Fire Officer 1

Chapter 2

Knowledge Check

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