Fire Officer 1

Chapter 2

Knowledge Check

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