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IFSTA Fire Officer I questions withcomplete solutions
Not a trait of a company officer as a supervisor - correct answer ✔✔Developing an attitude of
superiority
As a subordinate, a company officer is expected to: - correct answer ✔✔Execute the orders of the
superior officers
In his role as a public servant, the company officer is not required to - correct answer ✔✔Provide in
home inspections
The most difficult challenges facing a new company officer is - correct answer ✔✔Supervision at the
company officer level
Perceptions of a new company officer are - correct answer ✔✔subjective
In order to overcome personal challenges, a new company officer - correct answer ✔✔Should support all
types of education and training
An internal expectation that may be difficult to overcome is - correct answer ✔✔abusing power and
confusing rank with respect
In overcoming challenges and expectations of a new company officer, _______ is not a solution - correct
answer ✔✔Being loyal to yourself
Providing a safe work environment is a responsibility the company officer has to - correct answer
✔✔subordinates
Serving as a role model is a responsibility the company officer has to - correct answer ✔✔The Public
,In respect to human resource management, the Level I company officer has the duty to - correct answer
✔✔Provide company level training
An administrative duty that ONLY a level I company officer can perform - correct answer ✔✔Administer
the policies, procedures and orders at the unit level
An inspection an investigation duty that ONLY a level II company officer can perform - correct answer
✔✔Conduct preliminary investigation of the fire scene
An emergency service delivery duty of the Level I fire officer - correct answer ✔✔Assign resources to
effectively control incidents
A health and safety duty that ONLY a Level II fire officer can perform - correct answer ✔✔Analyze unit
accident and injury reports and recommending steps to prevent reoccurrences
The act of directing, overseeing or controlling the activities and behavior of employees who are assigned
a particular supervisor - correct answer ✔✔Supervising
A trait that makes a person an effective leader - correct answer ✔✔Integrity
A behavioral leadership style that compares the degree of job structure to the degree of employee
consideration - correct answer ✔✔Basic Leadership style
Which behavioral leadership style includes autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire categories - correct
answer ✔✔Basic Leadership style
A _____ Leader tells subordinates what to do and how to do it with little or no in put from them - correct
answer ✔✔Autocratic
A _____ leader inspires follower loyalty and creates and enthusiastic vsions that others work to attain -
correct answer ✔✔Charismatic
,A theory X leader believes - correct answer ✔✔The average worker is inherently lazy
A basic concept of theory Z - correct answer ✔✔Create a close relationship between work and social life
A theory in which the leader determines the best of four styles to use in the influencing members in the
accomplishment of the units goals and objectives - correct answer ✔✔Path-goal
A disadvantage of the path-goal theory - correct answer ✔✔The leader must be extremely accurate in
using good judgment to determine the appropriate leadership style
Leadership theory that focuses on value-driven leadership and proactively living one's own life versus
enduring a reactive life - correct answer ✔✔Principle-centered leadership theory
A contributing team member is a Level ____ leader - correct answer ✔✔2
A leader that builds enduring greatness through a paradoxical blend of personal humility and
professional willpower - correct answer ✔✔5
Characteristic that distinguished a level 5 leader from all other levels - correct answer ✔✔Diligence to
ensure organizational success
What is the difference between model and theory - correct answer ✔✔Models have been proven
through application
A _____ leader is concerned with getting work accomplished while considering the welfare and
happiness of the members of the unit - correct answer ✔✔Balanced
A leader that uses various leadership styles based on different situations - correct answer ✔✔Balanced
In the situational leadership model, the leaders style is matched to the _____ of the members of the
unit. - correct answer ✔✔maturity
, The four readiness levels of the situational leadership model - correct answer ✔✔Telling, selling,
participating and delegating
In the social change model, the critical value that must be learned by the individual is - correct answer
✔✔Commitment
The purpose of the social change model - correct answer ✔✔To make changes for the betterment of
others through leadership
The alpha leadership model is a relationship between which elements - correct answer ✔✔Leader,
follower, system and goal
Once a company officer has identified which characteristics he or she is lacking, _______ is not a path to
improvement - correct answer ✔✔Personality profiles
A good leader - correct answer ✔✔builds trust
The difference between manager and leaders - correct answer ✔✔managers are copies, leaders are
originals
While managers maintain, leaders - correct answer ✔✔develop
Which of the following is the possession of control, authority or influence over others - correct answer
✔✔Power
Which of the following is not a type of power - correct answer ✔✔Disciplinary
Suspension without pay is a form of ______ Power - correct answer ✔✔Coercive
Which of the following is NOT a necessary attribute to achieve command presence - correct answer
✔✔Humility
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