OPM 300 Flashcards

1
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A predetermined _________ is established to facilitate effective communications during both emergency and routine situations.

A

Chain of Command

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2
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Kelly days shall be bid in _____

A

October

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3
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_______ shall be utilized in the bidding of Kelly days and shall be ranked in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

A

“Rank and Seniority”

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4
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A minimum of ____ and maximum of ___ personnel shall be assigned per Kelly day, one of each which must be a Captain, Rescue Lieutenant and Driver/Operator.

A

5;6

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There shall be no more than _____ personnel assigned off between the ranks of Captain, Rescue Lieutenant and Driver/Operator on any given Kelly day.

A

4

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A maximum of ___ Rescue Lieutenant shall be assigned per Kelly day. when there are more than ____ Lieutenants per shift), additional Rescue Lieutenants shall be evenly distributed

A

1; 7

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7
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_______ has the right to any special consideration necessary to maintain the shift’s “state of readiness” and insure that an adequate number of qualified personnel are routinely available

A

Shift commander

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8
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Personnel in violation of appearance will be given ___ hours to comply with this policy (____ hours for day personnel).

A

72; 8

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9
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The front of the hair may not extend below the _____ when naturally combed.

A

eyebrows

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10
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The side hair may cover only that portion at the:

A

ear above the center line of the ear canal.

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11
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The back of the hair will not extend over the ______________ when in a standing position looking forward

A

bottom of the collar of the buttoned uniform shirt

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12
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Mustaches may be worn but shall not:

A

extend into the seal of the self- contained breathing apparatus

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13
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Sideburns may not extend:

A

below the bottom of the ear canal

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14
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One bracelet may be worn as long as it:

A

is not excessive and does not present a safety hazard (i.e. too loose).

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15
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Necklaces may be worn as long as they are ________.

A

kept inside the T-shirt at all times

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16
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Which rings are prohibited?

A

excessively large or pretentious

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17
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Fingernails shall be no longer than _____________

A

1/4” from the tip of the finger

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18
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A more comprehensive uniform inspection will be held during _______.

A

quarterly station inspections

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19
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Name tags - to be worn on:

A

the seam above the flap of the right breast pocket on dress shirt

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20
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The bugles are to be worn ____ to the point of the collar

A

parallel

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21
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When the individual is wearing a tie, the bugles are to be worn ________

A

straight up and down

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22
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One service pin may be worn ___________

A

1/2” above the center of the name tag

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23
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In lieu of a service-related pin, a union pin or an American Flag pin can be substituted as long as it does not ______

A

exceed 1 inch in size

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24
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What can be worn in addition to the one pin maximum.

A

A departmental commendation award

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25
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Class B uniforms will be worn whenever personnel are participating in:

A
special details, 
public relations programs, 
inspections, 
educational classes, 
City and/or Department meetings, 
while at the Public Safety Complex, 
any other time as requested by the company officer or Battalion Chief.
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26
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Class B uniform shirts should not be worn for:

A

any responses or training requiring the use of bunker gear.

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27
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Jumpsuits may be worn between ____hrs and ____hrs only while responding to calls and during training exercises,

A

2000; 0800

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28
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White socks may not be worn _________

A

with low cut department approved shoes

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29
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When wearing low cut black uniform shoes, individuals must wear________

A

navy blue or black socks

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30
Q

Harassment in the workplace includes:

A

influencing or offering to influence or threatening the career, pay, or job of another person on the basis of that person’s protected category

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31
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Disposition of any criminal charge which occurred while on or off-duty must be reported to the Chief within ______

A

24 hours

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32
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Members must report to the Fire Chief any on or off duty arrests as well as any receipt of any traffic citation that may result in suspension or loss of driving privileges, within _________________

A

twenty-four (24) hours of the arrest or traffic citation/incident.

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33
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Members shall not permit any unauthorized person to enter or ride in a City vehicle or to enter into a station without ___________

A

express authorization from a Chief Officer.

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34
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Hazing includes, but may not be limited to:

A

Disorderly conduct, assaulting, fighting,

threatening, intimidating, coercing or harassing employees, supervisors, any City official or any other person

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35
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Employees must have telephones, and must report any change in telephone number or address to their immediate supervisor within____________

A

24 hours of the change.

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36
Q

No contact by a member within 30 minutes after their scheduled duty shift will be considered ________

A

absent without leave

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37
Q

All Fire-Rescue Department personnel are responsible for complying with all Departmental directives, including, but not limited to:

A

OPM’s,
Administrative Bulletins,
General Orders,
Departmental Operating Protocols.

