Fire Officer 1 Study Guide (2023/2024) Rated A+

Fire Officer 1 Study Guide (2023/2024) Rated A+ company officer directly oversees the application of the agency's personnel, training, equipment, and apparatus to the resolution of issues faced by the agency company officer first contact with fire department customers leader a person who leads or directs a unit supervisor A person who is responsible for directing the performance of other people or employees. safety of unit's personnel the company officer's most important task verbalize personal expectations, establish priorities, and listen to crew member expectations helps the new fire officer with overcome challenges in group dynamics professional growth how successful fire officers should view their transition from member to officer manager Individual who accomplishes organizational objectives through effective and efficient handling of material and human resources. chain of command Order of rank and authority in the fire and emergency services. centralized decision-making decisions are made at the very top level decentralized decision-making decisions are made at a lower level with the effects of the decisions reported through the structure decentralized decision-making allows expeditious handling of most matters unity of command principle that each subordinate must have only one supervisor division of labor Dividing a large job into units or job tasks and assigning an individual to do each of the tasks. span of control the number of subordinates and/or number of functions that one individual can effectively supervise sidestepping The process of going around a link in the chain of command to deal with an issue. cross-training should be provided so that company personnel are able to perform a variety of tasks with proficiency federal national level of governments such as the U.S. and Canada tribal describes the governmental structure of Native American and Aboriginal Peoples of North America decisiveness making decisions quickly and effectively intelligence