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PHX FIRE 301-400 Flashcards

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  1. _______________ respond to emergency calls when the aerial ladder will not be needed but all the other resources may. (PG. 22)
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A. Ladder Tenders

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  1. _______________ are smaller, more economical to respond in, and carry much of the same equipment as a Ladder Truck. (PG. 22)
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Ladder tenders

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  1. A Ladder and a Ladder Tender are assigned to one fire station and crew. The __________________ selects which piece of apparatus would be most appropriate for that call. (PG. 22)
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Company Officer

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  1. _______________ are five-person apparatus that have similar equipment to ladder companies but also have a large amount of specialty equipment used for hazardous materials and technical rescue response. (PG. 22)
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B. Squad Companies

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  1. Squads can also be called out to any portion of the _______ in the event there is a large catastrophic event. (PG. 22)
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State

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  1. __________, also known as ambulances, transport two firefighters, medical equipment, and firefighting equipment. (PG. 22)
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Rescues

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  1. The ___________ Chief is responsible for several divisions involved in direct customer service to the citizens. (PG. 22)
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Operations

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  1. These divisions include South Shift Command, Aviation, the five Fire _________ (Central, North, South, East and West), and Safety. (PG. 22)
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Districts

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  1. Each Division is supervised by Deputy Chiefs, Division Chiefs and Battalion Chiefs. Deputy Chiefs and Shift Commanders report to the _____________ Assistant Chief, Division and Battalion Chiefs report directly to the Deputy Chiefs in their respective areas. (PG. 22)
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Operations

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At South Shift Command there are _________ Deputy Chiefs, one on each of the three shifts, as well as a Captain on each shift to assist them with incident response and other responsibilities. (PG. 22)

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Three

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The _________ Commanders report to the Operations Assistant Chief. (PG. 22)

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Shift

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____________________ is responsible for emergency response throughout the City and Valley. (PG. 22)

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South Shift Command

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South Shift Command may fill the role of Incident Commander at certain incidents they typically provide overall direction for major incidents by filling the role of _________________. (PG. 22)

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Senior Advisor

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South Deputy operates 24 hours a day and responds from __________. (PG. 22)

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Downtown

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One of South Shift Command’s biggest responsibilities is insuring proper _________ throughout the City every day. (PG. 22)

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Staffing

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South Shift Command assigns the __________ members and hire members back on overtime when necessary. (PG. 22)

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Roving

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  1. South Shift Command must insure adequate staffing to provide for the varied specialty services our Department provides such as _____________________, hazardous materials, technical rescue, and aviation specialties. (PG. 22)
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Advanced Life Support

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There are five (six with _________) Fire Districts in the City. (PG. 22)

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Aviation

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  1. These Districts are managed by __________ Chiefs who report to the Assistant Chief of Operations. (PG. 22)
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Deputy

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  1. The ______ districts are broken up geographically into Central, East, West, North and South Districts. (PG. 22)
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5

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  1. Each District Deputy Chief supervises __________ Battalion Chiefs. (PG. 22)
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3-6

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  1. __________ Fire District manages the Emergency Response Staffing Office and Battalion 1. (PG.
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Central

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  1. The ___________________ Staffing Office is responsible for member assignments to companies, vacation, furloughs, Tobin day assignments and other leave and assignment related issues. (PG. 23)
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Emergency Response

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  1. The District Deputy Chief reports to the Assistant Chief of _____________. (PG.
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Operations

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  1. Battalion 1 has one Battalion Chief on each of the three 24-hour shifts who report to the District ______________. (PG. 23)
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C. Deputy Chief

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  1. The Battalion Chiefs supervise the ____________ on each of the engine, ladder or squad companies in their battalion. (PG. 23)
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Captains

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The Battalion Chiefs also respond on ___________ incidents throughout the City and Valley. (PG. 23)

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Significant

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  1. __________ then supervise the crews on their apparatus and at their fire stations. (PG. 23)
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Captains

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  1. East Fire District manages Battalion ____, Battalion ____ and the Paradise Valley stations. The District Deputy Chief reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations. (PG. 23)
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2,7

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  1. Battalions 2 and 7 each have one _________________ on each of the three 24- hour shifts who report to the District Deputy Chief. (PG. 23)
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C. Battalion Chief

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  1. The _____________ stations report to Battalion 2. (PG. 23)
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Paradise Valley

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  1. The Battalion Chiefs supervise the Captains on each of the engine, ladder or squad companies in their ___________. (PG. 23
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Battalion

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  1. ________ Fire District manages Battalion 3 and Battalion 8. (
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Central

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  1. Battalions 3 and 8 each have one Battalion Chief on each of the three _________ shifts who report to the District Deputy Chief. (PG. 23)
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24 hours

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  1. ________ Fire District manages Battalion 4 and Battalion 6. (PG. 23)
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NORTH

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  1. Battalions 4 and 6 each have one ________________ on each of the three 24- hour shifts who report to the District Deputy Chief. (PG. 23)
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Battalion Chief

