FIRE OFFICER 1 (FO1) STUDY GUIDE
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
According to the US Fire Administration, ________ percent of fire and emergency
service organizations are staffed by volunteers. - Correct Answers -70
Adequate preplanning of structures will: - Correct Answers -reveal hazards that may
exists
The agency responsible for developing and enforcing mandatory job safety and health
standards is the - Correct Answers -OSHA
A(n) ______ details the major equipment or building purchases the department plans to
make. - Correct Answers -capital
Budget development includes which of the following steps? - Correct Answers -
Planning, preparing, implementing, monitoring, evaluation, and revision
Choose the correct order of incident priority beginning with the most important to least
important. - Correct Answers -Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Conservation.
A _______ command structure is necessary when an incident involves, or threatens to
involves, more than one jurisdictional agencies. - Correct Answers -unified
The Company Officer is the - Correct Answers -first level supervisory rank
A Company Officer must understand the four principles of organization which are: -
Correct Answers -unity command, span of control, division of labor, and command
tactics
Company Officers who use standard terms and everyday language are demonstrating
which of the Five C's of Communication? - Correct Answers -Clarity
When conducting a systematic approach to pre-incident planning, one consideration
would be to identify - Correct Answers -special hazards
Which are true? - Correct Answers -1. delegate as much work related authority as
possible so that motivation subordinates can develop professionally.
3. delegate authority to match responsibility.
, Which of the following best describes the term "civil liability"? - Correct Answers -Based
on failure to perform a service
The concept that an individual is limited in the number of subordinates that can be
effectively supervised is known as - Correct Answers -span of control
Designating a functional assignment such as ventilation would be considered a -
Correct Answers -group
A document that is broad in nature and provides formal direction regarding issues such
as harassment in the workplace is a: - Correct Answers -policy
Effective oral communications includes - Correct Answers -concentrating on clear and
distinct words
An employee becomes frustrated by conflicting orders of different supervisors. This
problem is caused by violation: - Correct Answers -unity of command
Employers are required by standard to have written document outlining infectious
control which is known as the - Correct Answers -exposure control plan
Failure to know and apply the applicable laws and regulations could result in the
company officer: - Correct Answers -being held personally liable
A firefighter with a substance abuse problem should - Correct Answers -be referred to
organization's EAP
The first step for the company officer when they have an employee with an absenteeism
problem is to: - Correct Answers -gather all the information concerning the issue
The first step in preparing for an incident is the development of: - Correct Answers -a
pre-incident plan
The four step method of instruction includes: - Correct Answers -preparation,
presentation, application, and evaluation
Human factors that often contribute to accidents have been classified into three broad
categories known as: - Correct Answers -improper attitude, lack of knowledge or skill,
and physically unsuited
If a complaining citizen is angry or upset, the company officer must: - Correct Answers -
remain calm and in control
If the incident commander decides to allow the building of origin to burn until additional
resources arrive, it is considered a(n) _________ mode. - Correct Answers -defensive
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
According to the US Fire Administration, ________ percent of fire and emergency
service organizations are staffed by volunteers. - Correct Answers -70
Adequate preplanning of structures will: - Correct Answers -reveal hazards that may
exists
The agency responsible for developing and enforcing mandatory job safety and health
standards is the - Correct Answers -OSHA
A(n) ______ details the major equipment or building purchases the department plans to
make. - Correct Answers -capital
Budget development includes which of the following steps? - Correct Answers -
Planning, preparing, implementing, monitoring, evaluation, and revision
Choose the correct order of incident priority beginning with the most important to least
important. - Correct Answers -Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Conservation.
A _______ command structure is necessary when an incident involves, or threatens to
involves, more than one jurisdictional agencies. - Correct Answers -unified
The Company Officer is the - Correct Answers -first level supervisory rank
A Company Officer must understand the four principles of organization which are: -
Correct Answers -unity command, span of control, division of labor, and command
tactics
Company Officers who use standard terms and everyday language are demonstrating
which of the Five C's of Communication? - Correct Answers -Clarity
When conducting a systematic approach to pre-incident planning, one consideration
would be to identify - Correct Answers -special hazards
Which are true? - Correct Answers -1. delegate as much work related authority as
possible so that motivation subordinates can develop professionally.
3. delegate authority to match responsibility.
, Which of the following best describes the term "civil liability"? - Correct Answers -Based
on failure to perform a service
The concept that an individual is limited in the number of subordinates that can be
effectively supervised is known as - Correct Answers -span of control
Designating a functional assignment such as ventilation would be considered a -
Correct Answers -group
A document that is broad in nature and provides formal direction regarding issues such
as harassment in the workplace is a: - Correct Answers -policy
Effective oral communications includes - Correct Answers -concentrating on clear and
distinct words
An employee becomes frustrated by conflicting orders of different supervisors. This
problem is caused by violation: - Correct Answers -unity of command
Employers are required by standard to have written document outlining infectious
control which is known as the - Correct Answers -exposure control plan
Failure to know and apply the applicable laws and regulations could result in the
company officer: - Correct Answers -being held personally liable
A firefighter with a substance abuse problem should - Correct Answers -be referred to
organization's EAP
The first step for the company officer when they have an employee with an absenteeism
problem is to: - Correct Answers -gather all the information concerning the issue
The first step in preparing for an incident is the development of: - Correct Answers -a
pre-incident plan
The four step method of instruction includes: - Correct Answers -preparation,
presentation, application, and evaluation
Human factors that often contribute to accidents have been classified into three broad
categories known as: - Correct Answers -improper attitude, lack of knowledge or skill,
and physically unsuited
If a complaining citizen is angry or upset, the company officer must: - Correct Answers -
remain calm and in control
If the incident commander decides to allow the building of origin to burn until additional
resources arrive, it is considered a(n) _________ mode. - Correct Answers -defensive
