Lesson 2 Flashcards
- According to the NFPA, approximately _____ of on-duty deaths result from heart attacks.
40 percent
- Which NFPA standard covers health-related fitness programs for fire department members?
NFPA 1583
- Which NFPA standard covers the infection control program?
NFPA 1581
- What is the most common form of report that fire officers are required to make?
Run report
Verbal
Evaluation
Daily log
Verbal
- When an incident requires an expanded incident report narrative, who must complete it?
A chief officer
A fire officer
A risk manager from the human resources department
All company members
All company members
- All of the following are areas in which the fire officer needs to keep the chief officer informed except one.
Choose the exception. Performance goals Controversy Morale Shift roster
Shift roster
- The USFA has adopted a national goal of a __________ reduction in fatalities over a 10-year period.
25 percent
30 percent
40 percent
50 percent
50 percent
- According to a review conducted by the NFPA, what is the most common vehicle collision fire fighter death situation?
Working a vehicle wreck in the roadway
Emergency response in a personal vehicle
Emergency response in a departmental vehicle
Nonresponse driving in a departmental vehicle
Emergency response in a personal vehicle
- Approximately _____ of fire fighters who die in vehicle collisions are not wearing a seat belt.
25 percent
40 percent
60 percent
75 percent
75 percent
- What is one rule that could prevent 8 to 12 fire fighter deaths per year if complied with every time?
Limit speed to no more than 10 miles per hour over the limit
A mandatory rehabilitation period following consumption of a single SCBA cylinder
Consistent application of the two-in/two-out rule
Fire fighters must be seated and wear seat belts in transit
Fire fighters must be seated and wear seat belts in transit
- What is the minimum number of personnel in an IRIC?
2
3
4
5
2
- Which of the following is one of the 16 NFFF Life Safety Summit initiatives?
Establish a mandatory rest period following full consumption of a single SCBA cylinder.
Ensure that fire fighters have access to counseling and psychological support services.
Develop and promote national standards for rapid intervention team operations.
Pursue aggressive legal prosecution of criminal activity contributing to fire fighter casualties.
Ensure that fire fighters have access to counseling and psychological support services.
- What is the name of the program developed by the NFFF to prevent line-of-duty deaths and injuries?
The 10 Standard Fire Fighting Order
Everyone Safe
Safety Is Job One
Everyone Goes Home
Everyone Goes Home
- What is the minimum number of fire fighters required for an interior operation?
2
3
4
5
2
- According to NFPA 1521, what is the minimum level of fire officer required to be a safety officer?
Fire Officer I
Fire Officer II
Fire Officer III
Fire Officer IV
Fire Officer I
- All of the following are phases of an accident investigation except one. Choose the exception.
Identification and collection of evidence
Employee administrative action
Interviewing of witnesses
Written documentation phase
Employee administrative action
- The incident safety officer reports pertinent information relating to the safety and health issues on an incident in which document?
After-action report
Accident investigation
Safety report
Postincident analysis
Postincident analysis
- Which term is best defined as the systematic pursuit of practical results, using available human and knowledge resources in a concerted and reinforcing way?
Administration
Management
Leadership
Strategy
Management
- Which kind of studies did Fredrick Winslow Taylor perform to determine the optimal way to perform a job?**
Input/output
Task analysis
Time and motion
Work efficiency
Time and motion**
- What does a Theory X manager believe?
People are not motivated by money.
People want to take pride in their work.
The work is independent of the people.
People do not like to work.
People do not like to work
- What is the fifth level of Maslows hierarchy of needs?
Self-esteem
Group acceptance
Safety and security
Self-actualization
Self-actualization
- What does the accommodating person demonstrate, according to the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid?
Low concern for results, low concern for people
Low concern for results, high concern for people
High concern for results, low concern for people
High concern for results, high concern for people
Low concern for results, high concern for people
- How did Fredrick Winslow Taylor determine the optimal way to perform a job?
Worker surveys
Management surveys
Time studies
Performance objectives
Time studies**
- According to Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, the most basic human needs, at the bottom of the ladder, are known as _____________ needs.
physiological
safety
social
security
physiological
- Which of the following behavior models established by Blake and Mouton is the preferred behavior for fire officers to have?
Indifferent
Accommodating
Sound
Controlling
Sound
- What is one of the best tools to use to improve time efficiency?
A calendar
Participative management
Delegation
Staff meetings
Delegation
- Which type of supervisor manages primarily by telling people what to do?