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37
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  1. ________ Fire District manages Battalion 5. (PG. 23)
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South

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38
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  1. Battalion 5 has one Battalion Chief on each of the ________ 24-hour shifts who report to the District Deputy Chief. (PG. 23)
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3

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  1. ___________ is responsible for all aspects of emergency response at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. (PG. 23)
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Aviation

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  1. As a “city within a city” the airport must have the capability to respond to EMS calls, structure fires, _____________ fires and service calls on the airport. (PG. 23)
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A. Non-Structural

41
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  1. The primary function of Aviation is to provide aircraft _________ and firefighting. (PG. 23)
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Rescue

42
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  1. This highly specialized response component requires a large amount of unique _________ and _________ for aircraft emergencies as well as continuously updating the member’s knowledge base and refresher training. (PG. 23)
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D. Training And Equipment

43
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  1. Aviation also has rules and mandates from the ________ Government that they must comply with. (PG. 24)
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Federal

44
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  1. Should the firefighters at Sky Harbor be unable to respond to the emergencies involving aircraft due to lack of proper _________, lack of personnel or lack of firefighting equipment, the airport might have to turn away aircraft or possibly close.
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Training

45
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  1. Closing the airport would have a huge economic impact on the City and the State. It becomes obvious then that _________ has a significant responsibility in keeping the planes flying. (PG. 24)
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Aviation

46
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  1. _________ works with Operations to provide the following services: risk management planning; station, equipment and facility inspections; accident analysis and safety training. (
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Safety

47
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Safety also reviews Department procedures and work to ensure _______ compliance. The Deputy Chief of Safety reports to the Assistant Chief of Operations. (PG. 24)

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OSHA

48
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  1. The _____ cities that are part of the Regional Dispatch Operation are dispatched “automatically”, as if they were part of a single fire department. (PG. 24)
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23

49
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  1. This Automatic Aid System does not recognize or require any ____________ lines. (PG. 24)
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Jurisdictional

50
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With Automatic Aid the closest, most __________ unit to any emergency situation is dispatched without regard to city boundaries. (PG. 24)

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Appropriate

51
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Often, several departments work together on the same incident. All members of the Regional Dispatch Consortium have agreed to follow the same __________ and __________ for dispatch protocols and emergency scene operations. (PG. 24)

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Policies And Procedures

52
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  1. The ____________________ System is designed to fully integrate and support this mix of fire departments during incident operations. (PG. 24)
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Incident Management

53
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  1. In the 2,000-plus square miles of the Phoenix Metropolitan area, Automatic Aid greatly enhances emergency response delivery for the over ___________ dispatches annually. (PG. 24
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444000

54
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  1. The Automatic Aid System works through an advanced satellite technology called the _____________________________________ System (AVL). (PG. 24)
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B. Automatic Vehicle Location

55
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  1. The AVL System is able to continuously track the exact location of all emergency response apparatus, allowing for the dispatch of the ________ most appropriate available unit to the scene.
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Closest

56
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  1. Dispatch and Deployment dispatches every emergency and non-emergency call for the Operations Divisions through the _____________________________ Center. (PG. 24)
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Phoenix Regional Dispatch

57
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  1. Through Automatic Aid agreements, Phoenix dispatches for _____ Valley Fire Departments, plus has additional Automatic Aid agreements for 4 more departments through a CAD Interconnect System. (PG. 24)
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23

58
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  1. There are Mutual Aid agreements in place for an additional ___ departments/ districts. (PG. 24)
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7

59
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  1. The Dispatch Center is staffed _____ hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. (PG. 24)
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24

60
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  1. Each shift is assigned one or two Supervisors, one or two “Lead” dispatchers, and at least __________ Dispatchers filling the roles of Incident Takers, Dispatchers, or Tactical Radio Operators. (PG. 24)
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Twelve

61
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  1. All Dispatchers are certified _________________ Dispatchers. (PG. 24)
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Emergency medical

62
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  1. The Dispatch Center provides medical self-help, _____________ instruction to 911 callers. (PG. 24)
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Pre arrival

63
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  1. While Fire Department units are en-route to the scene medical Dispatchers provide Emergency Medical ____________ over the phone. (PG. 24)
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Instructions

64
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  1. Utilizing pre-arrival medical instruction has saved many lives over the past ________ decades. (PG. 24)
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3

65
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  1. The _________________ Chief is responsible for overseeing many sections, such as: Fire Prevention, Special Hazards Unit, Homeland Defense Bureau, and Fire Investigations. (PG. 26)
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Fire prevention

66
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  1. The section the Fire Prevention Chief oversees are made up of both ____________ and ______________ of the Department. (PG. 26)
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B. Civillian And Sworn

67
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  1. _________________ obvious focus is to make the buildings we occupy safer and prevent loss of life and money from fire and water damage. (PG. 26)
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Fire prevention

