Chapter 9
Fire Officer II as a Manager
Fire Officer II as a Manager
accounts for only 4% of the response workload according to NFIRS
Firefighting
process in which a person engages with others and creates a connection that raises the level of motivation and morality in both the leader and the follower
Transformational leadership
NFPA standard on Community risk assessment and Community Risk Reduction Plan Develpment
NFPA 1300
written organizational directives that identify a desired goal and describe the general path to accomplish the goals, including critical tasks or cautions.
Standard operating guidelines
process of determining the origin, cause, and development of a fire or explosion
Fire investigation
comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response that describes specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents.
National Response Framework (NRF)
Primary causes of noncardiac arrest for fire fighters within a burning structure
Flashover
Structural collapse
relationship where all parties are in it for themselves, and they do things for each other with the expectation of reciprocation.
Transactional relationship
Statistical description of economic and social issues of a community
Community Demographic Profile
include internal memos, e-mails, instant messages, and messages transmitted via mobile data terminals
Informal communications
Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Investigator
NFPA 1033
provides a consistent template for managing incidents.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
System that defines the roles and responsibilities to be assumed by personnel and the operating procedures to be used in the management and direction of emergency operation.
Incident command system
two ways Fire officers could use to keep track of firefighter activities
Activity log
T-account
Frequency analysis performed by the U.S. Geological Survey to identify the 1 percent probability that a given event will be equaled or exceeded in any given year.
100-year flood
official fire department document printed on business stationary with the fire department letterhead.
formal communication
these can lead fire investigators to the area of origin for a fire
U- and V-shaped fire patterns
outlines the strategic objectives and states how emergency operations will be conducted.
Incident action plan (IAP)
The Three Different types of Duties that are requirements of the Fire Officer II
Administrative Duties
Nonemergency Duties
Emergency Duties
Inadvertent action such as a slip, lapse, or mistake
Human error
includes housing density, age, high-density structures, and overcrowding.
Building Stock evaluation
formal documents that address a specific subject, policy, condition, or situation.
General orders
logical, systematic examination of an item, component, assembly, or structure and its place and function within a system, conducted to identify and analyze the probability, causes, and consequences of potential and real failures.
Failure analysis
complete command staff positions under NIMS includes..
IC
Safety Officer
Liason Officer
PIO
Each state has the authority to govern matters related to the welfare and safety of the residents this is known as...
State police powers
behavioral choice that increases risk when risk is not recognized or is mistakenly believed to be justified.
At-risk behavior
provides three qualitive tools to determine the likelihood of risk: Categories, consequences, and level. This can guide the prioritization of community risk reduction efforts
Vision 20/20
document that advocates a particular action or decision
recommendation report
scientific process of examining a fire occurrence to determine all the relevant facts, including origin, cause, and subsequent development of the fire, as well as to identify the responsibility for whatever occurred.
Fire Analysis
four major components of emergency scene operations under NIMS are.
operations
planning
logistics
finance/administration
Employers required workers to sign a pledge that they would not join a union as long as they were employed.
yellow dog contracts
behavioral choice to consciously disregard a substantial and unjustified risk.
Reckless behavior
two types of communications provided to the media
risk communications
crisis communications
must include all of the first-year expenditures as well as he annual personnel and operating expenses.
budget proposal
four fire cause classifications
accidental
natural
incendiary
undetermined
individual in charge of the four components of emergency operation are known as
General Staff
Made yellow dog contracts unenforceable
Norris-LaGuardia act 1932
Informal reprimand
formal written reprimand
suspension
termination
Steps of Progressive negative discipline
NFPA three steps to dealing with the media.
Build a strong foundation.
use a proactive approach.
use measured responsiveness.
jurisdiction writes up exactly what it desires in the product in detailed specifications. vendors respond to this.
Request for proposal (RFP)
crime of maliciously and intentionally, or recklessly, starting a fire or causing an explosion.
Arson
Tactical level management elements are dispersed into one of these three
Divisions
Groups
Units
established the National Labor relations board and procedure called collective bargaining
Wagner-Connery Act of 1935
Federal/state law
labor contract
jurisdiction regulations
fire department policies
Four borders of human resources
comprehensive evaluation that identifies, prioritizes, and defines the risks the pertain to the overall community.
Community Risk Assessment (CRA)
method of ensuring that a budget account contains sufficient funds to cover a purchase. most departments place a dollar amount on this.
Purchase orders
fuel or oxidizer, often an ignitable liquid intentionally used to initiate a fire or increase the rate of growth or fire spread.
Accelerant
standard procedure to manage uncommitted resources at the scene of an incident
Staging
established good faith bargaining and 60 day "cooling off" period
Taft-Hartley Labor act of 1947
a change in focus from errors and out comes to systems design and management of behavioral choices of all employees.
Just Culture
process to identify and prioritize local risks, followed by the integrated and strategic investment of resources to reduce their occurrence and impact.
Community Risk Reduction (CRR)
for purchases that exceed a predetermined amount, THIS is required rather than a purchase order.
Requisition
process in which material is decomposed or broken down, into simpler molecular compounds by the effects of heat alone.
Pyrolysis
five units of the same type with an assigned leader
Strike team
established a bill of rights for members of labor organizations
Landrum-Griffin Act
a predisciplinary conference that occurs before a suspension, demotion, or involuntary termination issued. Refers to a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
Loudermill hearing
5 E's of prevention and mitigation
education
enforcement
engineering
economic incentives
emergency response
the format of the budget should comply with the recommendations of the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
profit, crime concealment, excitement, spite/revenge, extremism and vandalism.
Six basic motives for arson
administrative regulation that describes federal government disaster and emergency assistance to state and local governments, tribal nations, eligible private nonprofits organizations, and individuals affected by the declared natural disaster or emergency.
Stafford Act