FIRE OFFICER 2 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. What is the duty of the fire officer 2 with respect to professional develop- ment
plans?(ANSWER) Write a plan for each officer and firefighter that reports to @#$%^&*()
him/her
2. As of 2019 right-to-work laws were in effect in how many states?(ANSWER) 29
3. Which is one of the two primary causes of non cardiac deaths to fire fighters operating in a
burning structure?(ANSWER) Structural Collapse
4. What was the result of the fire fighter strikes of the 1970's?(ANSWER) No net gain for
organized labor
5. Which legislation established the 60 day "cooling off" period?(ANSWER) Taft-Hartley
Labor Act
6. According to NFIRS data, firefighting accounts for (blank) % of fire company response
workload.(ANSWER) 4
7. Which agency, created by an act of congress, was established with the power to hold
hearings investigate labor practices, and issue orders and decisions concerning unfair
labor practices?(ANSWER) National Labor Relation Board
8. Which was the primary effect of the Norris-La Guardia Act?(ANSWER) Make yellow-
dog contracts unenforceable in court
9. What is FIREPAC's source of funding?(ANSWER) IAFF Members
10. Which act was an initiative of President Franklin Roosevelt?(ANSWER) National In-
dustrial Recovery Act
11. Which legislation was enacted in response to crime and corruption in some labor
unions?(ANSWER) Landrum-Griffin Act
12. Which is an example of an administrative duty?(ANSWER) Developing a
divisional budget
13. What was the result of the PATCO air traffic controllers' strike in 1981?(ANSWER) The
striking workers were all hired outright and never hired back.
14. Which event resulted in workers rushing to join both the American Federa- tion of Labor
(AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)?(ANSWER) Pas- sage of the
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
15. Which is one of the four major pieces of federal legislation that established the
groundwork for the rules and regulations of the present collective bargain- ing
system?(ANSWER) Wagner-Connery Act
16. Which statement is correct about a right to work state?(ANSWER) Workers cannot be
compelled to join a union as a condition of employment
17. What did the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 establish?(ANSWER) Employers
cannot force employees to enter contracts to keep their jobs.
18. Which is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic
instruction?(ANSWER) Education
19. The employee reviews and comments on the officer's evaluation in step (blank) of
the four-step annual evaluation process.(ANSWER) 2
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, FIRE OFFICER 2 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
20. How do annual employee evaluations relate to work history?(ANSWER) The evalua-
tions are a formal part of an employees work history. @#$%^&*()
21. Which approach changes the focus from errors and outcomes to systems design and
management of behavioral choices of all members?(ANSWER) The just culture
22. In the S.M.A.R.T. format for establishing goals, what does the S stand
for?(ANSWER) Specific
23. Which type of leadership is described as a process in which a person en- gages with
others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the
leader and the follower?(ANSWER) Transformational
24. According to NFPA, in the year 2017, how many injuries occurred during fire-ground
operations per 1000 fires?(ANSWER) 18.6
25. Which is one of the four borders that define the fire officers human re- source
arena?(ANSWER) Jurisdiction Regulations
26. Which form of discipline usually results from a willful violation of a policy or
procedure or another specific act of misconduct?(ANSWER) Suspension
27. In which evaluation error is a fire fighter evaluated based on an officers personal ideals
instead of the job classification standards?(ANSWER) Frame of reference
28. Which is a fire service accrediting agency?(ANSWER) NBFSPQ
29. Which is an appropriate situation for a fire officer to immediately imple- ment
negative discipline?(ANSWER) Willful misconduct
30. In higher education, what is defined as a collegial process based on self- and peer
assessment for public accountability and improvement of academic quality?(ANSWER)
Quality assurance
31. Dr. James Reason likened the multiple defense layers of high-technology systems
to(ANSWER)(ANSWER) Swiss Cheese
32. What is progress negative discipline?(ANSWER) Moving from mild to more
severe punishments
33. It is common practice to provide notification to an employee who may receive a
substandard evaluation at least (blank) weeks before the evaluation is due.(ANSWER) 6
34. Unless there is a problem with an employees performance, scheduled evaluations
should be used primarily as an opportunity to(ANSWER)(ANSWER) discuss future goals
and objectives
35. What should a public information officer do if he or she sees or hears a news story that
contains inaccurate information?(ANSWER) Call the report with the correct information
36. Which statement about a press release is correct?(ANSWER) It should be brief
