Review 2

Question 1

NFPA requires
to track identity, assignment, and location of all fire fighters operating at an incident scene

Answer 1

a personnel accountability system

Question 2

In the context of human resources, what does the F stand for in FLSA

Answer 2

fair

Question 3

How many days is a supervisor given to reply to a written grievance?

Answer 3

10 days

Question 4

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

Answer 4

identifying trends

Question 5

According to the textbook, what will be a fire officer’s greatest challenge?

Answer 5

managing people

Question 6

How many of the fire fighter strikes of the 1970s resulted in a net gain for organized labor

Answer 6

none of them

Question 7

How relevant is stress in contributing to fire fighter deaths?

Answer 7

It is one of the leading causes of such deaths .

Question 8

What are the most common activities being performed when fire fighters are injured?

Answer 8

extinguishing fires and suppression support

Question 9

What does the controlling person demonstrate, according to the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid?

Answer 9

high concern for results, low concern for people

Question 10

Which level of the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is the most difficult to analyze?

Answer 10

HFACS4

Question 11

The …………….school developed by Mayo shifted the focus to pay more attention to the workers and to working conditions that would make them more productive.

Answer 11

humanistic management

Question 12

According to the June 2007 document published by the NFPA Fire Analysis and Research Division, the number of fire fighter
dying on duty decreased……during a 30-year retrospective analysis of fire fighter fatalities from the 1970s to 2000s.

Answer 12

30 percent

Question 13

What was the leading cause of death among fire fighters from 1995 to 2004?

Answer 13

heart attacks

Question 14

What has been used in place of strikes to influence public opinion in favor of the wants of fire fighters during labor disputes?

Answer 14

picketing

Question 15

What does the I stand for in IDLH?

Answer 15

immediately

Question 16

How did Taylor determine the optimal way to perform a job?

Answer 16

time and motion studies

Question 17

What important vote did the IAFF pass in 1968?

Answer 17

to eliminate their 50-year-old no-strike
clause in their constitution

Question 18

Who is the union member appointed or elected to be the first line of labor representation at the workplace?

Answer 18

shop steward

Question 19

What is one of the best tools to use to improve time efficiency?

Answer 19

delegation

Question 20

What is one ofthe most important reasons for establishing and maintaining an effective incident command structure at every incident?

Answer 20

situational awareness

Question 21

According to Taylor, ……. calls for optimizing the ways tasks are performed and simplified the jobs so
workers could be trained to perform a specialized sequence of motions in the one best way_

Answer 21

scientific management

Question 22

According to the NFPA report, what percentage offire fighters who died from cardiac arrest had a history of cardiac events?

Answer 22

85 percent

Question 23

What is one complaint by unions about open shops? Your Expected

Answer 23

Nonunion members benefit from the efforts of the union.

Question 24

Who determines fitness-for-duty status after reviewing documentation of a member’s exposure?

Answer 24

fire department physician

Question 25

Steps..........initiates the formal part of the grievance procedure.

Answer 25

two

Question 26

What is one method of identifying unsafe conditions that occurred during an incident?

Answer 26

postincident analysis

Question 27

An.. occurs when the parties involved in a strike reach a deadlock during negotiations.

Answer 27

impasse

Question 28

What is one rule that pertains to IDLH conditions?

Answer 28

two-in, two-out

Question 29

Are strikes by state or municipal workers legal?

Answer 29

No, in most places they are illegal.

Question 30

What is the term used for the process of attracting, selecting, and maintaining an adequate supply of labor?

Answer 30

staffing

Question 31

What NFPA standard covers health-related fitness programs for fire department members?

Answer 31

NFPA 1583

Question 32

A philosophical shift in labormanagement relationships is moving away from confrontational strategies to

Answer 32

cooperative relationships

Question 33

The range, scope, and tasks of a fire officer's supervisory activities are defined by three primary componentstwo of which are: 1) the local labor contract, and 2) the fire department's rules, regulations, and procedures. What is the third component?

Answer 33

the municipality's personnel regulations

Question 34

What is the term used for the process of setting performance standards and evaluating performance against those standards?

Answer 34

performance management

Question 35

The 2007 NFPA report on fire fighter fatalities noted that of the 89 fatalities that year,.......occurred on the fire ground.

Answer 35

38

Question 36

How many fully equipped personnel must there be at a minimum in an RIC?

Answer 36

two

Question 37

How much of an impact has the largest fire service labor organization in the United States had on the fire service?

Answer 37

a tremendous and far-reaching impact, affecting even volunteer organizations

Question 38

Which act applied the unfair labor practice provisions to unions, as well as to employers, and prohibited a union from forcing management to fire antiunion or nonunion workers?

