Managing a Fire Company Flashcards
Expectations of CO
- Respects & values co-workers & public
- Creates happy, harassment free work environment
- Keeps crew’s focus on delivering excellent customer service
- Understand, follow, & enforce SOPs, policies, R&R
- Overall Safety Manager
- Overall Training Officer
- Addresses personnel/service issues, keeps them as small scale as possible
- Manage being nice
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.
Leadership
To handle or direct w/ a degree of skill; to work upon or try to alter for a purpose.
Manage
To be directly in charge of an activity?
Supervise
What is the primary role of a CO?
(Leader, Manager, or Supervisor)
Manager all the time, Supervisor when necessary.
What is more important for a CO, Personal or Organizational Authority?
Personal
8 ways to lead by example…
- Always treat others with dignity and respect
- Take responsibility for your company’s actions and be a shield for your crew
- Watch what you say (tell the truth, acknowledge mistakes)
- Listen to crew w/ open mind
- Share workload w/ crew
- Respect chain of command
- Delegate often, then get out of the way
- Take care of yourself
What and when was NIOSH established?
The Occupational Safety & Health Act of 1970
NIOSH is part of…
The US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the US Dept. of Health & Human Services
The greatest service delivery risks of a CO having to testify in court include… (there are 4)
Which one is the biggest risk?
- Fire Incidents
- EMS Incidents
- Driving/Apparatus Incidents
- HR Issues & Lawsuits (BIGGEST RISK)
As agreed by IAFF and NFPA (1582 + 1583), FF s/ meet and retain the following fitness levels…
- Body Comp
- Aerobic Capacity
- CPAT
- Flexibility
- Men < 20%, Women < 30%
- > 42mL
- Pass
- Varies
What are the different levels of fitness recognized in the book?
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.
Recommendations to prevent over-exercising on shift…
- HR
- Time Length
- Other
- < 75% HR Max
- Limited to 30 - 45:00
- Regular periods of rest and rehydration
The best way for a CO to protect their crew working in a high risk environment is by focusing company drills on…
High Risk / Low Frequency Tasks
What are the 4 levels of competence?
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.
