Fire Officer 3rd Edition Chapter 2

Question 1

Promotion examinations are a product of what?

Answer 1

1883 Pendleton civil service reform act

Question 2

And most are stations the eligibility list last how long

Answer 2

2-6 years

Can be by rink or banded

Question 3

Easter section has a promotional process that involved as a result of what

Answer 3

Community needs, consent degrees, lawsuits and moments, arbitration decisions, grievance settlements, labor contacts, a memorandum of understanding understanding

Question 4

The preparation of a promotional exam usually represents the combined effort of what to resources

Answer 4

Fire department and human resource

Question 5

What is KSA?

Answer 5

They need a job description any technical class specification

Question 6

What is the components and use a promotional exam influence by

Answer 6

Time requirements, expenses, staff expertise, past experiences

Question 7

What examinations concentrate on fax from the readings list

Answer 7

Multiple choice

Question 8

What testing measures provide a variety of role-playing exercises

Answer 8

Assessment centers

Question 9

Which do you remember during an in basket assessment

Answer 9

Review, prioritize, identify resources, options, alternatives, follow up, and notify

Question 10

What are the four formats of an emergency incident simulation?

Answer 10

The data dump, mock emergency Internet, and interactive emergency seen simulation, for scale Internet simulation

Question 11

During an interpersonal assessment remember to

Answer 11

Remain in control, exactly state that is a behavior, give the employee deadline, the rain to follow up meeting, get the employee to buy into or take personal responsibility for an improvement plan, be empathetic but focus, explain consequences, finished a session on a positive note

Question 12

Who may be required to deliver a short presentation or write a memo or report as part of an assessment center process

Answer 12

Fire officer

Question 13

Technical skills may be evaluated doing promotional test for

Answer 13

Highly specify positions

Question 14

What does a candidate need to do to master the content for a promotional exam

Answer 14

A personal study plan. He said he techniques include keeping a steady journal in participating in role-playing activities

Question 15

series of simulations exercises to it and if I candidates competency to perform the job that is offered in a promotional examination

Answer 15

Assessment centers

Question 16

Eight of a worksheet that quantifies the knowledge skills in KS by frequency and importance for every classification job within the local Civil service agency

Answer 16

Class specification

Question 17

A promotional question that asked the candidate to write or describe all of the factors are issues covering the technical issues such as suppression a basement fire and a commercial property

Answer 17

Data dump question

Question 18

Attributes are qualities that can be described in measure during a promotional examination. Measures 5 to 15dimensions what are the 6 most commonly addressed

Answer 18

Oral communication, written communication, probably analysis, judgment,
organizational sensitivity,
planning and organizing

Question 19

A promotional examination component in which the candidate deals with corresponds and related items that have been accumulated in a fire officers in basket

Answer 19

In basket exercise

Question 20

A type of validity obtained through the use of 10 o’clock committee of job in cabinet to certify that the knowledge being measured is required on the job in reference to know what standards

Answer 20

Job content in criterion referenced validity

Question 21

A narrative summary of the scope of the job they provide examples in typical task

Answer 21

Job description

Question 22

The treats require for every class with a position within minutes ability. The KSA had to find pioneered of job description in a technical class specification

Answer 22

Knowledge skills and attributes

Question 23

What are KSA is defined by

Answer 23

Narrative job description and technical class and specification

Question 24

A personal note book to aid in scheduling a track any candidates promotional preparation progress

Answer 24

Personal study journal

Question 25

The characteristics or a test measures waste intended to measure on a consistent basis

Answer 25

Reliability

Question 26

What is another name for patronage system

Answer 26

Spoils system

Question 27

What is spoils system AKA patronage system

Answer 27

The practice of make an appointment to public office based on a personal relationship or affiliation rather than because of their merit

Question 28

Example of spoils system

Answer 28

New York City” tweed ring” Tammaany Hall political machine 1865-1871

Question 29

Congress passed the PENDLETON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ACT of 1883 as a result of

Answer 29

NYCTweed ring and Tammany Hall political machine

Question 30

In response to abuse of government job promotions, the silver service system and the federal government was established by

Answer 30

Pendleton Act

Question 31

The emphasis of the job promotion examination is determined by the

Answer 31

Job description and community needs

Question 32

When candidates are identified as highly qualified, qualified, not qualified,

Answer 32

Banded list

Question 33

Most promotional job announcements require a successful candidate to have an appropriate

Answer 33

Medical and physical performance rating

Question 34

Most promotion I am announcements require that I can I didn’t have an appropriate

Answer 34

Physical performance rating

Question 35

Attributes are qualities that can be described in measure doing a promotional exam

Answer 35

Dimensions

Question 36

The rank and the classify job description determines

Answer 36

Technical theoretical, behavior emphasis of the examination

Question 37

What is a popular question in an oral interview session

Answer 37

Why here she should be selected for the promotion

Question 38

What level supervise examination has the longest and most of first reading list

Answer 38

First level supervisory examination

Question 39

What level supervisory examination covers building construction incident management hydraulics emergency care and fire fighter tactics

Answer 39

First level

Question 40

Supervisory questions tend to focus on what?

