Pub Ed

Question 1

If the objective of the Public Education section could be defined with one phrase, that phrase would be_______

Answer 1

“Loss Reduction”

Question 2

This objective includes________

Answer 2

Developing

implementing

assisting with, and supporting programs

designed to reduce losses related to emergency incidents.

Question 3

The losses targeted are in the areas of

Answer 3

Death

injuries

property damage

Question 4

To reduce these losses we use the concept of the ______

Answer 4

Loss prevention Tetrahedron

Question 5

The loss prevention Tetrahedron is a four part concept that combines______

Answer 5

Education

legislation

technology

and community involvement

Question 6

Who started the program Operation Firesafe?

Answer 6

The OKC FD

Question 7

Operation firesafe came about as a direct result of_____

Answer 7

the tragic deaths of three of our fellow firefighters on march 8th, 1989.

Question 8

_____ is an intervention program that brings together mental health professionals, school counselors and the Oklahoma county Juvenile Services to combat juvenile fire play and fire setting.

Answer 8

Operation Firesafe

Question 9

Unlike general fire safety programs, Operation Fire Safe is designed specifically for children who have _______

Answer 9

shown an interest in fire or who have started a fire.

Question 10

Operation Fire Safe redefines juvenile fire setting as a ______ rather than as a criminal activity.

Answer 10

signal for help

Question 11

Fire station personnel can access the Operation fire safe program in what two says?

Answer 11

A 400 series investigator can be called.

Call the Public Education Office

Question 12

Risk Watch is for children ages ____ and under.

Answer 12

14 and under

Question 13

For children ages 14 and under, the #1 health risk is _____

Answer 13

injuries.

Question 14

Traffic injuries, drowning, fires and burns, firearm injuries, falls and poisonings each year in the US, unintentional kill more than _____ kids and permanently disable more than _____.

Answer 14

Kill more than 6,000

and

Permanently disable more than 50,000

Question 15

______, one in four are injured seriously enough to require medical attention.

Answer 15

13 million children

Question 16

Risk Watch is a comprehensive injury prevention curriculum for children in kindergarten through _____.

Answer 16

Eighth grade.

Question 17

Risk watch curriculum targets ____ areas that pose the greatest unintentional injury risk to children.

Answer 17

8

Question 18

What are the 8 areas targeted by risk watch?

Answer 18

motor vehicle safety

fire and burn prevention

choking

suffocation

strangulation

poisoning

falls

firearms

bike and pedestrian safety

water safety

Question 19

Who implemented Risk watch in August 1998?

Answer 19

Pub education section of okc fd

and

Okc Public school system

Question 20

The program started out in 5 schools with 8 teachers teaching 160 students. Currently the program is in 55 schools with 200 teachers teaching to _____ students.

Answer 20

20,000

Question 21

What is the role of the Oklahoma City fire department is regards to risk watch?

Answer 21

To coordinate and support the teachers in their roles.

Question 22

As of December 2014 there have been ____ documented lives saved from the information the students learned through risk watch.

Answer 22

19

Question 23

The safety trailer is a mobile unit that is used to teach children from ___ years old and up, as well as adults.

Answer 23

7 years and up

Question 24

We average over _____ visitors through our safety trailer every year.

Answer 24

12,000

Question 25

What is the most popular program?

Answer 25

2nd grade program

Question 26

How many 3rd graders run through the trailer every year?

Answer 26

9,000 from more than 120 elementary schools

Question 27

Operation of the safety trailer requires a minimum of ____ personnel.

Answer 27

3

Question 28

We request a minimum of ___ participants before we will schedule the trailer for weekend and after hour events.

Answer 28

150

Question 29

This program is provided to assist the business community in developing an emergency management program.

Answer 29

Emergency planning and preparedness.

Question 30

The Emergency planning and preparedness program is provided to assist _______

Answer 30

The business community.

Question 31

Public Education personnel are involved as ____ in the development of these emergency programs as well as the actual training and education of the businesses employees.

Answer 31

consultants

Question 32

Businesses all over the city, ranging in size from __ to ___ employees, have taken advantage of the valuable service.

Answer 32

5 to 5000 employees

Question 33

Pub ed also provides training and consulting services in more specialized areas to include:

Answer 33

``` fire weather natural disasters civil disturbances bomb threats wild land fire safety ```

Question 34

Officers in the public education section are certifies at the state and national levels to meet NFPA standard for

Answer 34

Fire and Life safety educators Disaster Education instructors (red cross)

Question 35

This program was developed specifically for people who live in the rural and grassland areas of OKC.

Answer 35

Wildland Fire prevention and safety. An information booklet for the citizen is also available through this program.

Question 36

____ is a costumed Dalmatian mascot who is dressed in a fire helmet and bunker gear.

Answer 36

Sparky

Question 37

Each year approximately ____ older adults, age 65 and older, die as a result of home falls and an additional 1,000 die in their homes from fires or burns.

Answer 37

7,000

Question 38

Who developed the Remembering When program?

Answer 38

The NFPA in cooperation with the Centers for disease control (CDC)

Question 39

The OKC fire department starte the implementation of this program in the fall of 1999 (remembering when). The program teaches ____ fire prevention messages and ___ fall prevention messages to older adults.

Answer 39

8 fire prevention messages 8 fall prevention messages

Question 40

This office provides safety presentations, training, and associated material on a wide variety of topics upon request.

Answer 40

Speakers' Bureau and community education programs

Question 41

The first smoke alarm giveaway program that the OKC fire department was involved in started in

Answer 41

1986

Question 42

The largest benefactor to the fund is the ______

Answer 42

OKCFD Annual 5k Run.

Question 43

All requests for public education activities made to the Public Education Office will require a _____ form to be filled out.

Answer 43

"Request for Service"

Question 44

All request from within the fire department will be responded to within ___ calendar days.

Answer 44

3 calendar days not to include city holidays.

Question 45

When is fire prevention month?

Answer 45

October

Question 46

Fire Drill evaluations are performed at _____ in the city limits during this month.

Answer 46

every elementary school

Question 47

What is the address of the Fire prevention services Building?

Answer 47

2300 General Pershing Blvd.

Question 48

During the school year, the safety trailer is booked from ______ for the special program for 2nd graders.

Answer 48

Monday -thursday

Question 49

SPIFFI chart

Answer 49

Scheduled public inspections of fire fighting installations

Question 50

What are the station officer responsibilities during a station inspection according to the SPIFFI chart?

Answer 50

Check the appearance of the personnel, equipment and apparatus Make the chart available Designate items for the visitors to handle. Split the group if necessary

Question 51

What should be filled out after each station tour and turned in with the regular monthly paperwork?

Answer 51

Public education station/company activity form.

Question 52

When was Operation fire safe started?

Answer 52

1991 after 3 FF died in 1989

Question 53

The Oklahoma city fire department has operated the smoke alarm program through the Public Education Office since?

Answer 53

1997