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In regard to department record keeping systems, What should data bases be used for? |
Used to process and retrieve information quickly |
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What does the fire department have a tendency to do? |
Tendency to collect too much information |
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What is demographics data? |
Can be related to fire incidence and emergency medical services. (Age, sex, ethnic background) |
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What do boundaries have an impact on? |
1. Fire station locations 2. Resource times 3. Service demands |
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What are the two sources of data? |
1. Internal sources 2. External sources |
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What is the last and most important step in the collection of data? |
Analysis |
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What are some internal sources? |
Fire prevention CE Finance office Legal office Civilian Personnel Office NFIRS |
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What are some external sources? |
Various support agencies and federal programs (US Fire Administration, National Fire Academy) |
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What is the Commission on Fire Accreditation International? |
Non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement of fire and emergency service agencies through self assessment and accreditation. |
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What does the CFAI provide? |
Continuous quality improvement, and enhancement of service delivery to the community |
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The CFAI is a comprehensive self assessment an evaluation model that examines what? |
Examines past, present, and future service levels and performance |
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What is a hazard? |
A source of danger that can create an emergency for which mitigation is required (fire, explosion) |
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What is a risk? |
The probability of loss due to exposure to a hazard (people and things) |
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In planning, what are demographics defined as? |
The study of a communities characteristics (size, growth, distribution) |
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How many years worth of data should senior fire officers collect? |
At least 4 to 5 years worth of data |
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What demographic factors can be correlated to fire incidence and loss? |
Age, sex, income level, ethnic background, and education level |
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As communities structures and populations change, the number and location of fire stations must be reevaluated how often? |
At least annually |
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What is probability? |
Defined as the likelihood that a particular event will occur |
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What are the categories of consequential risk? |
Life safety economic impact environmental impact |
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What are fire demand zones used for? |
Used to assist in defining the management of risk. Share similar risk characteristics. |
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How does DoD Instruction 6055.6 define a fire demand zone? |
Define as a geographical division of an installation that represents a single demand for service. (Wild land, medical, ARFF) |
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When developing a "matrix" for critical tasking by risk category, what should it show? |
Show each individual task
and the # of personnel that it takes to accomplish that task.
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What is the distribution of resources? |
The number of resources PLACED throughout the service area. |
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What is a concentration of resources? |
Is the number of resources NEEDED in a given service area. |
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What is the purpose of risk assessment? |
Is to provide agency with a method for performing an analysis of community risk using real world factors. |
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What is the best way to explain the risk assessment? |
Frequency and Severity |
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What is response reliability? |
Defined as the probability that the required amount of staffing and apparatus will be available when an emergency call is received |
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What other considerations can determine the type of apparatus that are most appropriate for the district? |
Size and type of district |
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What are the 6 risk categories? |
1. Maximum/Worst Risk 2. High Hazard Risk 3. Special Risks 4. Moderate Risks 5. Low Risk 6. Remote/ Isolated Risk |
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When conducting fire station location and apparatus staffing studies, what is targeted? |
Target a particular point in a fires growth (before flashover) |
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What is one of the most meaningful evaluation in resource allocation? |
A study of response time benchmarks |
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How often should fire officers collect historical response data? |
Collect at least 2 years of response data |
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What is the most unreliable and dangerous method to conduct an analysis of response times? |
Time Trials |
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What is one method of studying risk for structural fires? |
Use the US Fire Administrations risks, hazard, and value evaluation concept utilizing the vision emergency reporting system |
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What is the Vision system? |
Is a dynamic tool that allows departments to analyze and categorize risks in their community |
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What is aggregate response time? |
Includes all the components of response (alarm processing, turnout time, travel time, set up time) |
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What is alarm handling time? |
The time interval from when the alarm is acknowledged at the communications center, until response information begins to be transmitted to response facilities. |
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What is turnout time? |
Time interval that begins with the emergency response facilities are notified and ends when travel time begins |
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What is travel time? |
Only the time from wheels rolling to wheels stopping on scene |
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What mandates the service level objectives for key types of responses? |
DoDI 6055.6 |
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What is the minimum staffing level for engine companies? Truck? And ARFF? |
Engine=4 Truck= 4 ARFF 3 |
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What is distribution of resources? |
Studying the LOCATION of FIRST DUE resources for initial intervention in order to assure a rapid response |
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What is concentration of resources? |
Studying the SPACING of MULTIPLE single resources arranged close enough together so that an initial effective response force can be assembled |
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What is the performance of resources? |
Studying historical response data, determine if your agency is meeting their objectives or response times. |
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What is the reliability of resources? |
Studying the IMPACT of multiple simultaneous calls for service on the ability to meet response objectives |
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What NFPA Std is the recommended practice for pre-incident planning? |
NFPA Std 1620 |
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To be most useful, what should the pre-fire plan contain? |
Only the most valuable information that is least likely to change |
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What NFPA Std is the Fire Service for Respiratory Protection Training? |
NFPA Std 1404 |
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As stated in DoD 6055.6, what program must be evaluated to ensure it supports the DoD certification program? |
The training program |
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What are the 4 basic steps of development and evaluation of the pre-incident planning process? |
1. Information gathering 2. Information analysis 3. Information dissemination 4. Review and Drill |
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What is one of the greatest challenges to fire department managers? |
Matching the arrival of resources with a specific point of fire growth |
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What NFPA Std contains the minimum requirements for the organization and deployment of a variety of operations for all career departments? |
NFPA 1710 |
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An adequate service level objective consists of describing what 3 things? |
1. The type of risk to be managed
2. The time for response
3. Fractional Measurement |
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What should you identify when collecting data? |
1. Occupancy classification and location
2. Type of construction
3. Alarm and suppression systems
4. Height and total area of the building
5. Exposure separation
6. Access
7. Occupant load and occupant mobility
8. Water demand |
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What are the categories of data? |
1. Demographics data 2. Geographic and Physical data 3. Building and Occupancy data 4. Organizational and functional data 5. Financial data 6. Legal data |
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What should be provided to assess current expenditure levels and predict future trends? |
Operating and capital expenditures for the past 3 to 5 years |
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Who governs the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE)? |
A 5 member board of directors, includes 4 appointees of its 2 founding organizations, and 1 member representing the fire service community |
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The Commission On Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) is governed by who? |
An 11 member commission |
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How long is accreditation applicable for?
