Fire Officer 1

Chapter 2

Knowledge Check

1. Company officers should become acquainted with the mutual aid agreement and with __ that might be involved in a response.
2. Fire departments in fire districts operate under:
3. Accountability for decisions within a fire organization is almost always:
4. Fire and emergency service personnel who deliver services to the public or external customers are referred to as:
5. Subordinate personnel break the unity of command through sidestepping by:
6. Generally, state/provincial emergency fire suppression companies are organized for:
7. Fire and emergency service personnel who provide support to internal or external customers for training, logistics, and personnel administration are referred to as:
8. Using mutual aid, automatic aid, or outside aid agreements for large or exceptional incidents is a common technique used to:
9. The size of a municipal fire station is primarily dependent on the:
10. Combination organizations provide staffing and receive funding in accordance with the:
11. Cross training should be provided so that company personnel are able to:
12. In most cases, volunteer fire and emergency services personnel respond to emergencies from:
13. A commercial facility may establish its own facility fire brigade when there is a need for a(an):
14. Paid-on-call fire and emergency services organizations resemble volunteer organizations in that stations are:
15. Some volunteer fire organizations are nonprofit corporations governed by a(an):
16. Before an incident occurs, fire and emergency services organizations participating in mutual aid agreements should:
17. What areas fall under the jurisdiction of federal fire and emergency services organizations?
18. When a subordinate is working near other coworkers, a company officer functioning as a supervisor may:
19. Delegation is the process of providing subordinates with the authority, direction, and resources needed to:
20. Organizations entering into an aid agreement should treat the agreement as a(an):
21. What classification of fire and emergency services organization generally protects large areas of unincorporated land that contain large populations?
22. Personnel assigned by a supervisor to perform duties for and report to a second supervisor are operating under:
23. Jurisdictions of public fire and emergency services organizations may be tied to a(an):
24. Mutual aid agreements include jurisdictional maps, evacuation routes, and hydrant locations in case of a(an):
25. Industrial fire brigades and for-profit fire and emergency services organizations are two examples of:
26. In an organization with a centralized decision-making authority, decisions are made by:
27. Lands under the authority of officially recognized Native American tribes receive fire and emergency protection through:
28. In a decentralized organizational model, lower-level personnel given decision-making authority are:
29. Personnel under the chain of command report directly to a(an):
30. Organizations that join together in a mutual aid agreement may do so to: