COFO CH. 1

battalion chief

(district chiefs) responsible for managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined geographical area, usually in more than one fire station. a battalion chief is usually the officer in charge of a single-alarm working fire.

help judge a decision before it is made by these three questions...

-what would my parents and or friends say if they knew about this?-would I mind if the paper ran this as a headline story?-how does this make me feel about myself?

nfpa 1021 defines

four (4) levels of fire officer

leading

guiding or directing in a course of action

the company officer acts as this in all three types of departments

the staffing coordinator and gatekeeper-implementing the department's rules, regulations and procedures to ensure proper fire company staffing

division of labor

the way of organizing an incident by breaking down the overall strategy into smaller tasks

fire service draws its authority from these governing entities

town, city, county, township and or fire district

public call boxes

1850s washington, d.c. allowed citizens to send a coded telegraph to the fire department dispatch center

2012 stats-1.1 million firefighter in the U.S. broken into...

31% full time and 69% volunteers(part-time/poc)

ethical choices are based on what...

...a value system. the officer must consider each situation, often subconsciously, and make a decision based on their values. if the organization has clear values that are part of a strong organizational culture, the officer uses the organization's value system. if the values are not clear, the individual substitutes their own value system.

when most people think of managing they...

...envision the leading function of management. leading is the human side of managing. it includes motivating, training guiding and directing employees.

the four (4) functions of management were originally identified by who in 1916

Henri Fayol-(general and industrial management)

influenced by local preferences and customs

building codes which were locally developed

fire officer 3 and 4

generally refer to chief officer positions. an individual who is qualified at the fire officer 3 level might work as a battalion or district chief in a large department and possibly as a deputy or assistant chief in a smaller organization. personnel at the fire officer 4 level tend to be fire chiefs or hold senior positions in charge of a major component of the fire department.

fire officer 2 level

generally refers to the senior non-chief officer level in a larger fire department. an officer at this level could be the overall supervisor of a multiple-unit fire station. could also be in charge of a larger group performing a specialized service or a significant administrative section within the fire department.

played major role in building codes. they offered them to local jurisdictions and were a proposed minimum standard

insurance industry

rules and regulations leave no room for this...

latitude or discretion

fire officers use the functions of __________ to get work accomplished by and through others.

management

fire officers are?

managers

romans developed first __________ and __________

municipal water systems and fire companies

fire department uses what kind of leadership

paramilitary

four functions as identified by Henri Fayol

planning, organizing, leading and controlling

discipline can be either this or that

positive or corrective

fire district

protects a defined geographical area and operates much like a school district would

organizing

putting resources together into an orderly, functional and structured whole

fire officer 1 candidates qualifications

required to meet all of the requirements of ff2 as defined in nfpa 1001-standard for firefighter professional qualifications-and fire instructor 1 as defined in nfpa 1041-standard for fire service instructor professional qualifications.

controlling

restraining, regulating, governing, counteracting and/or overpowering

discipline

set of guidelines that a department establishes for fire fighters

SOGs

specific step-by-step procedure that allows room for deviation by the officer given the conditions of the incident

in 1829 this was developed, was more powerful, replaced hand-powered pumpers and threatened the volunteer firefighter...

steam-powered pumpers

term the IAFC uses for fire officer 1

supervising fire officer-officer development handbook

unity of command

the management concept that each fire fighter answers to only one supervisor, and each supervisor answers to only one boss

span of control

the max number of personnel or activities that can be effectively controlled by one individual (3-7), ideal is 5

prevents duplication of job assignments

with division of labor, the specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that person responsible for completing that task

SOPs

written organizational directives that establish or prescribe specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions

deputy/assistant/division chief(s)

above battalion chiefs and usually in charge of major functional areas such as training, emergency operations, support services and fire prevention. they report directly to the chief of the fire department

chief's trumpet/bugle

chief officer would use this to shout commands before the inventions of the two-way radio and electroniuc amplification. also a symbol of authority.

leadership

complex process of influencing others to accomplish a task

rules and regulations

developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body

planning

developing a scheme, program, or method that is worked out beforehand to accomplish an objective

SOPs SOGs are forms of...

discipline, because they outline how far a person can go without requesting further guidance

volunteer department

established by charter and is independent of any local government. not funded through taxes, but through fundraising and other events

fire chief

executive fire officer and has overall responsibility of the administration and operations of the department

unity of command, span of control, division of labor and discipline

fire departments are structured on the basis of these four management principles

civil servants

fire fighters should consider themselves this, working for the taxpayers

unity of command is designed to prevent these problems

firefighter with more than one supervisor could become overwhelmed with conflicting assignments and incident priorities may not be accomplished in a timely and efficient manner

building codes came from...

fires

fire officer 1 level

first step in a progressive sequence and is generally associated with an officer supervising a single fire company or apparatus. could also be assigned to supervise a small administrative or technical group.