PROBIE STUDY GUIDE MDFR
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Fire Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - Correct Answers -Gold, 5
Crossed Bugles, 5 Crossed bugles.
Assistance Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - Correct Answers -Gold, 4
Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Deputy Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - Correct Answers -Gold, 4
Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Division Chief - Correct Answers -Gold, 4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Crossed Bugles
Chief Fire Officer - Correct Answers -Gold, 3 Crossed Bugles, 3 Crossed Bugles
Captain - Correct Answers -Gold, 2 Crossed Bugles, 2 Stars
Lieutenant - Correct Answers -Gold, 1 Bugle, 1 Crossed Bugle
Define Uniform Non-Sworn Personnel - Correct Answers -Personnel not required to
wear uniform during work
Items Company Officer should carry on Apparatus at all times. - Correct Answers -Map,
Hydrant List, Protocols, DOT guidebook, Tools and Supplies.
Procedures for backing up apparatus. - Correct Answers -Assistance from at least TWO
PERSONS. One at drivers side rearview, one at tailboard, one at intersection. Rescues
require 1 at all times.
When should you remove bunker gear at alarm scene. - Correct Answers -Determined
by OIC.
Ascending order for uniform personnel on a normal basis - Correct Answers -FF
Company Officer
Bureau OIC
Batt Chief
,Div. Chief
Assistant Fire Chief
Deputy Fire Chief
Fire Chief
You have ____ minutes from report time before considered Absent without leave
(AWOL). - Correct Answers -30
Eligibility for membership into Earned Leave Pool? Employed for at least ___ pay
periods. - Correct Answers -13
In order to join earned leave pool, employees must donate leave time from what type of
leave? - Correct Answers -from accrued leave.
An employee will forward a memo to whom to request earned leave membership? -
Correct Answers -The MDFR Personnel Bureau
How often will Personnel Bureau publish a memo listing current members of Earn Leave
pool and reminding of availability? - Correct Answers -Quarterly
How long must you be a member of Earned Leave Pool (in pay periods) to be eligible to
apply for benefits? - Correct Answers -5 Pay Periods
To apply for earned leave pool benefits you will write a memo to whom? - Correct
Answers -for the fire chief via Chain of Command
Employee Request Earned Leave benefits will include what in memo? - Correct
Answers -Employee's Name, ID #, Position, Work Assignment (batt,sta,shift)
How will the balance of Earned Leave Pool be maintained? - Correct Answers -in total
dollar value that is equal to the hourly rate at the time of donation MULTIPLIED by # of
hours donated, MINUS the hourly rate at time of usage, MULTIPLIED by the hours
used.
When will leave contributed to the Earned Leave Pool be returned to the employee? -
Correct Answers -If leave was taken by accident/ERROR or the program is
DISCONTINUED at which time the hours would be returned in pro-rated shares.
Donated leave hours will not be returned in what cases? - Correct Answers -Where a
member applies for benefits and is denied.
Policy for employees that were a part of an Earned Leave Pool in a different county
job/department? - Correct Answers -They'll be required to apply for membership and
donate the appropriate # of hours in order to participate in MDFR Earned Leave Pool.
, Which employees are required to have written approval from the Fire Department
Director for Outside Employment? - Correct Answers -MDFR Personnel
Request for outside employment form should be reviewed by immediate supervisor with
particular attention to what? - Correct Answers -Conflicts of interests, Impairing
Performance Ability & Scheduling conflicts.
If request is approved by Department Director, what happens to the original form? -
Correct Answers -It will be forwarded to the Personnel Bureau & placed in the
employee's personnel file & a copy returned to the employee.
Process for filing an Outside Employment Statement includes? - Correct Answers -
*SNM*
Source of outside income
Nature of work performed
Money or compensation received
*Must be filed with Miami-Dade elections department (code:section 2-11.1(k)(2)) no
later than JULY 1 annually.
What can an employee do if their request for outside employment is denied due to
conflict of interest? - Correct Answers -Employee may request an Opinion from Miami
Dade County Ethics Comission.
The decision of the department director (Fire Chief) will be Final.
Define outside employment - Correct Answers -Providing services other than to dade
county, or respective municipality, for compensation, (being an employee, independent
contractor, agent or by self employment)
Who should prepare the memo in reference to gifts, cash or non-cash donations. -
Correct Answers -You, up to Assistant Chief.
(The employee will prepare a memo detailing all pertinent info of gift/donation and
forward via chain of command to appropriate ASSISTANT CHIEF/Director.)
Who approves gifts, cash, or non cash donations of excess of $1000? - Correct
Answers ->$1000 The County Mayor
Who approves gifts, cash, or non cash donations less than $1000 - Correct Answers -
<$1000 The Fire Chief
Reason why gift and/or donation may be disapproved? - Correct Answers -Based on
restrictions of donor and/or the appropriateness of it.
Define reasonable suspicion (Substance Abuse) - Correct Answers -Specific objective
facts derived from a current situation and rational inferences which lead to belief that a
person is under the influence of a substance.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Fire Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - Correct Answers -Gold, 5
Crossed Bugles, 5 Crossed bugles.
