ILLINOIS BOF MOD A EXAM
Fire triangle components - ANSWERS-heat, fuel, oxygen
The fire tetrahedron components are: - ANSWERS-Heat, Fuel,
Oxygen, Chemical Chain Reaction
Chain of command is - ANSWERS-The formal line of authority,
responsibility, and communication within an organization.
Unity of Command - ANSWERS-Principle means that each employee
reports directly to just one supervisor. Moving up through the chain of
command, all personnel ultimately report to the Fire Chief.
Span of Control - ANSWERS-Principle establishes the maximum
number of subordinates or functions that any one supervisor can
control, typically 3 to 7.
5 is considered optimum.
Division of Labor - ANSWERS-Is the process of dividing large jobs
into smaller jobs in order to make them more manageable, equalize
workloads, and increase efficiency. **To assign responsibility
** To prevent duplication of effort
** To assign specific and clear-cut tasks
, Policy - ANSWERS-Is a guide to decision-making within an
organization.
Discipline - ANSWERS-Refers to an organizations responsibility to
provide leadership, and an individual responsibility to follow orders.
Procedure - ANSWERS-Step-By-Step written plan that is closely
related to a policy. Procedures help an organization to ensure that it
consistently approaches a task in the correct way, in order to
accomplish a specific objective and comply with a policy.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - ANSWERS-Rule for how
personnel should perform routine functions or emergency operations.
Procedures are typically written in a handbook, so that all firefighters
can become familiar with them.
Duty of every Fire Department - ANSWERS-to Practice Life Safety,
Incident Stabilization, and Property Conservation.
Components of a Fire Department **Administration** - ANSWERS-
Components of a Fire Department **Line Staff** - ANSWERS-
Components of a Fire Department **Staff Personnel** - ANSWERS-
Order is - ANSWERS-Based on a policy or procedure
Fire triangle components - ANSWERS-heat, fuel, oxygen
The fire tetrahedron components are: - ANSWERS-Heat, Fuel,
Oxygen, Chemical Chain Reaction
Chain of command is - ANSWERS-The formal line of authority,
responsibility, and communication within an organization.
Unity of Command - ANSWERS-Principle means that each employee
reports directly to just one supervisor. Moving up through the chain of
command, all personnel ultimately report to the Fire Chief.
Span of Control - ANSWERS-Principle establishes the maximum
number of subordinates or functions that any one supervisor can
control, typically 3 to 7.
5 is considered optimum.
Division of Labor - ANSWERS-Is the process of dividing large jobs
into smaller jobs in order to make them more manageable, equalize
workloads, and increase efficiency. **To assign responsibility
** To prevent duplication of effort
** To assign specific and clear-cut tasks
, Policy - ANSWERS-Is a guide to decision-making within an
organization.
Discipline - ANSWERS-Refers to an organizations responsibility to
provide leadership, and an individual responsibility to follow orders.
Procedure - ANSWERS-Step-By-Step written plan that is closely
related to a policy. Procedures help an organization to ensure that it
consistently approaches a task in the correct way, in order to
accomplish a specific objective and comply with a policy.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - ANSWERS-Rule for how
personnel should perform routine functions or emergency operations.
Procedures are typically written in a handbook, so that all firefighters
can become familiar with them.
Duty of every Fire Department - ANSWERS-to Practice Life Safety,
Incident Stabilization, and Property Conservation.
Components of a Fire Department **Administration** - ANSWERS-
Components of a Fire Department **Line Staff** - ANSWERS-
Components of a Fire Department **Staff Personnel** - ANSWERS-
Order is - ANSWERS-Based on a policy or procedure
