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Executive Directive No. 27 - Racial Equity in City Government - The practical effect of Proposition ____ was to outlaw affirmative action in this State.

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209

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Executive Directive No. 27 - Racial Equity in City Government - When was this directive executed?

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June 19th, 2020

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Executive Directive No. 23 - Harassment and Discrimination - all General Managers and heads of City departments to report incidents of sexual harassment involving an employee, customer, visitor, volunteer or contractor to the Personnel Department within ___ hours of the incident occurring or of the department becoming aware of the incident, in order to ensure that all incidents, regardless of reporting method, are counted, recorded, and investigated appropriately.

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48

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Executive Directive No. 23 - Harassment and Discrimination - The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released the Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace, a report that estimates that _____ percent of incidents of harassment do not result in formal complaints, indicating that nationwide, these incidents may be more prevalent than statistics would suggest.

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90%

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Executive Directive No. 23 - Harassment and Discrimination - Victims of harassment and discrimination face considerable barriers to filing formal complaints due to fear of blame, _________ or retaliation.

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disbelief

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Executive Directive No. 23 - Harassment and Discrimination - The General Manager of the Personnel Department shall ensure that the Department’s _________ division continues to review harassment and discrimination data, and develop strategies to reduce and eliminate incidents and foster a respectful and safe workplace.

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EEO

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Executive Directive No. 11 - Gender Equity in City Operations - LA was one of the first cities to adopt the CEDAW, what is it?

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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

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Daily Company Operations Briefing - How many points are in the briefing to be reviewed at line up?

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8

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Daily Company Operations Briefing - This eight point briefing is intended to reinforce basic operations and should take place no later than what time each shift?

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0800

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Daily Company Operations Briefing - What are the Eight by Eight?

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  1. Mission Validation, Priorities, Expectations, Leader’s Intent
  2. Safety Briefing and PPE
  3. Company Unity, Discipline, SOG’s, SOP’s
  4. Experience of the Crew - Certifications, Special Skills, Acting Experience
  5. Apparatus Knowledge - Operation of Assigned Equipment and Apparatus
  6. Communications - Radio Discipline, Emergency Traffic, Mayday
  7. Special Hazards - District, Weather, State of the LAFD
  8. Uniforms, Professional Appearance, and Conduct
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Daily Company Operations Briefing - This briefing is designed to provide ________________, leaders’ intent, and clarity with the goal of enhancing firefighter safety.

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situational awareness

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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - What is the LAFD Vision?

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The Los Angeles Fire Department will provide exceptional Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services by being metric driven, technologically sophisticated and community focussed while reflecting the people we serve.

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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - What is the LAFD Mission Statement?

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The Los Angeles Fire Department preserves life and property, promotes public safety and fosters economic growth through a commitment to prevention, preparedness, response and recovery as an all-risk life safety response provider.

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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - What are LAFD Core Values?

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SERVICE - Dedication to our community
PROFESSIONALISM - Honoring the Firefighter Oath
INTEGRITY - Upholding moral and ethical conduct at all times
RESPECT - Embracing diversity and recognizing individual worth
INNOVATION - Taking creative risks to adapt and improve
TRUST - Reliance on the integrity, strength and ability of our members

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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - What are Mayor Garcetti’s FOUR priority outcomes?

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  • A safe city
  • A well run City Government
  • A livable and sustainable city
  • A Prosperous City
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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - How much of the strategic plan were we able to complete?

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over 70% of the plan

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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - What is the new strategic plan called?

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A SAFER CITY 2.0

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Strategic Plan 2018-20 - How many Goals are in the strategic plan?

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5
Goal 1: Provide exceptional public safety and emergency service
Goal 2: Embrace a healthy, safe and productive work environment
Goal 3: Implement and capitalize on advanced technology
Goal 4: Enhance LAFD sustainability and community resiliency
Goal 5: Increase opportunities for personal growth and professional development

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - NWCG stands for what?

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National Wildfire Coordinating Group

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Who is the intended target audience of the IRPG?

