Fire Officer 4

Chapter 9

Knowledge Check

1. When chief officers present information to public officials, the information should:
2. Which level of government would enact laws such as pensions and building, fire, and zoning codes in unincorporated areas?
3. As part of the political decision-making process, chief officers provide information to politicians and:
4. Adoption of collective bargaining agreements and policies relating to the purchase of capital items are examples of ordinances at the:
5. The nonpartisan policy institute that educates members of Congress about the needs and challenges of fire and emergency services organizations is the:
6. How can social media be beneficial with regard to enhancing the organization's public image?
7. Which is a protocol for media operating at an emergency incident?
8. A network of organizations that have compatible communications systems and standardized response procedures is the result of:
9. A benefit of having interagency teams is that they:
10. Ride-along programs allow politicians to:
11. The type of legislation adopted depends on:
12. Which is a guideline for chief officers when dealing with political activities?
13. Unified Command (UC) allows all agencies to be a part of the UC without losing or giving up agency authority, responsibility, or accountability while:
14. In order to be effective advocates for the fire service, chief officers must:
15. If chief officers fail to stay politically neutral, they may have difficulty:
16. If a governing body poses a question that a fire department liaison cannot answer, the liaison should:
17. How can chief officers and public infonnation officers create and maintain a positive image for the organization?
18. Formal intergovernmental agreements are considered __ documents.
19. In which type of incident would interagency contact between local and federal agencies occur?
20. Which item should be included in formal intergovernmental agreements?
21. Police and fire officials can deny media personnel entrance to a crime scene or incident scene:
22. When incident management teams are formed by agencies that are likely to respond together, the incident management responsibilities and authority are:
23. Federal government prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans are integrated into one all-discipline, all-hazard approach to domestic incident management referred to as the;
24. Which is the media's obligation to the public?
25. Chief officers can develop strong political relationships and resources by:
26. A guideline for chief officers when interacting with government officials includes developing a strategic plan with:
27. At highway transportation incidents, interagency conflicts can be reduced by preincident planning and joint training operations based on:
28. A chief officer who is an effective advocate for the fire service will:
29. The public infonnation officer for an organization should know:
30. Which organization should a chief officer to join to become politically involved in fire and emergency services issues?