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1. What is the duty of the fire officer 2 with respect to professional develop- ment
plans?(ANSWER) Write a plan for each officer and firefighter that reports to @#$%^&*()
him/her
2. As of 2019 right-to-work laws were in effect in how many states?(ANSWER) 29
3. Which is one of the two primary causes of non cardiac deaths to fire fighters operating in a
burning structure?(ANSWER) Structural Collapse
4. What was the result of the fire fighter strikes of the 1970's?(ANSWER) No net gain for
organized labor
5. Which legislation established the 60 day "cooling off" period?(ANSWER) Taft-Hartley
Labor Act
6. According to NFIRS data, firefighting accounts for (blank) % of fire company response
workload.(ANSWER) 4
7. Which agency, created by an act of congress, was established with the power to hold
hearings investigate labor practices, and issue orders and decisions concerning unfair
labor practices?(ANSWER) National Labor Relation Board
8. Which was the primary effect of the Norris-La Guardia Act?(ANSWER) Make yellow-
dog contracts unenforceable in court
9. What is FIREPAC's source of funding?(ANSWER) IAFF Members
10. Which act was an initiative of President Franklin Roosevelt?(ANSWER) National In-
dustrial Recovery Act
11. Which legislation was enacted in response to crime and corruption in some labor
unions?(ANSWER) Landrum-Griffin Act
12. Which is an example of an administrative duty?(ANSWER) Developing a
divisional budget
13. What was the result of the PATCO air traffic controllers' strike in 1981?(ANSWER) The
striking workers were all hired outright and never hired back.
14. Which event resulted in workers rushing to join both the American Federa- tion of Labor
(AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)?(ANSWER) Pas- sage of the
National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA)
15. Which is one of the four major pieces of federal legislation that established the
groundwork for the rules and regulations of the present collective bargain- ing
system?(ANSWER) Wagner-Connery Act
16. Which statement is correct about a right to work state?(ANSWER) Workers cannot be
compelled to join a union as a condition of employment
17. What did the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 establish?(ANSWER) Employers
cannot force employees to enter contracts to keep their jobs.
18. Which is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic
instruction?(ANSWER) Education
19. The employee reviews and comments on the officer's evaluation in step (blank) of
the four-step annual evaluation process.(ANSWER) 2
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, FIRE OFFICER 2 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
20. How do annual employee evaluations relate to work history?(ANSWER) The evalua-
tions are a formal part of an employees work history. @#$%^&*()
21. Which approach changes the focus from errors and outcomes to systems design and
management of behavioral choices of all members?(ANSWER) The just culture
22. In the S.M.A.R.T. format for establishing goals, what does the S stand
for?(ANSWER) Specific
23. Which type of leadership is described as a process in which a person en- gages with
others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the
leader and the follower?(ANSWER) Transformational
24. According to NFPA, in the year 2017, how many injuries occurred during fire-ground
operations per 1000 fires?(ANSWER) 18.6
25. Which is one of the four borders that define the fire officers human re- source
arena?(ANSWER) Jurisdiction Regulations
26. Which form of discipline usually results from a willful violation of a policy or
procedure or another specific act of misconduct?(ANSWER) Suspension
27. In which evaluation error is a fire fighter evaluated based on an officers personal ideals
instead of the job classification standards?(ANSWER) Frame of reference
28. Which is a fire service accrediting agency?(ANSWER) NBFSPQ
29. Which is an appropriate situation for a fire officer to immediately imple- ment
negative discipline?(ANSWER) Willful misconduct
30. In higher education, what is defined as a collegial process based on self- and peer
assessment for public accountability and improvement of academic quality?(ANSWER)
Quality assurance
31. Dr. James Reason likened the multiple defense layers of high-technology systems
to(ANSWER)(ANSWER) Swiss Cheese
32. What is progress negative discipline?(ANSWER) Moving from mild to more
severe punishments
33. It is common practice to provide notification to an employee who may receive a
substandard evaluation at least (blank) weeks before the evaluation is due.(ANSWER) 6
34. Unless there is a problem with an employees performance, scheduled evaluations
should be used primarily as an opportunity to(ANSWER)(ANSWER) discuss future goals
and objectives
35. What should a public information officer do if he or she sees or hears a news story that
contains inaccurate information?(ANSWER) Call the report with the correct information
36. Which statement about a press release is correct?(ANSWER) It should be brief
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