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Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs -
CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA 1500
Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System - CORRECT
ANSWER-NFPA 1561
What required the development of the National Incident Management System? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5)
What established regulations for handling hazardous material incidents? -
CORRECT ANSWER-SARA Act of 1986
When did the USFA (United States Fire Administration) formally adopt NIMS? -
CORRECT ANSWER-2004
What does IMT stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Incident Management Team
Describe the IC's command structure during a SIMPLE incident - CORRECT
ANSWER-IC supervises Fire Attack, Search and Rescue, and Ventilation
Describe the IC's command structure during a COMPLEX incident - CORRECT
ANSWER-IC supervises Operations, Planning, and Logistics. Operations then
supervises other groups needed to complete the tasks needed at an incident.
What is the definition of Unified Command? - CORRECT ANSWER-The shared
responsibility for overall incident management (can be multiagency and
multi-jurisdictional)
What is the definition of Unity OF Command? - CORRECT ANSWER-Each
individual reports to only one supervisor
What is the Span of Control, and what does it mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively. Range is 3
to 7, 5 is optimal. Anticipate span of control problems and adjust accordingly.
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What does "staging" mean in relation to an incident? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Staging is where resources are kept until they are needed at an
incident. Resources are staged so that the operating area at an incident isn't
crowded or overwhelming.
What is the Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NFPA 1001
What is the Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications? -
CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA 1041
What are the Four Functions of Management? - CORRECT ANSWER-Planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling
What is planning? - CORRECT ANSWER-Developing a scheme, program, or
method to accomplish an objective. As a fire officer you're responsible for
developing a work plan for a fire company or an administrative work group.
Planning can be short-range, extending up to a year, medium range, ranging
between 1-3 years, and long-range, which is longer than 3 years.
Planning can be as simple as planning the daily activities, or as a complex as
developing an annual budget.
What is organizing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Putting elements together into an
orderly, functional, structured whole.
Example: The fire officer takes the available people, equipment, structure, and
time and develops them into an orderly, functional, and structural unit to
implement the plan and deliver the expected services
What is leading? - CORRECT ANSWER-Guiding or directing in a course of
action
The act of leadership is a complex process of influencing others to accomplish a
task.
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NIMS and ICS
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs -
CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA 1500
Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System - CORRECT
ANSWER-NFPA 1561
What required the development of the National Incident Management System? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5)
What established regulations for handling hazardous material incidents? -
CORRECT ANSWER-SARA Act of 1986
When did the USFA (United States Fire Administration) formally adopt NIMS? -
CORRECT ANSWER-2004
What does IMT stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Incident Management Team
Describe the IC's command structure during a SIMPLE incident - CORRECT
ANSWER-IC supervises Fire Attack, Search and Rescue, and Ventilation
Describe the IC's command structure during a COMPLEX incident - CORRECT
ANSWER-IC supervises Operations, Planning, and Logistics. Operations then
supervises other groups needed to complete the tasks needed at an incident.
What is the definition of Unified Command? - CORRECT ANSWER-The shared
responsibility for overall incident management (can be multiagency and
multi-jurisdictional)
What is the definition of Unity OF Command? - CORRECT ANSWER-Each
individual reports to only one supervisor
What is the Span of Control, and what does it mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-The
number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively. Range is 3
to 7, 5 is optimal. Anticipate span of control problems and adjust accordingly.
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What does "staging" mean in relation to an incident? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Staging is where resources are kept until they are needed at an
incident. Resources are staged so that the operating area at an incident isn't
crowded or overwhelming.
What is the Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NFPA 1001
What is the Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications? -
CORRECT ANSWER-NFPA 1041
What are the Four Functions of Management? - CORRECT ANSWER-Planning,
organizing, leading, and controlling
What is planning? - CORRECT ANSWER-Developing a scheme, program, or
method to accomplish an objective. As a fire officer you're responsible for
developing a work plan for a fire company or an administrative work group.
Planning can be short-range, extending up to a year, medium range, ranging
between 1-3 years, and long-range, which is longer than 3 years.
Planning can be as simple as planning the daily activities, or as a complex as
developing an annual budget.
What is organizing? - CORRECT ANSWER-Putting elements together into an
orderly, functional, structured whole.
Example: The fire officer takes the available people, equipment, structure, and
time and develops them into an orderly, functional, and structural unit to
implement the plan and deliver the expected services
What is leading? - CORRECT ANSWER-Guiding or directing in a course of
action
The act of leadership is a complex process of influencing others to accomplish a
task.
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