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Fire Officer 2 Questions with Correct
Answers
To be effective, how should a candidate act during role-playing exercises? - ANSWER✔✔-naturally
What is one non-test-score type requirement for promotion? - ANSWER✔✔-freedom from active formal
discipline
How big is a metro-sized fire department? - ANSWER✔✔-more than 400 fully paid fire fighters
What is one specific situation in which fire officers must behave as Theory X managers? - ANSWER✔✔-
when operating at a fire
What was the (often corrupt) system called that was used to appoint or promote people to public jobs
prior to the modern use of merit-based systems? - ANSWER✔✔-spoils system
What is one of the higher-profile roles a fire officer can perform? - ANSWER✔✔-functioning as incident
commander
It is said that fire officers should walk the talk.
What does that mean? - ANSWER✔✔-They should demonstrate the behaviors they say are important.
Which of the following is NOT a postexamination promotional consideration? - ANSWER✔✔-
endorsement of city manager
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There are several things a department might do as part of compliance with a consent decree.
What is one such thing? - ANSWER✔✔-Engage in community outreach.
Which type of department would be more likely to go to an external source for examination questions? -
ANSWER✔✔-smaller
A multiple choice written examination concentrates on facts that can be found in materials found on a(n)
_________________. - ANSWER✔✔-reading list
What does the term data dump mean in the context of emergency incident simulations on assessment
centers? - ANSWER✔✔-The candidate explains the actions and factors to be considered.
What type of study was used to greatly improve performance in the Fire Fighter Combat Challenge? -
ANSWER✔✔-time and motion
What Act enacted in 1883 established the civil service system in the federal government? - ANSWER✔✔-
Pendleton Act
What document is used by the human resource department to summarize the scope of the job and
provides examples of the typical tasks a person might be expected to perform? - ANSWER✔✔-job
description
Who determines the number of questions needed to assess the candidate's knowledge within each
particular area? - ANSWER✔✔-local exam committee
What type of emergency incident simulation format is complex and expensive? - ANSWER✔✔-interactive
emergency scene simulation
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Fire Officer 2 Questions with Correct
Answers
To be effective, how should a candidate act during role-playing exercises? - ANSWER✔✔-naturally
What is one non-test-score type requirement for promotion? - ANSWER✔✔-freedom from active formal
discipline
How big is a metro-sized fire department? - ANSWER✔✔-more than 400 fully paid fire fighters
What is one specific situation in which fire officers must behave as Theory X managers? - ANSWER✔✔-
when operating at a fire
What was the (often corrupt) system called that was used to appoint or promote people to public jobs
prior to the modern use of merit-based systems? - ANSWER✔✔-spoils system
What is one of the higher-profile roles a fire officer can perform? - ANSWER✔✔-functioning as incident
commander
It is said that fire officers should walk the talk.
What does that mean? - ANSWER✔✔-They should demonstrate the behaviors they say are important.
Which of the following is NOT a postexamination promotional consideration? - ANSWER✔✔-
endorsement of city manager
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There are several things a department might do as part of compliance with a consent decree.
What is one such thing? - ANSWER✔✔-Engage in community outreach.
Which type of department would be more likely to go to an external source for examination questions? -
ANSWER✔✔-smaller
A multiple choice written examination concentrates on facts that can be found in materials found on a(n)
_________________. - ANSWER✔✔-reading list
What does the term data dump mean in the context of emergency incident simulations on assessment
centers? - ANSWER✔✔-The candidate explains the actions and factors to be considered.
What type of study was used to greatly improve performance in the Fire Fighter Combat Challenge? -
ANSWER✔✔-time and motion
What Act enacted in 1883 established the civil service system in the federal government? - ANSWER✔✔-
Pendleton Act
What document is used by the human resource department to summarize the scope of the job and
provides examples of the typical tasks a person might be expected to perform? - ANSWER✔✔-job
description
Who determines the number of questions needed to assess the candidate's knowledge within each
particular area? - ANSWER✔✔-local exam committee
What type of emergency incident simulation format is complex and expensive? - ANSWER✔✔-interactive
emergency scene simulation
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