Fire Officer Principles and Practice 4th ed. (Chap. 9) with 100% correct answers(GUARANTEED SUCCESS))

Requirements of Fire Officer II Duties can be divided into administrative, nonemergency, and emergency. Administrative duties include evaluating a subordinate job performance, correcting unacceptable performance, and completing formal performance appraisals on each member. The FO II is expected to determine the area of origin and preliminary cause of a fire and develop and perform a post incident analysis of a multi company operation. Referred to as a managing officer. State Police Powers -Each state has the authority to govern matters related to the welfare and safety of the residents. Covers all powers not specifically delegated by the Constitution to the U.S. government. -State activities include following: adoption of fire and building codes, identification of who will enforce code compliance, and firefighting services. Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Administrative Law -The elected officials of a state or local jurisdiction enact basic government policies and then administrative agencies create rules to implement the details of the policies. -Under the Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSPA), the reason for delegating the rule making power by the legislature to an administrative agency is to bring scientific and technical details into the rules that are created. Tactical Priorities Are subdivided into tasks and assigned to companies. The IC makes assignments based on tactical priorities and available resources. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) often guide these decisions. Assigning Resources The resources assigned to an incident vary greatly and are influenced by history, tradition, and budgets. Emergency Management Office -Normally is responsible for maintaining and coordinating the local emergency plan, as well as facilitating the response to emergency situations. -The local emergency plan usually includes an evacuation component that can be used for any situation where the residents and occupants of an area must be protected from a dangerous situation. Determining evacuation distances The Fire Officer should consult the emergency response guidebook, the local hazardous materials team, or CHEMTREC for guidance in determining evacuation distances, based on the product quantity, and environmental conditions. Increase in non fire incidents -NFPA notes that firefighting accounts for only 4% of the response workload based on data submitted to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). -EMS calls are now the most frequent activity undertaken by the fire service, accounting for 64% of fire company responses. -Activated fire protection systems are the second most common reason for fire service response. The majority of these activations are due to faulty alarm systems, good intentions, or false calls. -Investigating an odor, hazardous condition, or other service call is the third most common reason for fire department response. Flashover and Structural Collapse Are the primary causes of non cardiac, death within a burning structure. Catastrophic Weather Events -While the number of wildfires has remained steady since 1985, the size and intensity of each fire has dramatically increased. -From the United States has averaged 13 disasters per year requiring a billion dollars or more in FEMA disaster relief. Working with Other Organizations -Federal, state, and local response plans identify which organizations are responsible for each area of the incident. -The jurisdiction's Office of Emergency Management is responsible for evacuation notification. -As incidents grow, FEMA may become the primary agency responsible for the coordination of the incident. Tent cities (Homeless Encampments) Most communities utilize the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to coordinate, track and assign public, non profit, and commercial resources for working with the encampments. Four federal laws that regulate the collective bargaining system 1) Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 2) Wagner-Connery Act of 1935 3) Taft-Hartley Labor Act of 1947 4) Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 Norris - LaGuarda Act of 1932 -Specified that an employee could not be forced into a contract by an employer as part of obtaining and keeping a job. -Said that yellow dog contracts were not enforceable in any court of the United States. Yellow dog contracts A pledge that some employers required workers to sign stating that they would not join a union as long as the company employed them. National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of 1933 -Guaranteed unions the right to collective bargaining as part of an effort to keep wages at a level that would maintain the purchasing power of the worker. -The Supreme Court court struck down NIRA as unconstitutional in 1935. Wagner - Connery Act of 1935 -Established the procedures that are commonly called collective bargaining. -It forms the basis of formal labor relations in the United States. It grants workers the right to decide, by majority vote. -The act also requires management to bargain with duty elected union representatives and outlaws yellow dog contracts. -Established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) -The act defined 5 types of unfair labor practices and declare them illegal. -This Act resulted in some unions becoming extremely powerful. Taft-Hartley Labor Act of 1947 -Was designed to modify the Wagner Connery Act and swing the pendulum back toward the middle by reducing the power of unions. -Gave workers the right to refrain from joining a union and applied the unfair labor practice provision to unions as well as to employers. -It specifically prohibited a union from forcing management to fire antiunion or nonunion workers. -Unions were required to engage in good faith bargaining and a 60 day cooling off period was created, which comes into effect when a labor agreement ends without a new contract. -The most significant provision of this act that affects fire fighters is referred to as "strikes during a national emergency". Landrum - Griffin Act of 1959 -Also known as The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. -Established the bill of rights for members of labor organizations. -It required that unions file an annual report with the government listing the assets of the organization as well as the names and assets of every officer and employee. -This act also amended portions of the Taft Hartley Labor Act. Federal Regulations passed in 1912 Prohibits federal employees from striking. President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order #10988 in 1963 It granted federal employees the right to bargain collectively under restricted rules.