FIRE OFFICER 1 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
What is one rule that pertains to IDLH conditions? - Answer -Two-in, two-out
, The range, scope, and tasks of a fire officer's supervisory activities are defined by three
primary components two of which are: 1.) the local labor contract, and 2.) the fire
department's rules, regulations, and procedures. What is the third component? -
Answer -The municipality's personnel regulations
What is one specific situation in which fire officers must behave as Theory X managers?
- Answer -When operating at a fire
Are strikes by state or municipal workers legal? - Answer -No, in most places they are
illegal
Many of the early fire fighter labor actions in the United States were over the
establishment of a new system. What system? - Answer -The volunteer/career pay
system
What does the NBFSPQ do? - Answer -Accredits fire service certification systems
______________ is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic
instruction. - Answer -Education
What NFPA standard covers health-related fitness programs for fire department
members? - Answer -NFPA 1583
Who is the union member appointed or elected to be the first line of labor representation
at the workplace? - Answer -Shop steward
Who is generally the first point of contact between the workers and the fire department
organization? - Answer -Fire officer
Which of the following behavior models established by Blake and Mouton is the
preferred behavior for fire officers to have? - Answer -Sound
According to Taylor, _________ calls for optimizing the ways tasks are performed and
simplifying the jobs so workers could be trained to perform a specialized sequence of
motions in the one best way. - Answer -Scientific management
Employee relations include all activities designed to _________. - Answer -Maintain a
rapport with the employees
In addition to meeting regulatory requirements, how can records of accidents be used? -
Answer -Identifying trends
A formal training program includes both skills practice and what else? - Answer -
Classroom time
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
What is one rule that pertains to IDLH conditions? - Answer -Two-in, two-out
, The range, scope, and tasks of a fire officer's supervisory activities are defined by three
primary components two of which are: 1.) the local labor contract, and 2.) the fire
department's rules, regulations, and procedures. What is the third component? -
Answer -The municipality's personnel regulations
What is one specific situation in which fire officers must behave as Theory X managers?
- Answer -When operating at a fire
Are strikes by state or municipal workers legal? - Answer -No, in most places they are
illegal
Many of the early fire fighter labor actions in the United States were over the
establishment of a new system. What system? - Answer -The volunteer/career pay
system
What does the NBFSPQ do? - Answer -Accredits fire service certification systems
______________ is the process of imparting knowledge or skill through systematic
instruction. - Answer -Education
What NFPA standard covers health-related fitness programs for fire department
members? - Answer -NFPA 1583
Who is the union member appointed or elected to be the first line of labor representation
at the workplace? - Answer -Shop steward
Who is generally the first point of contact between the workers and the fire department
organization? - Answer -Fire officer
Which of the following behavior models established by Blake and Mouton is the
preferred behavior for fire officers to have? - Answer -Sound
According to Taylor, _________ calls for optimizing the ways tasks are performed and
simplifying the jobs so workers could be trained to perform a specialized sequence of
motions in the one best way. - Answer -Scientific management
Employee relations include all activities designed to _________. - Answer -Maintain a
rapport with the employees
In addition to meeting regulatory requirements, how can records of accidents be used? -
Answer -Identifying trends
A formal training program includes both skills practice and what else? - Answer -
Classroom time