Answer 38

Taft-Hartley Labor Act

Question 39

What is the pay system called in which fire fighters are typically paid a base amount and then receive additional compensation for any skills the fire fighter can demonstrate?

Answer 39

skill-based

Question 40

VVhat is the trend, if any, in the rate offire fighter deaths while responding to calls in recent years?

Answer 40

It is increasing.

Question 41

VVhatcan a fire officer develop to address and minimize the chances of harm by identifying and controlling the factors that lead to fire fighter injury or death?

Answer 41

incident action plan

Question 42

VVhat situation justifies exposing fire fighters to a high level of risk?

Answer 42

realistic chance of saving a life

Question 43

Many of the early fire fighter labor actions in the United States were over the establishment of a new system. VVhatsystem?

Answer 43

the two-platoon system

Question 44

How are the air time ratings for SCBA determined?

Answer 44

They are based on the air consumption of an individual at rest.

Question 45

What program was developed in 1999 to assist today's fire chiefs and union presidents in fostering cooperative and collaborative labormanagement relationships?

Answer 45

The IAFC/IAFF Labor Management Initiative

Question 46

What is the likelihood of fire fighters dying of a heart attack versus people in other occupations?

Answer 46

Fire fighters are more likely.

Question 47

What NFPA standard covers the infection control program?

Answer 47

NFPA 1581

Question 48

What is the minimum number offire fighters required for an interior operation?

Answer 48

two

Question 49

What is one rule that could prevent 10 to 15 fire fighter deaths per year if complied with every time?

Answer 49

Fire fighters must be seated and wear seat belts in transit.

Question 50

Who determines when it is safe to reduce the level of PPE at an incident scene?

Answer 50

incident commander and safety officer

Question 51

What act was enacted in response to crime and corruption in some labor unions?

Answer 51

Landrum-Griffin Act

Question 52

What was the most common vehicle collision fire fighter death scenario in the USFA study?

Answer 52

emergency response in a personal vehicle

Question 53

Which of the following is NOT a phase of an accident investigation?

Answer 53

employee administrative action

Question 54

Who can the incident commander give authority to, immediately suspend, or alter activities on an incident scene?

Answer 54

safety officer

Question 55

What is the largest fire service labor organization in the United States?

Answer 55

IAFF

Question 56

There are many ways to shrink a fire departmenfs labor supply. What is one of the methods preferred by most fire departments?

Answer 56

attrition

Question 57

What sort of act is it, legally, for an employer to stop a union from forming and collecting money?

Answer 57

an illegal one

Question 58

What did the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 establish?

Answer 58

Employers cannot force employees to enter into contracts in order to keep their jobs.

Question 59

The Wagner-Connery Act of 1935 defined five types of unfair labor practices. What is one ofthose types?

Answer 59

not hiring union members

Question 60

Which of the following behavior models established by Blake and Mouton is the preferred behavior for fire officers to have?

Answer 60

sound

Question 61

................ is the process of providing rest, rehydration, nourishment, and medical evaluation to members who are involved in strenuous or extended-duration incident scene operations,

Answer 61

Rehabilitation

Question 62

What is the name of the program developed by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) to prevent line-of-duty death and injuries?

Answer 62

Everyone Goes Home

Question 63

The USFA has adopted a national goal of a....reduction in fatalities over a 10 year period.

Answer 63

50 percent

Question 64

Fire fighters should be medically examined periodically as long as they are engaged in performing emergency duties, with an emphasis on identifying risk factors that could lead to

Answer 64

heart attack

Question 65

What does the first F in NFFF stand for?

Answer 65

fallen

Question 66

What does the I stand for in CISM?

Answer 66

incident

Question 67

What happened to the PATCO Air Traffic Controllers who went on strike in 1981?

Answer 67

They were all fired outright and never hired back.

Question 68

According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the most basic human needs, at the bottom of the ladder, are known as

Answer 68

physiological needs

Question 69

How can the balance of power between labor and management be described during the twentieth century?

Answer 69

It has swung back and forth like a pendulum.

Question 70

Federal legislation remains in effect until it is: 1) ruled unconstitutional, 2) amended, or 3)

Answer 70

repealed

Question 71

Who is generally the first point of contact between the workers and the tire department organization?

Answer 71

fire officer

Question 72

Why do many states prohibit fire fighters from walking out on strike?

Answer 72

because of the severity of the potential impact on public safety

Question 73

In the early days, how many hours did New York fire fighters work in a week?

Answer 73

151

Question 74

How many fire fighters are lost in the line of duty each year in the United States?

Answer 74

about 100

Question 75

What is the pay system called in which fire fighters are typically paid a base amount and then receive additional compensation

Answer 75

merit- based