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38
Q

Personal phone calls may be made or received on phones designated for said use but shall be limited to no more than ______ and shall in no way interfere with the performance of the member’s duties

A

10 minutes

39
Q

The Fire Station doors will be closed and secured at all times when __________

A

the station is unattended, and daily at 2100 hours.

40
Q

Visitors to the stations will be treated with courtesy and respect. Visitor’s will be allowed in the station between __________, but only with the permission of the Station Commander as appropriate.

A

1700 and 2100 hours

41
Q

However, visitors will not be allowed in the station after 2100 hours, unless ______

A

approved by the Fire Chief

42
Q

Grocery shopping will be allowed one time per shift for each station providing:

A

the shopping will be done in-zone (out-of-zone with Battalion Chief approval);
one member will remain with the emergency vehicle at all times;
the shopping will be completed as soon as reasonably possible (not to exceed 30 minutes)

43
Q

It is operationally necessary to schedule ________ personnel per shift.

A

34

44
Q

In the event that due to unscheduled leaves such as; illness, emergency leave, etc., it will be necessary to provide a minimum of_______ personnel per shift.

A

32

45
Q

During the month of _____ in odd numbered years all Operations and non Operations personnel shall “bid” assignments that will initiate on January 1st of the next year (the even years).

A

October

46
Q

When assigning annual leave, or any other type of leave, the minimum scheduled number of personnel on duty shall be ______

A

34

47
Q

In the event that extenuating circumstances arise, such as __________________ it may be necessary to cancel previously approved time off in order to maintain appropriate staffing levels

A

a state of emergency,
absences or restrictions due to illness, worker’s compensation,
light duty assignment,

48
Q

Annual leave vacation bidding for the upcoming calendar year will be submitted during:

A

the first two (2) weeks of November.

49
Q

Battalion Chiefs will approve or disapprove vacation bid requests based on this policy by:

A

December 1 of the bid year.

50
Q

All “Shift Personnel” are entitled to submit no more than_______ bids.

A

5 separate

51
Q

The benchmark for determining an employee’s maximum available hours (shifts) for each year is ______________

A

January 1st of the upcoming year.

52
Q

Working out of classification, when utilized to __________, will not be subject to cancellation by the battalion chiefs and will immediately be noted on the shift schedule to reflect that change.

A

approve annual leave

53
Q

Employees out of work on Worker’s Compensation shall be afforded an opportunity to work overtime on their return to work, to a maximum of _______ retrospective from when they return to work

A

1 year

54
Q

For work hours from ________ employees must be directly contacted for the purpose of securing overtime.

A

0900-0700

55
Q

n either event, if the employee works ______ or longer will be marked off as taking only a 12-hour block of overtime.

A

8 hours

56
Q

In order for the time to be restored to the list the employee must provide proof to the Fire Chief or his/her designee within ______ of returning to normal shift of actual participation of the qualifying event.

A

7 days

57
Q

Unless approved by the fire chief, or his/her designee, employees may not
work more than 48 continuous hours and should have a minimum rest period of ______ before resuming shift duties.

A

8 hours

58
Q

When submitting for court time compensation, employees must provide:

A

a copy of the subpoena

a court process report that can be obtained at the courthouse.

59
Q

Monies obtained as a witness fee in cases where the City is compensating an employee shall be:

A

forwarded to the Administrative Officer as soon as the same is received.

60
Q

Flags will be flown at half-staff under the following circumstances:

A
  • National Fallen Firefighter day (1st Sun of Oct) 0800-0800
  • Memorial Day 0800-1200
  • On May 15th,Peace Officers Memorial day,all flags will be flown at half-staff from 0800 until 0800 the following day, unless that day falls on Armed Forces Day (the 3rd Saturday in May). If both of these holidays fall on the same day, all flags will be flown at their peak.
  • From the day of death to the day of Internment of an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the Secretary of an Executive or Military Department, a former Vice President of the United States, or the Governor of the State of Florida.
  • On the day of death and the following day for a member of Congress from Florida.
61
Q

Flags will be flown at half-staff for a period of ____ days from the death of the president or former president.

A

30

62
Q

Flags will be flown at half staff for ___ days from the death of the Vice president, the sitting or retired United States Supreme Court Chief Justice, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives

A

10

63
Q

When ordered, the memorial flag will be flown in place of the _____ flag until interment.

A

department

64
Q

Any individual assigned to light duty for a period of time greater than _______ must report to the training division prior to returning to their normal shift to remediate any missed training due injury/ illness or other related condition limitations.

