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What term describes the desire for an individual to be portrayed as a victim, usually for esteem benefits?

victim syndrome

What is the disadvantage of recognition-primed decision making?

Prone to failure

Personal accountability to training includes _____ .

Reinforcing actions and knowledge of how to handle a given situation

Personal accountability to safety includes _____ .

Remaining uninjured on the scene so that you are a resource rather than a liability

What does "SPE model" represent?

Severity, probability, and exposure

If the SPE is more than 80, _____.

Should be abandoned

If the SPE is between 50 and 80, _____.

Should be reassessed

Managing the impact on responding organizations based on the types of neighborhoods they serve would be part of managing the _____ impact of change.

Social

Generally, the span of control is considered to be _____ .

Three to seven individuals

OSHA developed the respiratory protection standard know to the fire service as the _____ .

Two-in, two-out

Research shows that fires fueled by pallet and hay (used in training) are _____ .

Very different than those found in real structures today

ISO rates fire suppression capabilities based on several components including _____ .

Water supply

For something that is already lost, _____ .

We will risk nothing to save nothing

According to Brunacini's risk benefit model, when it comes to human lives, _____ .

We will, in a structured plan, risk a lot to save a lot

_____ may be unintentional but are usually predictable and preventable.

accidents

The _____ aspect of a safe search would include asking, "Is there a rapid intervention group available yet or another crew searching?"

accountability

When a fire chief has been given an order to reduce the operating budget, he is _____ to everyone involved.

accountable

Training to the _____ level would include identifying basic principles and risks, but would not include making changes.

awareness

_____ deflects faults or weaknesses, which in turn boosts egos.

blame

When _____ is reached, people follow rules because they cannot imagine not following rules rather than following rules because regulations or policies dictate it.

cultural compliance

The _____ aspect of a safe search would include asking, "Do you have equipment to remove a victim?"

methodology

_____ is a cause for ineffective radio communication.

multitasking

A firefighter trained to the _____ level could identify safety issues and begin to fix them.

operations

What term is used to describe the ability of a person to be held to certain standards?

personal accountability

Managing the impact of new laws and standards that influence what emergency responders do and how they do it would be part of managing the _____ impact of change.

political

What is energy at rest?

potential

What type of change occurs as the result of foreseeing risk and taking steps to minimize it?

proactive

A _____ change occurs as the result of an accident or injury?

reactive

It is human nature to _____ change.

resist

When a fire chief has been given an order to reduce the operating budget, he is now _____ to cut costs.

responsible

Improving personal accountability includes _____ if you see something that doesn't make sense or is just plain wrong.

speaking up

A firefighter trained to the _____ certification level would have become proficient in setting up safety systems.

technician

The _____ safety certification level would include forecasting potential issues and building safety into each skill performed by the firefighters.

technician

What safety certification level is the highest level of safety?

technician

Managing the impact of equipment upgrades and change would be part of managing the _____ impact of change.

technological

At an emergency scene, an accountability officer is usually staged outside the hot zone at or near the point of entry.

true

NFPA 1500 requires safety committees to meet often to address safety concerns.

true

One effective way to maintain a safety culture on emergency scenes is to treat each job with a risk versus benefit analysis

true

PPE is designed as the last line of defense for emergency workers

true

Risk analysis for an incident should be done as a pre-incident plan rather than relying on experience and training at an incident scene.

true

Situational awareness is not only knowing what is going on around you, but also being able to predict how the environment will change with time.

true

Some aspects of firefighting tradition tend to build the foundation for unsafe practices.

true

Teaching recruits how to identify and address unsafe acts responsibly is vital to the fire service.

true

The dynamic changes that occur during an emergency incident put a constant stress on emergency responders.

true

Two of the most promising ways to stop unsafe are prevention methods and crew resource management.

true

We are expected to reduce the risk as much as is feasible, but our task is ultimately to save lives and property and then stabilize the incident.

true

What formula is used to determine the percentage of risk based on the SPE model?

Multiply the three SPE ratings together

Scene accountability _____ .

Must be able to identify when a member is unaccounted for

_____ means granting permission to subordinates to exceed their normal authority in an effort to better achieve organizational goals.

