lesson 1

Question 1

6. Within the NFPA requirements for Fire Officer I, what are the requirements for certification as an instructor?

There are no such requirements.
NFPA Fire Instructor I
NFPA Fire Instructor II
FSTC level B

Answer 1

NFPA Fire Instructor I

Question 2

32. Which type of organizational document is developed by various government or government-authorized organizations to implement a law that has been passed by a government body?

Policy
Standard operating procedure
Standard operating guideline
Regulation

Answer 2

Regulation*****

passed by governments

Question 3

33. Which type of organizational document is developed to provide definite guidelines for present and future actions?

Policy
Standard operating procedure
Standard operating guideline
Regulation

Answer 3

policy**

passed by the department

Question 4

36. Which legislation enacted in 1883 established the civil service system in the U.S. federal government?

Stafford Act
Pendleton Act
Civil Service Act
Fire Fighter Act

Answer 4

Pendleton Act

Question 5

82. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 applies to employers with a minimum of _____ employees.

2
7
15
35

Answer 5

15

Question 6

94. Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a harassment complaint has merit?

The fire chief
The EEO officer
The authority having jurisdiction
The company officer

Answer 6

The fire chief

Question 7

7. Which term does the International Association of Fire Chiefs use for a Fire Officer I?

Station Officer

Direct Line Supervisor

Supervising Fire Officer

Administrative Line Officer

Answer 7

supervising fire officer

Question 8

9. According to the NFPA, approximately what percentage of fire fighters in the United States are volunteers?

Answer 8

69

Question 9

12. Which type of organization do private industries or nongovernmental organizations use to provide fire protection for factories, processing plants, and large private facilities?

Companies

Contingents

Brigades

Squads

Answer 9

brigades

Question 10

13. In 1871, two major fires occurred that would change the way the United States viewed and responded to fire. What was one of those fires?

Answer 10

The Great Chicago Fire

Question 11

15. Which devices introduced in the 1850s enabled citizens to send a coded telegraph signal to the fire department dispatch center?

Morse Code units

Community fire bells

Public call boxes

Telephones

Answer 11

public call boxes

Question 12

16. What was the first building codes originally developed to prevent?

Fire

Flood

Property theft

Building collapse

Answer 12

building collapse

Question 13

21. Which level of administrative chief fire officer is responsible for managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined geographic area, usually in more than one fire station?

Assistant chief

Deputy chief

Division chief

Battalion chief

Answer 13

battalion chief

Question 14

29. Which of the four functions of management does the fire officer use to take the available people, equipment, structure, and time and develop them into an orderly, functional, and structural unit?

Organizing

Leading

Controlling

Planning

Answer 14

Organizing

Question 15

31. Which of the four functions of management is used when a fire officer considers the impact on the budget before making purchases?

Organizing

Leading

controlling

Planning

Answer 15

controlling

Question 16

34. Which type of organizational document establishes or prescribes specific operational or administrative methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations or actions?

Policy

Standard operating procedure

Rule

Regulation

Answer 16

Standard operating procedure***

Question 17

38. Which legislation was enacted by Congress in response to corruption at Tammany Hall?

Yoell-Fairbanks Act

National Labor Relations Act

Taft-Hartley Act

Pendleton Act

Answer 17

Pendleton Act

Question 18

62. Which level of fire officer would expect to find an examination question pertaining to the evaluation of a fire companys performance?

Direct line officer

Administrative officer

Supervising fire officer

Managing fire officer

Answer 18

Managing fire officer

Question 19

68. The beginning of shift report is normally due to the battalion or district chief within what amount of time after the start of a new shift?

Answer 19

15 min

Question 20

80. According to Annex A of NFPA 1021, public safety personnel must make choices based on the ________________________.

swiftest mitigation of the original and consequent incidents

minimal expenditure of resources to correct the problem

maximum benefit to the citizens and the community

closest adherence possible to public speculations

Answer 20

maximum benefit to the citizens and the community

Question 21

84. There are several things a department might do as part of compliance with a consent decree. What is one such thing?

Publish a journal of activities.

Engage in community outreach.

Seek out only domestic vendors.

Make department records accessible to the public.

Answer 21

Engage in community outreach.

Question 22

88. Which of the following is one of the three distinct roles of the company officers duties as identified by James O. ANSWER_EXPLANATION: Chapter 3 Page ?

Commander

Manager

Peer

Answer 22

commander

Question 23

4. Which level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non–chief officer in a department? 
I 
II 
III 
IV

Answer 23

II

Question 24

3. What is the lowest level of fire officer that is qualified for a chief officer position? 
II 
III 
IV 
V

Answer 24

III

Question 25

25. With _____________, the specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that person responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of job assignments. division of labor unity of command span of control discipline

Answer 25

division of labor

Question 26

``` 26. What is the general term for the guidelines that a department establishes for fire fighters? Policies and procedures Discipline Mission statement Performance evaluation ```

Answer 26

Discipline *****

Question 27

``` 31. Which of the four functions of management is used when a fire officer considers the impact on the budget before making purchases? Organizing Leading Controlling Planning ```

Answer 27

Controlling

Question 28

``` 35. What was the (often corrupt) system called that was used to appoint or promote people to public jobs prior to the modern use of merit-based systems? Spoils system Old-boy network Buddy system Red-hand system ```

Answer 28

Spoils system