer should

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Be Available
Be Proactive
Take Action
Follow Up

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Number of Indian Tribes in America
American Acres of Indian Tribes
Canadian Recognized Tribes

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573 Tribes
55.7 Million
618 Tribes

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Volunteer firefighters staff ___% of Emergency service organizations

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70

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Private Emergency Services organizations fall into 3 categories.

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Industrial (NFPA 600 and NFPA 1081)
For Profit
Nonprofit

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Leadership and Decision Making Styles

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  1. Autocratic
  2. Democratic
  3. Laissez-Faire
  4. Transformational
  5. Transactional
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Activities are categorized by 3 priority levels

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  1. Emergency Response
  2. Preparation for emergency response
  3. Organizational Duties
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4 Steps to building an Effective Team

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  1. Forming
  2. Storming
  3. Norming
  4. Performing
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4 Universal Functions of Management

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  1. Planning
  2. Organizing
  3. Directing
  4. Controlling
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The Planning Process

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  1. Identify
  2. Select
  3. Design
  4. Implement
  5. Evaluate
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FMLA

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Worked for 12 months (1250 hours)
50 Employees
12 weeks in 12 month period
(26 weeks to care for a military member)

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Employee Break Rules for 4 Reasons

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  1. Resentment
  2. Boredom
  3. Ignorance
  4. Stress
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Discipline Types

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Preventative Action
Corrective Action
Punitive Action

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Interpersonal Communication Elements

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  1. Sender
  2. Message
  3. Receiver
  4. Feedback to Sender
  5. Interference
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Senders Encode Messages Bases on

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  1. Level of Education
  2. Position of Authority
  3. Personal or Ethnic Background
  4. Other Characteristics
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5 Purposes for interpersonal communication

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  1. Learn
  2. Relate
  3. Influence
  4. Play (entertain)
  5. Help
35
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Nonverbal communication Elements

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  1. Body Language
  2. Vocal Tone and Inflection
  3. Personal appearance
36
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Listening Components

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  1. Attending (Focusing)
  2. Understanding
  3. Remembering
  4. Evaluating
  5. Responding
36
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Types of Speeches and Presentations

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  1. Persuasive
  2. Informative
  3. Instructional
37
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The first Step in writing any document is

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Determining the Audience, Scope, and Purpose

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Paragraph Transitions

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  1. Showing Contrast or Qualification (On the contrary, however, yet, but, nevertheless, in spite of)
  2. Indicating Continuity (Besides, Furthermore, in other words, next, to begin with)
  3. Showing Cause and Effect (Thus, Consequently, as a result, so that, Therefore)
  4. Indicating Exemplification (For example, For Instance, to Illustrate, Namely)
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MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) vs MDC (Mobile Data Computer)

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Terminals only Receive, Computers Receive and Transmit

40
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5 C’s of Radio Communication

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  1. Conciseness
  2. Clarity
  3. Confidence
  4. Control
  5. Capability
40
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Budget Process Steps

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  1. Plan
  2. Prepare
  3. Implement
  4. Monitor
  5. Evaluate
  6. Revise
41
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Risk management plans should cover 3 distinct section, which are…

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  1. Community Risk Management
  2. Organizational Risk Management
  3. Operational Risk Management
42
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The 3 Categories of Risk Control Measures

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  1. Administrative Controls
  2. Engineering Controls
  3. Personal Protection
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The 5 Components of Organizational Risk Management Plan

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  1. Risk Identification
  2. Risk Evaluation
  3. Establishment of Priorities for Action
  4. Risk-Control Techniques
  5. Risk-Management Monitoring
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The 5 Operational Risk Management Components

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  1. Situational Awareness
  2. Hazard Assessment
  3. Hazard Control
  4. Decision Point
  5. Evaluate
45
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Absorbtion Rates for skin Increase ___% for every 5 degree rise in Temperature.

