Fire Officer Principles and Practice 3rd Ed Chapter 1 Questions and Answers Rated A+

Fire Officer Principles and Practice 3rd Ed Chapter 1 Questions and Answers Rated A+ A symbol used to identify homes protected with fire insurance in the mid 1700's Fire Mark An officer responsible for a single fire company Lieutenant Formal statements that provide guidelines for present and future actions Policies An amplification device once used to give orders during an emergency Chief's trumpet The fire officer in charge of a major functional area, such as training Deputy Chief Developed by government authorized organization to implement a law that has been passed by a government body Rules and Regulations The individual assigned the responsibility for management and control of all matters and concerns of the fire department Fire chief A process used to accomplish an objective Planning The guidelines that a department sets for fire fighters to work within Discipline The first step in a progressive sequence generally associated with an officer supervising a single fire company is this rank Lieutenant NFPA for Fire Officers NFPA 1021 A department that uses full time career personnel along with volunteer or paid on call personnel is referred to as a Combination department The formal rank structure of most fire departments was adopted from the Roman military In the United States, a fire department somewhere is responding to a fire every 23 seconds In response to the Peshtigo Fire and the Great Chicago Fire, communities began to enact Strict building and fire codes For fire officers to effectively coordinate firefighting efforts, it is vital that they have good communication The most important resource on the fire scene fire fighters Building codes govern the types of construction materials and, frequently, the built in fire prevention and safety measures Captain's report directly to chief officers The chain of command ensures that tasks are carried out in a uniform manner The complex process of influencing others to accomplish a task is the act of leadership Written organizational directives that establish specific operational methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations are Standard operating procedures The two most common forms of staffing in fire department organizations are career volunteer The _________ is part of management and responsible for the conduct of others officer This FDNY fire fighter developed the first fire hydrants in 1817 George Smith ___________ are charged with protecting the welfare of the public against common threats governments Ethical choices are based on a value system The process of identifying problems and opportunities and resolving them decision making More engaged in working with other organizations and groups Fire Officer II System that defines the roles and responsibilities to be assumed by personnel and the operating procedures to be used in the management and direction of emergency operations Incident Command System The individual assigned the responsibility of management and control of all matters and concerns of the fire department Fire chief The duties of Fire Officer I & II can be divided into administrative, emergency, and non-emergency The fire chief is directly accountable to the local government Fire Officer II administrative duties include evaluating a subordinates job performance correcting unacceptable performance completing formal performance appraisals Fire Officer II emergency duties include Supervising a multi-unit emergency operation using ICS Developing an operational plan to deploy resources to mitigate the scene safely Developing clear organizational values can be accomplished by having a code of ethics selecting employees who share the values of the organization ensuring the top management exhibit ethical behavior The emergency duties of the Fire Officer II include supervising a multi unit emergency operation using ICS The IAFC identifies the Fire Officer II as a Managing fire officer Nonemergency duties of a Fire Officer II include conducting inspections to identify hazards and address code violations If a fire officer has the ________ to solve a problem, he should address and resolve the situation authority The Fire Officer II is also expected to determine the area of origin and preliminary cause of the fire NFPA for Fire Officer NFPA 1021 How many levels of Fire Officer are defined by NFPA 1021? 4 What is Fire Officer 1 level? Supervising fire officer; Lieutenant What is Fire Officer 2 level? Managing fire officer; Captain What is Fire Officer 3 level? Battalion Chief What is Fire Officer 4 level? Fire Chiefs or Chief in charge of major components of the department. Also known as the Administrative Chief When was NFPA 1021 adopted? 1976 The foundation of company officer practice comes from what? World War II combat experience At the supervising fire officer level, the emphasis is placed on accomplishing the department's goals and objectives by working through _____ to achieve desired results subordinates Once a fire emergency has been mitigated, the Fire Officer I is expected to conduct a ________ to determine the origin and cause, secure the scene to preserve evidence, and conduct a post incident analysis preliminary investigation NFPA for Fire Fighter I and II NFPA 1001 IAFC's term for a Fire Officer I Supervising Fire Officer What percentage of firefighters are full time, career fire fighters? 31% What percentage of firefighters are volunteers? 69% Who created what was probably the first fire department? Roman emperor Augustis Caesar What year was the first fire department created? 24 BC What was the name of the first fire department? Familia Publica What were the demographics of the first fire department? They were slaves and there were 600 of them What was the problem with using slaves for fire protection? They had little interest in preserving the homes of their masters and had little desire to take risks Name of the fire protectors established under Roman emperor Nero? Corps of Vigiles What were the demographics of the Corps of Vigiles? They were 7000 free men Where was the first documented fire in North America? What year? Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 In what year and what city were the first fire regulations in North America established? 1630, Boston MA What did the first fire regulations in North America ban? Wood chimneys and thatched roofs Who formed the first volunteer fire company in America? Benjamin Franklin What year was the first volunteer fire company in America established and in what city? 1735, Philadelphia PA What was the name of the first volunteer fire company established in America? The Union fire Company How many people died in the Great Chicago Fire? 300 How many people died in the Peshtigo Fire? 2200 Who developed the first municipal water systems? The Romans During the Colonial period, a _______ patrolled neighborhoods and sounded the alarm if a fire was discovered Fire warden or night watchman When and where were public call boxes introduced? 1850's in Washington, DC The introduction of _______ and ______ has improved response times because the closest available fire units can be quickly sent to an emergency Computer aided dispatch (CAD) Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) Where were the first building codes developed? Ancient Egypt What did the first building codes focus on preventing? Building collapse Who do supervising and managing fire officers report to? Administrative fire officer What are the four basic management principles? Unity of command Span of control Division of labor Discipline Functions of Management Planning Organizing Leading Controlling when was the paramilitary structure of the fire department established? 1860's What call type is the most common, accounting for 66% of fire company responses? EMS calls What call type is the second most common? activated fire protection system alarms What is the ratio of actual fire to activated alarm response? fewer than 1 in 100 The US fire service originated as: communities of citizens who responded when a fire broke out Who developed the first hand powered water pump? What year? Richard Newsham, 1720 When were steam powered pumpers developed? 1829 To fulfill its mission, the fire department must often interact with other agencies Fire fighting accounts for what percentage of the response workload? 5% ______ and ______ are the primary causes of death for fire fighters within a burning structure Flash over and structural collapse List the progression of fire equipment buckets hand powered pumpers steam powered pumpers machine powered pumpers modern apparatus List the progression of communications Fire warden or night watchmen public call boxes more immediate and effective communications systems When was the internal combustion engine invented early 1900's What did the advent of the internal combustion engine result in machine powered pumpers The chain of command creates structure for managing the department directing fire ground operations The organizational principle that states each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor and creates a direct route of responsibility from the chief to the fire fighter unity of command The maximum number of personnel or activities one individual can control span of control What is the ideal span of control? 5 Breaks down overall strategy into smaller tasks and prevents duplication of job assignments division of labor A set of guidelines for fire fighters. Also involves following orders from superior officers, SOP's Discipline Rules and regulations do not allow for latitude or discretion