Probie Study Guide MDFR UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Fire Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 5
Crossed Bugles, 5 Crossed bugles.
Assistance Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Gold, 4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Deputy Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold,
4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Division Chief - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Crossed Bugles
Chief Fire Officer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 3 Crossed Bugles, 3 Crossed Bugles
Captain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 2 Crossed Bugles, 2 Stars
Lieutenant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 1 Bugle, 1 Crossed Bugle
Define Uniform Non-Sworn Personnel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Personnel not required
to wear uniform during work
Items Company Officer should carry on Apparatus at all times. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Map, Hydrant List, Protocols, DOT guidebook, Tools and Supplies.
Procedures for backing up apparatus. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assistance from at least
TWO PERSONS. One at drivers side rearview, one at tailboard, one at intersection. Rescues
require 1 at all times.
,When should you remove bunker gear at alarm scene. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Determined by OIC.
Ascending order for uniform personnel on a normal basis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FF
Company Officer
Bureau OIC
Batt Chief
Div. Chief
Assistant Fire Chief
Deputy Fire Chief
Fire Chief
You have ____ minutes from report time before considered Absent without leave (AWOL). -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30
Eligibility for membership into Earned Leave Pool? Employed for at least ___ pay periods. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 13
In order to join earned leave pool, employees must donate leave time from what type of
leave? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- from accrued leave.
An employee will forward a memo to whom to request earned leave membership? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The MDFR Personnel Bureau
How often will Personnel Bureau publish a memo listing current members of Earn Leave
pool and reminding of availability? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Quarterly
How long must you be a member of Earned Leave Pool (in pay periods) to be eligible to
apply for benefits? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5 Pay Periods
To apply for earned leave pool benefits you will write a memo to whom? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- for the fire chief via Chain of Command
, Employee Request Earned Leave benefits will include what in memo? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Employee's Name, ID #, Position, Work Assignment (batt,sta,shift)
How will the balance of Earned Leave Pool be maintained? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- in
total dollar value that is equal to the hourly rate at the time of donation MULTIPLIED by # of
hours donated, MINUS the hourly rate at time of usage, MULTIPLIED by the hours used.
When will leave contributed to the Earned Leave Pool be returned to the employee? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If leave was taken by accident/ERROR or the program is
DISCONTINUED at which time the hours would be returned in pro-rated shares.
Donated leave hours will not be returned in what cases? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Where
a member applies for benefits and is denied.
Policy for employees that were a part of an Earned Leave Pool in a different county
job/department? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They'll be required to apply for membership
and donate the appropriate # of hours in order to participate in MDFR Earned Leave Pool.
Which employees are required to have written approval from the Fire Department Director
for Outside Employment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MDFR Personnel
Request for outside employment form should be reviewed by immediate supervisor with
particular attention to what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Conflicts of interests, Impairing
Performance Ability & Scheduling conflicts.
If request is approved by Department Director, what happens to the original form? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It will be forwarded to the Personnel Bureau & placed in the
employee's personnel file & a copy returned to the employee.
Process for filing an Outside Employment Statement includes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
*SNM*
Source of outside income
Nature of work performed
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Fire Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 5
Crossed Bugles, 5 Crossed bugles.
Assistance Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Gold, 4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Deputy Chief= Badge color, insignia, and collar insignia. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold,
4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Stars
Division Chief - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 4 Crossed Bugles, 4 Crossed Bugles
Chief Fire Officer - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 3 Crossed Bugles, 3 Crossed Bugles
Captain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 2 Crossed Bugles, 2 Stars
Lieutenant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Gold, 1 Bugle, 1 Crossed Bugle
Define Uniform Non-Sworn Personnel - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Personnel not required
to wear uniform during work
Items Company Officer should carry on Apparatus at all times. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Map, Hydrant List, Protocols, DOT guidebook, Tools and Supplies.
Procedures for backing up apparatus. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Assistance from at least
TWO PERSONS. One at drivers side rearview, one at tailboard, one at intersection. Rescues
require 1 at all times.
,When should you remove bunker gear at alarm scene. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Determined by OIC.
Ascending order for uniform personnel on a normal basis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- FF
Company Officer
Bureau OIC
Batt Chief
Div. Chief
Assistant Fire Chief
Deputy Fire Chief
Fire Chief
You have ____ minutes from report time before considered Absent without leave (AWOL). -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 30
Eligibility for membership into Earned Leave Pool? Employed for at least ___ pay periods. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 13
In order to join earned leave pool, employees must donate leave time from what type of
leave? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- from accrued leave.
An employee will forward a memo to whom to request earned leave membership? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The MDFR Personnel Bureau
How often will Personnel Bureau publish a memo listing current members of Earn Leave
pool and reminding of availability? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Quarterly
How long must you be a member of Earned Leave Pool (in pay periods) to be eligible to
apply for benefits? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 5 Pay Periods
To apply for earned leave pool benefits you will write a memo to whom? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- for the fire chief via Chain of Command
, Employee Request Earned Leave benefits will include what in memo? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Employee's Name, ID #, Position, Work Assignment (batt,sta,shift)
How will the balance of Earned Leave Pool be maintained? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- in
total dollar value that is equal to the hourly rate at the time of donation MULTIPLIED by # of
hours donated, MINUS the hourly rate at time of usage, MULTIPLIED by the hours used.
When will leave contributed to the Earned Leave Pool be returned to the employee? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- If leave was taken by accident/ERROR or the program is
DISCONTINUED at which time the hours would be returned in pro-rated shares.
Donated leave hours will not be returned in what cases? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Where
a member applies for benefits and is denied.
Policy for employees that were a part of an Earned Leave Pool in a different county
job/department? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They'll be required to apply for membership
and donate the appropriate # of hours in order to participate in MDFR Earned Leave Pool.
Which employees are required to have written approval from the Fire Department Director
for Outside Employment? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MDFR Personnel
Request for outside employment form should be reviewed by immediate supervisor with
particular attention to what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Conflicts of interests, Impairing
Performance Ability & Scheduling conflicts.
If request is approved by Department Director, what happens to the original form? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- It will be forwarded to the Personnel Bureau & placed in the
employee's personnel file & a copy returned to the employee.
Process for filing an Outside Employment Statement includes? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
*SNM*
Source of outside income
Nature of work performed
