PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT TEST
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS(RATED
A+)
Who is the Phoenix Fire Department Fire Chief? - ANSWER Kara Kalkbrenner
Who is the President of the United Phoenix Firefighter's Local 493? - ANSWER Steve
Beuerlein
When was the current Phoenix Fire Chief selected? - ANSWER November 12, 2014
The Phoenix Fire Department is a community based organization with how many sworn
and civilian members? - ANSWER Nearly two thousand
How many fire stations are in the city? - ANSWER 57
How many square miles is the city of Phoenix? - ANSWER 520
What's the primary function of the Phoenix Fire department? - ANSWER Fire Protection
and Emergency Medical Services, however they provide many other services to the
public.
How many regional partners does the department have? - ANSWER 27
With the regional partners, our emergency response system represents... - ANSWER
The second largest fire department in the country and one of the best examples of
government innovation and efficiency.
The Phoenix Fire Department has a worldwide reputation that's founded on what? -
ANSWER Professionalism
How many residents are in the city of Phoenix? - ANSWER 1.5 million
What is Fire Chief Kalkbrenner's priority? - ANSWER To provide the highest level of fire
and life safety protection to the residents of the City of Phoenix.
What is the Department's mission? - ANSWER To provide rapid and professional
service to our community on every emergency call.
How will Chief Kalkbrenner support the department's membership? - ANSWER Keep
them safe by providing them with the best training, equipment and leadership
When was the inaugural Strategic Plan created and implemented? - ANSWER 2007
,What impact did the recession have on the department? - ANSWER Significant budget
cuts. The department was focused to operate with fewer resources while continuing to
provide the same excellent service to our customers.
What is RBO? - ANSWER Relationships by Objective
What did the department's RBO help develop? - ANSWER The 2016 initiatives
Who worked diligently to determine the most critical concerns facing the department? -
ANSWER Labor management groups
How many strategic initiatives have been addressed for the 2018-2019 fiscal year? -
ANSWER 6
Each of the six Strategic Initiatives were assigned to who? - ANSWER A labor and
management ambassador responsible for the overall management of the process
Who are the strategic planning meetings open to? - ANSWER All members of the
Phoenix Fire Department, sworn and civilian
What are the six Strategic Initiatives? - ANSWER 1. Comprehensive Training
Development
2. Technology and Communications
3. Assess and Prioritize Fire Department Programs and Needs
4. Management of Human Resources
5. Analysis and Management of Data
6. Emergency Service Delivery and Deployment Model
The purpose of the Comprehensive Training and Development initiative? - ANSWER To
develop a sustainable method for comprehensive department training. Delivering
training has become a challenge due to the size of the city and population. We must
identify a method to improve and sustain our training processes, while minimizing the
impact that on-going training has on our emergency response capabilities.
The purpose of the Technology and Communications initiative. - ANSWER To enhance
our ability to serve the residents of Phoenix through the well-organized application of
technological solutions. We will also address the need to construct cooperative
solutions within our department and with our strategic partners.
The City of Phoenix has one of the busiest fire department in the
________________________? - ANSWER United States
The city now covers nearly _________ square miles? - ANSWER 520
What's the population of the city of Phoenix? - ANSWER 1.5 million
, The needs and demands of our customer have grown to include
__________________? - ANSWER a wide range of services
The Phoenix Fire Department is a _______ organization - ANSWER Dynamic
How many employees does the Phoenix Fire Department have? - ANSWER 2,000
employees
How many fire stations does the Phoenix Fire Department have? - ANSWER 58 fire
stations
How many emergency response apparatus does the Phoenix Fire Department have? -
ANSWER Hundreds
Our Department supports a work force that's on duty ___________? - ANSWER 24
hours/day, 7 days/week
We must maintain ____________________. - ANSWER A constant state of readiness
In order for this large system to function effectively __________________. - ANSWER
Many critical programs and support mechanisms are required.
What's the purpose of the "Assess and Prioritize Fire Department Programs and
Needs"? - ANSWER Conduct a comprehensive assessment of all programs and
services of our Department
Firefighting is an inherently _____________? - ANSWER Dangerous profession
The Phoenix Fire Department and the City of Phoenix are committed to the
___________________ of our firefighters and retirees. - ANSWER Health and Safety
We place great emphasis on the programs we have in place to__________________. -
ANSWER Keep our members safe and healthy.
What's the purpose of the Management of Human Resources initiative? - ANSWER To
assess and implement solutions for improvements regarding member health and safety
programs, as well as compliance with nationally recognized safety standards and best-
practices.
The Phoenix Fire Department manages
___________________________________________________________. - ANSWER
A significant amount of data and a number of important statistics.