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field-going wildland fire and aviation personnel from the IC Type 3 and Division/Group Supervisor level and down.

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - The IRPG establishes __________ for wildland fire incident response.

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standards

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - The guide provides critical information on operational engagement, risk management, fire environment, all hazard response, and ___________ management.

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aviation

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What is located on the inside of the front cover?

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Sizeup Report

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What is located on the inside of the back cover?

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Briefing Checklist

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Where are the 10’s and 18’s located?

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on the outside of the back cover

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What is the most essential element of successful wildland firefighting?

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competent and confident leadership

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Leadership means providing purpose, direction, and ___________ for wildland firefighters working to accomplish difficult tasks under dangerous, stressful circumstances.

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motivation

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - In confusing and uncertain situations, a good operational leader will do what?

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  • take charge
  • assess situation
  • motivate
  • demonstrate initiative
  • comunicate
  • supervise
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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Be proficient in your job, both technically and as a leader, Make sound and timely decisions, Ensure tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished, Develop your subordinates for the future. These are examples of what?

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Duty

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Know your subordinates and look out for their well-being, keep your subordinates informed, build the team, Employ your subordinates in accordance with their capabilities. These are examples of what?

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Respect

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Know yourself and seek improvement, Seek responsibility and accept responsibility for your actions, Set the example. These are examples of what?

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Integrity

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - All firefighters have how many communication responsibilities?

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5
- Brief others as needed
- Debrief your actions
- Communicate hazards to others
- Acknowledge messages
- Ask if you don’t know

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Leader’s Intent. What is to be done?

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Task

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Leader’s Intent. Why it is to be done?

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Purpose

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Leader’s Intent. How it should look when done?

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End State

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Fatigue - 24 hours awake affects your decision-making capability like a blood alcohol content of what?

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.10

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Firefighter Stress is managed how?

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-Awareness
-Recognition
-Mitigation

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What time is the critical burn period?

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between 1400-1700

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Blowup to burnover conditions generally occur in less than 60 minutes and can be as little as ___ minutes.

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5

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Time available to use escape routes will decrease and safety zone size will increase (possibly by more than double) as wind exceeds ____ mph and/or slope exceeds ____%

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10, 20

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - An area where a firefighter can survive without a fire shelter best describes a what?

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Safety Zones

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Safety Zone - Separation distance between the firefighter and the flames should be at least ____ times the maximum continuous flame height. Distance separation for flat terrain and no wind is the radius from the center of the safety zone to the nearest fuel.

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4

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Safety Zone - 1 acre is approximately the size of a football field, or ______ by _______.

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208’ by 208’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Indicators of Incident Complexity.

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Type 5 - Inc terminated in short time, resources from 2-6 FF, single resource supervised by IC
Type 4 - Inc objectives typically one op period, IAP not needed
Type 3 - Multiple op. periods, IAP, Up to 200 personnel

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Thunderstorm Safety - Do not resume work in exposed areas until how long after storm activity has passed?

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30 minutes

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Thunderstorm safety - If only isolated trees are nearby, keep your distance how far?

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twice the tree height

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - How to properly refuse risk - When an individual feels an assignment is unsafe, they also have the _______ to identify, to the degree possible, safe alternatives for completing that assignment. Turning down an assignment is one possible outcome of managing risk .

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obligation

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Individuals may turn down an assignment as unsafe when there is what?

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  1. Violation of safe work practices
  2. Environmental conditions make work unsafe
  3. Lack of necessary qualifications or experience
  4. Defective equipment is being used
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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Power lines - Normal tactics apply when fire is more than how far from powerlines? Heavy smoke and flames can cause arcs to ground. Direct attack must be abandoned within how many feet of transmission lines?

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100’, 100’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - power lines - Always maintain a distance of how many feet from transmission towers?

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35’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - power lines - What nozzle pattern do you use?

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Never use straight streams or foam - Use a fog pattern

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - How far shall you keep away from areas on fire that contain suspected Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)?

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Minimum of 1,000’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Oil and Gas site safety - Park at least ____ feet away from facilities and equipment. Avoid tampering with oil and gas pumping equipment.