Assistance Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - Correct Answers -Gold, 4
Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Deputy Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - Correct Answers -Gold, 4
Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Division Chief - Correct Answers -Gold, 4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Crossed Bugles
Chief Fire Officer - Correct Answers -Gold, 3 Crossed Bugles, 3 Crossed Bugles
Captain - Correct Answers -Gold, 2 Crossed Bugles, 2 Stars
Lieutenant - Correct Answers -Gold, 1 Bugle, 1 Crossed Bugle
Define Uniform Non-Sworn Personnel - Correct Answers -Personnel not required to
wear uniform during work
Items Company Officer should carry on Apparatus at all times. - Correct Answers -Map,
Hydrant List, Protocols, DOT guidebook, Tools and Supplies.
Procedures for backing up apparatus. - Correct Answers -Assistance from at least TWO
PERSONS. One at drivers side rearview, one at tailboard, one at intersection. Rescues
require 1 at all times.
When should you remove bunker gear at alarm scene. - Correct Answers -Determined
by OIC.
Ascending order for uniform personnel on a normal basis - Correct Answers -FF
Company Officer
Bureau OIC
Batt Chief
,Div. Chief
Assistant Fire Chief
Deputy Fire Chief
Fire Chief
You have ____ minutes from report time before considered Absent without leave
(AWOL). - Correct Answers -30
Eligibility for membership into Earned Leave Pool? Employed for at least ___ pay
periods. - Correct Answers -13
In order to join earned leave pool, employees must donate leave time from what type of
leave? - Correct Answers -from accrued leave.
An employee will forward a memo to whom to request earned leave membership? -
Correct Answers -The MDFR Personnel Bureau
How often will Personnel Bureau publish a memo listing current members of Earn Leave
pool and reminding of availability? - Correct Answers -Quarterly
How long must you be a member of Earned Leave Pool (in pay periods) to be eligible to
apply for benefits? - Correct Answers -5 Pay Periods
To apply for earned leave pool benefits you will write a memo to whom? - Correct
Answers -for the fire chief via Chain of Command
Employee Request Earned Leave benefits will include what in memo? - Correct
Answers -Employee's Name, ID #, Position, Work Assignment (batt,sta,shift)
How will the balance of Earned Leave Pool be maintained? - Correct Answers -in total
dollar value that is equal to the hourly rate at the time of donation MULTIPLIED by # of
hours donated, MINUS the hourly rate at time of usage, MULTIPLIED by the hours
used.
When will leave contributed to the Earned Leave Pool be returned to the employee? -
Correct Answers -If leave was taken by accident/ERROR or the program is
DISCONTINUED at which time the hours would be returned in pro-rated shares.
Donated leave hours will not be returned in what cases? - Correct Answers -Where a
member applies for benefits and is denied.
Policy for employees that were a part of an Earned Leave Pool in a different county
job/department? - Correct Answers -They'll be required to apply for membership and
donate the appropriate # of hours in order to participate in MDFR Earned Leave Pool.
, Which employees are required to have written approval from the Fire Department
Director for Outside Employment? - Correct Answers -MDFR Personnel
Request for outside employment form should be reviewed by immediate supervisor with
particular attention to what? - Correct Answers -Conflicts of interests, Impairing
Performance Ability & Scheduling conflicts.
If request is approved by Department Director, what happens to the original form? -
Correct Answers -It will be forwarded to the Personnel Bureau & placed in the
employee's personnel file & a copy returned to the employee.
Process for filing an Outside Employment Statement includes? - Correct Answers -
*SNM*
Source of outside income
Nature of work performed
Money or compensation received
*Must be filed with Miami-Dade elections department (code:section 2-11.1(k)(2)) no
later than JULY 1 annually.
What can an employee do if their request for outside employment is denied due to
conflict of interest? - Correct Answers -Employee may request an Opinion from Miami
Dade County Ethics Comission.
The decision of the department director (Fire Chief) will be Final.
Define outside employment - Correct Answers -Providing services other than to dade
county, or respective municipality, for compensation, (being an employee, independent
contractor, agent or by self employment)
Who should prepare the memo in reference to gifts, cash or non-cash donations. -
Correct Answers -You, up to Assistant Chief.
(The employee will prepare a memo detailing all pertinent info of gift/donation and
forward via chain of command to appropriate ASSISTANT CHIEF/Director.)
Who approves gifts, cash, or non cash donations of excess of $1000? - Correct
Answers ->$1000 The County Mayor
Who approves gifts, cash, or non cash donations less than $1000 - Correct Answers -
<$1000 The Fire Chief
Reason why gift and/or donation may be disapproved? - Correct Answers -Based on
restrictions of donor and/or the appropriateness of it.
Define reasonable suspicion (Substance Abuse) - Correct Answers -Specific objective
facts derived from a current situation and rational inferences which lead to belief that a
person is under the influence of a substance.
