Review

Question 1

A States authority to govern matters related to the welfare and safety of the residents is known as
……… powers

Answer 1

State Police

Question 2

Which Type of leadership is described as a process in which a person engages with others and creates a conversation that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower?

Answer 2

Transformational

Question 3

What is a commonly used for documenting employee performance Day to day basis

Answer 3

T accounts

Question 4

what is a realistic goal that a FF might set to achieve during the coming evaluation period?

Answer 4

Complete a Fire science class at a community college

Question 5

it is common practice to provide notification to an employee who may receive a substandard evaluation at least ………. weeks before the evaluation is due.

Answer 5

10

Question 6

Which is a common requirement for an employee who receives a substandard evaluation

Answer 6

A work Improvement Plan

Question 7

Which action is the official negative supervisory action at the lowest level of the progressive discipline process

Answer 7

Formal Written Reprimand

Question 8

In the majority of cases, what must occur before a demotion, suspension, or involuntary termination can be invoked?

Answer 8

predisciplinary conference

Question 9

When should FF conduct self evaluations during the annual evaluation period?

Answer 9

Mid - year and 6 weeks prior to the end of the period.

Question 10

Which is the tendency to rate subordinates more harshly than warranted on annual evaluations

Answer 10

Severity

Question 11

What is the evaluation error in which a supervisor rates a FF only on their most recent behavior rather than performance through the entire preceding evaluation period

Answer 11

Recency

Question 12

In which evaluation error is a firefighter evaluated based on an officer’s personal ideals instead of the job classification standards

Answer 12

Frame of reference

Question 13

What is the evaluation error in which fire officers evaluate when subordinate against another instead of against their job classification standards

Answer 13

Contrast effect

Question 14

Which type of evaluation error occurs when the fire officer rates the employee based on race religion gender age or disability

Answer 14

Personal bias

Question 15

Which type of evaluation error occurs when a fire officer concentrates on only one aspect of a firefighters performance and applies that perception across the board to all aspects of the individuals work performance

Answer 15

Halo and Horn effect

Question 16

How do annual employee evaluations relate to work history

Answer 16

The evaluations are a formal part of an employee’s work history

Question 17

Unless there is a problem with an employee’s performance schedule evaluations should be used primarily as an opportunity to

Answer 17

Discuss future goals and objectives

Question 18

The employee reviews and comments on the officers evaluation in step…… Of the four-step annual evaluation process

Answer 18

2

Question 19

Which jurisdictional department handles the setting of compensation and benefits

Answer 19

Human resources

Question 20

Which is defined as the process of setting performance standards and evaluating performance against those standards

Answer 20

Performance management

Question 21

What is the pay system called in which firefighters are typically paid a base amount then receive additional compensation for any skills to firefighter can demonstrate

Answer 21

Skill based

Question 22

What is the pay system called in which the firefighters are typically paid a base amount and then receive additional compensation for good performance

Answer 22

Merit-based

Question 23

What is the leading cause of on-duty death among the firefighters

Answer 23

Sudden cardiac arrest death

Question 24

In addition to meeting regulatory requirements how can records of accidents be used

Answer 24

To identify trends

Question 25

Which is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic instruction

Answer 25

Education

Question 26

Which system established the qualifications of a system to award certificates that are based on recognized standards

Answer 26

Accreditation

Question 27

Fire officer maintains a list of firefighters activities by date and a brief description of performance observations

Answer 27

Activity log

Question 28

Single sheet is used to this assets on left and liabilities on the right side

Answer 28

T accounts

Question 29

Many departments encourage fire officers to conduct........ With each firefighter during the year

Answer 29

Informal reviews

Question 30

A firefighter should conduct another self-evaluation approximately..., Before official annual evaluation is due

Answer 30

6 weeks

Question 31

This type of evaluation error the evaluator must not allow the evaluation to be slanted by race religion gender disability age

Answer 31

Personal bias

Question 32

When firefighter evaluated only on incidents that occurred in the last few weeks rather than the whole evaluation period

Answer 32

Recency

Question 33

When firefighter rated in the middle of range of all dimensions of work performance

Answer 33

Central tendency

Question 34

Firefighter evaluated against something other than the classified job standards they may have met all department standards but failed to meet the officer's personal ideals

Answer 34

Frame of reference

Question 35

The officer may concentrate on only one aspect of the performance either exceptionally good or bad and apply it to all aspects of the job performance

Answer 35

Halo in horn effect

Question 36

This can occur when an officer compares a firefighters performance against each other instead of against the classified job standards

Answer 36

Contrast effect

Question 37

A fire officer may receive annual evaluation from human resources a ...... To ........ Before annual evaluations are due

Answer 37

1-2 months

Question 38

Unless they problem with the employee's performance....... Should we use primarily as an opportunity to discuss future goals and objectives

Answer 38

Scheduled evaluation

Question 39

Is required that fire officer directly observe actions of crew

Answer 39

Direct supervision

Question 40

What is the NFPA number that describes the CRA

Answer 40

1300

Question 41

It is important and the best interest of the department to..,... With the media

Answer 41

Good relationship

Question 42

What are the four parts of presenting a report

Answer 42

Get their attention Interest statement Details Actions

Question 43

What is NRF

Answer 43

Comprehensive all hazard approach to incident response

Question 44

Which incident command structure position is responsible for ensuring that safety issues are managed effectively at the incident scene

