Fire Officer II State Exam Study Guide
2024/2025 with Verified Solutions
In the Blake and Monton Managerial Grid _____ sees a high level of concern for either people or results
as too extreme and tries to moderate both in the workplace - Answer -Status Quo
What does the accommodating person demonstrate, according to the Blake and Mouton Managerial
Grid? - Answer -Low concern for results, high concern for people
The USFA has adopted a national goal of a _____ reduction in fatalaties over a 10 year period. - Answer -
50%
What is the name of the program developed by the NFFF to prevent LODD? - Answer -Everyone Goes
Home
What is the term used for the process of setting standards and evaluating performance against those
standards? - Answer -Performance Management
What is one of the areas of a structured probationary program monthly firefighting assessment? -
Answer -Progress in learning the district
When fire fighters receive substandard evaluations, the municipality sometimes requires _____ take
place over 120 days. - Answer -Work improvement plan
What is one typical characteristic of fire fighters that officers can use as a stimulant in positive discipline?
- Answer -Compettiveness
What kind of evaluation error is it when fire fighters are evaluated based on the officers personal ideas
instead of the classified job standards? - Answer -Frame of reference
What type of evaluation error occurs when the officer rates the employee based on race, gender,
religion, age, or disability? - Answer -Bias
What agency launched a web-based system in 2005 to report near misses? - Answer -IAFC (International
Association of Fire Chiefs)
_____is an effective strategy a fire officer can use as positive discipline. - Answer -Empowerment
What does Peter Drucker say about questioning the value of any given organizational activity? - Answer -
It is good to do so once a year
What type of feedback is obtained from students at the conclusion of the training, usually in the form of
a short survey? - Answer -Immediate
2024/2025 with Verified Solutions
In the Blake and Monton Managerial Grid _____ sees a high level of concern for either people or results
as too extreme and tries to moderate both in the workplace - Answer -Status Quo
What does the accommodating person demonstrate, according to the Blake and Mouton Managerial
Grid? - Answer -Low concern for results, high concern for people
The USFA has adopted a national goal of a _____ reduction in fatalaties over a 10 year period. - Answer -
50%
What is the name of the program developed by the NFFF to prevent LODD? - Answer -Everyone Goes
Home
What is the term used for the process of setting standards and evaluating performance against those
standards? - Answer -Performance Management
What is one of the areas of a structured probationary program monthly firefighting assessment? -
Answer -Progress in learning the district
When fire fighters receive substandard evaluations, the municipality sometimes requires _____ take
place over 120 days. - Answer -Work improvement plan
What is one typical characteristic of fire fighters that officers can use as a stimulant in positive discipline?
- Answer -Compettiveness
What kind of evaluation error is it when fire fighters are evaluated based on the officers personal ideas
instead of the classified job standards? - Answer -Frame of reference
What type of evaluation error occurs when the officer rates the employee based on race, gender,
religion, age, or disability? - Answer -Bias
What agency launched a web-based system in 2005 to report near misses? - Answer -IAFC (International
Association of Fire Chiefs)
_____is an effective strategy a fire officer can use as positive discipline. - Answer -Empowerment
What does Peter Drucker say about questioning the value of any given organizational activity? - Answer -
It is good to do so once a year
What type of feedback is obtained from students at the conclusion of the training, usually in the form of
a short survey? - Answer -Immediate
