Fire officer 1 ACTUAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORECT Answers
Which style of leadership is based on an evalutation of a follower's competency and
commitement - CORRECT ANSWER Situational
According to NASA's definition, which term is defined as "the beasis for choosing courses of
action of the situation both now and in the future"? - CORRECT ANSWER Situational
Awareness
Which style of leadership emphasizes attentiveness to the concerns of the follower, empathy with
them, and nurturing them? - CORRECT ANSWER Servant
What is Gordon Dupon'ts Dirty Dozen - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to twelve of the
most common human error preconditions, or conditions that can act as precursors, to accidents or
incidents-- Lack of communication, Complacency, Lack of knowledge, Distraction, Lack of
teamwork, Fatigue, Lack of resources, Pressure, Lack of assertiveness, Stress, Lack of
awareness, Norms
Which Blake and Mouton Managerial grid style combines a high level of concern for both results
and people? - CORRECT ANSWER Team
Which is one of the discrete, learnable skills that promotes synergy between the mechanical
element and human players? - CORRECT ANSWER Advocacy
Which style of leadership focuses on how leaders encourage people to adjust when confronted
with problems, challenges, and changes? - CORRECT ANSWER Adaptive
In which emergency situation is a democratic leadership style appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER Analysis of a complex emergency incident
, What is the process by which an individual accepts the influence of others to accomplish a
common goal? - CORRECT ANSWER Followership
What is CRM? - CORRECT ANSWER A behavioral approach to reducing human error
In which situation is an autocratic leadership style required? - CORRECT ANSWER The
fire company is involved in a high-risk emergency scene activity
A discrepency between what is going on and what should be occurring is often the first indicator
of: - CORRECT ANSWER An error
What style of leadership emphasizes the charismatic and affective elements of leadership? -
CORRECT ANSWER Transformational
Which leadership style is best used when working with eperienced fire fighters on duties that
pose little hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER Laissez-faire
How do fire officers formally exercise leadership of a team? - CORRECT ANSWER Rank
and authority
Which type of management focuses on "what's right" rather than "who's right"? - CORRECT
ANSWER Team
For which situation would strong autocratic leadership be the most essential - CORRECT
ANSWER Executing orders to evacuate a building
A fire fighter complaining about work assignments in a fire station is an example of which of the
four broad categories of problems that a fire officer may encounter - CORRECT
ANSWER In-house
Questions and CORECT Answers
Which style of leadership is based on an evalutation of a follower's competency and
commitement - CORRECT ANSWER Situational
According to NASA's definition, which term is defined as "the beasis for choosing courses of
action of the situation both now and in the future"? - CORRECT ANSWER Situational
Awareness
Which style of leadership emphasizes attentiveness to the concerns of the follower, empathy with
them, and nurturing them? - CORRECT ANSWER Servant
What is Gordon Dupon'ts Dirty Dozen - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to twelve of the
most common human error preconditions, or conditions that can act as precursors, to accidents or
incidents-- Lack of communication, Complacency, Lack of knowledge, Distraction, Lack of
teamwork, Fatigue, Lack of resources, Pressure, Lack of assertiveness, Stress, Lack of
awareness, Norms
Which Blake and Mouton Managerial grid style combines a high level of concern for both results
and people? - CORRECT ANSWER Team
Which is one of the discrete, learnable skills that promotes synergy between the mechanical
element and human players? - CORRECT ANSWER Advocacy
Which style of leadership focuses on how leaders encourage people to adjust when confronted
with problems, challenges, and changes? - CORRECT ANSWER Adaptive
In which emergency situation is a democratic leadership style appropriate? - CORRECT
ANSWER Analysis of a complex emergency incident
, What is the process by which an individual accepts the influence of others to accomplish a
common goal? - CORRECT ANSWER Followership
What is CRM? - CORRECT ANSWER A behavioral approach to reducing human error
In which situation is an autocratic leadership style required? - CORRECT ANSWER The
fire company is involved in a high-risk emergency scene activity
A discrepency between what is going on and what should be occurring is often the first indicator
of: - CORRECT ANSWER An error
What style of leadership emphasizes the charismatic and affective elements of leadership? -
CORRECT ANSWER Transformational
Which leadership style is best used when working with eperienced fire fighters on duties that
pose little hazard? - CORRECT ANSWER Laissez-faire
How do fire officers formally exercise leadership of a team? - CORRECT ANSWER Rank
and authority
Which type of management focuses on "what's right" rather than "who's right"? - CORRECT
ANSWER Team
For which situation would strong autocratic leadership be the most essential - CORRECT
ANSWER Executing orders to evacuate a building
A fire fighter complaining about work assignments in a fire station is an example of which of the
four broad categories of problems that a fire officer may encounter - CORRECT
ANSWER In-house
