Fire officer 10

Question 1

The apparatus doors of many fire stations are left open, and the proverbial (*****) is still a popular location for firefighters to maintain close contact with the neighboorhood

Answer 1

ouside bench

Question 2

THe trend of local government in the early 21st century is to move toward more (**) local government.

Answer 2

community based

Question 3

The census collects and identifies a massive amount of information about (***) of the nation.

Answer 3

demographis

Question 4

(*****) data describe the characteristics of the human population and population segments

Answer 4

demographic

Question 5

TH presidents Council of Ecconomic Advisors reported that from 1996 to 2003, nearly () of net economic growth and () of the growth of working age population was due to recent immigrants.

Answer 5

50%

60%

Question 6

Both (**) and (*) have to be fine tuned to identify and meet the need in particular communities.

Answer 6

public education efforts

emergency service

Question 7

A few departments have experimented with a (****), making the primary language of the neighborhood the primary language at the designated fire station.

Answer 7

language immersion program

Question 8

The best methods for preventing fire injuries or deaths is by () or (**)

Answer 8

preventing the fire

reducing the severity of the fire

Question 9

THer are two levels of needs () and ()

Answer 9

systemic

individual

Question 10

(**) need can be addressed through the development of programs to eliminate or reduce risk,such as a bicycle safety program directed at children

Answer 10

systemic

Question 11

THe fire officer is in the unique position to identify the needs of the (**) THe fire department is one of the few community resources that regularly respond into private homes. These needs can very fro reporting child abuse to heating assistance programs. Typically programs are already in place to address the need. The company officers role is to connect the citizen with the community resource.

Answer 11

indivdual

Question 12

The area safety council and hospitals are valuable resources for information on the prevention of (*****)

Answer 12

accidents and injuries

Question 13

Fire officers are more likely to take action in fire departments that (****) the fire officer to initiate action directly.

Answer 13

empower

Question 14

(*****) the least urgent medical calls in the Medical Priority dispatch system

Answer 14

alpha

Question 15

Public fire safety education programs include:

Answer 15

Lear not to burn
risk watch
stop drop and roll
getting to know fire
change your clock change yur battery
fire safety for babysitters
fie safety for seniors
wild land fire prevention programs

Question 16

THe fundamental goal of public safety education program is to prevent injury, death, or loss due to fire or other incidents. A public safety education program can have four objectives:

Answer 16

Educate target audiences

Instruct targe audiences

Inform large groups of people

distribute information on timely subjects to target audiences

Question 17

THe goal of public safety education is to prevent (*****)

Answer 17

injury death or loss due to fire

Question 18

(*****) is a comprehensive program directed at injury prevention. it was developed by the NFPA, with co-funding from the Lowes home safety council and in collaboration with a poanelk of respected safety and injury prevention experts.

Answer 18

Risk Watch

Question 19

The (*****) concept ws first developed and implemented by the LAFD in 1985. THe program helps citizens understand their responsibilities in preparing for disaster and increases their ability to safely help them selves, their families, and their neighborhood in many types of situations.

Answer 19

Community Emergency Response Team CERT

Question 20

THe concept of the (**) program was to provide basic training to residents and employees in local communities, as well as to government workers, that would allow them to function effectively in the first 72 hours after a catastrophic event.

Answer 20

CERT

Question 21

THe (**) program was developed to train citizens to help themselves.

Answer 21

CERT

Question 22

(*****) groups can provide immediate assistance to victims and assist professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources

Answer 22

CERT

Question 23

When developing a public eduction program the fire officer should review the ABCDs of douse preparation , just as in fire fighter training:

Answer 23

Identify the audience
Explain the desired behavior the student should demonstrate after training
Under what conditions will the student preform the tasks?
What degree of proficiency is expected.

Question 24

THere are two types of evaluation (**) and (*)

Answer 24

immediate feed back

long term evaluation

Question 25

(****) is obtained form the students at the conclusion of the training usually from a short survey

Answer 25

immediate feed back

Question 26

A (****) evaluation should focus on the effectiveness of the program in relation to the desired effect.

Answer 26

longterm

Question 27

THe (***) have an important an legitimate mission to obtain and report information to the general public.

Answer 27

news media

Question 28

Some fire department have a full time or part time (*****) who functions as the media contact person and the source of official fire department information.

Answer 28

PIO

Question 29

(*****) covers the job requirements of Public Information Officer.

Answer 29

NFPA 1035

Question 30

The NFPA provide a (**) media primer to help the fire service publicize community outreach campaigns and other events associated with public safety education.

Answer 30

Get your Message Out

Question 31

The NFPA publication recommends three steps when working with the media:

Answer 31

build a stron foundation
use proactive outreach
used measured responsiveness

Question 32

The most important media asset you will ever have is a (*****)

Answer 32

good relationship with the media

Question 33

BEing (*****) means that in addition to being responsive, you actively communicate your departments objectives and mission.

Answer 33

proactive

Question 34

When you have information that you want to distribute to several news outlets, use a (**)

Answer 34

press release or hold a news confrence

Question 35

A (*****) is a stage event in which you are inviting the news media to come and hear something important that you have to announce.

Answer 35

press conference

Question 36

A (****) is used to make an official announcement to the news media from the fire department PIO

Answer 36

press release

Question 37

THe most common situation in which a fire officer would appear as an official spokesperson is an (*****)

Answer 37

interview

Question 38

THe NFPA provides these guidelines for a fire officer conducting an interview with the media:

Answer 38

be prepared
Stay in Control
Look and act the part
It is not over until it is over

Question 39

THe following recommendation from the NFPA will help if part of the ASSESSMENT center process includes conducting a television interview.

Answer 39

Look into the reporters eyes not the camera

Keep you gaze steady and avoid rolling your eyes, blinking excessively or closing your eyes when you ar thinking about the answer.

Plant your feet about 18 inches apart,

and keep your hands down to your side or collapsed together loosely in front of you

ask for a stationary chair

If you must sit in a swivel chair, Plant your feet to help you keep the chair still. Sit with your knees together and your feet flat on the floor or your ankles loosely crossed. Keep your hand folded comfortably in your lap.