Answer 40

Immediate requirements affecting fire company preparedness such as subordinate fit for duty are injured on the job

Question 41

Based on the hierarchy of the fire department the first level supervisor

Answer 41

Identify the problem that’s the behavior,And report to Arkansas with a senior officer or Chief before taking a significant supervisor reaction

Question 42

What does a managing pay off her examination usually consist of

Answer 42

If you were technical questions in more administrative questions because the cabins addition if I was more management responsibilities

Question 43

What may be added to a managing fire officer examination

Answer 43

Develop a firefighters improvement plan, prepare a budget, evaluate fire company performance, or develop a department wide training program

Question 44

Three options for constructing a multiple-choice written examination

Answer 44

Exam committee develop questions, private company develop generic examination questions used by many fire departments, hiring a consultant to write a more specific examination that is directed to a local priorities

Question 45

Large department are more likely to use external or internal examinations

Answer 45

Internal

Question 46

What does an examination committee first determine

Answer 46

How many questions or need it

Question 47

The selection process includes evaluating each question for what three factors

Answer 47

Job content/criterion referenced | validity and responsibility

Question 48

What kind of examination process is a small apartment likely to use?

Answer 48

External source because of the time and effort that it would takes to write in validate them eternally

Question 49

And many departments blank written examinations are the only assessment tools use for promotion examinations

Answer 49

Multiple choice

Question 50

How can a multiple-choice test be weakness?

Answer 50

I can’t even those are the facts can do very well but may not be able to apply the information and relax scenarios. Book smart and Street dumb

Question 51

First level supervisor examinations usually includes a focus on

Answer 51

Technical questions covering rescue company operations

Question 52

Second level supervisor examinations may have a focus on

Answer 52

Management duties administrative procedures but you proposals

Question 53

What is contained in a typical in basket

Answer 53

Instructions for the exercise, a calendar, and organizational chart or a list of personnel, 10 to 30 exercise items

Question 54

How many exercise items are typically include it in a in a basket

Answer 54

10-30

Question 55

What are the five suggested methods of handling it in basket

Answer 55

``` Review, prioritize, identify resources, follow up, make notification, ```

Question 56

Process in which you ensure that the appropriate person or notified unnecessary and critical information

Answer 56

Make notifications

Question 57

Provide some form of follow up on all delegated items

Answer 57

Follow up

Question 58

Determine who can handle the items, Which options you may have and how they can be handled, and which are tired of courses of actions are available

Answer 58

Identifying resources/options/alternatives

Question 59

Handle the important and urgent items first followed by the important and non-urgent items. When these are finished you will handle all items are have only unimportant I was there

Answer 59

Prioritize

Question 60

Look at every item and determine which items are important(critical) and urgent ( involving time constraints) Which are important but not urgent and which are an important

Answer 60

Review

Question 61

Important versus critical information

Answer 61

Important = critical urgent = time constraints

Question 62

A typical in basket will include

Answer 62

A calendar

Question 63

A “data dump” question provides

Answer 63

An opportunity for the candidate to demonstrate a death of knowledge about a PARTICULAR subject

Question 64

What are 4 formats of emergency incident simulations

Answer 64

First the Kennedy is provided with information concerning an incident usually in a written format includes preincident plan 2- Basic information concerning the incident 3- Participate in an interactive seen simulation in a classroom or incident simulator Trainer 4-Attempts to make the conditions as realistic as possible such as Don protective clothing be in the office receipt of an apparatus like a real life scenario

Question 65

Which promotional candidates have to react to unfolding situations

Answer 65

Emergency Incident simulations

Question 66

Who has the longest examination and most diverse

Answer 66

First level supervisor

Question 67

What are the four components of the promotional process

Answer 67

In basket exercise, and emergency incidents simulator, Interpersonal interaction, and presentation to interview board

Question 68

What are in a personal interactions exercises designed to do

Answer 68

Test the candidates ability to perform effectively as a supervisor typically apology role-play involving a problem complain or dilemma, typically 10 to 20 minutes a face-to-face interaction

Question 69

And interpersonal interaction exercise test back and it’s ability to

Answer 69

Perform effectively as a supervisor | “Extreme supervisor”

Question 70

Term used to describe an approach when an issue is handled in STRICT accordance to the rules and regulations

Answer 70

Extreme supervisor

Question 71

Who developed assessment centers in 1920s

Answer 71

German army 2-3 day assessment

Question 72

Prior to the CIVIL WAR most government jobs or what it according to the?

Answer 72

spoils system or patronage

Question 73

Human resource department prepare a......... | To quantify the KSA component of municipal jobs

Answer 73

TECHNICAL CLASS SPECIFICATION WORKSHEET

Question 74

A term that can be used as a broad range of situations in which an employee said it to discrimination in the workplace

Answer 74

Hostile work environment

Question 75

Definition can be applied to be a variety of circumstances that do not necessarily include a specific abuse of supervisory power

Answer 75

Generalized hostile workplace

Question 76

NFPA 1001

Answer 76

Recruit school

Question 77

This examination is widely used and can be structure to focus on a specific subject or factual information

Answer 77

Multiple choice written examinations

Question 78

Attributes are qualities that can be described and measure doing a promotion exam. Usually between five and 15

Answer 78

Dimensions