TCFP Fire Officer II State Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
1. In the Blake and Monton Managerial Grid sees a high level of concern for
either people or results as too extreme and tries to moderate both in the workplace
Answer Status Quo
2. What does the accommodating person demonstrate, according to the Blake and Mouton
Managerial Grid?
Answer Low concern for results, high concern for people
3. The USFA has adopted a national goal of a reduction in fatalaties over a 10 year
period.
Answer 50%
4. What is the name of the program developed by the NFFF to prevent LODD?
Answer -
Everyone Goes Home
5. What is the term used for the process of setting standards and evaluating
performance against those standards?
Answer Performance Management
6. What is one of the areas of a structured probationary program monthly
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, firefighting assessment?
Answer Progress in learning the district
7. When fire fighters receive substandard evaluations, the
municipality some- times requires take place over 120 days.
Answer Work improvement plan
8. What is one typical characteristic of fire fighters that officers can use as a
stimulant in positive discipline?
Answer Compettiveness
9. What kind of evaluation error is it when fire fighters are evaluated based on the
officers personal ideas instead of the classified job standards?
Answer Frame of reference
10. What type of evaluation error occurs when the officer rates the employee
based on race, gender, religion, age, or disability?
Answer Bias
11. What agency launched a web-based system in 2005 to report near misses?-
Answer IAFC (International Association of Fire Chiefs)
12. is an effective strategy a fire officer can use as positive discipline.
Answer Empowerment
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Questions and Answers
1. In the Blake and Monton Managerial Grid sees a high level of concern for
either people or results as too extreme and tries to moderate both in the workplace
Answer Status Quo
2. What does the accommodating person demonstrate, according to the Blake and Mouton
Managerial Grid?
Answer Low concern for results, high concern for people
3. The USFA has adopted a national goal of a reduction in fatalaties over a 10 year
period.
Answer 50%
4. What is the name of the program developed by the NFFF to prevent LODD?
Answer -
Everyone Goes Home
5. What is the term used for the process of setting standards and evaluating
performance against those standards?
Answer Performance Management
6. What is one of the areas of a structured probationary program monthly
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8
, firefighting assessment?
Answer Progress in learning the district
7. When fire fighters receive substandard evaluations, the
municipality some- times requires take place over 120 days.
Answer Work improvement plan
8. What is one typical characteristic of fire fighters that officers can use as a
stimulant in positive discipline?
Answer Compettiveness
9. What kind of evaluation error is it when fire fighters are evaluated based on the
officers personal ideas instead of the classified job standards?
Answer Frame of reference
10. What type of evaluation error occurs when the officer rates the employee
based on race, gender, religion, age, or disability?
Answer Bias
11. What agency launched a web-based system in 2005 to report near misses?-
Answer IAFC (International Association of Fire Chiefs)
12. is an effective strategy a fire officer can use as positive discipline.
Answer Empowerment
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