IFSTA Fire Officer II (Fifth edition)
Company officer two's may interact with? - answer-Their organization's upper levels and
with their local
and regional government agencies.
Company officer two's supervise? - answer-Other officers
Company officer two's act as _______ change agents within their organization - answer-
Change
Prerequisite knowledge for for Fire Officer two? - answer-1. The organization of thier local
government
2. The enabling and regulatory legislation and the law-making process at the local, state and
national
level.
The level two Fire Officer must perfom the following duties: - answer-1. Evaluate personnel
and create
an environment to maximize employee performance.
2. Prepare projects and division budgets.
3. Develop budgets.
4. Evaluate the resource needs of assigned units.
Understand the purchaseing process.
5. Maintain records on purchases.
6. Conduct a preliminary investigation of a fire scene to include analyzing information and
determining
the point of orgin and cause of the fire.
7. Develop preincident plans for multiunit operations.
8. Assign resources to effectiviely control incidents.
9. Conduct postincident analysis using inforamtion gathered from all responding units.
10. Assist with the development of organizational policies and procedures.
11. Provide the media with emergency incident or department activity information.
12. Apply planning concepts and project needed resources.
The fire officer two responsabilites regarding safety and health include: - answer-analyzing
unit accidents
and injury reports and directing actions and or recommending steps to prevent thier
reoccurance.
,The company officer two must interact personally with superiors, peers and subordinates
to accomplish?
- answer-Organizational goals and tasks.
The company officer two may be required to develop? - answer-Written reports, press
releases, memos,
policies and procedures.
Local governments affects emergency services organizations in two primary ways. -
answer-1. allocating
funds, approving.disapproving purchases, staffing requests, ordinances related to fire
protection.
2. Local government oversee other department and agencies with which their emergency
services
organizations must interact.
Who may enact local legislation? - answer-City council, commisioners, or board with
authority over the
jurisdiction
What are the three functional branches of government? - answer-Legislative, executive and
Judicial.
What four states are considered commonwealth - answer-Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and
Virginia and Puerto Rico
What is a commonwealth state? - answer-A state in which the government functions with
the common
consent of the people
What territiories does the US currently administer. - answer-Guam, Midway, American
Samoa, Puerto
Rico and the US Virgin Islands
Canada is divided into how many provinces and how many territories? - answer-Ten
Provinces and three
territories.
Canada has three branches of the government. - answer-Unicameral legislative assembly,
executive
, branch and judicial branch
The following agencies may influence fire and emergency services. - answer-Fire marshal,
fire training
programs, commisioners, EMS services, forestry, homeland security, OSHA and fish and
game.
Other agencies that we may interact with. - answer-FEMA, USFA, NFA, EMI, coast guard,
USDA, USFS,
HUD, DOI, DOL, OSHA, CDC, NIOSH, DOT, DOJ, CPSC, NRC
Examples of Internal resources. - answer-Street dept, public works, L.E. EMS,
What is an Area Contigency Plan (ACP)? - answer-A procedure to be put into effect should
an emergency
occur within a given region or area.
What is NRP? - answer-National Response Plan- created to integrate federal government
prevention,
preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation plans into one all discipline, all hazard
approach to
domestic incident management
What is formative evaluation? - answer-Ongoing, repeated assesment conducted over time
to evalute an
employee's performance against an organizations standards.
What is Summative evaluation - answer-The company officer's final assesment of the
individuals
performance. Typically done at the end of probation, annually as part of a performance
review and for
performance improvement or disciplinary purpose.
It is likly that the __________ willbe the individual who implements change at the operations
level. -
answer-Company officer
Change can originate from two forces. - answer-Internal and external
Change can cause people to go through four stages - answer-Denial, resistance, exploration
and
commitment.
Company officer two's may interact with? - answer-Their organization's upper levels and
with their local
and regional government agencies.
Company officer two's supervise? - answer-Other officers
Company officer two's act as _______ change agents within their organization - answer-
Change
Prerequisite knowledge for for Fire Officer two? - answer-1. The organization of thier local
government
2. The enabling and regulatory legislation and the law-making process at the local, state and
national
level.
The level two Fire Officer must perfom the following duties: - answer-1. Evaluate personnel
and create
an environment to maximize employee performance.
2. Prepare projects and division budgets.
3. Develop budgets.
4. Evaluate the resource needs of assigned units.
Understand the purchaseing process.
5. Maintain records on purchases.
6. Conduct a preliminary investigation of a fire scene to include analyzing information and
determining
the point of orgin and cause of the fire.
7. Develop preincident plans for multiunit operations.
8. Assign resources to effectiviely control incidents.
9. Conduct postincident analysis using inforamtion gathered from all responding units.
10. Assist with the development of organizational policies and procedures.
11. Provide the media with emergency incident or department activity information.
12. Apply planning concepts and project needed resources.
The fire officer two responsabilites regarding safety and health include: - answer-analyzing
unit accidents
and injury reports and directing actions and or recommending steps to prevent thier
reoccurance.
,The company officer two must interact personally with superiors, peers and subordinates
to accomplish?
- answer-Organizational goals and tasks.
The company officer two may be required to develop? - answer-Written reports, press
releases, memos,
policies and procedures.
Local governments affects emergency services organizations in two primary ways. -
answer-1. allocating
funds, approving.disapproving purchases, staffing requests, ordinances related to fire
protection.
2. Local government oversee other department and agencies with which their emergency
services
organizations must interact.
Who may enact local legislation? - answer-City council, commisioners, or board with
authority over the
jurisdiction
What are the three functional branches of government? - answer-Legislative, executive and
Judicial.
What four states are considered commonwealth - answer-Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and
Virginia and Puerto Rico
What is a commonwealth state? - answer-A state in which the government functions with
the common
consent of the people
What territiories does the US currently administer. - answer-Guam, Midway, American
Samoa, Puerto
Rico and the US Virgin Islands
Canada is divided into how many provinces and how many territories? - answer-Ten
Provinces and three
territories.
Canada has three branches of the government. - answer-Unicameral legislative assembly,
executive
, branch and judicial branch
The following agencies may influence fire and emergency services. - answer-Fire marshal,
fire training
programs, commisioners, EMS services, forestry, homeland security, OSHA and fish and
game.
Other agencies that we may interact with. - answer-FEMA, USFA, NFA, EMI, coast guard,
USDA, USFS,
HUD, DOI, DOL, OSHA, CDC, NIOSH, DOT, DOJ, CPSC, NRC
Examples of Internal resources. - answer-Street dept, public works, L.E. EMS,
What is an Area Contigency Plan (ACP)? - answer-A procedure to be put into effect should
an emergency
occur within a given region or area.
What is NRP? - answer-National Response Plan- created to integrate federal government
prevention,
preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation plans into one all discipline, all hazard
approach to
domestic incident management
What is formative evaluation? - answer-Ongoing, repeated assesment conducted over time
to evalute an
employee's performance against an organizations standards.
What is Summative evaluation - answer-The company officer's final assesment of the
individuals
performance. Typically done at the end of probation, annually as part of a performance
review and for
performance improvement or disciplinary purpose.
It is likly that the __________ willbe the individual who implements change at the operations
level. -
answer-Company officer
Change can originate from two forces. - answer-Internal and external
Change can cause people to go through four stages - answer-Denial, resistance, exploration
and
commitment.
