Test Flashcards
The Functions of Command include Assume and ________ Command and establish an effective initial command position (Command Post).
Announce
The level of the organization where the work is performed by assigned companies and other resources.
Task
When establishing a Sector, the IC will assign each sector officer: (3)
Tactical objective
Radio designation
Identity of resources assigned to the sector
During the initial phases of the incident the initial IC and his/her staff normally carry out these four section functions:
Logistics
Operations
Planning
Administrative
The ______ Section evaluates and manages the risk and financial requirements for the Fire Departments involvement in the incident.
Administrative
________ is defined as: a timely and efficient means of air replacement and rehydration of companies while maintaining their sector assignments.
Recycling
_______ reduce the amount and detail of orders required to get companies into action on the Fireground.
Standard company operations
Command must consider the 7 sides of the fire:
Front
Rear
Both sides
Top
Bottom
Interior
For tactical purposes, a standard master stream flow of ______ GPM should be the guild line.
750
The first priority in defensive operations is ________; the second is _______.
Personnel safety
Exposure protection
If after 10-15 minutes of interior operations, heavy fire conditions still exist, Command should initiate a careful evaluation of _______ conditions, and should be fully prepared to withdraw interior crews and change to a defensive strategy.
Structural
Sector commanders must maintain the capability to ______ forces under their command so that they can control both the position and function of their companies.
Communicate with
Upon receipt of the emergency traffic evacuation order, company officers shall assemble their crews and promptly _______, where the company officer will report a PAR for all crew members.
Exit to a safe location
A second supply line should be considered on any working incident. Considerations include alternate sides of the fire, commercial buildings, large volumes of fire, etc. Lines must be laid with consideration for the _______.
Access problems they create
When utilizing crews with hand lines to enter basement fires, crews should not operate nozzles until they can see and/or are near the fire—crews should not use ______ streams when operating in basement fires. Steam production will be extensive. ______ streams should be used.
Fog
Straight
The Extrication Officer should assign personnel to help size-up the situation. An evaluation of the number of patients involved and the complexity of extrication requirements is an immediate priority. A reasonable guideline is an initial commitment of one company per _____ victims.
5
Of all the sectors, the Treatment Sector typically requires the heaviest commitment of personnel. During major incidents, one company per ________ patients should be the initial objective.
4
During hazardous material size up, the primary objective is to identity the _______ involved in a situation, and the hazard present, before formulating a plan of action.
Type of materials
Among other things, the effective utilization of _______ procedures will: prevent excessive apparatus congestion at the scene, allow time for Command to evaluate conditions prior to assigning companies, place apparatus in an uncommitted location close to the immediate scene to facilitate more effective assignment by Command.
Staging
Apparatus should generally be placed at least ______ feet away from involved buildings, even with nothing showing.
30
When the first unit reports on the scene with _______ or an equivalent report, any additional units shall continue Code 3, but shall not exceed the posted speed limit.
Nothing showing
Regarding span of control, the best span of control is _______ subordinates.
3-7
The unwanted or unwelcome sexual behavior or advances toward a worker by someone who has the power to reward or punish the worker is defined as ______.
Quid pro quo
A details plan of action, or written communication that is similar and closely related to a policy is defined as _______.
Procedure
The description of how costs or revenues are divided between capital and operational purchases is:
A budget type
These two types of budgets include: printed major purchases AND an organizations budget which is used to pay for reoccurring expenses of day-to-day operations.
Capital and operating
The process steps of budget development are: (6)
Planning
Preparing
Implementing
Monitoring
Evaluating
Revising
A pathway of responsibility from the top of the organization to the bottom and vice versa describes:
Chain of command
Large jobs divided into smaller tasks for individual assignment is the definition of:
Division of labor
The steps to Conflict Resolution include: classify/identify the problem, define/diagnose the problem, List alternative options, determine the right response/appropriate conflict management style, covert the decision into action and _______.
Test the action against the desired outcome
The main purpose of discipline is to:
Educate
Giving an employee notice of possible sanctions that may include: formal written reprimand, fine, suspension, demotion, termination and prosecution is an example of:
Punitive action
Citizen complaints can result in the following dispositions: unfounded, ________, not sustained, sustained.
