Fire Officer p80

Who is the incident command expert mentioned in the text?

• Chief Don Abbott

• Chief John Smith

• Chief Michael Brown

• Chief Sarah Johnson

What percentage of mayday calls are missed the first time according to Project Mayday?

• 87%

• 48%

• 88%

• 54%

What is the purpose of Project Mayday?

• To train new firefighters

• To improve fire command awareness

• To develop new firefighting equipment

• To build new fire stations

Which phrase is NOT listed as a trigger for an IC to reconsider their operations?

• We are running out of air.

• We have found the seat of the fire.

• We have fire above our heads.

• We have zero-visibility conditions.

What should a fire officer keep the chief informed about?

• Local news

• Weather conditions

• Personal issues

• Progress toward performance goals

What is a major finding of Project Mayday regarding communications?

• Communications are only important in 10% of maydays.

• There is no need for communication during maydays.

• Communications are perfect in all maydays.

• There is a major breakdown in communications in 87% of maydays.

What should a fire officer do when anticipating problems?

• Handle it alone without informing anyone

• Inform the chief early enough to get help

• Ignore the problems

• Wait until the problem becomes severe

What is the consequence of not finding out about a situation that is going poorly?

• Damage to a fire officer's reputation

• Immediate promotion

• No consequences

• Increased salary

What should fire officers encourage their subordinates to do?

• Report bad news immediately

• Keep bad news to themselves

• Only report good news

• Report news at the end of the month

What is a potential result of creating a barrier to receiving bad news?

• Better communication

• Increased efficiency

• Catastrophic results at an emergency scene

• Improved team morale