Fire Officer Principles and Practice 4th Edition (Chapter 5)(questions and answers)

The ________________ expects the fire officer to be a caretaker of municipal resources and the first official to assure that policies are followed, and precious human and fiscal resources are protected and effectively used. authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) To recommend a new policy or a change to an old policy successfully, the fire officer should carefully identify the problem and develop documentation to support the need for a change. This support could consist of ______________, ______________, or both (Daly, Watkins, and Reavis, 2006). statistical measures; anecdotal evidence Because policies are the ______________ of order for the fire department, every individual should understand the policies that affect him or her. backbone T or F: For repeated violations or a violation of a safety policy, disciplinary action should be considered. True A ____________ is an itemized summary of estimated or intended revenues and expenditures. budget ____________ are the income of an organization from all sources. Revenues ____________ is the money spent for goods or services. Expenditure Every fire department has a budget that defines the funds that are available to operate the organization for ____ year(s). 1 The _____________ describes where the revenue comes from (input) and where it goes (output) in terms of operating and capital expenditures. budget document The _____________ is an estimate of the income and expenditures of the jurisdiction. operating budget The _____________ is an allocation of money for the acquisition or maintenance of fixed assets such as land, buildings, and durable equipment. Fire apparatus, powered ambulance stretchers, and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) units are examples of a capital budget item as they last more than one year and exceed a monetary threshold established by the AHJ. capital budget The _____________ is the level of funding that would be required to maintain all services at the currently authorized levels, including adjustments for inflation and salary increases. base budget Proposed increases in spending to provide additional services are classified as _____________ requests. supplemental budget _____________ are both advocates and gatekeepers in developing the local budget. Elected officials T or F: A fire tax district is created to provide fire protection within a designated area. A special fire protection tax is charged to properties within that service area, in addition to any other county or municipal taxes. True Six of the seven recessions that have occurred in the United States since 1969 lasted an average of 10.8 months. The most recent, called the "___________________," spanned from December 2007 through June 2009. Great Recession _________________ means delaying the purchase of replacement fire apparatus or other expensive equipment. Deferring scheduled expenditures The Los Angeles ______________ replaced gasoline motors and manual transmissions with diesel engines and automatic transmissions—a rehabilitation program that squeezed an additional 5 to 7 years of operational service from the organization's rigs. Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) _______________ started in 1935 as a fire patrol with one employee and one truck reporting to the Agriculture Department. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department in Florida The ____________ provides a resource response plan for Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. ____________ encompasses 42 hazardous materials teams, 26 underwater rescue/recovery teams, and 41 technical rescue teams. Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS); MABAS _______________ is an association of 34 metropolitan Boston fire departments that includes a regional hazardous materials response team as well as evacuation/rehabilitation buses. Metrofire