FIRE OFFICER 1 (RICKY RESCUE) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is one of the recommendations for helping fire officers
develop technical competencies within their companies? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Use problem-solving scenarios
Fire fighters have four major changes in their relationship to the
formal fire department organization in their careers. What is one
of those changes? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-First promotion to
chief officer
__________ is the complex system of inherent attributes that
determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Integrity
What agency enforces the federal laws establishing the civil rights
of Americans? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
What term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use
for a Fire Officer 1? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Supervising fire
officer
,What branch of management includes the setting of
compensation and benefits? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Human
resources
According to James Page, there are three distinct roles a
company officer performs as part of his duties? Which of the
following is NOT one of those roles? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Friend
What can a fire officer to do improve his effectiveness in handling
a unpopular order? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Determine the
history behind the order
When officers are preparing to present a class on a topic,
what/whom should they consult first? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Their personal training library
Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department
organizations, most discussions divide fire fighters into what two
categories? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Career and volunteer
What kind of behavior can be described as consistent with the
department's core values, mission statement, and value
statements? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Ethical behavior
What type of fire department uses full-time career personnel
along with volunteer or paid-on-call personnel to staff the
deparment? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Combination
In 1871, two major American fires occurred which would change
the way the country viewed and responded to fire. What was one
of those fires? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-The Great Chicago Fire
,Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer 1, are there any
requirements for certification as an instructor? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Yes, NFPA Fire Instructor 1
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 includes almost
all public and private employers with a minimum number of
employees? What is the number? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-15
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
Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and
matching the individual's strengths with the organization's needs
in order for the organization, the individual, and the officer to be
successful is a must fo the fire officer to maintain __________. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Cultural diversity
What roles did the participants in the administrative fire officer
survey favor between themselves, their fire officers, and the
running of the fire stations? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Chiefs will
be available for consultation, but the fire officers will run their
stations
According to the Annex A of NFPA 1021, public safety personnel
must make choices based on the _____________. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Maximum benefit to the citizens and the
community
What type of organizational document is developed to proved
definite guidelines for present and future actions? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Policy
, What is one method of fostering the concept of appropriate
workplace behavior? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Fire fighters
develop their own set of rules
It is said that fire officers should walk the talk. What does that
mean? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-They should demonstrate the
behaviors they say are important
What level of fire officer is generally associated as being the
senior non-chief officer in a department? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
II
What devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a
coded telegraph signal to the fire department dispatch center? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Public call boxes
With _______, the specific assignment of a task to an individual
makes that person responsible for completing the task and
prevents duplication of job assignments. - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Division of labor
When steam-powered fire engines were introduced in the 1800s,
what was the reaction of many volunteer fire fighters? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-They were threatened by them and
resisted their use
Fire fighters who want to initiate a harassment complaint have
three methods for doing so. At what level must they first make
contact? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-It is their choice
Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a
harassment complaint has merit? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-The
fire chief
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is one of the recommendations for helping fire officers
develop technical competencies within their companies? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Use problem-solving scenarios
Fire fighters have four major changes in their relationship to the
formal fire department organization in their careers. What is one
of those changes? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-First promotion to
chief officer
__________ is the complex system of inherent attributes that
determine a person's moral and ethical actions and reactions. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Integrity
What agency enforces the federal laws establishing the civil rights
of Americans? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
What term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use
for a Fire Officer 1? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Supervising fire
officer
,What branch of management includes the setting of
compensation and benefits? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Human
resources
According to James Page, there are three distinct roles a
company officer performs as part of his duties? Which of the
following is NOT one of those roles? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Friend
What can a fire officer to do improve his effectiveness in handling
a unpopular order? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Determine the
history behind the order
When officers are preparing to present a class on a topic,
what/whom should they consult first? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Their personal training library
Although there are four common forms of staffing fire department
organizations, most discussions divide fire fighters into what two
categories? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Career and volunteer
What kind of behavior can be described as consistent with the
department's core values, mission statement, and value
statements? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Ethical behavior
What type of fire department uses full-time career personnel
along with volunteer or paid-on-call personnel to staff the
deparment? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Combination
In 1871, two major American fires occurred which would change
the way the country viewed and responded to fire. What was one
of those fires? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-The Great Chicago Fire
,Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer 1, are there any
requirements for certification as an instructor? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Yes, NFPA Fire Instructor 1
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 includes almost
all public and private employers with a minimum number of
employees? What is the number? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-15
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
Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and
matching the individual's strengths with the organization's needs
in order for the organization, the individual, and the officer to be
successful is a must fo the fire officer to maintain __________. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Cultural diversity
What roles did the participants in the administrative fire officer
survey favor between themselves, their fire officers, and the
running of the fire stations? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Chiefs will
be available for consultation, but the fire officers will run their
stations
According to the Annex A of NFPA 1021, public safety personnel
must make choices based on the _____________. -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Maximum benefit to the citizens and the
community
What type of organizational document is developed to proved
definite guidelines for present and future actions? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Policy
, What is one method of fostering the concept of appropriate
workplace behavior? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Fire fighters
develop their own set of rules
It is said that fire officers should walk the talk. What does that
mean? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-They should demonstrate the
behaviors they say are important
What level of fire officer is generally associated as being the
senior non-chief officer in a department? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
II
What devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a
coded telegraph signal to the fire department dispatch center? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-Public call boxes
With _______, the specific assignment of a task to an individual
makes that person responsible for completing the task and
prevents duplication of job assignments. - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-
Division of labor
When steam-powered fire engines were introduced in the 1800s,
what was the reaction of many volunteer fire fighters? -
{✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-They were threatened by them and
resisted their use
Fire fighters who want to initiate a harassment complaint have
three methods for doing so. At what level must they first make
contact? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-It is their choice
Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a
harassment complaint has merit? - {✔✔ANSWER✔✔}-The
fire chief