When is the annual report due? |
5 years, required on 5th year anniversary
Annual report due within 45 days of accreditation anniversary |
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What process requires the largest portion of time to achieve accreditation? |
The Self Assessment process (700 to 1000 staff hours) |
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What are baselines defined as?
What are benchmarks defined as? |
As a database from which something can be judged
As a standard from which something can be judged |
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What is the 4 part response for writing the Self Assessment Report? |
1. Description- what you have done
2. Appraisal- how well you meet stds
3. Plan- future plans, noted improvements
4. Reference- list of references and exhibits |
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Information systems have the ability to do what? |
Provide increased amount of available information
Improve quality, timeliness, accuracy of information
Simplify and assist in completing tasks and responsibilities |
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What types of data should be developed that would identify current and future fire protection? |
Risk Service demands Fire protection capabilities Financial requirements Legal constraints |
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What are the 6 key elements for writing the self assessment? |
Review all categories
Review exhibit inventory
Select the specific criterion, performance indicators against which judgments are to be made
Identify baselines/benchmark
Evaluate and analyze all data
Interpret data and info |
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In regards to Bldg and Occupancy data, what should you identify when collecting data? |
Occupancy classification location Type of construction Alarm/ suppression systems Height/ total area of bldg Exposure separation Access Occupant load Occupant mobility Water demand |
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What kind of data is used to gather information used to assess the allocation of current and future resources? |
Organizational and Functional Data |
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What should fire prevention program data identify? |
Number/ Type of occupancies inspected
Hazards found/ Corrected
Fire Safety Education Programs conducted
Number/ Types of fire investigations
Personnel Time requirements |
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What should fire suppression data include? |
Number/ Types of Incidents Injuries and Fatalities Response times/distances Mutual aid agreements Comm system capability ICS description |
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What information is collected for training program data? |
Training/ certification requirements
Records of skill maintenance training
Career/ professional development training
Physical fitness training |
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How does the CFAI program improve service delivery for fire departments? |
Determine community risk
Evaluates performance of FD
Establishes method for continuous organizational improvement |
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For the accreditation process you may remain a registered agency for how long? |
3 years or until change in status to applicant agency |
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Each risk category or level must be assigned what 2 travel times? |
First company to arrive on scene
First Alarm or the initial attack to make up an ERF |
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The VISION program produces an OVAP score in terms of what? |
A numerical score |
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OVAP scores are categorized by number what are the categories? |
Max risk (60 or more) Significant risk (40-59) Moderate risk (15-39) Low risk (14 or less) |
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For the DoD an appropriate strategy for structural risk assessment must include what? |
Occupancy classification Type of construction Life safety considerations Installed fire protection systems Value at risk and mission criticality |
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Who governs the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE)? |
5 member board, 4 appointees, and 1 FES representative |
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Who governs the CFAI? |
11 member commission |
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What demands the largest portion of time to achieve accreditation? |
The self assessment process 700 to 1000 staff hours |
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What are exhibits and what do the represent? |
SOP, records, strategic plans, journals and logs, monthly and annual reports.
Represent organizational history |
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Besides the hazards in the community, what determines the type of apparatus most appropriate for the district? |
Size and Type of district |
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Potential consequences can be measured in terms of what? |
Frequency and Severity |
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The comprehensive risk assessment will include what components? |
Assessment of available/needed fire flows Evaluation of probability Assessment of consequence Occupancy risk Fire demand zones Community risk |
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How should response time performance be demonstrated? |
On a percentage or fractal basis |
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When establishing an Effective Response Force, the ERF is directly related to the results of what? |
Critical tasking by risk category |
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What are considered Maximum Risk or worst risk? |
Non Sprinklered shopping centers Non Sprinklered theaters, clubs Non Sprinklered high rise bldgs |
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What are high hazards risks? |
Strip shopping area Hospital and medical facility Schools or state buildings |
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What are some special risks? |
Prisons Isolated high rise bldgs Weapons storage area |
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What are some moderate risks? |
Detached single family home
Semi detached multi occupancy residential properties
Industrial areas under 10,000 sq ft |
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What are some low risks? |
Detached garages Storage bldgs |
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What are some isolated risks? |
Recreation areas Camps |
