FIRE OFFICER 1
Line-item budgets are divided into two main categories - ANSWER-Personnel services
and other expenses
Nationally recognized professional standards - ANSWER-Are only legal mandates when
adopted by local jurisdictions and serve as models of acceptable performance
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - ANSWER-establishes and publishes
codes, standards, guidelines, and recommended practices for the prevention and
control of fire
Essential elements of a group - ANSWER-Common binding interest, sense of
continuity, shared set of values
Communication grapevine usually transmits... - ANSWER-Info that can't be ensured as
accurate and official
Leader of an informal group - ANSWER-The emerging leader regardless of whether or
not a formal selection process has been used
Ego fulfillment is also known as - ANSWER-Self esteem
Self actualization - ANSWER-the process by which people achieve their full
potential
When interacting with the formal and informal groups of an FD company officers
should - ANSWER-Attempt to mesh the organizational values of both groups together
Unity of command - ANSWER-The "one supervisor" principle
Discipline - ANSWER-Setting the limits for expected performance and enforcing them
Spam of control - ANSWER-The limit one person can effectively manage
Division of labor - ANSWER-Breaking down a job into separate, smaller tasks
Line-item accounting is a form of: - ANSWER-budgetary control
Preliminary budgets for the upcoming fiscal year often start with: - ANSWER-Service
levels from the previous year
Scalar Organizational Structure - ANSWER-Organizational structure that provides
paramilitary, pyramid type of organization with a continuous line of command and
authority centralized at the top
authority - ANSWER-Legal ability to make and implement decisions
decentralized authority - ANSWER-When decision-making is delegated to lower-level
managers and employees more familiar with local conditions than headquarters is.
centralized authority - ANSWER-an organization structure in which decision-making
authority is maintained at the top level of management
Certain decision making authority is delegated to lower levels and communication is
enhanced in which type of organizational structure? - ANSWER-Scalar Organizational
Structure
, During which step in the budget process does the chief justify the budget to the
organization as a whole - ANSWER-Internal review
The first step in the budgeting process - ANSWER-Planning
NFPA 1500 - ANSWER-Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health
Program
Negligence - ANSWER-The failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable
person would exercise in similar circumstances.
Tort - ANSWER-A civil wrong or injury
Suit - ANSWER-Civil action by an individual against another person or group
class action - ANSWER-a lawsuit in which the plaintiff or defendant is a collective
group of individuals with one common complaint
The federal fire prevention and control act established the... - ANSWER-United
States Fire Administration (USFA)
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) - ANSWER-Federal agency
responsible for the preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery from major
incidents
Emergency management functions - ANSWER-Preparedness, mitigation, response,
recovery
collective bargaining - ANSWER-Process of give and take
Arbitration - ANSWER-Evidence from both sides in a dispute are presented
Mediation - ANSWER-Hiring a third party to meet separately with each side in a
conflict
Fair Labor Standards Act - ANSWER-1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum
workweek of 53 hours for firefighters without overtime, and outlawed child labor
Case Law - ANSWER-the rules of law announced in court decisions
Statutory Law - ANSWER-Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
Administrative Law - ANSWER-Rules and regulations that have the force of law
Constitutional Law - ANSWER-Basic law of the land
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-Legislation passed in 1990 that
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Under this Act,
discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in employment, transportation,
public accommodations, communications and government activities.
NFPA - ANSWER-Develops and publishes the majority of national consensus standards
used by fire departments
Fire District - ANSWER-Must operate under a board of directors
commission government - ANSWER-Run by 3-5 member boards that were elected at large
within the community
Line-item budgets are divided into two main categories - ANSWER-Personnel services
and other expenses
Nationally recognized professional standards - ANSWER-Are only legal mandates when
adopted by local jurisdictions and serve as models of acceptable performance
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) - ANSWER-establishes and publishes
codes, standards, guidelines, and recommended practices for the prevention and
control of fire
Essential elements of a group - ANSWER-Common binding interest, sense of
continuity, shared set of values
Communication grapevine usually transmits... - ANSWER-Info that can't be ensured as
accurate and official
Leader of an informal group - ANSWER-The emerging leader regardless of whether or
not a formal selection process has been used
Ego fulfillment is also known as - ANSWER-Self esteem
Self actualization - ANSWER-the process by which people achieve their full
potential
When interacting with the formal and informal groups of an FD company officers
should - ANSWER-Attempt to mesh the organizational values of both groups together
Unity of command - ANSWER-The "one supervisor" principle
Discipline - ANSWER-Setting the limits for expected performance and enforcing them
Spam of control - ANSWER-The limit one person can effectively manage
Division of labor - ANSWER-Breaking down a job into separate, smaller tasks
Line-item accounting is a form of: - ANSWER-budgetary control
Preliminary budgets for the upcoming fiscal year often start with: - ANSWER-Service
levels from the previous year
Scalar Organizational Structure - ANSWER-Organizational structure that provides
paramilitary, pyramid type of organization with a continuous line of command and
authority centralized at the top
authority - ANSWER-Legal ability to make and implement decisions
decentralized authority - ANSWER-When decision-making is delegated to lower-level
managers and employees more familiar with local conditions than headquarters is.
centralized authority - ANSWER-an organization structure in which decision-making
authority is maintained at the top level of management
Certain decision making authority is delegated to lower levels and communication is
enhanced in which type of organizational structure? - ANSWER-Scalar Organizational
Structure
, During which step in the budget process does the chief justify the budget to the
organization as a whole - ANSWER-Internal review
The first step in the budgeting process - ANSWER-Planning
NFPA 1500 - ANSWER-Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health
Program
Negligence - ANSWER-The failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable
person would exercise in similar circumstances.
Tort - ANSWER-A civil wrong or injury
Suit - ANSWER-Civil action by an individual against another person or group
class action - ANSWER-a lawsuit in which the plaintiff or defendant is a collective
group of individuals with one common complaint
The federal fire prevention and control act established the... - ANSWER-United
States Fire Administration (USFA)
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) - ANSWER-Federal agency
responsible for the preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery from major
incidents
Emergency management functions - ANSWER-Preparedness, mitigation, response,
recovery
collective bargaining - ANSWER-Process of give and take
Arbitration - ANSWER-Evidence from both sides in a dispute are presented
Mediation - ANSWER-Hiring a third party to meet separately with each side in a
conflict
Fair Labor Standards Act - ANSWER-1938 law that set a minimum wage, a maximum
workweek of 53 hours for firefighters without overtime, and outlawed child labor
Case Law - ANSWER-the rules of law announced in court decisions
Statutory Law - ANSWER-Law passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
Administrative Law - ANSWER-Rules and regulations that have the force of law
Constitutional Law - ANSWER-Basic law of the land
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-Legislation passed in 1990 that
prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Under this Act,
discrimination against a disabled person is illegal in employment, transportation,
public accommodations, communications and government activities.
NFPA - ANSWER-Develops and publishes the majority of national consensus standards
used by fire departments
Fire District - ANSWER-Must operate under a board of directors
commission government - ANSWER-Run by 3-5 member boards that were elected at large
within the community
