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