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20’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Direct attack, line holding, and _____________ resources have the highest smoke exposures.

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mop up

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Fire Environment Factors - Wind Indicators - speeds above what?

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10 mph

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Fire Environment Factors - Topography Indicators - Steep slopes greater than what?

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> 45%

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Fire Environment Factors - Fuel Characteristics indicators - Tight crown spacing - how close?

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less than 20’ (<20’)

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What kind of Critical Wind are the Santa Ana’s?

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Foehn Winds (20-60mph can exceed 90)

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Hazmat Isolation Distances:
- Minor event (1 drum, 1 bag ) - _______
- Major event ( 1 drum, or more) -_______
- Residential and light commercial - ______
- Open areas - _______
- BLEVE potential - ________ (one-half mile)
- Stage units how far upwind - _______

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  • minor - 150’
  • major - 500’
  • residential/light - 300’
  • open - 1000’
  • Bleve - 2500’
  • stage - 2500’
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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - NFPA 704.
Fire hazard
4. below ________
3. below _______
2. above _____ not exceeding ______
1. above ______
0. will not burn

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-73F
-100F
-100F, 200F
-200F

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - All hazard incident response. Plan to be self-sufficient for how long?

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24-48 hours

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Structure hazard marking system. You may find a box at the entrance to indicate the condition of the structure. What size is the box?

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2’ x 2’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Aviation watch out - NO SMOKING within how far from aircraft?

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50’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Helicopter landing area selection - Area must be free of stumps, brush, posts, large rocks, and anything over how hight?

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18”

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What size extinguisher at helicopter landing area?

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40 BC (20lb)

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Fixed Helispots:
- Type 1 Safety Circle - 110’
touchdown pad - ___________, clear and level
- Type 2 Safety Circle - 90’
touchdown pad - ___________, clear and level
- Type 3 Safety Circle - 75’
touchdown pad - __________, clear and level

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30’ x 30’
20’ x 20’
15’ x 15’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Paracargo Operations Safety - Mark the target area with a large X using visible flagging. Camps should be at least ________ from the target area.

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600’

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Working with Heavy Equipment - When working around heavy equipment, stay at least _____ feet in front and _______ feet behind the equipment. In timber, distances should be increased to _______ times the canopy height.

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100’, 50’, 2-1/2

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NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - One Chain = how many feet?

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66’ (80 chains = 1 mile)

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MOU #23 - Who is the MOU approved by?

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  • The Union
  • City Council
  • Department Administration
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MOU #23 - Payroll Deductions and Dues - Payroll deductions as may be properly requested and lawfully permitted will be deducted from each employee’s pay check by the Controller biweekly, in how many increments annually?

A

24 (26 pay periods - 2 non-deduction checks)

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MOU #23 - A fee of ____ cents per deduction may be assessed by the City Controller for the processing of each payroll deduction taken. The City Controller will deduct the aggregate amount of said fees on a biweekly basis. Such fee shall not be applicable to health benefits provided by UFLAC or the Los Angeles Firemen’s Relief Association or to dental, life insurance and long-term disability insurance benefits provided by UFLAC.

A

9

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MOU #23 - At least ____ business days prior to the effective date of any changes to the Manual of Operations, the Rules and Regulations, bulletins, or other rules affecting personnel practices or other conditions of employment, the Department shall provide the Union with electronic notification of the change(s).

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3

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MOU #23 - Grievance have to be discussed with immediate supervisor how soon after grievance event before it is considered waived?

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15 days

75
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MOU #23 - How many steps in Grievance Procedure?

