Fire and Emergency Service Company Officer (IFSTA) 6th Ed. (RnH) Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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Fire And Emergency Service Company Officer
levels. Which of the following is NOT one of those
categories?
a. health and safety
b. administration
c. inspection and investigation
d. labor/management relations
b. Unity of command - answer_______ is a management principle that states that each
subordinate must report to one and only one ...
Fire and Emergency Service Company
Officer (IFSTA) 6th Ed. (RnH) Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
A. interpersonal relations - answer✔Challenges that a new officer will encounter consist of
learning and applying all of the following concepts EXCEPT:
a. interpersonal relations
b. leadership
c. ethics
d. authority
d. labor/management relations - answer✔According to NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer
Professional Qualifications (2003), the duties of a company officer may be divided into general
categories that apply to all fire officer levels. Which of the following is NOT one of those
categories?
a. health and safety
b. administration
c. inspection and investigation
d. labor/management relations
b. Unity of command - answer✔_______ is a management principle that states that each
subordinate must report to one and only one authority.
a. Span of control
b. Unity of command
c. Chain of command
d. Scalar structure
d. span of control - answer✔The efficient assignment of subordinates to a supervisor is known
as:
a. division of labor
b. scalar structure
c. unity of command
d. span of control
c. three to seven subordinates or functions - answer✔The National Incident Management
System-Incident Command System model is based on a span of control ratio of one supervisor
to:
a. two to five subordinates or functions
b. three to six subordinates or functions
c. three to seven subordinates or functions
d. four to six subordinates or functions
a. outside aid - answer✔Which type of aid agreements generally involve payment for services
rendered?
a. outside aid
b. mutual aid
c. supplemental aid
d. automatic aid
d. the ability to influence others - answer✔Which of the following is NOT included in the
definition of command presence?
a. the ability to identify the components of a situation
b. the ability to assess the need for action
c. the ability to determine the nature of the necessary intervention
d. the ability to influence others
b. determine what the situation is; know what resources are available to apply to the situation;
develop the strategy and tactics required to resolve the situation; listen to all points of view,
when appropriate; make the decision; evaluate the decision and modify as necessary; take
responsibility for the decision - answer✔Along with personality characteristics, leaders can take
the following eight steps to create command presence. Which of the following has these eight
steps in the correct order?
a. determine what the situation is; develop the strategy and tactics required to resolve the
situation; know what resources are available to apply to the situation; listen to all points of view,
when appropriate; take responsibility for the decision; make the decision; evaluate the decision
and modify as
necessary
b. determine what the situation is; know what resources are available to apply to the situation;
develop the strategy and tactics required to resolve the situation; listen to all points of view,
when appropriate; make the decision; evaluate the
decision and modify as necessary; take responsibility for the decision
c. determine what the situation is; know what resources are available to apply to the situation;
listen to all points of view, when appropriate; develop the strategy and tactics required to resolve
the situation; make the decision; evaluate the decision and modify as necessary; take
responsibility for the
decision
d. determine what the situation is; listen to all points of view, when appropriate; develop the
strategy and tactics required to resolve the situation; know what resources are available to apply
to the situation; make the decision; evaluate the decision and modify as necessary; take
responsibility for the decision
c. measurable - answer✔SMART objectives are an important aspect of a company officer's duty
to manage and lead a crew. The "M" in SMART stands for:
a. meaningful
b. manageable
c. measurable
d. methodical
c. delegating - answer✔Fire and Emergency Services Company Officer contains French engineer
Hanri Floyd's universal functions of management that are still relevant today. Which of the
following is NOT one of these four functions?
a. planning
b. organizing
c. delegating
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