Fire officer principles and practice 4th edition (Chapter 10) questions and answers.
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Fire Officer: Principles and Practice
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Fire Officer: Principles And Practice
Accreditation
Third party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. These tasks include sampling and testing, inspection, certification, and registration.
Activity log
An informal re...
Fire officer principles and
practice 4th edition (Chapter
10) questions and answers
Accreditation
Third party attestation related to a conformity assessment body
conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out
specific conformity assessment tasks. These tasks include sampling
and testing, inspection, certification, and registration.
Activity log
An informal record maintained by the fire officer that lists fire
fighter activities by date and includes a brief description; it is used
to provide documentation for annual evaluations and special
recognitions.
At-risk behavior
Behavioral choice that increases risk when risk is not recognized, or
is mistakenly believed to be justified.
Central Tendency
An evaluation error that occurs when a fire fighter is rated in the
middle of the range for all dimensions of work performance.
Compensation and benefits
Human resources system and determine the pay, leave, and fringe
benefits for each position in the organization.
Contrast effect
An evaluation error in which a fire fighter is rated on the basis of
the performance of another fire fighter and not on the classified job
standards.
Demotion
A reduction in rank, with a corresponding reduction in pay.
Direct supervision
, A type of supervision in which the fire officer is required to observe
the actions of a work crew directly; it is commonly employed during
high-hazard activities.
Education
The process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic
instruction.
Formal written reprimand
An official negative supervisory action at the lowest level of the
progressive disciplinary process.
Frame of reference
An evaluation error in which the fire fighter is evaluated on the
basis of the fore officer's personal standards instead of the
classified job descriptions standards.
Goal-setting
The process of establishing specific goals over a designated period
of time.
Halo/Horn Effect
An evaluation error in which the fire officer takes one aspect of a
fire fighters' job task and applies it to all aspects of work
performance.
Health
Human resources activities intended to provide and promote a safe
work environment.
Hot wash
Debriefing immediately after an incident to identify needing prompt
attention as well as procedural or systemic problems needing later
follow-up.
Human error
An inadvertent action such as a a slip, lapse, or mistake.
Involuntary transfer or detail
A disciplinary action in which a fire fighter is transferred or assigned
to a less desirable or different work location or assignment.
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