Review Flashcards
A States authority to govern matters related to the welfare and safety of the residents is known as
……… powers
State Police
Which Type of leadership is described as a process in which a person engages with others and creates a conversation that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower?
Transformational
What is a commonly used for documenting employee performance Day to day basis
T accounts
what is a realistic goal that a FF might set to achieve during the coming evaluation period?
Complete a Fire science class at a community college
it is common practice to provide notification to an employee who may receive a substandard evaluation at least ………. weeks before the evaluation is due.
10
Which is a common requirement for an employee who receives a substandard evaluation
A work Improvement Plan
Which action is the official negative supervisory action at the lowest level of the progressive discipline process
Formal Written Reprimand
In the majority of cases, what must occur before a demotion, suspension, or involuntary termination can be invoked?
predisciplinary conference
When should FF conduct self evaluations during the annual evaluation period?
Mid - year and 6 weeks prior to the end of the period.
Which is the tendency to rate subordinates more harshly than warranted on annual evaluations
Severity
What is the evaluation error in which a supervisor rates a FF only on their most recent behavior rather than performance through the entire preceding evaluation period
Recency
In which evaluation error is a firefighter evaluated based on an officer’s personal ideals instead of the job classification standards
Frame of reference
What is the evaluation error in which fire officers evaluate when subordinate against another instead of against their job classification standards
Contrast effect
Which type of evaluation error occurs when the fire officer rates the employee based on race religion gender age or disability
Personal bias
Which type of evaluation error occurs when a fire officer concentrates on only one aspect of a firefighters performance and applies that perception across the board to all aspects of the individuals work performance
Halo and Horn effect
How do annual employee evaluations relate to work history
The evaluations are a formal part of an employee’s work history
Unless there is a problem with an employee’s performance schedule evaluations should be used primarily as an opportunity to
Discuss future goals and objectives
The employee reviews and comments on the officers evaluation in step…… Of the four-step annual evaluation process
2
Which jurisdictional department handles the setting of compensation and benefits
Human resources
Which is defined as the process of setting performance standards and evaluating performance against those standards
Performance management
What is the pay system called in which firefighters are typically paid a base amount then receive additional compensation for any skills to firefighter can demonstrate
Skill based
What is the pay system called in which the firefighters are typically paid a base amount and then receive additional compensation for good performance
Merit-based
What is the leading cause of on-duty death among the firefighters
Sudden cardiac arrest death
In addition to meeting regulatory requirements how can records of accidents be used
To identify trends
Which is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic instruction
Education
Which system established the qualifications of a system to award certificates that are based on recognized standards
Accreditation
Fire officer maintains a list of firefighters activities by date and a brief description of performance observations
Activity log
Single sheet is used to this assets on left and liabilities on the right side
T accounts
Many departments encourage fire officers to conduct…….. With each firefighter during the year
Informal reviews
A firefighter should conduct another self-evaluation approximately…, Before official annual evaluation is due
6 weeks
This type of evaluation error the evaluator must not allow the evaluation to be slanted by race religion gender disability age
Personal bias
When firefighter evaluated only on incidents that occurred in the last few weeks rather than the whole evaluation period
Recency
When firefighter rated in the middle of range of all dimensions of work performance
Central tendency
Firefighter evaluated against something other than the classified job standards they may have met all department standards but failed to meet the officer’s personal ideals
Frame of reference
The officer may concentrate on only one aspect of the performance either exceptionally good or bad and apply it to all aspects of the job performance
Halo in horn effect
This can occur when an officer compares a firefighters performance against each other instead of against the classified job standards
Contrast effect
A fire officer may receive annual evaluation from human resources a …… To …….. Before annual evaluations are due
1-2 months
Unless they problem with the employee’s performance……. Should we use primarily as an opportunity to discuss future goals and objectives
Scheduled evaluation
Is required that fire officer directly observe actions of crew
Direct supervision
What is the NFPA number that describes the CRA
1300
It is important and the best interest of the department to..,… With the media
Good relationship
What are the four parts of presenting a report
Get their attention
Interest statement
Details
Actions
What is NRF
Comprehensive all hazard approach to incident response
Which incident command structure position is responsible for ensuring that safety issues are managed effectively at the incident scene
Safety officer
Which engine and command system position is responsible for gathering and releasing incident information to the media
Public information officer
In the incident command structure what is the term used to describe geographically define area of responsibility
A division
What is the term used to describe a functionally defined area of responsibility
Group
Which is the smallest ICS organizational element
Unit
What is the term used for resources assigned the task of ventilation
Group
Which ICS supervisory level is established to maintain the appropriate span of control
Branches
In the ICS, single resources operate at which level of management
Task
What is the ICS term used to describe two five single resources assembled to accomplish a specific task
Task force
This section of the ICS is needed at large scale and long-term incidents particularly when outside resources are needed quickly
Finance/administration
This is comprised of resources responsible for operations within a defined area most often used during routine operations and provides effective coordination of different companies tactics and is coordinated by division supervisor what is this
A division
This part of the ICS is a representation of a functional operation it is an also an alternative way of organizing resources and responsible performing a assignment often work within one division or more and sometimes groups are established both functional and geographic designations. What is this?
