A state's authority to govern matters related to the welfare and safety of the residents is known as
what type of power? correct answers State Police
According to NFIRS data, firefighting accounts for _____% of fire company response workload.
correct answers 4
According to the Wagner-Connery Act, what is the legality of an employer stopping a union from
forming? correct answers It is illegal.
Adoption of the two-platoon system resulted in a ______-hour workweek correct answers 84
As of 2019, right-to-work laws were in effect in how many states? correct answers 29
Duty of the FOII with respect to professional development plans? correct answers Write a plan
for each officer and firefighter that reports to him/her
Example of administrative duty. correct answers Developing a divisional budget
Fire fighters have the right to collective bargaining in _____ of the states. correct answers half
Four major pieces of federal legislation that established the groundwork for the rules and
regulations of the present collective bargaining system? correct answers Wagner-Connery Act,
Landrum-Griffin Act
In how many states is it legal for state employees to strike? correct answers 10
In the early days, how many hours did New York fire fighters work in a week? correct answers
151
, In which city did the first general strike in the U.S. occur? correct answers Seattle
On what basis does the incident commander assign resources when tasks outnumber available
resources? correct answers Tactical priorities and available resources
The current view of strikes by fire fighters is that they are: correct answers counterproductive
The frequency of public-sector strikes in the United States decreased significantly during the two
decades following which event? correct answers The PATCO strike of 1981
The US postal worker's strike of ________ set the tone for future civil service strikes. correct
answers 1970
There is an actual fire in _____% of activated alarm responses? correct answers less than 1%
Three divisions of FOII duties. correct answers Emergency
Unfair labor practices as defined by the Wagner-Connery Act correct answers Not hiring union
members
What are specific assignments, such as performing horizontal ventilation or a primary search?
correct answers Tasks
What did the Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932 establish? correct answers Employers cannot force
employees to enter into contracts to keep their jobs.
What has been the trend in federal legislation regarding collective bargaining? correct answers It
has changed direction like a pendulum.