Fire Officer Ch. 2

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Used to define organizational policies and describe behavior and performance expectations of employees

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SOPs

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The common organizational structure fire and emergency services is?

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Scalar structure

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Having an uninterrupted series of steps or order of rank and authority in fire/emergency services.

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Change of command

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This allows for quicker actions and reactions at lower organizational levels.

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Direct communication

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Refers to the legal ability of an individual to make any employment decisions for which the individual is held accountable.

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Authority

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There are two types of decision making models. What are they?

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Centralized and decentralized

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This type of authority is where decisions are made by one person at the top of the structure. The model works well in very small organizations.

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Centralized authority

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This type of decision making authority is limited to only those tasks over which personnel have been given authority. Decisions are made at the lower level. Delegated to the lowest level possible.

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Decentralized authority

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The process of providing subordinates with authority, direction, and resources needed to complete the assignment.

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Delegation

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This states that each subordinate must have only one supervisor

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Unity of command

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The path of responsibility from the top of the organization to the bottom and vice versa

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Chain of command

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The process of going around a link in the chain of command to deal with an issue

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Sidestepping

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Notifying one supervisor that you wish to take it to the supervisor’s supervisor

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Skip level notifications

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An organizational principle that allows workers to report to more than one supervisor without violating the unity of command.

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Functional supervision

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This type of supervision is often useful when the distinction between line and staff functions become blurred.

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Functional supervision

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This refers to the number of subordinates and or number of functions that one individual can effectively supervise.

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Span of control

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Span of control is normally how much?

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between three and seven

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NIMS-ICS Model is based on the span of control ratio of what? With optimal being?

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1 supervisor to 3 to 7 subordinates or functions. With optimal being 5

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Functional division of the lowest level of local government

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Municipal

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Political subdivision of the state, Providence, or territory for administrative purposes and Public Safety also known as the parish. Generally larger area of unincorporated land that contains large populations

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County

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Designated geographic area where fire protection is provided usually through supporting tax or area where fire codes are enforced. Not under jurisdictional municipal, county, state, or federal government.

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Fire district

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Generally these operate under the board of trustees or commissioners who represents the residents.

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Fire district’s

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Term given to an area the lies outside of taxpayers supported or funded jurisdictions.

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No mans land

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Territory occupied by one of the constitutes administrative districts of the nation whose rights are defined by constitutuents. Tend to be forest, wildlife, and urban interface fires

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State/provincial

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Fire and emergency services existing to protect federal lands in properties. National level of government

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Federal

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Governments that have sovereignty over their designated lines in accordance with agreements with the US and Canadian government’s

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Tribal

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Person who responds to the fire and emergencies and is paid for the responses they make.

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Paid on call

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Reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency, based on prearranged agreements

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Mutual aid

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Written agreement between two or more agencies to automatically dispatch predetermine resources. Usually located jurisdictional boundaries or islands

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Automatic aid

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Assistance from agencies, industries, or fire departments that are not part of the agency having jurisdiction over an incident

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Outside aide

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Outside aid is similar to mutual aid except

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Payment such as per response or annual fee is required