Group
This unit of the ICS is a generic term that can be applied to either geographic or functional component, it is the smallest organizational element within the incident management system, and is more frequently used at large or complex incidents. What is this
Unit
This section of the ICS is a supervisory level established in either operations or logistics function to provide appropriate span of control, span of control might still be a problem even after the IC is established groups divisions and units, and in the case IC can place a branch director in charge of a number of division groups and units. What is this
Branch
What are the 4 responsibilities of the local company in fire department cause determination
1 memorize conditions upon arrival
2. Identify and preserve evidence
3. Document activity during the fire suppression
4. Not any unusual situation or human encounters during the event
For suspicious fire consideration what are some goals for the fire officer
Identify secure and preserve physical evidence. Avoid contaminating the crime scene
How should overhaul be performed if the arrival of an investigator is delayed
Limit or delay overhaul operations pending arrival of the investigator
In general which is the first step of a fire cause investigation
Identify the area of origin
A fires point of origin is usually determined by
Examining fire pattern evidence
What are the two most common fire patterns
T U
What is the relationship between char and a fire’s point of origin
The deeper the char, the closer that material was to the point of origin
Which type of pattern allows the fire officer to trace the fire to its origin
Movement
This is a logical systematic examination of an item and its place and function within a system, conducted to identify and analyze probability, causes, and consequences of potential and real failures
Failure analysis
A line of demarcation is associated with which type of fire pattern
Intensity
What is carbonaceous material that has been burned or pyrolyzed and has a blackened appearance
Char
This is a fuel or oxidizer intentionally used to initiate a fire or increase the rate of growth or spread of fire
accelerant
This is a solid or liquid fuel used to intentionally spread or accelerate spread of fire from one area to another. What is this
Trailer
This is a crime of maliciously and intentionally or recklessly starting a fire or causing an explosion
Arson
What are the six basic motives for arson
Profit
crime concealment
excitement
spite/ revenge,
extremism
vandalism
This generally involves intense emotions and are triggered by hatred jealousy and uncontrolled emotions and usually involved drugs or alcohol
Spite/revenge
After all investigative and possibilities have been exhausted, if two or more potential causes remain, the cause of the fire should be reported as
Undetermined
What is the usual location of the ignition source relative to the point of origin
At or near the point of origin
In fire cause determination, when determining which fuel was first ignited, which is one of the two attributes of the fuel that should be identified
Type
If the cause of a fire is determined to be related to some malfunction that occurred within a device or system then a…….. His performed to identify what happened and why
Failure analysis
When a fire upstairs developing some reports, the fire officer might be looking for variances. What are these variances
The difference between project budget and actual expenses and the analysis should consider both cause and effect
What are the four parts of presenting a report
Get their attention
interest
statement details
action
Because most apartments are either political entities or non-profits, they are accountable to
…….. For effective use of funds.
General public
This are items that cost under a certain amount
Petty cash
What are some benefits to a purchase order
-Ensures a budget account contains sufficient funds to cover the purchase.
- There is a limit to the purchase order
- Fire officers rollers to acquire an item at the most reasonable cost
- officer takes the lowest price and completes the purchase order
- requires authorizing signature by an official with control and relevant budget area
Give some characteristics for requisitions
-For purchases that exceed predetermined amounts for a purchase order
- More stringent requirements than a purchase order
- an exact amount of purchase not known
- The department request certain funds be set aside from budget that will more than cover the cost of purchase.
