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‣ Which would most likely be a capital improvement project ?
A. New fire station
B. Physical training equipment
C. Increased staffing
D. Providing all apparatus with AEDS -✓✓A. New fire station
‣ Which type of documents are SOGS ?
A. Formal and permanent
B. Informal and permanent
C. Informal and temporary
D. Formal and temporary -✓✓A. Formal and permanent
‣ Which type of documents are SOPs ?
A. Formal and permanent
B. Informal and temporary
C. Formal and temporary
D. Informal and permanent -✓✓A. Formal and permanent
‣ Which type of expenditure is a durable item that will last more than one year ?
A. Capital
B. Operating
C. Fixed
D. Durable -✓✓A. Capital
‣ Which purchasing process is best suited for complex or large purchases ?
A. Request for proposal
B. Purchase order
C. Bid by specifications
D. Requisition -✓✓A. Request for proposal
‣ Which statement about a line - item budget is correct ?
A. It produces a zero - based budget .
B. It projects a per - unit cost for each activity .
C. Expenditures are identified in a line - by - line format .
D. It requires that every expenditure be justified every year . -✓✓C. Expenditures are
identified in a line - by - line format .
‣ Which type of communication is an official document printed on the agency letterhead
and maintained as a permanent file ?
,A. Internal communication
B. Informal communication
C. External communication
D. Formal communication -✓✓D. Formal communication
‣ Which of the following is a popular assessment center exercise ?
A. Write a recommendation report
B. Prepare a formal letter for the chief's signature
C. Complete an NFIRS report
D. Draft a standard operating procedure / guideline -✓✓B. Prepare a formal letter for the
chief's signature
‣ Which payment method is typically used for items costing less than a specified
amount and that are purchased directly in a noncompetitive manner ?
A. Requisition
B. Petty cash
C. Purchase order
D. Appropriation -✓✓B. Petty cash
‣ Which possible result is associated with the use of bid specifications ?
A. Fewer potential vendors
B. Enhanced flexibility
C. Reduced cost
D. Shorter solicitation window -✓✓A. Fewer potential vendors
‣ Which is usually the first area to be considered as a target for cost - cutting efforts ?
A. Capital expenditures
B. Debt repayment
C. Staffing
D. Operating expenses -✓✓D. Operating expenses
‣ Which item is typically included in a decision document ?
A. Job performance requirements
B. Prior decisions
C. Options
D. Past practice -✓✓C. Options
‣ Which item would most likely be included in an operating budget ?
A. Washing machine
B. Mandated training
C. SUV
D. Fire station renovation -✓✓B. Mandated training
‣ Which is one of the two main drivers of fire service culture change cited by Reginald
Freeman and David Matthew ?
,A. Generational culture
B. Technology
C. Internal forces
D. Education -✓✓C. Internal forces
‣ Which is the term for funds that are set aside from a budget account to cover the
estimated cost of a purchase ?
A. Encumbered
B. Attributed
C. Enjoined
D. Annotated -✓✓A. Encumbered
‣ Which is used when the purchase amount exceeds the limit for a purchase order ?
A. Encumbrance
B. Allocation
C. Appropriation
D. Requisition -✓✓D. Requisition
‣ Which is one of the six areas specified by that text that should be covered in an after -
incident review process ?
A. Task allocation
B. Resource management
C. Personnel accountability
D. Lessons learned -✓✓A. Task allocation
‣ Which is one of the six areas specified by that text that should be covered in an after -
incident review process ?
A. Outcome
B. Teamwork
C. Organization
D. Tactics and strategy -✓✓B. Teamwork
‣ Which is one of the two areas of annual costs that are additional expenses to the initial
purchase cost ?
A. Supplemental
B. Continuity
C. Depreciation
D. Contingency -✓✓B. Continuity
‣ Which is one of Reginald Freeman's and David Matthew's six elements for success in
the culture change process ?
A. Persistence
B. Leadership
C. Inclusion
D. Accommodation -✓✓C. Inclusion
, ‣ Which is one of Reginald Freeman's and David Matthew's six elements for success in
the culture change process ?
A. Marketing
B. Message
C. Teaching
D. Discipline -✓✓C. Teaching
‣ Which is one of the four parts of a verbal presentation ?
A. Visual elements
B. Handouts
C. Kinesthetic elements
D. Interest statement -✓✓D. Interest statement
‣ Which is a method of ensuring that a budget account contains sufficient funds to cover
a purchase ?
A. Purchase order
B. Current value
C. Requisition
D. Allocation -✓✓A. Purchase order
‣ Which is a series of written questions asked by someone from an opposing legal party
?
A. Disclosure
B. Interrogatory
C. Writ of inquiry
D. Discovery -✓✓B. Interrogatory
‣ Which is an advantage to a bond ?
A. They are not subject to market fluctuations .
B. The interest expense is minimal .
C. They do not require approval by voters .
D. It makes it possible to use a facility while it is being paid for . -✓✓D. It makes it
possible to use a facility while it is being paid for .
‣ Which is a capital item ?
A. Maintenance services
B. Gasoline
C. Electricity
D. SCBA -✓✓D. SCBA
‣ Which is a large source of grant funds for both municipal and volunteer fire
departments ?
A. Aldrich Foundation
B. Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program