Fire Officer 1

Chapter 2

Knowledge Check

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