Old FO1 Study Guide

Question 1

who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a harassment complaint has merit?

Answer 1

The Fire Chief

Question 2

Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and matching the individual’s strengths with the organization’s needs in order for the organization, the individual, and the officer to be successful is a must for the fire officer to maintain______

Answer 2

cultural diversity

Question 3

what is one of the four basic tasks expected of a good fire officer, as reported by the administrative fire officers study?

Answer 3

Notifications

Question 4

what type of organizational document is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions?

Answer 4

policy

Question 5

what type of organizational document establishes or prescribes specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions?

Answer 5

standard operating procedures (SOP)

Question 6

Firefighters who want to initiate a harassment complaint have three methods for doing so, at what level must they first make contact?

Answer 6

it is their choice

Question 7

what term does the international association of fire chiefs use for a Fire Officer I?

Answer 7

supervising fire officer

Question 8

what is one method of fostering the concept of appropriate workplace behavior?

Answer 8

fire fighters develop their own set of rules

Question 9

Which of the four functions of management does the fire officer use to take the available people, equipment, structure, and time and develop them into an orderly, functional, and structural unit?

Answer 9

organizing

Question 10

what are the primary causes of death to fire fighters operating in a burning structure?

Answer 10

flash over and structural collapse

Question 11

which of the four functions of management deals with developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective?

Answer 11

planning

Question 12

which of the four functions of management is used when a fire officer considers the impact on the budget before making purchases?

Answer 12

controlling

Question 13

most experts believe that span of control should not extend to no more than a specific number of people. What is that number?

Answer 13

5

Question 14

Human resource management is built from two generalized schools of management thought. What is one of those schools?

Answer 14

Scientific

Question 15

according to the NFPA, about what percentage of American Fire Fighters are volunteers?

Answer 15

72%

Question 16

if the officers have the authority to solve a given problem that has come up, what should they do about involving their supervisors first?

Answer 16

nothing; they should go ahead and make a decision

Question 17

fire officers should consult their supervisors if they are going to make a decision that ______

Answer 17

goes beyond their scope of authority

Question 18

when an officer tells subordinates that he does not agree with unpopular orders, but the orders have to be enforced anyway, what is the result?

Answer 18

the officer’s authority and supervisory ability is undermined

Question 19

what type of organizations do private industries or nongovernmental organizations use to provide fire protection to factories, processing plants, and large private facilities?

Answer 19

fire brigades

Question 20

what is the lowest level of fire officer that could be in a chief officer position?

Answer 20

Fire Officer III

Question 21

what type of study was used to greatly improve performance in the fire fighter combat challenge?

Answer 21

time and motion

Question 22

what type of organizational document is developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body?

Answer 22

regulation

Question 23

when officers are preparing to present a class on a topic, what/whom should they consult first?

Answer 23

their personal training library

Question 24

what agency enforces the federal laws establishing the civil rights of americans?

Answer 24

equal employment opportunity commission

Question 25

historically, what did it mean if a house had a fire mark on it?

Answer 25

the house is covered by insurance

Question 26

what is the term for the set of guidelines that a department establishes for fire fighters?

Answer 26

discipline

Question 27

the beginning of shift is normally giving to the battalion or district chief within what amount of time after the start-of-shift?

Answer 27

15 minutes

Question 28

which of the following is NOT a method of looking at the organization of a fire department?

Answer 28

Hazards

Question 29

the equal employment opportunity act of 1972 includes almost all public and private employers with a minimum number of employees. what is the number?

Answer 29

15