Answer 44

Safety officer

Question 45

Which engine and command system position is responsible for gathering and releasing incident information to the media

Answer 45

Public information officer

Question 46

In the incident command structure what is the term used to describe geographically define area of responsibility

Answer 46

A division

Question 47

What is the term used to describe a functionally defined area of responsibility

Answer 47

Group

Question 48

Which is the smallest ICS organizational element

Answer 48

Unit

Question 49

What is the term used for resources assigned the task of ventilation

Answer 49

Group

Question 50

Which ICS supervisory level is established to maintain the appropriate span of control

Answer 50

Branches

Question 51

In the ICS, single resources operate at which level of management

Answer 51

Task

Question 52

What is the ICS term used to describe two five single resources assembled to accomplish a specific task

Answer 52

Task force

Question 53

This section of the ICS is needed at large scale and long-term incidents particularly when outside resources are needed quickly

Answer 53

Finance/administration

Question 54

This is comprised of resources responsible for operations within a defined area most often used during routine operations and provides effective coordination of different companies tactics and is coordinated by division supervisor what is this

Answer 54

A division

Question 55

This part of the ICS is a representation of a functional operation it is an also an alternative way of organizing resources and responsible performing a assignment often work within one division or more and sometimes groups are established both functional and geographic designations. What is this?

Answer 55

Group

Question 56

This unit of the ICS is a generic term that can be applied to either geographic or functional component, it is the smallest organizational element within the incident management system, and is more frequently used at large or complex incidents. What is this

Answer 56

Unit

Question 57

This section of the ICS is a supervisory level established in either operations or logistics function to provide appropriate span of control, span of control might still be a problem even after the IC is established groups divisions and units, and in the case IC can place a branch director in charge of a number of division groups and units. What is this

Answer 57

Branch

Question 58

What are the 4 responsibilities of the local company in fire department cause determination

Answer 58

1 memorize conditions upon arrival 2. Identify and preserve evidence 3. Document activity during the fire suppression 4. Not any unusual situation or human encounters during the event

Question 59

For suspicious fire consideration what are some goals for the fire officer

Answer 59

Identify secure and preserve physical evidence. Avoid contaminating the crime scene

Question 60

How should overhaul be performed if the arrival of an investigator is delayed

Answer 60

Limit or delay overhaul operations pending arrival of the investigator

Question 61

In general which is the first step of a fire cause investigation

Answer 61

Identify the area of origin

Question 62

A fires point of origin is usually determined by

Answer 62

Examining fire pattern evidence

Question 63

What are the two most common fire patterns

Answer 63

T U

Question 64

What is the relationship between char and a fire's point of origin

Answer 64

The deeper the char, the closer that material was to the point of origin

Question 65

Which type of pattern allows the fire officer to trace the fire to its origin

Answer 65

Movement

Question 66

This is a logical systematic examination of an item and its place and function within a system, conducted to identify and analyze probability, causes, and consequences of potential and real failures

Answer 66

Failure analysis

Question 67

A line of demarcation is associated with which type of fire pattern

Answer 67

Intensity

Question 68

What is carbonaceous material that has been burned or pyrolyzed and has a blackened appearance

Answer 68

Char

Question 69

This is a fuel or oxidizer intentionally used to initiate a fire or increase the rate of growth or spread of fire

Answer 69

accelerant

Question 70

This is a solid or liquid fuel used to intentionally spread or accelerate spread of fire from one area to another. What is this

Answer 70

Trailer

Question 71

This is a crime of maliciously and intentionally or recklessly starting a fire or causing an explosion

Answer 71

Arson

Question 72

What are the six basic motives for arson

Answer 72

Profit crime concealment excitement spite/ revenge, extremism vandalism

Question 73

This generally involves intense emotions and are triggered by hatred jealousy and uncontrolled emotions and usually involved drugs or alcohol

Answer 73

Spite/revenge

Question 74

After all investigative and possibilities have been exhausted, if two or more potential causes remain, the cause of the fire should be reported as

Answer 74

Undetermined

Question 75

What is the usual location of the ignition source relative to the point of origin

Answer 75

At or near the point of origin

Question 76

In fire cause determination, when determining which fuel was first ignited, which is one of the two attributes of the fuel that should be identified

Answer 76

Type

Question 77

If the cause of a fire is determined to be related to some malfunction that occurred within a device or system then a........ His performed to identify what happened and why

Answer 77

Failure analysis

Question 78

When a fire upstairs developing some reports, the fire officer might be looking for variances. What are these variances

Answer 78

The difference between project budget and actual expenses and the analysis should consider both cause and effect

Question 79

What are the four parts of presenting a report

Answer 79

Get their attention interest statement details action

Question 80

Because most apartments are either political entities or non-profits, they are accountable to ........ For effective use of funds.

Answer 80

General public

Question 81

This are items that cost under a certain amount

Answer 81

Petty cash

Question 82

What are some benefits to a purchase order

Answer 82

-Ensures a budget account contains sufficient funds to cover the purchase. - There is a limit to the purchase order - Fire officers rollers to acquire an item at the most reasonable cost - officer takes the lowest price and completes the purchase order - requires authorizing signature by an official with control and relevant budget area

Question 83

Give some characteristics for requisitions

Answer 83

-For purchases that exceed predetermined amounts for a purchase order - More stringent requirements than a purchase order - an exact amount of purchase not known - The department request certain funds be set aside from budget that will more than cover the cost of purchase.