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5
1. Informal Discussion
2. Chief Officers’ Level of Review
3. Fire Chief’s Level of Review
4. Mediation (optional)
5. Arbitration

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MOU #23 - Investigation Notification - The investigatory interview shall be conducted at a date and time that is mutually convenient to the Department, the Union, and the employee within ____ calendar days from the date the Department electronically transmits the PSD Interview Notification to the employee and the Union via Department email. (shall include at lease 3 proposed dates for interview)

A

21

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MOU #23 - In the event the Department determines that the matter is “time sensitive” and an investigatory interview of an employee is necessary, the employee shall be provided ____ minutes to secure a representative. The Department may extend that period to secure a representative at its discretion, balancing its need for the interview. If the employee is unable to obtain representation of his/her choice within ___ minutes and the employee chooses to be represented by UFLAC, the Department shall detail the on duty employee designated by UFLAC as the On Call UFLAC Representative.

A

90, 90

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MOU #23 Time off - Holidays - An employee shall receive how many days off in lieu of holidays each calendar year?

A

13

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MOU #23 Time off - Holidays - An employee who works on one of the holidays specified below shall receive, in addition to the employee’s regular compensation for that day, $7.50 for each hour worked:

A
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • New Years Eve
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MOU #23 Vacations - How much vacation do you receive based of years of service?

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<10 years of service = 16 work days
10-29 years of service = 24 work days
30+ years of service = 25 work days

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MOU #23 Vacations - How much vacation do you receive based of years of service?

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<10 years of service = 16 work days
10-29 years of service = 24 work days
30+ years of service = 25 work days

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MOU #23 - Vacations - An employee shall be permitted to defer vacation, thereby accumulating unused vacation time to total not more than the equivalent of ____ years of vacation credit commensurate with their years of service.

A

3

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MOU #23 - Sick Leave - Beginning the pay period which includes January 1 following the date of hire, employees shall accrue _____ work days of 100% sick leave, _____ work days of 75% sick leave, and _____ work days of 50% sick leave.

A

12, 5, 5

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MOU #23 - Sick Leave - Employees entering City service (less than 1 year) shall accrue ___ day of sick leave and ____ additional day at the end of each subsequent month worked until the pay period which includes January 1 following the date of hire.

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1, 1

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MOU #23 - Sick Leave - Effective January 1, _____, if any employee becomes separated from the service of the Department by reasons of retirement or death, any balance of accumulated sick leave at full pay remaining unused at the time of separation shall be compensated to the employee, or in the event of separation due to the death of the employee, to the employee’s estate, by cash payment of 100% of the employee’s salary rate current at such date of separation.

A

2021

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MOU #23 - Sick Leave - What is the max amount of work days of 100% sick leave can employees accumulate before paid in cash at rate of 100% after Jan. 1, 2021.

A

136 work days

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MOU #23 - Family Illness - Each employee who is absent from work by reason of the illness or injury of a member of his/her immediate family, and who has accrued sick leave, shall be allowed a leave of absence with pay at the appropriate rate (100%, 75% or 50%) not to exceed in the aggregate ____ work days in any one calendar year.

A

12

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MOU #23 - Family Illness - Who is considered “immediate Family”?

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father, father-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, brother, sister, spouse, child, foster child, stepchild, grandchild, current stepparent, domestic partner of the employee or other dependent residing in the employee’s household and the following relatives of an employee’s domestic partner: child, grandchild, mother, father.

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MOU #23 - Bereavement Leave - An employee regularly assigned to a 4/10 work schedule shall be entitled to ___ work days leave of absence of ten hours per day with full pay for a death in the employee’s immediate family. An employee regularly assigned to Platoon Duty shall be entitled to ___ twenty-four hour shifts leave of absence with full pay for such deaths.

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3, 2

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MOU #23 - Bereavement Leave - When taking Bereavement Leave, do the days have to be consecutive?

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no, the days do not have to be consecutive, but must be taken within one (1) year from the date of the death.

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MOU #23 - Bereavement Leave - An employee regularly assigned to a 4/10 work schedule may, at his/her option, take off __ additional work days of ten hours, and another __ work days of ten hours if it is necessary for the employee to travel out of state (for a total of __ additional days), in conjunction with bereavement leave. In the case of simultaneous, multiple family deaths, an employee may also take up to an additional __ work days of leave in conjunction with bereavement leave.