Leader
Mentor
Manager
Boss
Boss
- A goal of an effective fire officer is to delegate decision making in routine activities to the ________________.
most experienced individual
lowest possible level
most qualified individual
group consensus
lowest possible level**
- What is the first obligation in a mayday situation?
Begin an all-out search of the building.
Report to the safety officer.
Check the air supply of all personnel in the company.
Maintain radio discipline.
Maintain radio discipline
- Which leadership style is best used when working with experienced fire fighters on duties that pose little hazard?
Democratic
Laissez-faire
Autocratic
Seminar
Laissez-faire**
- According to Studies of Social Power, which type of power is demonstrated when a fire fighter complies with an order to avoid punishment?
Reward
Referent
Coercive
Legitimate
Coercive
- According to Studies of Social Power, an incident commander directing resources on an incident is an example of _____ power.
reward
referent
coercive
legitimate
Legitimate
- When operating at an emergency incident, which method is recommended to assist a fire officer with making standard decisions in a consistent manner?
Use a checklist.
Obtain an assistant.
Radio for assistance from the fire chief.
Employ a democratic management style
Use a checklist.
- What is the strongest force that influences the performance and commitment of a volunteer fire fighter?
Training
Community involvement
Pride
Effective leadership
Effective leadership
- What is the second step in the five-step approach to making a decision?
Identify the problem
Weigh the outcomes
List options
Clear your mind
List options
5 step approach to decision making
- Define the problem
- Generate alternative solutions
- Select a solution
- Implement the solution
- Evaluate the result
- What is the fourth step in the five-step approach to making a decision?
Make a choice
Obtain feedback
Prioritize the actions
Weigh the outcomes
Make a choice
91. The process of achieving proficiency through instruction and hands-on practice in the operation of equipment and systems is the definition of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. training coaching mastery learning
Training
- What is the first step of the four-step method of instruction?
Preparation
Motivation
Analysis
Instruction
Preparation
- Who typically determines the need for focused training?
Fire fighters
An officer or the department
A board of instructors
An accreditation committee
An officer or the department*
- Which of the following is an objective of the presentation step of instruction?
Create interest in the material
Allow hands-on practice by the students
Gain approval for presenting the proposed training
Validate the pre-testing results obtained earlier
Create interest in the material
- When students attempt to perform new tasks under instructor supervision, success is attained when they __________.
report being comfortable with the task
can successfully talk another student through it
can perform the task safely without instructor input
pass a written test covering aspects of the skill and its use
can perform the task safely without instructor input
- Should an end-of-class examination be written or practical?
It must be both.
It can be either.
It is practical only.
It is written only.
It can be either.
- Active learning research recommends limiting formal lectures to a maximum of _____ minutes.
10
20
30
45
10
- __________________ is the term for the report that describes what you have and what you are doing at an incident, and that provides direction for other units that will be arriving.
Initial report
Status report
Incident communications
Formal communications
Initial report *
- 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
hazard reduction plan
evacuation plan
injury report
incident action plan **
- Which agency launched a Web-based system in 2005 to report near misses? ***
IAFC
OSHA
NFA
NFPA
IAFC **
- In the context of having their security threatened, fire fighters may do what is necessary to survive. In that situation, how will they feel, typically, about advancing the objectives of the fire department or their officers?
Not highly motivated
Very highly motivated
About as motivated as before
At first less motivated, then more
Not highly motivated
- In the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, which behavioral model sees a high level of concern for either people or results as too extreme and tries to moderate both in the workplace?
Moderator
Diplomat
Status quo
Ambassador
Status quo
- Which phrase best describes the types of incidents for which fire officers should conduct a brief review as soon as possible after the incident?
All incidents
Routine incidents
Incidents with poor outcomes
High-profile incidents
All incidents
- What is one example of sociological noise in communication?
Gender difference
Crowd noise
Siren noise
Prejudice
Prejudice
- What is one of the most important reasons for establishing and maintaining an effective incident command structure at every incident?
Reduce costs
Promote situational awareness
Perform riskbenefit analysis
Justify use of human resources
Promote situational awareness
- One of Fredrick Winslow Taylors four principles of scientific management is to replace rule-of-thumb work methods with _______________.
self-direction by employees
methods based on scientific study of the tasks
group collaboration methods of shared labor
job sharing and individual instruction
methods based on scientific study of the tasks
- Employee relations include all activities designed to __________________.
attract and retain employees
help employees with personal issues
maintain employee health and fitness
maintain a rapport with the employees
maintain a rapport with the employees