Exonerated
The Fire Chief and the Local 493 Union President chair the ______ and are committed to requiring compliance with agreements made through “the process” and participation in “the process”.
Correlating team
Regular physical fitness activities safe very important to the total well-being of the firefighters. Participating in them not only helps to reduce injury; it also increases strength and stamina, keeps our minds alert, releases various forms of ______ and can be a key factor in the building of friendship and closeness within the crew.
Personal stress
A _______ is attached to the outside of buildings, generally not fire stopped and is basically a horizontal chimney.
False mansard
In the ______ OSB became readily available.
1980s
Metal clad buildings are lightweight construction and fail early in a fire. Meta clad buildings should not be _______ ventilated.
Vertically
An inside strengthening column in a masonry or concrete building usually supporting a rough number?
Pilaster
Regarding an aerial scope with tower platform, ______ firefighters in the platform is the maximum during water tower operations.
2
In reference to a 56-hour employee schedule: 5 consecutive work days = _____ shifts.
3
The temporary separation of an employee for the employee’s position for disciplinary reasons is called what?
Separation
Probationary Employee Performance Rating is required for all probationary employees at _________ months from the date the probationary employee starts work in the class as a probationary employee.
3, 6, 11
The presence of _________ at various intervals on exterior walls indicate that reinforcement ties are present to support weak and unstable walls.
Ornamental stars or bolts with large washers
Apparatus should be positioned in the careful way so that they are not in the collapse zone. The collapse zone is equal to at least _______ times the height of the building.
1.5
The part of the total pressure lost while forcing water through pipe, fittings, firehouse, and adapters.
Friction loss
Suddenly stopping water moving through hose or pipe results in an energy surge being transmitted in the opposite direction, often at many times the original pressure. This surge is referred to as ________.
Water hammer
________ refers to the increasing volume of a foam solution when it is aerated.
Foam expansion
Used with class B foam, the _______ method may be employed when a vertical service is near or in the area of the pool of ignited liquid. The surface may be a wall, tank shell, or similar structure.
Bank down method
If possible, the driver should position aerial apparatus used for rescue at the ________ of the building.
Corner
Moderate to high winds pose a ______ loaf on the aerial device and may reduce the overall stability.
Dynamic
Ariel driver/operator’s must continually be aware of overhead powerlines. The goal is to maintain a distance of at least _____ feet between the aerial device and overhead electrical lines.
10
In many cases, principles of spotting the aerial apparatus are linked with stabilizing the apparatus. An angle ________ to the apparatus is the least stable position.
Perpendicular
In situations that require using aerial apparatus for rescue, the main objective is to reach as many victims or points of egress as possible with minimum number of aerial movements. The level of victim priority in order from who should be rescued first to who should be rescued last is:
Most severely threatened
Largest number of people
Remainder of the people in the hazard area
People exposed areas
Employees are responsible for managing their leave time (sick and vacation leave banks) appropriately and for communicating with their supervisor about absences. Among employer responsibilities are: while on vacation, and employee who becomes ill while on scheduled vacation may charge his sickleave bank only if the illness _______ or if the illness/injury was approved as an FMLA absence.
Required hospital confinement
_________ occurs when a supervisor or other person in authority conditions the granting of an economic or other job benefit, such as a raise or advancement, upon the receipt of sexual favors from the subordinate, withholds such benefits, or punishes that subordinate for refusing sexual favors.
Quid pro quo
The Union, as the authorized representative, has the executive right to serve as the ______ representative of all employees in the firefighters unit as certified by the phoenix employment relations board on July 29, 1976.
Meet and confer
The Chief and City Manager have the right to _____ employee’s for just cause subject to Civil Service procedures.
Discipline or terminate
The ______ shall have the right to transfer employees within the Department in a manner most advantageous to the City subject to the express terms of this Memorandum.
City and Chief
The Union will be allowed up to _____ hours to talk and possibly sign new fire fire recruits into the union.
4
Two full time release positions, designated by the union president, shall be permitted ______ hours per year paid release time to engage in activities.
2,912
A ________ is a written allegation, submitted as herein specify, claiming violations of the specific express terms of this memorandum for which there is no civil service or other specific method of review provided by the state or city law.
Grievance