Firefighter empowerment

Taking responsibility for a situation would include _____ .

Apologizing and explaining the misunderstanding

Risk management at the tactical level includes _____ .

Choosing operational methods to meet the established strategic goals

RIG would not be allowed to _____ during firefighting operations at an emergency scene.

Actively participate in firefighting activities

The _____ aspect of a safe search would include asking, "Where are the exits?"

Building aspect

Without being educated about what exactly constitutes an unsafe act or being able enabled with tools to stop it, _____ is a useless claim.

Empowerment

As change is implemented and is successful, other members of the department will likely find it ____ .

Exciting and motivating

A campaign is underway to create _____, a more effective rating for the fire service based on meeting specific safety criteria, including the 16 life safety initiatives. NFPA 1500

FLSI 16 Safety Rating

Change to a safety culture is imminent partially because of _____ .

Failing to decrease line-of-duty-deaths

Cultural compliance is putting on a seatbelt because it is required by policy.

False

Departmental rating systems are ineffective in helping a department monitor progress toward achieving goals.

False

Few risks to a firefighter are affected by personal decisions made at emergency scenes and on the training ground.

False

ISO grading schedules directly correlate to a fire department's accountability to health and safety.

False

In order to change to a safety culture, emergency responders will need to abandon their cultural values and customs

False

Mentoring creates stress and overwhelms fire department personnel.

False

NFPA 1500 is the standard for HazMat awareness and safety.

False

Other industries have proven that advocating change for safety disrupts operations and threatens the livelihood of their businesses.

False

Society is generally proactive regarding safety issues.

False

What organization assigns FSRS PPC?

ISO

Personal accountability to equipment includes _____ .

Improving equipment to improve the outcome of an emergency

For property and pets, _____ .

In a structured plan, we will risk little to save little

To whom does the safety officer report at an incident?

Incident commander

What standard addresses fire department health and safety?

NFPA 1500

In _____ , the failure of a worker or system component belongs to management.

No-fault management

_____ involves everyone working together to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.

Organizational accountability

_____ to a safety culture, means that management views safety as a core value or guiding principle and actively supports and reevaluates safety through equipment policies, training and financial support.

Organizational commitment

Similar to the tag system, the _____ system uses a Velcro-type fastening system.

Passport

A ____ should be done at specific time intervals, at fire control benchmarks, and when there is a change in strategies.

Personal accountability report

Cultural change under way in the fire service is ____ .

The combination of both desired and obligatory change.

Adopting personal accountability has some great motivational affects on others that witness it.

True

Chances of successful cultural change improve if supervisors jump on board.

True

Communications can be described as a message being sent between a sender and a receiver.

True

Emergency service organizations must adopt a safety culture as a foundation for their operations.

True

Fire and emergency services historically reject progression in order to maintain tradition.

True

Firefighter evaluations should include an entire section that covers the expectations for specific aspects of personal accountability and learning the safety culture.

True

Firefighters are passionate about culture.

True

If an organization is truly operating under a safety culture, they will not promote anyone that doesn't have personal accountability to safety.

True

Lack of accountability is one of the biggest complaints of employees in any profession, and firefighting is no exception.

True

Textbooks for fire training must be written from a safety culture's viewpoint.

True

The natural desire to learn and become better is an inherent trait of most first responders.

True

What is energy at work?

kinetic

Managing the impact of a financial crisis would be part of managing the _____ impact of change.

economic

____ are the "last line of defense" for errors that can cause injuries, and as a result, they must be involved in safety decisions and empowered to stop unsafe acts.

employees

Personal accountability has less to do with individual job responsibility and more to do with the overall picture.

false

Repetition, using alternative wording, hampers good communication at an emergency scene.

false

Risk at an emergency scene should be interpreted as "bad."

false

The passport system and the tag system are different names for the same accountability system.

false

The span of control is the number of teams that enter the fireground at one time.

false

The way you categorize unsafe acts is much more important than having the ability to identify them.

false

Vigilance with empowerment creates ego issues among new recruits and experienced fire service members.

false

When a new piece of safety equipment is introduced, it should be viewed with skepticism.

false

_____ is an example of personality or ego-driven resistance to change

fear of failing