A

three months

65
Q

It is the responsibility of any employee being treated for a job-related injury to notify the __________ immediately when he or she has been evaluated by a physician and has been released to light duty

A

Administrative Deputy Chief

66
Q

Any employee reporting to light duty due to a job-related injury or illness shall have a completed _____________ Form.

A

Florida Workers Compensation Uniform Medical Treatment/Status Reporting

67
Q

The Awards Review Board shall consist of the following members:

A

1 staff rep
1 shift rep
1 member selected by the fire chief

68
Q

The Sunrise Fire-Rescue Department will use _______ in order to create a willingness to conform to departmental standards and instill the dedication and perseverance expected of all personnel.

A

progressive corrective action

69
Q

All Fire-Rescue Department personnel are responsible for complying with all Departmental directives, including, but not limited to:

A

City Ordinances, OPM’s, Administrative Bulletins, General Orders, and Departmental Operating Protocols.

70
Q

There are three steps in the Corrective Action Process;

A

Coaching, Counseling, Formal Administrative Process.

71
Q

Coaching that requires additional effort should be documented in the ____ as training.

A

FRMS

72
Q

some situations may require a written plan to better guide the employee and supervisor through a more structured process. This type of informal processes is _____

A

counseling.

73
Q

True of False: Counseling is not considered discipline.

A

true

74
Q

A written counseling plan will have several components:

A
  • Statement of the problem or issue that needs modification;
  • what actions need to be modified or changed to be successful;
  • a timeline.
75
Q

The counseling report will be signed by the ____ and ______ presenting the report to the individual.

A

officer and BC

76
Q

Failure to achieve the specific actions identified within the agreed upon counseling timeline may lead to :

A

the Formal Administrative Process.

77
Q

An employee may be immediately restricted from duty if, in the opinion of the Battalion Chief, the employee is:

A
  • physically or mentally impaired,
  • the safety and well-being of on-duty personnel or the public is jeopardized to the point that the primary mission of the Fire-Rescue Department could become compromised by the actions of the impaired member
78
Q

There are three step to the formal process of corrective actions:

A
  • Informal inquiry “Fact Finding”,
  • Formal investigation,
  • Administrative proceeding “pre-determination”.
79
Q

Employees have ____rights only during investigatory interviews.

A

Weingarten

80
Q

An _____ occurs when a supervisor questions an employee to obtain information which could be used as a basis for discipline or asks an employee to defend his or her conduct.

A

investigatory interview

81
Q

When the employee makes the request for a union representative to be present management has two options:

A

Stop questioning until the representative arrives.

Call off the interview

82
Q

_____ means a meeting by the Fire Chief or designee with a firefighter about whom an allegation of misconduct has come to the attention, the purpose of which meeting is to mediate a complaint or discuss the facts to determine whether a formal investigation should be commenced.

A

“Informal inquiry”

83
Q

_______ means the process of investigation ordered by Fire Chief or designee, for the purpose of gathering evidence of misconduct

A

“Formal investigation”

84
Q

________ means any non-judicial hearing which may result in the recommendation, approval or order of disciplinary action including suspension or discharge of a firefighter.

A

“Administrative proceeding”

85
Q

The Discharge of discipline is based on:

A

severity, frequency and in general progressive in nature.

86
Q

All documentation for lateness/AWOL will be forwarded to the ______ (or designee) for investigation and processing.

A

Operations Division Chief

87
Q

All complaints concerning the Fire Department or any of its employees will be investigated by the _______ and a log of these complaints will be maintained for a period of one (1) year after final action.

A

Administrative Deputy Chief

88
Q

Any individual, upon receipt of a complaint, shall gather and forward the information to the Administrative Deputy Fire Chief within ______ days in written form either by e-mail or by memo

A

three (3) business

89
Q

Within ______ days of notification of the complaint, notification will be sent to the complainant from the Fire Chief or his/her designee, acknowledging receipt of the complaint.

A

five (5) calendar

90
Q

The following information shall be obtained from the person making the complaint:

A
  • Nature/Description of the complaint
  • Location of incident, date and time
  • Names of employee(s) or unit (s) involved
  • Contact phone number and address
  • Name of complainant and any witness
91
Q

Completed checkout sheets should be reviewed by the Station Officer for items which require immediate attention such as :

A

safety items, severe leaks of air or fluids, no headlights, etc.

92
Q

The _____ and/or City Garage should be contacted for situations requiring immediate attention.

A

Logistics Officer

93
Q

Station Officers are to insure the following activities are consistently completed

A
Delivery of emergency services.
Shift change with line-up.
Vehicle and equipment check.
Vehicle, equipment, and facilities maintenance. 
Pre-scheduled training.
Company level training. 
Special details and events. 
Physical training.