Fire Officer 2
Transfer of command Form ICS
201
revenge is responsible for ____% of total arson problem
50
An expenditure is
ANYTHING that money is spent on
Four classifications of fire cause
Accidental, natural, incendiary, undetermined
Continuing resolution authority
Allows government operations to continue at a minimum level when budgets arent approved
The change management model consists of these four steps
Analysis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
Three leadership styles
Autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire
NFPA 220
Building types 1-5
Capital budget for major purchases
Cost more than a specified amount and are expected to last more than 3 years
National professional development model's 4 parts
Education, experience, self development(college), training
Five stages of development are
Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
Preincident planning process 4 steps
Gather info, Evaluate info, develop Initial action plan, Keep info current
CFR 1910.134 Respiratory Protection
Governs 2 in 2 out
29 CFR 1910.120
Hazardous waste operations and Emergency response
NFPA 1600
IMS-Standard on disaster and emergency managment. Mandates development of IMS to direct responses
NFPA 901
Incident reporting
Career development can be divided into three main sections
Mastering current knowledge and skills, Preparing for promotion to next rank, developing long range plan for career advancment
U.S.C. 1301- Colors of money
Money must be used for its designated purpose
Three types of reciprocal aid
Mutual, Automatic, and Outside
PTIME
Planning, training, implementing, monitoring, evaluating
Policy and procedure are dynamic andfluid
Policy- what are we doing Procedure- steps to How are we doing it
NFPA 1620
Pre-incident planning
Purchases over 25,000$ are called____________ ____________
Request for purchase and are publicized on the Federal Business Opportunities website
NFPA 1021- standard for fire officer professional qualifications
Requires company officers to understand how local governments enact laws
What are the 5 types of power
Reward, Identification, Expert, coercive, Legitimate
4 traits of a group
Share certain traits, Interact, Accept rights and obligations, Share identity
SMART
Specific, Measurable, Action, Realistic, Time sensitive
NFPA 1561- Emergency services Incident management system and command safety
Standardized system of accountability
NFPA 14
Standpipe
4 types of change an organization may have to go through
Strategic, Structure, Technology, People
Coaching
The process of giving motivational correction, positive reinforcement, and constructive feedback
Support for change must come from the _______ _________
Top Down
Mission statements remain ________
Unchanged over time
NFPA 17A
Wet Chemical
Create Agency goals and objectives in ______________ ________________ ________________ ______________
alignment with the mission and expectations
Local governments function in two ways that effect Emergency services
allocating funds etc, and local government oversee other departments that interact with emergency services.
Concise
free from elaboration and superfluous detail
NFPA 1710 4.1.2- the organizational statement shall provide
service delivery objectives, including specific time objectives for each major service component.
Local governments must be granted power by the
state
The first step in developing leadership skills is to
study successful leaders and develop your own list of leadership traits
Goals are strategic while objectives are
tactical
A group is defined as
2 or more people with common goals that may not be explicitly stated
Exposure records should be retained for
30 years
Medial records are kept for the duration of career plus
30 years
An anonymous survey of the company officers subordinates in a ____________ feedback eval that involves questions about the officers leadership traits
360
NFPA 1710 chp 4.8 Intercommunity Organization
4.8.1 defines Mutual, Automatic, and fire protection agreements
NFPA 12
CO2
PIO
Chief is in charge of PIO and PIO makes policies following laws and regulations The AHJ then determines the best manner in which to implement
5 essential characteristics of a group are
Common binding interests, group image/identity, sense of continuity, shared values, different roles
4 methods of providing behavior management
Counseling, Coaching, providing peer assistance, Mentoring
Local governments include 2 tiers
Counties (boroughs, parishes) and Cities/towns
Career planning process is like a road map and includes three parts
Current situation, Intermediate objectives, and final goal.
Four stages of the change process
Denial, resistance, exploration, Commitment
4 binding interests within FES include
Desire to serve, sense of professionalism, sense of adventure, Affiliation with high risk profession
NFPA 17
Dry Chemical
Leadership top priorities are
Emergency response, Pre emergency readiness, third is administration
The influences that determine the company officers perception of roles
Expectations of the organization, group members, Their own ideas of what a Company officer is
Budgets details proposes all
Expenditures
NFPA 1710 chapter 4.1.1 States the AHJ shall establish in writing the ______ ___________ _____________ ____________ _________
FD existence, Required FD services, Basic og structure, Expected # of fd members, Functions FD members are required to perform
Homeland Security Presidental directive 5 created on
Feb 28 2003 in response to 9/11
DoD 7000.14-R
Financial Management regulation
Punitive actions like ________ ____________ ______ are done by officers
Fines, suspensions, termination
NFPA 1710 chapter 4.1
Fire department Organization statement
Job descriptions have three sections that
Identify, define and describe the job
Goals must be directed towards the resolution of____________ _______________ ___________________
Life, property, and the environment IAW NFPA 1710 chp 4.1
Preventative actions like an ___________ _____________ are done by company officers
Oral reprimand
Performance Expectation goals include
Performance goals, community service expectations and priorities
Personnel may be formally evaluated in the following situations ________ __________ _____________ ___________
Probation, Annually as performance review, for promotional purposes, For disciplinary purposes
NFPA 1710 4.8.2
Procedures for training of personnel for all fire departments in mutual, automatic and fire protection agreements.... to ensure uniform operations.
Initial implementation of a change facing an organization is based on these 5 steps
Recognize the need for change, Identify resistance and address it, Plan the change interventions, Implement the change, Control the change
ICS builds from the ___________ __________________
Top down
Municipalities are called ...
Townships, villages, boroughs, cities, towns
during fire investigation interviews 6 basic questions
Who, what, when , where, why, how
Corrective actions like a _______________ ______________ are done by Admin
Written Reprimand
Fire investigation ends if its determined to be an
accident ,nature, no loss of life, no high content loss
When a company officer faces problems beyond their ability to solve they should
consult their supervisor
NFPA 1710 F02
covers manpower and 2 in 2 out
NFPA 1561 governs emergency traffic
emergency traffic should be ended with a statement "all clear resume radio traffic"
Objectives are the specific_______ _____ ______
end to which effort is applied
Understanding peak load allows Fire officers to
find solutions to workload issues and make accurate predictions into the future
Goals are a _______________
general endpoint to which an effort is applied
Service demand calculations can be made from _______ ________ and then project future needs
historical data
Objectives must be _______ ______________ _________________
independent, achievable, and measured quantifiabley
Company leaders are leaders of the formal group but not of the _________________ group
informal
_____________ __________________ may have greater influence on the productivity and success of the formal group more than any other factor
informal subgroups
Change can originate from two forces
internal and external
Trends can be projected ____ ______ _______
into the future
Aid agreements are ___________ and may be a simple ________________ if local and low impact. They should account for all actions to be taken, training, and ____________________ obligations.
legal, MOU, Financial
The company officer should maintain influence with the informal leader in order to maintain the __________ _____________ ____________ of the larger group
motivation, satisfaction, and performance
Municipalities take responsibility for what departments
parks and rec, police, fire, housing services, EMS, municipal courts, transportation services, public works.
External forces originate from
political decisions, economic trends, community service demands etc...
Methods for suggesting change should come from
the bottom up and the top down
People gain a better understanding of the potential change through
training
internal forces of change originate
within the orginization i.e. personnel changes
Formal groups, like the FD, define common goals in
written document
Local does not require a __________ ______________
written document
Aid agreements are _______________ and should be considered ______________
written, contracts