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Fire Officer Principles & Practice, 4th Edition Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024This classification is bestowed upon an individual who supervises a single fire suppression unit or a small administrative group within a fire department. pg 4 - correct answer Fire Officer 1 What does...

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Fire Officer: Principles & Practice, 4th
Edition

This classification is bestowed upon an individual who supervises a single fire suppression unit or a small
administrative group within a fire department. pg 4 - correct answer Fire Officer 1



What does The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) call the Fire Officer 1? pg5 - correct answer
Supervisory Fire officer



The duties of a Fire Officer II can be divided into what categories? pg5 - correct answer Administrative

Non-emergency

Emergency



The IAFC calls the Fire Officer II what? pg 5 - correct answer Managing Fire officer



Which fire officer supervises and directs the activities of a single unit? pg5 - correct answer Fire Officer 1



The first paid on call fire department in the United States was established in _______ in ________,
Massachusetts pg8 - correct answer 1679, Boston Massachusetts



What is the primary source of Revenue for fire departments? pg10 - correct answer Real Estate Taxes



The Organizational structure of the fire department consists of what? pg11 - correct answer Chain of
command



The _______ creates a structure for managing the department as well as for directing fire-ground
operations. pg11 - correct answer Chain of command

,This level of officer could be directly responsible for supervising a fire company on one shift and also
responsible for coordinating all of the company's activities with other shifts. pg11 - correct answer
Managing Fire officer, ( Fire officer 2)



These individuals are responsible for managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined
geographic area, usually in more than one fire station. pg11 - correct answer Battalion Chief



This individual is the executive fire officer who has the overall responsibility for the administration and
operations of the department. pg11 - correct answer Fire Chief



The _______ was established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and includes ICS.
pg12 - correct answer The National Incident Management system (NIMS)



_______ applies to all incidents, regardless of cause, size, location or complexity. pg12 - correct answer
NIMS



What are the 5 mission arenas that NIMS is designed to be applied to. pg12 - correct answer 1.
Prevention

2. Protection

3. Mitigation

4. Response

5. Recovery



Most fire departments are structured on the basis of what Four management systems? pg 12 - correct
answer 1. Unity of command

2. Span of Control

3. Division of labor

4. Discipline



This management concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor, and each supervisor
answers to only one boss. pg12 - correct answer Unity of command

,This management principle refers to the maximum umber of personal or activity that can be effectively
controlled by one individual. pg12 - correct answer Span of control



(usually 3 to 7)



This management principle is a way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into
smaller tasks. pg 12 - correct answer Division of Labor



This management principle means guiding and directing fire fighters to do what their fire department
expects of them. pg13 - correct answer Discipline



Standard operating procedures, suggested operating guidelines, policies, and procedures are all form of
_____________ because they outline how things are to be done, and usually how far a person can go
without requesting further guidance. pg13 - correct answer Positive Discipline



Counseling sessions, formal reprimands, or suspension of duty are ____________ taken to discourage
inappropriate behavior or poor performance. pg13 - correct answer Corrective Discipline



What are the Four functions of Management, identified by Henry Fayol? pg13 - correct answer 1.
Planning

2. Organzing

3. Leading

4. Controlling



This function of management means developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out
beforehand to accomplish an objective. pg14 - correct answer Planning



Short-range planning covers developing a plan that extends up to ___________. Medium-range planning
covers planning that is ______ to _______ years in advance. Long-range covers events longer than
________ years in advance. pg14 - correct answer Short-range - up to a year



Medium-range - 1 to 3 years

, Long-range - Longer than 3 years



This function of management means putting resources together into an orderly, functional, structured
whole. pg 14 - correct answer Organzing



This function of management means guiding or directing in a course of action. pg14 - correct answer
Leading



The act of _______ is complex process of influencing others to accomplish a task. pg14 - correct answer
Leadership



Leading is the human side of managing; it includes what 4 things? pg14 - correct answer Motivating

Training

guiding

directing employees



This function of management means retraining, regulating, governing, counteracting, or overpowering.
pg14 - correct answer Controlling



Fire officers implement this function when they consider the impact on the budget before making
purchases, conduct employee performance appraisal, and ensure compliance with departmental
policies. pg14 - correct answer Controlling



These are developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a
law that has been passed b a government body. pg14 - correct answer Rules & Regulations



Rules and regulations do not leave any room for _______ or _________. pg14 - correct answer Latitude
or discretion



These are developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions. pg14 - correct answer
Policies

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