Jones & Bartlett: Fire Officer 1021 (42 Questions) Flashcards
At the Fire Officer I level, emphasis is placed on accomplishing the department’s goals and objectives by working through to achieve the desired results.
subordinates
Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer I, what are the requirements for certification as an instructor?
NFPA Fire Instructor I
What were the first building codes originally developed to prevent?
Building collapse
Which type of organizational document is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions?
Policy
Which type of organizational document establishes or prescribes specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions?
Standard operating procedure
Which statement best summarizes the role of the Supervising Fire Officer in decision making and problem solving?
Chiefs will be available for consultation, but the Fire Officers will run their stations.
When an Officer tells subordinates that he does not agree with an order but that the order has to be enforced anyway, what is the result?
The Officer’s authority and supervisory ability are undermined.
What is one of the three recommended activities for Fire Officers to help them work effectively with their supervisors?
Keep the supervisor informed.
If Fire Officers have the authority to solve a given problem that has come up, what should they do?
They should go ahead and make a decision.
Fire Officers should act as if someone is always _______ when they are out of the station.
documenting their actions
As part of active listening, when should the listener interrupt the speaker?
Never; the speaker should be allowed to have a full say.
The method used to convey the message from the sender to the receiver is the _______.
medium
According to the NFPA, approximately __________of on-duty deaths result from heart attacks.
40 percent
Which rule pertains to IDLH conditions?
Two-in, two-out
A Fire Officer develops a(n) __________ to address and minimize the chances of harm by identifying and controlling the factors that lead to fire fighter injury or death
incident action plan
Which ICS position has the authority to immediately suspend or alter activities on an incident scene?
Safety Officer
According to the text, what will be a Fire Officer’s greatest challenge?
Managing people
The Fire Officer must be both a leader and a(n) _________.
follower.
According to Studies of Social Power, which type of power is demonstrated when a fire fighter complies with an order to avoid punishment?
Coercive
What must the first-arriving Company-level Fire Officer provide to the dispatch center upon arrival at an incident scene?
Verbal picture of the scene
__________ is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic instruction.
Education
The practice of having multiple companies that might respond together, do pre-incident planning together in their response area is viewed as:
an excellent method of improving coordination between companies
When students attempt to perform new tasks under instructor supervision, success is attained when they __________.
can perform the task safely without instructor input
__________ is a developmental relationship in which a more experienced person helps a less experienced person by providing a deliberate learning environment through instructing, coaching, providing experiences, modeling, and advising.
Mentoring
The fundamental goal of a public safety education program is to __________.
prevent injury, death, or loss due to fire or other types of incidents
Which of the following is one of the four broad categories of issues a Fire Officer can expect to encounter?
In-house
In general, at which level should a problem be solved within an organization?
At the lowest possible level
What is one of the factors that distinguish Fire Officers from fire fighters?
The responsibility to act as an agent of the formal organization
What is the primary purpose in requiring fire fighters to read a new Policy and sign off that they understand it?
This step ensures accountability.
A __________ is described as “a document developed by gathering general and detailed data used by responding personnel to determine the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies at a specific facility.”
pre-incident plan
A facility with which feature is required to submit information to the local emergency planning council in connection with pre-incident planning?
Storage or handling of hazardous materials
The purpose of conducting fire inspections is to identify hazards that exist and to ensure:
violations are corrected
According to studies conducted by UL, flashover in a legacy home occurs in about _______ minutes.
30
According to studies conducted by UL, flashover in a modern home occurs in about __________.
3 minutes and 40 seconds
What is the overriding responsibility of Fire Officers in fire attack?
Supervising the company while assigned tasks are being performed
During operations, if a Fire Officer encounters a problem or hazard, when should he or she relay that information to Command?
As soon as the Fire Officer realizes there is a problem or hazard
In an interior attack situation, should Fire Officers be able to maintain contact with their company members at all times?
B) Yes
A good size-up requires Officers to look carefully and assess what can be seen, and to __________ about what cannot be seen.
make reasonable assumptions
What allows Fire Officers to be able to predict where the fire is burning and where it will spread?
Knowledge of fire behaviour
What is of fundamental importance in the ability to quickly size up a fire situation?
A systematic approach
If a fresh oxygen supply is introduced to a fire in the smoldering phase, the fire will:
resume the fully developed phase
Who is responsible for preventing the contamination of evidence?
Fire crews on the scene
