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Fire Officer III Questions and Correct
Answers
Which supervisory role best suits the style of a manager?
Ans: Training officer
Which program is designed specifically for senior fire
officers who have demonstrated significant
accomplishments and who have the potential to impact
and initiate change in the fire service? Ans: Harvard Fire
Executive Fellowship
Which law protects off-duty first responders from liability
when they stop to render aid in cases of accident or
sudden illness? Ans: Good Samaritan Act
Which credentialing program is specifically designed for
chief and junior officers with at least a bachelor's degree
and who have been identified by their organizations as
being change agents? Ans: NFA Executive Fire Officer
What method does the text suggest to ensure effective
listening? Ans: Rephrase the message in one's own words
For which function is a reverse-911 system best suited?
Ans: Alert residents in a particular area of danger.
Which item of information is appropriate to post on a fire
department's website? Ans: Department facilities
What is the subject of Dillon's Rule? Ans: Limits of the
authority of local government
Which domain of learning emphasizes paradigm and
attitude? Ans: Affective
Concern for the follower is the basic component for
effective use of which leadership style? Ans: Citizen
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Which element is generally cited as the basis for an appeal
of a verdict in a lawsuit? Ans: The judge's misapplication
of the law
Which municipal governments are required to comply with
the Family and Medical Leave Act? Ans: All
- Those with full-time, paid employees
- Those with at least 50 employees
Which domain of learning emphasizes the intellectual
process? Ans: Cognitive
Which acronym does Mitchell Waite use in his book Fire
Service Leadership: Theories and Practices? Ans:
LEADERSHIP
What is the subject of Michigan v. Tyler? Ans: Warrantless
investigations
Which leadership theory suggests that leaders and
followers engage with each other in such a way that they
raise one another to higher levels of motivation and
morality? Ans: Transformational
A bachelor of arts degree is predominantly __________ in
nature. Ans: conceptual
Which statement about the effect of social media on the
fire service is most correct? Ans: Social media is here to
stay and chief officers must become consumers of it.
Which tool can a leader use to develop subordinates by
exposing them to new processes and experiences? Ans:
Delegation
Which form of transfer of information is from the center of
power to an individual? Ans: Downward
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Which communication problem is avoided through the use
of language that is familiar to the receiver? Ans: Semantics
Which type of technology is being integrated into self-
contained breathing apparatus to aid in communication?
Ans: Bluetooth
Training relates best to which domain of learning? Ans:
Psychomotor
Which type of court can establish a precedent? Ans:
Appellate court
Which is a paramount requirement prior to conducting a
warrantless cause and origin investigation at a fire scene?
Ans: Custody of the scene
Which the first requirement in justifying an
accommodation for a person with a disability? Ans:
Individual requests as accommodation
Which term best matches the definition, "influencing
people to take action to achieve a desired end state"? Ans:
Leadership
Which "trait of success" is defined as the skill of
communicating in a way that a desired action will be taken?
Ans: People skills
Which is one of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?
Ans: All fire fighters must be empowered to stop unsafe
practices.
Which of the following resources can a chief officer use to
develop traits for success? Ans: All of the above
-Self-help books
-Conferences
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Fire Officer III Questions and Correct
Answers
Which supervisory role best suits the style of a manager?
Ans: Training officer
Which program is designed specifically for senior fire
officers who have demonstrated significant
accomplishments and who have the potential to impact
and initiate change in the fire service? Ans: Harvard Fire
Executive Fellowship
Which law protects off-duty first responders from liability
when they stop to render aid in cases of accident or
sudden illness? Ans: Good Samaritan Act
Which credentialing program is specifically designed for
chief and junior officers with at least a bachelor's degree
and who have been identified by their organizations as
being change agents? Ans: NFA Executive Fire Officer
What method does the text suggest to ensure effective
listening? Ans: Rephrase the message in one's own words
For which function is a reverse-911 system best suited?
Ans: Alert residents in a particular area of danger.
Which item of information is appropriate to post on a fire
department's website? Ans: Department facilities
What is the subject of Dillon's Rule? Ans: Limits of the
authority of local government
Which domain of learning emphasizes paradigm and
attitude? Ans: Affective
Concern for the follower is the basic component for
effective use of which leadership style? Ans: Citizen
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Which element is generally cited as the basis for an appeal
of a verdict in a lawsuit? Ans: The judge's misapplication
of the law
Which municipal governments are required to comply with
the Family and Medical Leave Act? Ans: All
- Those with full-time, paid employees
- Those with at least 50 employees
Which domain of learning emphasizes the intellectual
process? Ans: Cognitive
Which acronym does Mitchell Waite use in his book Fire
Service Leadership: Theories and Practices? Ans:
LEADERSHIP
What is the subject of Michigan v. Tyler? Ans: Warrantless
investigations
Which leadership theory suggests that leaders and
followers engage with each other in such a way that they
raise one another to higher levels of motivation and
morality? Ans: Transformational
A bachelor of arts degree is predominantly __________ in
nature. Ans: conceptual
Which statement about the effect of social media on the
fire service is most correct? Ans: Social media is here to
stay and chief officers must become consumers of it.
Which tool can a leader use to develop subordinates by
exposing them to new processes and experiences? Ans:
Delegation
Which form of transfer of information is from the center of
power to an individual? Ans: Downward
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Which communication problem is avoided through the use
of language that is familiar to the receiver? Ans: Semantics
Which type of technology is being integrated into self-
contained breathing apparatus to aid in communication?
Ans: Bluetooth
Training relates best to which domain of learning? Ans:
Psychomotor
Which type of court can establish a precedent? Ans:
Appellate court
Which is a paramount requirement prior to conducting a
warrantless cause and origin investigation at a fire scene?
Ans: Custody of the scene
Which the first requirement in justifying an
accommodation for a person with a disability? Ans:
Individual requests as accommodation
Which term best matches the definition, "influencing
people to take action to achieve a desired end state"? Ans:
Leadership
Which "trait of success" is defined as the skill of
communicating in a way that a desired action will be taken?
Ans: People skills
Which is one of the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives?
Ans: All fire fighters must be empowered to stop unsafe
practices.
Which of the following resources can a chief officer use to
develop traits for success? Ans: All of the above
-Self-help books
-Conferences
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