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Fire Officer II Exam Practice Questions
and Correct Answers
What is NFPA 1021? - ANSWER✔✔-Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications
What three main categories can fire Officer 2 duties be divided into? - ANSWER✔✔-Administrative, Non
Emergency, and emergency
What does the International Association of Fire Chiefs consider a Fire Officer 2? - ANSWER✔✔-A
managing fire officer
What are state police powers? - ANSWER✔✔-Each state has the authority to govern matters related to
the welfare and safety of the residents
For fire:
-Adoption of fire and building codes
-Identification of who will enforce code compliance
-Firefighting services
What percentage of firefighters meet the criteria for post traumatic stress disorder? - ANSWER✔✔-
between 7 and 37%
What is the percentage of fire suppression that happens in calls for service? - ANSWER✔✔-4%
What is collective bargaining? - ANSWER✔✔-The process in which individuals (through their unions)
negotiate contracts with their employers in order to determine terms of employment
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What is the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932? - ANSWER✔✔-Specified that an employee could not be
forced into a contract by an employer as part of obtaining and keeping a job.
These were called yellow dog contracts
What is the Wagner-Connery Act of 1935? - ANSWER✔✔-The basis of formal labor relations in the US.
Grants the workers to vote which organizations will represent them at the labor-management bargaining
table. Requires management to bargain with elected officials.
What is the important part of the taft-hartley labor act for firefighters? - ANSWER✔✔-During times of
health and safety the president can order people back to work
What is a right to work state? - ANSWER✔✔-A worker cannot be compelled, as a condition of
employment to join or pay dues to a labor union.
What is an impasse? - ANSWER✔✔-Occurs when the parties have reached a deadlock in negotiations
What was the first state to allow public employees to bargain with their employers? - ANSWER✔✔-
Wisconsin in 1959
What is a political action commitee? (PAC) - ANSWER✔✔-A special interest group that can solicit funding
and lobby local and national elected officials on behalf of its cause
What are some major administrative duties of the fire officer II? - ANSWER✔✔-Evaluating a subordinates
job performance, correcting unacceptable performance, and completing formal performance appraisals
for each member.
What are new fire department non emergent management strategies? - ANSWER✔✔-Employee
empowerment, decentralized decision making, and delegation
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Fire Officer II Exam Practice Questions
and Correct Answers
What is NFPA 1021? - ANSWER✔✔-Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications
What three main categories can fire Officer 2 duties be divided into? - ANSWER✔✔-Administrative, Non
Emergency, and emergency
What does the International Association of Fire Chiefs consider a Fire Officer 2? - ANSWER✔✔-A
managing fire officer
What are state police powers? - ANSWER✔✔-Each state has the authority to govern matters related to
the welfare and safety of the residents
For fire:
-Adoption of fire and building codes
-Identification of who will enforce code compliance
-Firefighting services
What percentage of firefighters meet the criteria for post traumatic stress disorder? - ANSWER✔✔-
between 7 and 37%
What is the percentage of fire suppression that happens in calls for service? - ANSWER✔✔-4%
What is collective bargaining? - ANSWER✔✔-The process in which individuals (through their unions)
negotiate contracts with their employers in order to determine terms of employment
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What is the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932? - ANSWER✔✔-Specified that an employee could not be
forced into a contract by an employer as part of obtaining and keeping a job.
These were called yellow dog contracts
What is the Wagner-Connery Act of 1935? - ANSWER✔✔-The basis of formal labor relations in the US.
Grants the workers to vote which organizations will represent them at the labor-management bargaining
table. Requires management to bargain with elected officials.
What is the important part of the taft-hartley labor act for firefighters? - ANSWER✔✔-During times of
health and safety the president can order people back to work
What is a right to work state? - ANSWER✔✔-A worker cannot be compelled, as a condition of
employment to join or pay dues to a labor union.
What is an impasse? - ANSWER✔✔-Occurs when the parties have reached a deadlock in negotiations
What was the first state to allow public employees to bargain with their employers? - ANSWER✔✔-
Wisconsin in 1959
What is a political action commitee? (PAC) - ANSWER✔✔-A special interest group that can solicit funding
and lobby local and national elected officials on behalf of its cause
What are some major administrative duties of the fire officer II? - ANSWER✔✔-Evaluating a subordinates
job performance, correcting unacceptable performance, and completing formal performance appraisals
for each member.
What are new fire department non emergent management strategies? - ANSWER✔✔-Employee
empowerment, decentralized decision making, and delegation
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