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS(RATED
A+)
Who is the Phoenix Fire Department Fire Chief? - ANSWER Kara Kalkbrenner
Who is the President of the United Phoenix Firefighter's Local 493? - ANSWER Steve
Beuerlein
When was the current Phoenix Fire Chief selected? - ANSWER November 12, 2014
The Phoenix Fire Department is a community based organization with how many sworn
and civilian members? - ANSWER Nearly two thousand
How many fire stations are in the city? - ANSWER 57
How many square miles is the city of Phoenix? - ANSWER 520
What's the primary function of the Phoenix Fire department? - ANSWER Fire Protection
and Emergency Medical Services, however they provide many other services to the
public.
How many regional partners does the department have? - ANSWER 27
With the regional partners, our emergency response system represents... - ANSWER
The second largest fire department in the country and one of the best examples of
government innovation and efficiency.
The Phoenix Fire Department has a worldwide reputation that's founded on what? -
ANSWER Professionalism
How many residents are in the city of Phoenix? - ANSWER 1.5 million
What is Fire Chief Kalkbrenner's priority? - ANSWER To provide the highest level of fire
and life safety protection to the residents of the City of Phoenix.
What is the Department's mission? - ANSWER To provide rapid and professional
service to our community on every emergency call.
How will Chief Kalkbrenner support the department's membership? - ANSWER Keep
them safe by providing them with the best training, equipment and leadership
When was the inaugural Strategic Plan created and implemented? - ANSWER 2007
,What impact did the recession have on the department? - ANSWER Significant budget
cuts. The department was focused to operate with fewer resources while continuing to
provide the same excellent service to our customers.
What is RBO? - ANSWER Relationships by Objective
What did the department's RBO help develop? - ANSWER The 2016 initiatives
Who worked diligently to determine the most critical concerns facing the department? -
ANSWER Labor management groups
How many strategic initiatives have been addressed for the 2018-2019 fiscal year? -
ANSWER 6
Each of the six Strategic Initiatives were assigned to who? - ANSWER A labor and
management ambassador responsible for the overall management of the process
Who are the strategic planning meetings open to? - ANSWER All members of the
Phoenix Fire Department, sworn and civilian
What are the six Strategic Initiatives? - ANSWER 1. Comprehensive Training
Development
2. Technology and Communications
3. Assess and Prioritize Fire Department Programs and Needs
4. Management of Human Resources
5. Analysis and Management of Data
6. Emergency Service Delivery and Deployment Model
The purpose of the Comprehensive Training and Development initiative? - ANSWER To
develop a sustainable method for comprehensive department training. Delivering
training has become a challenge due to the size of the city and population. We must
identify a method to improve and sustain our training processes, while minimizing the
impact that on-going training has on our emergency response capabilities.
The purpose of the Technology and Communications initiative. - ANSWER To enhance
our ability to serve the residents of Phoenix through the well-organized application of
technological solutions. We will also address the need to construct cooperative
solutions within our department and with our strategic partners.
The City of Phoenix has one of the busiest fire department in the
________________________? - ANSWER United States
The city now covers nearly _________ square miles? - ANSWER 520
What's the population of the city of Phoenix? - ANSWER 1.5 million
, The needs and demands of our customer have grown to include
__________________? - ANSWER a wide range of services
The Phoenix Fire Department is a _______ organization - ANSWER Dynamic
How many employees does the Phoenix Fire Department have? - ANSWER 2,000
employees
How many fire stations does the Phoenix Fire Department have? - ANSWER 58 fire
stations
How many emergency response apparatus does the Phoenix Fire Department have? -
ANSWER Hundreds
Our Department supports a work force that's on duty ___________? - ANSWER 24
hours/day, 7 days/week
We must maintain ____________________. - ANSWER A constant state of readiness
In order for this large system to function effectively __________________. - ANSWER
Many critical programs and support mechanisms are required.
What's the purpose of the "Assess and Prioritize Fire Department Programs and
Needs"? - ANSWER Conduct a comprehensive assessment of all programs and
services of our Department
Firefighting is an inherently _____________? - ANSWER Dangerous profession
The Phoenix Fire Department and the City of Phoenix are committed to the
___________________ of our firefighters and retirees. - ANSWER Health and Safety
We place great emphasis on the programs we have in place to__________________. -
ANSWER Keep our members safe and healthy.
What's the purpose of the Management of Human Resources initiative? - ANSWER To
assess and implement solutions for improvements regarding member health and safety
programs, as well as compliance with nationally recognized safety standards and best-
practices.
The Phoenix Fire Department manages
___________________________________________________________. - ANSWER
A significant amount of data and a number of important statistics.
