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How do the three roles that a company officer plays in an organization differ from each other |
Supervisor ,subordinate , public servant |
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What are the challenges that a new company officer one can expect to face |
Leadership, ethics, supervision,responsibility, authority. |
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What are the responsibilities of a company officer |
1 subordinates safety ethical leadership there in just revision education and training opportunities. 2 Organization SOP SOG's rivers and organization to unit and public 3 public provide efficient professional services to the public 4 Family listen to expectations and needs of your family 5 themselves lived by ethical standards and values |
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What is sidestepping |
The process of going around a link in the chain commanded to deal with an issue |
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The IMS system is based on the span of control ratio of one supervisor to seven subordinates |
I am messages the optimum number of five subordinates |
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In the fire and emergency services division of labor is important for the following reasons |
Assigning responsibility Preventing duplication of effort Making specific clear-cut assignments |
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Some of the more common public jurisdictions that provide fire and emergency services protection include |
Municipal, County, fire district, State/provincial, federal, tribal |
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What is mutual aid |
Reciprocal assistance from one fire and emergency services agency to another during an emergency based upon a prearranged agreement generally made upon the request of the receiving agency |
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Define automatic aid |
Written agreement between two or more agencies to automatically dispatch predetermine resources to any fire or other emergency reported in a geographic area covered by the agreement |
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What is outside aid |
Assistance from agencies industries or fire departments that are not part of the Agency having jurisdiction over the incident |
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What are the basic principles of organizational structure? |
Scalar structure, line and staff personnel, decision-making authority, unity of command, span of control, division of labor |
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How do you local or state/provincial and federal government authorities influence the fire service |
Municipal – functional division of the lowest level of local government Staffing may be career combination/composite or volunteer County – political subdivision of a province Fire district – designated geographic area where fire protection is provided Provincial – generally provincial fire suppression companies are organized for forest wildland and urban interface fires Federal – federal fire and emergency services exist to protect federal lands and property |
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What are the different types of staffing found in the fire departments |
Career full-time organizations Volunteer organizations Combination departments Paid on call organizations |
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What is the company officers role in the resource allocation |
The company officers role is to make the best possible use of available resources which involves protecting personnel and equipment, Conserving material and supplies, planning for the most cost-effective and efficient use of resources. |
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What are the reasons for entering into aid agreements |
To share limited or specialize resources between a Neighboring jurisdictions. To provide a quick response To meet operational requirements when it's own resources are deployed |
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Command presence attributes |
Self-confidence, trustworthiness, Consistency Responsibility Acceptance Expertise |
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Eight steps to create command presence |
Step one, determine what the situation is Step two, know what resources are available to apply to the situation Step three, develop the strategy and tactics required to resolve the situation Step four, listening to all points of view when appropriate Step five, make the decision Step six, implement the decision Step seven, evaluate The decision and modify as necessary Step eight, take responsibility for the decision |
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