FO CH04 Flashcards
An official fire department communication. Such a letter or report is presented on stationery with the fire department letterhead and generally is signed by a chief officer or headquarters staff member.
Formal communication
A report in which all company members submit a narrative on what they observed and which activities they performed during an incident.
Expanded incident report narrative
A series of formal written questions sent to the opposing side of a legal argument. The opposition must provide written answers under oath.
Interrogatory
Short-term directions, procedures, or orders signed by the fire chief and lasting for a period of days to 1 year or more.
General orders
A decision document prepared by a fire officer for the senior staff. Its goal is to support a decision or an action.
Recommendation report
A form that is required by most state worker’s compensation agencies and that is completed by the immediate supervisor after an injury or property damage accident.
Supervisors report
Internal memos, e-mails, instant messages, and computer-aided dispatch/mobile data terminal messages. Such reports have a short life and may not be archived as permanent records.
Informal communications
Digital communications through which users create online communities to share information, ideas, personal messages, videos, pictures, and other content.
Social media
A nationwide database at the National Fire Data Center under the U.S. Fire Administration that collects fire-related data in an effort to provide information on the national fire problem.
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
A physical or sociological condition that interferes with the message in the communication process.
Environmental noise
Enacted in 1996, federal legislation that provides for criminal sanctions and civil penalties for releasing a patient’s protected health information in a way not authorized by the patient.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Written organizational directives that identify a desired goal and describe the general path to accomplish the goal, including critical tasks or cautions.
Standard operating guidelines (SOGs)
A detailed account of the fire company activities as related to an incident or accident.
Chronological statement of events
A log book at the fire station that creates an extemporaneous record of the emergency, routine activities, and special activities that occurred at the fire station. This term also records any fire fighter injuries, liability-creating events, and special visitors to the fire station.
Company journal