A

2, 2, 4, 6

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MOU #23 - Bereavement Leave - An employee regularly assigned to Platoon Duty may, at his/her option, take off __ additional twenty-four hour shift, and __ additional twenty-four hour shift if it is necessary for the employee to travel out of state (for a total of __ additional twenty-four hour shifts), in conjunction with bereavement leave. In the case of simultaneous, multiple family deaths, an employee may also use up to an additional __ twenty-four hour shifts of leave in conjunction with bereavement leave.

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1, 1, 2, 3

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MOU #23 - Jury Duty - If an employee becomes involved in an extended trial of ___ days or more, or is nominated and selected to serve on the Grand Jury and requests to be assigned to administrative detail, the Department shall assign him/her to an administrative detail. If an employee becomes involved in an extended trial of ___ days or more and requests to be assigned to an administrative detail, the Fire Chief may assign him/her to an administrative detail.

A

30, 5

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MOU #23 - Time off for Union Reps - UFLAC members shall be allowed to take time off with pay, in hourly increments, to conduct Union business. UFLAC acknowledges that any such work is not to be considered hours of work for the City. Such time off may not exceed an aggregate total of _____ hours annually.

A

5,000

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MOU #23 - Witness Duty - A court of competent jurisdiction is defined as a court within the county in which the employee resides or, if outside the county of residence, the place of appearance must be within ____ miles from the county of the employee’s residence.

A

150

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MOU #23 - Uniform Allowance - City shall continue to provide a uniform allowance in the sum of ______ biweekly to be used by employees for the acquisition and maintenance of uniform items.

A

$51.00

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MOU #23 - Hours of Work and Overtime - An employee assigned to Platoon Duty shall work ___ 24 hour periods on duty in each ____ day period, account being taken, however, of duly authorized leaves of absence with pay

A

9, 27

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MOU #23 - Hours of Work and Overtime - An employee assigned to a 4/10 work schedule shall work ___ hours in each 7 day period. The work shall consist of a ____ hour shift including lunch/

A

40, 10

99
Q

MOU #23 - Overtime - When does Platoon Duty Overtime Compensation go into effect?

A

hours worked over 204 hours

100
Q

MOU #23 - Overtime - Platoon Duty Employees shall be allowed to accrue banked overtime up to a maximum of what at the end of any pay period? At the end of the fiscal year, the Dept. may cash out in excess of what?

A

432 hours, 216 hours

101
Q

MOU #23 - Overtime - no employee shall lose banked overtime. Employees shall be permitted to take banked overtime upon request unless granting such time would “______________” the operations of the Department.

A

unduly disrupt

102
Q

MOU #23 - Overtime - Compensation for emergency recalls and off-duty __________________ shall be paid by cash payment at 1-1/2 times the regular rate.

A

court appearances

103
Q

MOU #23 - Overtime - 4/10 employees shall be allowed to accrue banked overtime up to a maximum of what? At the end of the fiscal year, the Dept. may cash out banked overtime in excess of what?

A

240, 120

104
Q

MOU #23 - Overtime - Cash payment for overtime, when authorized, will be allowed for an initial period of ___ minutes or more.

A

6

105
Q

MOU #23 - Court Time - outside of regular work hours - If the employee reports to court or is called into court while on call, the employee shall receive a minimum of __ hours compensation at 11⁄2 times the regular rate of pay

A

2

106
Q

MOU #23 - Court Time - outside of regular work hours - If an employee remains on call and is not required to report to court, the employee shall receive ___ hours of compensation at 1-1⁄2 times the regular rate of compensation. Unless notified that their designated on call is terminated, on call hours shall be from _____ hours to _____ hours. Such time shall be considered uncontrolled standby time and therefore not hours worked

A

3, 0800-1600

107
Q

MOU #23 - Show-up Pay - Whenever an employee reports to duty either from home or another work location for overtime duty that has been canceled, he/she shall receive a minimum payment of __ hours of straight time compensation, unless previously notified of the cancellation. (Cancellation phone calls should normally be at least __ hours in advance and not normally be made between 2230 and 0630 hours).

