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Managing a Fire Company Flashcards

1
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Expectations of CO

A
  1. Respects & values co-workers & public
  2. Creates happy, harassment free work environment
  3. Keeps crew’s focus on delivering excellent customer service
  4. Understand, follow, & enforce SOPs, policies, R&R
  5. Overall Safety Manager
  6. Overall Training Officer
  7. Addresses personnel/service issues, keeps them as small scale as possible
  8. Manage being nice
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To direct the operations, activity, or performance of; to guide on a way especially by going in advance; and/or bring to some conclusion or condition.

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Leadership

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To handle or direct w/ a degree of skill; to work upon or try to alter for a purpose.

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Manage

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To be directly in charge of an activity?

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Supervise

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What is the primary role of a CO?

(Leader, Manager, or Supervisor)

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Manager all the time, Supervisor when necessary.

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What is more important for a CO, Personal or Organizational Authority?

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Personal

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8 ways to lead by example…

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  1. Always treat others with dignity and respect
  2. Take responsibility for your company’s actions and be a shield for your crew
  3. Watch what you say (tell the truth, acknowledge mistakes)
  4. Listen to crew w/ open mind
  5. Share workload w/ crew
  6. Respect chain of command
  7. Delegate often, then get out of the way
  8. Take care of yourself
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What and when was NIOSH established?

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The Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970

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NIOSH is part of…

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The US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the US Dept. of Health & Human Services

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The greatest service delivery risks of a CO having to testify in court include… (there are 4)

Which one is the biggest risk?

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  1. Fire Incidents
  2. EMS Incidents
  3. Driving/Apparatus Incidents
  4. HR Issues & Lawsuits (BIGGEST RISK)
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As agreed by IAFF and NFPA (1582 + 1583), FF s/ meet and retain the following fitness levels…

  1. Body Comp
  2. Aerobic Capacity
  3. CPAT
  4. Flexibility
A
  1. Men < 20%, Women < 30%
  2. > 42mL
  3. Pass
  4. Varies
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What are the different levels of fitness recognized in the book?

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TIER 1 - BF < 10%, higher than normal aerobic
TIER 2 - BF ~ 15%, high to average aerobic
TIER 3 - BF ~ 20%, low aerobic (minimum level to still operate in field, & s/b working to get to T2)
TIER 4 - Physical condition doesn’t allow to be in the field.

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Recommendations to prevent over-exercising on shift…

  1. HR
  2. Time Length
  3. Other
A
  1. < 75% HR Max
  2. Limited to 30 - 45:00
  3. Regular periods of rest and rehydration
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The best way for a CO to protect their crew working in a high risk environment is by focusing company drills on…

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High Risk / Low Frequency Tasks

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What are the 4 levels of competence?

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L0 - Just starting

L1 - Theoretical. Understands concepts, but must think critically while performing.

L3 - Can do critical tasks w/o thinking about it.

L4 - As L3, plus retain awareness of how activity is performed and how it solves the overall problem.

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What competency level should a CO be?

What competency level should a crew be?

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CO - L3

Crew - No less than 2

17
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NREM SLEEP

  1. What is it?
  2. How many stages?
  3. Memory consolidation (sleep spindles) occur in what stage?
  4. Overall lasts what % of sleep?
A
  1. Non-Rapid Eye Movement (Slow Wave Brain Activity)
  2. 4
  3. Stage 2
  4. 60-80%
18
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REM SLEEP

  1. What is it?
  2. Notable facts…
  3. Overall lasts what % of sleep?
A
  1. Rapid Eye Movement
  2. Dreaming occurs here. Muscle tone is absent. Increase in body functions (brain activity and blood flow, respirations, blood pressure)
  3. 20 - 40%
19
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NFPA 1710 sets standards for getting out of station for 911 responses…

  1. EMS
  2. FIRE
A
  1. 60s
  2. 80s
20
Q

DRIVING RESPONSE CODES

A

Code 1 - not assigned to call
Code 2 - assigned to call, non-emergent
Code 3 - assigned to call, emergent

21
Q

When driving Code 3…

  1. How fast can you speed w/ favorable conditions?
  2. Unfavorable?
  3. When traveling into oncoming traffic lanes?
A
  1. 10pm above posted limit
  2. 0mph above posted limit
  3. Max speed of 20mph
22
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What are the first 3 phases of emotional reaction we usually see in the field?

A

High Anxiety/Emotional Shock
Denial
Anger

23
Q

What % of communication is based on…

Body Language
Tone of Voice
Actual Words Spoken

A

BL - 60%
ToV - 30%
Words - 10%

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