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400

46
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Firefighters Cancer risk is increased especially for the following cancers

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  1. Testicular Cancer
  2. Prostate Cancer
  3. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  4. Multiple Myeloma (A Cancer Bone Marrow)
47
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NFPA 1500

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Standard on Fire Department operational safety, health, and Wellness program

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NFPA 1521

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Standard for fire department safety officer professional qualifications

49
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NFPA 1561

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Standard on emergency services incident management system and command safety

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NFPA 1581

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Standard on fire department infection control programs

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NFPA 1582

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Standard on comprehensive occupational medical program for fire departments

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NFPA 1584

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standard on their rehabilitation process for members during emergency operations and training exercises

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NFPA 1852

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standard on selection, care and maintenance of open circuit self-contained breathing apparatus

54
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The Four Step method of Instruction

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  1. Preparation
  2. Presentation
  3. Application
  4. Evaluation
55
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NFPA 1403 Recommends an Instructor to Student Ratio of _____

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1 to 5

56
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NFPA 1142

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Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting

57
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Only about ___% of all factory built homes are modular homes

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6

58
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Panelized Homes Dimensions

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8 ft by 40 feet

59
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Educational Occupancy Criteria

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6 or more persons through 12th grade that meet for 4 or more hours per day or more than 12 hours a week
Daycares 6 or more children older than 2 1/2

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ICC Institutional Occupancies

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  1. Health Care
  2. Ambulatory Health Care
  3. Detention and Correctional
  4. Residential Board and Care
  5. Daycare

(4 or more patients)

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Fire Pump pumping capacity

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500 to 4,500 gpm
Must be tested 30 minutes per week

62
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The Square footage of buildings increased ____ % from 1973 to 2008

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150%

63
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Critical Temperature of Steel IFSTA

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1000 Degrees

64
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Steel and wooden trusses can fail after

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5 to 15 minutes

65
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Common Fire Inspection Violation Categories

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  1. Means of Egress (Most Important)
  2. Processes
  3. Waste Management
  4. Housekeeping
  5. Storage
  6. Fire Protection
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3 Hazmat Identification Systems

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  1. NFPA 704 (Health, Flammability, and Instability)
  2. US DOT Placards labels and markings
  3. UN Globally Harmonized System Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)
67
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Two Halons still in use

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  1. Halon 1211
  2. Halon 1301
68
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UN 9 Hazard Classes

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  1. Explosives
  2. Gases
  3. Flammable Liquids
  4. Flammable Solids
  5. Oxidizers / Organic Peroxides
  6. Toxic / Infectious Diseases
  7. Radioactive materials
  8. Corrosive Substances
  9. Miscellaneous Dangerous
69
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Halon Replacement Agents

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  1. FM-200 Alternative to 1301
  2. Inergen (Made of 3 naturally occurring gases Nitrogen, Argon, and Carbon Dioxide)
70
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Extinguishers with a gross weight less than 40 lbs shall be installed so that the top of the extinguisher is no higher than ____

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5 feet

71
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Clearance between the floor and an extinguisher shall never be less than ____

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4 inches

72
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Extinguishers with a gross weight more than 40 lbs shall be installed so that the top of the extinguisher is no higher than ____

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3 1/2 feet

73
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Priorities for Preincident Surveys include

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  1. Highest Life Hazard
  2. Highest Property Value At Risk
  3. Frequency / Severity of Fires Occurring
74
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The 3 Major Tasks with Preincident Plans are…

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  1. Gathering the Data
  2. Entering the Data into Databases
  3. Keeping the Data current
75
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3 Parts of Exit Egress

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  1. Exit Access
  2. Exit
  3. Exit Discharge
76
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Layman’s RECEO-VS Model

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Rescue
Exposures
Confinement
Extinguishment
Overhaul
Ventilation
Salvage

77
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SLICE-RS

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Size up
Locate the fire
Identify and control the flow path
Cool the space from the safe distance
Extinguish the fire
Rescue
Salvage

78
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3 command options

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Investigation option
Fast attack option
Command post option

79
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Strategic goals vs tactical objectives

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Strategic goals are the overall plans for controlling an incident
Tactical objectives are specific statements of measurable objectives

80
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Direct evidence

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Composed of facts which a person can attest without further support

Examples of direct evidence include but are not limited to
• A person seeing (witnessing) another individual pour and ignite gasoline on a floor
• Someone observing a coffeemaker as it erupts into flames
• Someone smelling propane odors in a structure

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