68
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  1. Being a/an _____________ requires knowledge of the code, fire alarms systems, fire suppression systems, building construction and fire behavior. (PG. 26)
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Inspector

69
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  1. The proper ______________ to the fire code can also save the lives of firefighters as they attempt to fight fires in structures. (PG. 26)
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Adherence

70
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Several of the systems in the code are designed not only to warn and protect the citizens but they are also designed to be utilized by ___________ in the performance of their duties. (PG. 26)

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Firefighters

71
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  1. The ________________ group review plans, inspects fire protection equipment and approves construction features for new commercial and residential construction. (PG. 26)
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New Construction

72
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  1. A specialized section within Fire Prevention is the _____________________________________ (SHU). (PG. 26)
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Special Hazards Unit

73
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  1. The Special Hazards Unit inspects occupancies that produce, handle or use _______________________ in their scope of their operations. (PG. 26)
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Hazardous Materials

74
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  1. The information gathered by the SHU is used to enforce existing building and fire ____________ as well as make changes to these codes when necessary. (PG. 26)
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Codes

75
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  1. Information on the operations, materials, and hazards at these buildings is also provided to the responding ______________ to reduce the risk to them and allow them to better handle emergencies at these facilities. (PG. 26)
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Companies

76
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  1. Unfortunately in today’s reality of terrorism, the Department had to institute a _____________________________. (PG. 26)
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D. Homeland Defense Bureau

77
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  1. This group works very closely with the ___________________________ and other agencies to provide the Department with training and intelligence as it pertains to terrorist activities. (PG. 26)
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Phoenix police department

78
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  1. The members working in _____________________ are also instrumental in helping coordinate day to day incidents involving both Police and Fire operations at the scene. (PG. 26)
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B. Homeland Defense

79
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  1. Also managed out of the Homeland Defense Bureau are ___________________. (PG. 26)
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Special Events

80
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  1. Special Events Planning is just as the name implies, they are responsible to plan and provide for the needs of special events that impact the City due to the ________ or _________ of the event. (PG. 26)
A

Scope or size

81
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  1. The Fire Investigations Division is responsible for investigating all ______________ in the City of Phoenix. (PG. 26)
A

Structure fire

82
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  1. They investigate the fires to determine the ________ of the fire and whether the fire was accidental or if arson is suspected. (PG. 26)
A

Cause

83
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  1. Suspicious fires or those in which ___________ or serious injuries occur can involves hundreds of hours of investigation in order to bring the person or persons who caused the fire to justice. (PG. 26)
A

Deaths

84
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  1. Fire Investigators are trained and certified as Specialty _________________. (PG. 26)
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Peace officers

85
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  1. Phoenix Firefighters Association _____________ represents this membership and is invited through the Relationship by Objectives (RBO) process to participate in the design and implementation of the systems, procedures and processes that form the framework of our organization. (PG. 27)
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Local 493

86
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  1. The RBO process brings labor and management together in an ________ and _________ arena to work through tough issues, deal with conflict, and reach agreement. (PG. 27)
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Open And Honest

87
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The Phoenix Fire Department uses RBO to manage new ideas and changes in the organization through the use of ____________ that represent both labor and management. (PG. 27)

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Committee

88
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  1. RBO committee meetings are always open and advertised to all ___________. (PG. 27)
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Members

89
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  1. The Fire Chief and the ____________________ appoint the co-chairs of each committee. (PG. 27)
A

Union president

90
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  1. A correlating committee made up of management’s Senior Staff and Local 493’s _________________ oversee the RBO process and discuss and decide on issues that could not be resolved through the normal process. (PG. 27)
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Executive Board

91
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  1. The RBO process is based on the principal that those who are the __________ to the actual services we provide should be allowed equitable input into the system. (PG. 27)
A

Closest

92
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  1. The RBO process solidifies the relationship between _________ and _________________. (PG. 27)
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Labor and management

93
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  1. The emphasis of this partnership is tackling issues and seeking equitable solutions without _________________________. (PG. 27)
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Damaging relationships

94
Q
  1. The RBO process allows room for ____________________ without inviting disrespect or unhealthy politics. (PG. 27)
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Differing opinions

95
Q
  1. The end result is the Phoenix Fire Department is a fair, effective organization with “___________” from all members, no matter what rank or position. (PG. 27)
A

Buy in

96
Q
  1. The RBO process works because both sides respect each other as being credible participants who have value to offer, and because both sides remain open to another point of view. Those are the basic _________ that drive the organization. (PG. 27)
A

Value

97
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  1. Spend a day walking around the Phoenix Fire Department building and you’ll hear that a lot: “_______________________.” (PG. 27)
A

We Just Work It Out

98
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  1. “We just work it out.” Some people refer to it as the “____________” and, in a sense; there is a little mystery involved. (PG. 27)
A

Magic dust

99
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  1. The Inspectors check buildings to insure that they meet the ____________ and are safe. (PG. 26)
A

Fire code

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