Florida Fire Officer 1 Review Questions
With Correct Answers
What branch of management includes the setting of compensation and
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benefits? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Human Resources
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What level of administrative chief fire officer is responsible for
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managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined
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geographic area, usually in more than one fire station? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Battalion Chief |
Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a
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harassment complaint has merit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the fire chief
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Management is the science of using ____ to achieve ____. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-available resources/desired results | |
One of Taylor's four principles was to replace rule-of-thumb work
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methods with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-methods based on scientific
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study of the tasks
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,The formal fire department organization considers a fire officer to be
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the representative of whom - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the fire chief
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Most experts believe that span of control should extend to no more
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than a specific number of people. What is that number? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-5
What type of study was used to greatly improve performance in the fire
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fighter combat challenge? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-time and motion
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What can a fire officer do to improve his effectiveness in handling an
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unpopular order? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-determine the history
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behind the order | |
There are several things a department might do as part of compliance
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with a consent decree. What is one such thing? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Engage in community outreach | | |
What does a Theory X manager believe? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-that
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people do not like to work | | | | |
Taylor's unflattering characterization of workers viewed them as cheap,
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stupid, and - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-interchangeable
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,A Theory Y manager believes that people need to be ___, not ___. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-encouraged / controlled| | |
What term does the international association of fire chiefs use for a fire
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officer 1? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-supervising fire officer
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Fire officers should act as if someone is always ___ when they are out of
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the station? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-documenting their actions
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Which of the four functions of management means guiding or directing
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in a course of action to include motivating, guiding, training, and
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directing employees? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-leading
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Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and matching the
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individuals strengths with the organizations needs in order for the
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organization, the individual, and the officer to be successful is a must for
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|the fire officer to maintain? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cultural diversity
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Fire officer should consult their supervisors if they are going to make a
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decision that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-goes beyond their scope of
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authority
what level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non-
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chief officer in a department - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2
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, What is the term for the set of guidelines that a department establishes
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for fire fighters - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-discipline
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With blank, the specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that
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|person responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of
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job assignments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-division of labor
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fire fighters usually report to a company officer who is typically invested
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with a rank. what is one of those ranks? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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captain
what condition could ensue if it was not for the principle of unity of
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command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fire fighters could receive multiple
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possibly conflicting orders from different officers
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what type of information is included in the first part of a beginning of
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shift report? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-staffing
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when officers are preparing to present a class on a topic, what, whom
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should they consult first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-their personal
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training library |
With Correct Answers
What branch of management includes the setting of compensation and
| | | | | | | | | |
benefits? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Human Resources
| | | |
What level of administrative chief fire officer is responsible for
| | | | | | | | | |
managing the activities of several fire companies within a defined
| | | | | | | | | |
geographic area, usually in more than one fire station? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Battalion Chief |
Who must take corrective action if an investigation confirms a
| | | | | | | | | |
harassment complaint has merit? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the fire chief
| | | | | | | |
Management is the science of using ____ to achieve ____. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-available resources/desired results | |
One of Taylor's four principles was to replace rule-of-thumb work
| | | | | | | | | |
methods with - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-methods based on scientific
| | | | | | | |
study of the tasks
| | |
,The formal fire department organization considers a fire officer to be
| | | | | | | | | | |
the representative of whom - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the fire chief
| | | | | | | |
Most experts believe that span of control should extend to no more
| | | | | | | | | | | |
than a specific number of people. What is that number? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-5
What type of study was used to greatly improve performance in the fire
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
fighter combat challenge? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-time and motion
| | | | | | |
What can a fire officer do to improve his effectiveness in handling an
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
unpopular order? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-determine the history
| | | | | | |
behind the order | |
There are several things a department might do as part of compliance
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with a consent decree. What is one such thing? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Engage in community outreach | | |
What does a Theory X manager believe? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-that
| | | | | | | | | |
people do not like to work | | | | |
Taylor's unflattering characterization of workers viewed them as cheap,
| | | | | | | | |
stupid, and - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-interchangeable
| | | |
,A Theory Y manager believes that people need to be ___, not ___. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-encouraged / controlled| | |
What term does the international association of fire chiefs use for a fire
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officer 1? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-supervising fire officer
| | | | | |
Fire officers should act as if someone is always ___ when they are out of
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the station? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-documenting their actions
| | | | | | |
Which of the four functions of management means guiding or directing
| | | | | | | | | | |
in a course of action to include motivating, guiding, training, and
| | | | | | | | | | |
directing employees? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-leading
| | | |
Looking beyond the physical attributes of individuals and matching the
| | | | | | | | | |
individuals strengths with the organizations needs in order for the
| | | | | | | | | |
organization, the individual, and the officer to be successful is a must for
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|the fire officer to maintain? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cultural diversity
| | | | | | | |
Fire officer should consult their supervisors if they are going to make a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
decision that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-goes beyond their scope of
| | | | | | | | |
authority
what level of fire officer is generally associated as being the senior non-
| | | | | | | | | | | |
chief officer in a department - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2
| | | | | | |
, What is the term for the set of guidelines that a department establishes
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
for fire fighters - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-discipline
| | | | |
With blank, the specific assignment of a task to an individual makes that
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|person responsible for completing the task and prevents duplication of
| | | | | | | | | |
job assignments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-division of labor
| | | | | |
fire fighters usually report to a company officer who is typically invested
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with a rank. what is one of those ranks? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
captain
what condition could ensue if it was not for the principle of unity of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fire fighters could receive multiple
| | | | | | | |
possibly conflicting orders from different officers
| | | | |
what type of information is included in the first part of a beginning of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shift report? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-staffing
| | | |
when officers are preparing to present a class on a topic, what, whom
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
should they consult first? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-their personal
| | | | | | | |
training library |
