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admin functions

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The public ‘’ ( pio) a senior ‘’ , or the’’ may need to handle complex complaints or concerns

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info officers, staff members , fire chief

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Populations are categorized into groups based

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  • Physical
  • Social
  • Economic characteristics p.130
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Ex’s of Physical , social and Economic characteristics are ? x 7

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  • age
  • occupation
  • sex
  • family size
  • edu
  • geographic location
  • marital status
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sources for demographic data on the national state or local levels in us are

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  • us census bureau
  • us dept of health and human services
  • local school board
  • dept of labar
  • state, regional and local govt agencies
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classifications used to define diversity x 8

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  • gender
  • sex orientation
  • ethnicity
  • race
  • religion
  • politics
  • socioeconomic level
  • edu p. 131
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a lack of understanding creates a ‘’ mentality that separates people … the language people use their attitudes, and their perceived priorities are often used to”””

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us -them
Classify them

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one of the first skills Co’s need when dealing with irritated customers is ?

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effective listening p. 132

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diversity of language, cultural customs /values should be viewed as a asset
1 class of citizens complaints involves a members ‘’

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Act or omissions p. 133

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3 important components of CRR

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  • life safety programs
  • private dwelling fire and life safety programs
  • and fire an life safety presentations
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Fire and life safety programs include:

  • mentoring
  • community ‘’
  • fire safety of ‘’
  • juvenile ‘’
  • fire prevention ‘’
  • health ‘’
  • disaster ‘’
  • residential ‘’
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Education
elderly/children
fire setter programs
awareness
preparedness
sprinkler system p. 134

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primary focus of Fire and life safety presentations is to provide ‘’ and ‘’ info on risk reduction ‘’

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effective and appropriate
issues /strategies

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FR mission statements often include [hrases such as ‘‘and advancing ‘’

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protection of life and property from hazards
public saftey through fire prevention, investigation and Edu programs

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Fire ad life saftey programs initiative make connection b’tw the ‘’ and ‘’

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FD and community fit serves

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hoe safety surveys should be treated as ‘’ and not ‘’ tools

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educational and not enforcement

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all statements to the public must be

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factual and truthful p. 135

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in addition to the dept of Veteran affairs, Gov’t - sponsored groups offer :
adult/child ‘’
services for people w/ ‘’ and ‘’ needs
community ‘’
animal’’ and ‘’
public ‘’ clinics

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precaution services
access/functional
center
control /rescue
health

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written ‘’ are essential for the effective and efficent ops of any fire service

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polices and procedures

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an org may use the following methods to ensure that polices and procedures are full understood’’ x3

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  • distribute policy/ produces in written form
  • post them in station
  • verify personnel have received communtion
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sogs are guidelines that should be

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followed

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what ‘’ is a guide to organizational design making

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policy p. 136

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A policy analysis determines if current polices are ‘’ and ‘’ or its lack of policies had caused problems
- Occurs when org is experiencing ‘’

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effective and enforceable
internal difficulty

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what ‘’ are created when formal written guidelines or criteria for the operation of the org.

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polices

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polices are placed and maintained in ‘’ or ‘ format such as printed ‘’ or ‘’ on the orgs intranet

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physical /electronic format
manuals / files

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a policy analysis is performed when ‘’ changes require changes to ‘’

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operational / policies

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The co's duty is to understand '' ad apply them ''' and ''
polices fairly and consistently
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why does a policy analysis occur ?
org is experiencing internal difficulty. p. 137
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SOPs provide a consistent point of '' that helps all organizational members perform to a measurable standard
reference
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Sop's can reduce '' about techniques, '' and ''
misunderstandings , responsibilities and procedures
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SOPS are the basic for company level skills trying such as :''
initial fire attack ICS RIC FIRE ground search and rescuer
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The org should Establish a process for revising polices and procedures. Co's should be familiar with the process : Indicators that a policy or procedure needs to be revised ''/'' customer complains increase in '' or '' infrantions injuries or '' due to failure of '' change in the '' used to accomplish a task change in a '' that policy or procedure was intended fto solve New '' Legal ""
internal /external policy/procedure property loss /policy/prod resources problem technology mandates. 138
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at emergency incidents order or directives are considered
mandatory
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Co’s should exhibit strong'' and command ''
leader ship skills presence
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When Co’s are '' it can influence the emotion and performance of personnel
anxious, uneasy or excited
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Budgets include both expected revenue sources and proposed expenditures such as
- personal pay - apparatus - insurance - benefits - materials - facilites /utilties p. 139
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common Revenue come from:
- taxes - fees - fundraising - private corporate donations - government subsidies /grants
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What are the 2 types of budgets
capital – majors purchases last more than a year operating – pay for recurring expenses , day to day operations
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operating budgets also pay for :
- utilities - office supplies - apparatus feuls - cleaning supplies - contract services. 140
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6 steps of budgeting :
1. planning 2. preparing 3. implementing 4. monitoring 5. evaluating 6. revising
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budget planning for the next fiscal year uses the following revenue sources
- taxes - grants /subsidies - fees for service - bond sales - funds from other sourses
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preparation consideration includes
- justifications - internal reviews - external reviews
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a what '' defines the needs of the org and allows manufacturer or authorized distributors to decide if they can meed big specs.
request for proposal p. 141
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a budget might have to be revised due to :
- decrease in rev - increase in operating - underestimation of actual cost - increase in service req - change in labor - unforeseen occurrence
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the budget identifies where x 4
new pp can be hired , staff cuts, portions filled and new equip p. 142
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personal records include the following :
- training - performance - attendance - haz mat medical history
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budget records include '' reports, past '' and budget'' that were not funded Purchasing records, contracts , surplus sales and other related docs should also be retained
status ,past , request and
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any change in inventory must be
noted, reported and justified p. 143
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who '' usually maintains and analyzes records
logistic chief / manger
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records include info about
- emergency and non emergency - inspection - investigation - training - injures /exposure - NFIRS
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what is usually performed according to a predetermined schedule to prevent damage, reduce wear, and extend useful life of item
preventive maintenance
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what are often due to an unforeseen event regarding repairs
corrective. 144
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Personnel records are confidential w/ exception of
attendance records
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co's must keep all personal records
secure
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Training that must be documented includes :
- topics - date - participants - time - location - outcome p. 145
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job performance records are part of a persons '' file
personal
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Evaluations can help individuals to spot ' and ' in personal performance and behavior reinforce good'' and '' correct '' behavior improve their '', '', ''
trends/habits skills/discipline unfavorable knowlege, skills and abilities
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exposure records document exposures to
- haz mat - smoke - chemical - biological - radiological - or nuclear
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org must retain records for'' years following the end of employees employment
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medical records are kepts for duration of employment plus '' years
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cos must doc : - all job related'' - exposures to'' - non job related ''when result in sick time - trends that show ''of sick time
injuries hazmat illness abuse p. 146
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records that must be kept confidential include
- personal files - training records - medical records
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personal should not expect what when using orgs computer system
there info to stay private , p. 148