PRINCIPLES REVIEW GAME

Types of Fire Dept

100

— This department type employs full-time, salaried firefighters as their profession.

CAREER

200

— This department type is staffed by community members who serve without a full-time salary.

VOLUNTEER

300

This department type mixes career and volunteer staffing.

COMBINATION

400

— This department type operates under contract rather than direct government employment

PRIVATE

500

This is the most common department type in the U.S., especially outside major cities.

COMBINATION

Command Structure

100

This principle states each firefighter should have only one direct supervisor.

UNITY OF COMMAND

200

— This term describes the number of people one supervisor can effectively manage.

SPAN OF CONTROL

300

— This is the ideal span of control target, out of a 3-7 range.

5

400

This principle establishes a clear line of authority from the top of an organization to the bottom.

SCALAR

500

— This ICS structure is used when multiple agencies share jurisdiction over the same incident.

UNIFIED COMMAND

NFPA & NHTSA

100

This organization publishes NFPA 1500, the firefighter occupational safety and health standard.

NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION

200

— This federal agency publishes the National EMS Education Standards.

: What is NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)?

300

— For Scene Safety, this is NHTSA's core approach — recognizing a hazard well enough to NOT do this until it's safe.

: What is approach the patient/scene?

400

— This is the consistent pattern across nearly every category comparing the two standards: NFPA 1500 focuses on the firefighter working in/around hazards, while NHTSA focuses on this.

What is the EMS provider's relationship to patient care and scene safety?

500

WHAT IS THE CONSIDERED THE FIRE FIGHTERS RULE BOOK

NFPA 1500