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Objectives in public education?

Educate

Instruct

Inform

Distribute

What can a fire officer do to maintain order in a fire station?

Establish rules, mitigate horseplay

A fire officer notices a firefighter has been absent from work numerous times, is irritable, and moody. What may be affecting the firefighters performance?

Stress.

Officer should deal with it immediately

What class of standpipe is intended for use by firefighters?

Class 1

In the 5-step process of decision making, what step comes right before "select a solution"?

Generate alternative solution

What is the order of the 5-step process of decision making?

Define problem

Generate alternative solution

Select a solution

Implement solution

Evaluate the result

Wallace Was Hot is a mnemonic used as an aid for remembering which of the following?

Scene size

What is the first step in brainstorming?

Writing out the problem

Pre-incident plans should be developed with the goal of being useful in the event of an emergency to the fire department and to the?

Occupancy owner

What is the first step in the budget process?

Identification of needs and required resources

Steps in order of the budget process?

Identify

Preparation

Local Govt/Public Review

Adoption of approved budget

Administration of approved budget with review/revision

Close out budget year

What is the next step in problem solving after implementing a solution?

Evaluating the results

First role of a fire officer when dealing with a citizens complaint?

Respond in a professional manner

A ____is defined as an itemized summary of estimate or intended revenues and expenditures

Budget

Budget prep is 2 things...

Technical- calculation of funds required to achieve different objectives

Political- elected officials making decisions revenue sources come from...

general sales, property taxes, income taxes, FD fees for service

Fire officers must engage in active listening to...

hear the speakers feelings and emotions

A_____ is described as a document developed by gathering general and detailed data used by responding personnel to determine the resources and actions necessary to mitigate anticipated emergencies

Pre-incident plan

What type of documents are developed by the NFPA and made available for adoption by AHJ?

Model codes

Stores or shops that hold goods, products, services, animals, and cars are what type of occupancy?

Mercantile

Pre-incident plans must by coordinated with the________?

Owner of the occupancy

What makes a grapevine flourish?

Absence of official communications.

(Grapevine is straightforward, common sense things like "heard it through the grapevine" and what logically follows in these situations)

What is one of the best ways to ensure approval of a budget proposal?

Show that it is necessary to comply with some legal requirement.

What is example of Capital Item?

SCBA, new trucks, etc.

What component of ICS outlines the strategic objectives and states how emergency operations will be conducted?

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

Who is responsible for overall scene management? Or Who is responsible for assigning the needed resources to perform the tactical assessments at an incident?

Incident Commander

As part of active listening, whether officer or not, when should the listener interrupt the speaker?

Never, the speaker should be allowed to have a full say

Definition of unified command:

allows agencies with jurisdictional responsibility to participate in the management of an incident.

Definition of unity of command:

Dictates that no 1 person reports to more than 1 person, and everyone has someone to answer to. Helps avoid contractor orders and keeps the emergeney scene better organized.

Who deals with compensation for employees?

Human Resources

Positive discipline is...

Taking blame as an officer, praising around the dinner table/public

Corrective Discipline happens where?

Behind closed doors, I on 1

Discipline includes...

Order from superior officers, SOP, SOG, Policies

What tactical level unit can an IC implement on a geographical basis to maintain span of control

Divisions

IC is responsible for 3 strategic properties which is one of them?

1. Life Safety

2. Incident Stabilization

   3. Saving property