Fire Officer 4

Chapter 9

Knowledge Check

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