Fire Officer's Principles And Practice

Front 1

Fire department uses a paramilitary style of leadership. What are the four management principles?

Back 1

1) Unity of command: each firefighter answers to only on supervisor, and each supervisor answers to only one boss.

2) Span of control: the maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual (usually 3-7)

3) Division of labor: Way of breaking down the overall strategy into smaller tasks or function.

4) Discipline: Set of guidelines that a department establishes for firefighters.

Front 2

Fire officers are managers, what are their four functions?

Back 2

1) Planning: method worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective.

2) Organizing: Putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.

3) Leading: Guiding or directing in a course of action.

4) Controlling: means restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting or overpowering.

Front 3

Selecting employees who share the values of the organization describes what?

Back 3

ethics

Front 4

Putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured whole?

Back 4

Organizing

Front 5

What is spoils system?

Back 5

AKA patronage system; the practice of making appointments to public office based on a personal relationship or affiliation rather than because of merit.

Front 6

Company officer's duties are 3 distinct roles?

Back 6

1) Supervisor

2) Commander

3) Trainer

Front 7

Complex system of inherent attributes that determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions, including the quality of being honest is ?

Back 7

Integrity

Front 8

Makes decisions and models behavior consistent with the department's core values, mission statement and value statements is?

Back 8

Ethical Behavior

Front 9

What are actionable items?

Back 9

Employee behaviors that require an immediate corrective actions by the supervisor.

Front 10

Firefighters who want to initiate a harassment complaint have a choice of 3 methods for doing so, they are?

Back 10

1) Federal Gov't

2) Local Gov't

3) Start within the fire department

Front 11

the risk analysis determines the appropriate strategy for the incident. what are the 3 called?

Back 11

1) offensive
2) defensive
3) transitional: going from offensive to defensive or vice versa

Front 12

size up system has what 3 phases?

Back 12

1) preincident info: what is known prior to incident, such as construction type, protection systems...
2) initial size: begins on receipt of an alarm and what is found on arrival.
3) ongoing size up: continually size up the situation as it evolves.

Front 13

what is the five step process for analyzing emergency situations?

Back 13

1) facts
2) probabilities
3) situation
4) decision
5) plan of operation

Front 14

What are the 3 situation assessments?

Back 14

1) whether the resources on scene and en route will be sufficient to handle the incident.

2) specific capabilities and limitations of the responding resources in relation to the problem, such as, pump capacity, size of hose, water carried, aerial device, etc.

3) capabilities and limitations of the personnel, based on training and experience.

Front 15

What is the volume between an inlet and an exhaust that allows the movement of heat and smoke from a higher pressure area with the fire area toward lower pressure areas accessible via doors, windows and other openings.

Back 15

flow path

Front 16

Fire in a compartment or building that has inadequate air supply. It will flare up when air is introduced into the compartment is called?

ex.) firefighter opening a door, breaking a window, etc...

Back 16

Ventilation limited

Front 17

Should an fire officer correct an unsafe condition as soon as they are noticed?

True or False

Back 17

True, even if it means shouting an order over a crowded fire ground.

Front 18

What type of discipline should be used first?

Back 18

Positive discipline should be usually used first over negative discipline.

Front 19

What is one of the most effective strategies within the realm of positive discipline?

Back 19

Empowerment: An officer who identifies an area where improvement is needed can often empower a firefighters to correct the problem on their own; giving them the resources to learn.

Front 20

How long do you need to keep written record for a reprimand?

Back 20

366 days, after that, it is to be destroyed.

Front 21

What are the 4 steps in the annual evaluation process?

Back 21

1) Supervisor fills out a evaluation form of the subordinate.

2) Subordinate is allowed to review and comment on the officer's evaluation.

3) A face to face feedback interview between the supervisor and the subordinate to discuss the evaluation.

4) Establish goals for the subordinate to accomplish during the next evaluation period.

Front 22

How many weeks notice is needed to give to subordinate due to a substandard employee evaluation?

Back 22

Common practice is to require notification as soon as an issue arises or at least 10 weeks before annual evaluation is due.

Front 23

If the employee receives a substandard annual evaluation, the work improvement plan should span how many days?

Back 23

120 calendar days

Front 24

What is an evaluation error in which the firefighter is evaluated only on incidents that occurred in the last few weeks, rather than on all of the events that occurred throughout the evaluation period.

Back 24

Recency

Front 25

What is central tendency?

Back 25

An evaluation error that occurs when a firefighter is rated in the middle of the range for all dimensions of work performance.

Front 26

What is an evaluation of a firefighter that is evaluated on the basis of the fire officer's personal ideals instead of the classified job standards?

Back 26

Frame of reference

Front 27

What is contrast effect?

Back 27

An evaluation error that can occur when the fire officer compares the performance of one subordinate with the performance of another subordinate instead of against the classified job standards.

Front 28

What are the 6 steps to a systematic approach to preincident planning?

Back 28

1) Id physical elements and site considerations

2) Id occupant considerations

3) Id fire protection systems and water supply

4) Id special hazards

5) Id emergency operation considerations

6) Id special or unusual characteristics of common occupancy

Front 29

In nonfire terms, __________ are equivalent to goals, whereas ___________ are the objectives used to meet the goals.

Back 29

Strategies

Tactics

Front 30

What are the leading type of firefighter injuries?

Back 30

Sprains and strains

Front 31

What are the colors in a placard and what do they represent?

Back 31

1) Blue: Health, rated between 0-4

2) Red: Flammability rated between 0-4

3) Yellow: Material's reactivity rated 0-4

4) White: Indicate special hazard, such as reactive to water.

Front 32

In a court of law, what 3 types of evidence are there?

Back 32

1) Demonstrative evidence: Tangible items that can be Id by witnesses, such as incendiary devices and fire scene debris.

2) Documentary evidence: Evidence in written form, such as reports, photos, records & witness statements.

3) Testimonial evidence: Witness speaking under oath.

Front 33

What are artifacts?

Back 33

In the contexts of fire evidence, could include the remains of the material first ignited.