A

4, 4

108
Q

MOU #23 - Longevity Pay - A Firefighter will be allowed to continue to receive longevity pay for a period of __ months following an initial notice of unsatisfactory service. If during the period, the Firefighter does not achieve a satisfactory standard of service, the Fire Chief shall certify to the City Controller that the employee’s service is unsatisfactory and the payment of longevity pay for the employee will cease until such time as the Fire Chief again certifies that the employee has achieved a satisfactory standard of service.

A

6

109
Q

MOU #23 - Mandatory Incident Reviews - The Department shall conduct a timely and thorough incident review any time there is what?

A
  • serious injury, near-miss, or death of an employee at work
110
Q

MOU #23 - Mandatory Incident Reviews - The Department and UFLAC agree to prescribe to a “______________” where employees are encouraged to report honest mistakes in order for the SIRT to determine what happened. The SIRT will produce an unbiased, factual report based on the collection of evidence and interview of witnesses, to ultimately prevent a similar occurrence from happening in the future.

A

Just Culture

111
Q

MOU #23 - Personal Exposure Reporting - The Department and UFLAC shall enroll employees annually in the Personal Exposure Recording (PER) system, provided by who?

A

California Professional Firefighter (CPF)

112
Q

MOU #23 - Family and Medical Leave - Up to ___ months (nine pay periods) of family or medical leave shall be provided for the purpose of childbirth, adoption or foster care of a child, or serious health condition of an immediate family member

A

4

113
Q

MOU #23 - Family and Medical Leave - Leave eligibility apply to employees who have been employed by the City for at least ___ months and who have worked at least 1,250 hours during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the beginning of the leave.

A

12

114
Q

DPPH - treating an individual differently in any employment practice or decision which intentionally or unintentionally results in unequal treatment on the basis of the individual’s membership in a protected class

A

Discrimination

115
Q

DPPH - Some forms of harassment may create this in the workplace. It is a work atmosphere contaminated by a pattern of offensive and unwelcome conduct directed at an individual’s protected class status. It is conduct of a verbal or physical nature that is sufficiently severe or pervasive so as to have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with work performance or creating an intimidating, or offensive working environment.

A

Hostile Environment

116
Q

DPPH - based upon membership in a protected class is a form of discrimination and is unlawful. It is generally defined as unsolicited and/or unwelcome verbal or physical conduct directed to an individual based on membership in a protected class

A

Harassment

117
Q

DPPH - an adverse employment action taken as a result of a member participating in a protected activity, including “whistleblowing”.

A

Retaliation

118
Q

DPPH - activities are defined as any action taken or situation created in the workplace, which causes or is likely to cause bodily danger, physical harm, or personal degradation or disgrace resulting in physical or mental harm to another member.

A

Hazing

119
Q

DPPH - Complaints of hazing will be promptly investigated by who?

A

PSD

120
Q

DPPH - Fire Department Internal Procedures - For reporting discrimination or harassment, any of the following internal procedures may be used by any member to report experiencing or witnessing acts of discrimination and harassment, including hazing and retaliation:

A
  1. CTS
  2. Immediate Supervisor (verbal or writing)
  3. Fire Chief and Fire Commission (verbal or writing)
  4. Any Chief Officer or Supervisor (verbal or writing)
  5. EEO Coordinator
121
Q

DPPH - Members may file a complaint with a state or federal agency. If a member choses not to report harassment using fire and city procedures, they may file with an outside agency, which are?

A
  • State of CA Dept. of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
  • Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
122
Q

DDPH - What are two types of sexual harassment?

A

“quid pro quo” and “hostile work environment”

123
Q

DPPH - What are examples of sexually harassing behaviors that are inappropriate and may be illegal on the job?

A
  • Verbal Harassment
  • Non-Verbal Harassment
  • Physical Harassment
  • Visual Harassment
  • Other Unwelcome Behaviors
124
Q

NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - What size fire extinguisher is needed at helicopter landing area?

A

40BC

125
Q

NWCG Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) - Helicopter briefing - NO SMOKING within ___ feet of the aircraft

A

50

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