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Fire Officer 1 Practice Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How many Fire Departments are there in the United States? A. 29,819 B. 19,056 C. 24,683 D. 16,721 - ANSWER-A. 29,819 Which is one of Klein's decision-making models? A. Recognition Primed B. Linear C. Real Time D. Learned - ANSW...

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Fire Officer I test prep 1 Questions and

Answers 100% Pass


According to the 1999 amended EEOC guidelines, under which circumstances, if any, are employers

liable for the acts of those who


work for them? - ANSWER✔✔-The employer knew, or should have known, about the behavior and did

nothing about it


According to the NFPA, approximately which percentage of fire fighters in the United States are

volunteers? - ANSWER✔✔-70 percent


According to the NFPA, how many levels of fire officer are there? - ANSWER✔✔-4


Although there are various forms of fire department staffing, most discussions divide fire fighters into

which two categories? - ANSWER✔✔-Career and volunteer


At the Fire Officer I level, emphasis is placed on accomplishing the department's goals and objectives by

working through


_____________ to achieve the desired results. - ANSWER✔✔-subordinates


Historically, how did the fire service originate in the United States? - ANSWER✔✔-As communities of

civilian volunteers


Historically, what did a fire mark indicate? - ANSWER✔✔-The house was covered by insurance.


How many fire departments are there in the United States? - ANSWER✔✔-29,816

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In 2016, which percentage of fire department responses were fire calls? - ANSWER✔✔-3.8


In general, which is the minimum level of fire officer certification for overall supervision of a multiunit

fire station? - ANSWER✔✔-II


In which city was the first volunteer fire company organized in the United States? - ANSWER✔✔-

Philadelphia


In which year was the first paid fire department in the United States formed? - ANSWER✔✔-1679


Medium-range planning is performed __________ in advance. - ANSWER✔✔-1 to 3 years


Most experts believe that span of control should extend to no more than _____ people. - ANSWER✔✔-

D. 5


Of the following chief officer titles, which is the lowest in rank? - ANSWER✔✔-Battalion chief


The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 applies to employers with a minimum of _____

employees. - ANSWER✔✔-15


The first fire insurance companies were established soon after which fire? - ANSWER✔✔-Great Fire of

London


The formal fire department organization considers a fire officer to be the representative of whom? -

ANSWER✔✔-The fire chief


The specific assignment of a task to an individual, making that person responsible for completing the

task and preventing duplication


of job assignments, best describes which management principle? - ANSWER✔✔-Division of labor




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To which rank do fire fighters report directly? - ANSWER✔✔-Lieutenant


A discrepancy between what is going on and what should be occurring is often the first indicator of: -

ANSWER✔✔-an error.


According to Blake and Mouton, which type of management focuses on "what's right" rather than

"who's right"? - ANSWER✔✔-Team


According to Dr. James Reason, what is one of the two ways that holes appear in the layers of defense? -

ANSWER✔✔-Latent conditions


According to French and Raven, an incident commander directing resources on an incident is an example

of _____ power. - ANSWER✔✔-legitimate


According to French and Raven, which type of power is demonstrated when a fire fighter complies with

an order to avoid punishment? - ANSWER✔✔-Coercive


According to James Reason, unsafe acts committed by people who are in direct contact with the

situation or system are classified as


which type of failure? - ANSWER✔✔-Active


According to NASA's definition, which term is defined as "the basis for choosing courses of action of the

situation both now and in the


future"? - ANSWER✔✔-Situational awareness


According to the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, what does country club management

demonstrate? - ANSWER✔✔-Low concern for results, high concern for people


Complete this principle of CRM: "Humans create technology; therefore: - ANSWER✔✔-it is fallible."


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CRM advocates speaking directly, yet in a manner that does not: - ANSWER✔✔-challenge the authority

of a superior.


CRM was originally developed for which context? - ANSWER✔✔-The aviation industry


Dr. James Reason likened the multiple defensive layers of high-technology systems to: - ANSWER✔✔-

Swiss cheese.


Employee relations include all activities designed to: - ANSWER✔✔-maintain a rapport with the

employees.


For the purposes of task allocation, what should fire officers use to evaluate the strengths of an

individual? - ANSWER✔✔-Training exercises


For which task in the management of a highly-technical, complicated emergency incident is the use of a

democratic leadership style


advantageous? - ANSWER✔✔-Drafting the incident action plan


How do fire officers formally exercise leadership of a team? - ANSWER✔✔-Rank and authority


How many major leadership traits were identified by Peter Northouse? - ANSWER✔✔-5


How many steps are there in maintaining emergency scene situational awareness? - ANSWER✔✔-6


In contrasting management and leadership, which function is associated with leadership? - ANSWER✔✔-

Satisfy unmet needs


In contrasting management and leadership, which function is associated with management? -

ANSWER✔✔-Set timetables




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