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