Phoenix Fire Test

The multi-story building where fire suppression training utilizing live fire with class A ordinary combustibles is done at the Training Academy for recruits as well as for continued training for the department.

The multi-story building where fire suppression training utilizing live fire with Class B gas props is done at the Training Academy for recruits as well as for continued training for the Department.

A comprehensive program that may be accessed by any Fire Department member to provide short-term counseling and help in times of need. Can help with drugs and alcohol, marital problems, emotional issues and family issues to name a few.

A piece of fire apparatus that carries hose, water and has a pump. Its primary function on a fire is to provide water to extinguish the fire. All engine companies in the City of Phoenix also have ALS or advanced life support capabilities.

The removal of trapped victims from smashed automobiles, equipment, or any other place someone may be mechanically trapped. Extrication can be done with hand tools but usually involves the use of power tools.

A firefighter or engineer who is assigned to the Training Academy to assist the RTOs with training the Recruit Firefighters and to help Recruit Firefighters overcome any difficulties they may be experiencing.

Forcing a door or other access point with tools or a foot in order to get inside of a locked structure.

The cement area outside at the Training Academy where most hands-on training occurs.

A piece of fire apparatus that has a large aerial ladder or platform (usually 100 feet) and carries additional ground ladders and tools. Its primary function on a fire is to support the fire attack by forcing entry, ventilating the structure, providing lighting, securing the utilities, providing salvage and overhaul, and many other support functions. Ladders companies are also responsible for extrication.

The task of connecting fire hose to a fire hydrant as the engine is driven closer to the fire. This connects the engine to the fire hydrant for an uninterrupted water supply to supplement the 500 gallons of water carried by PFD apparatus.

Firefighters, after successful completion of the Training Academy, are invited to become part of an organized Labor Union called the International Association of Firefighters. The Phoenix, Glendale, Tempe, and Peoria Chapter are Local 493. The Union bargains for firefighter wages and benefits and participates in all functions of the Fire Department

Firefighters operate frequently in teams of two, i.e., a medic partner, firefighter partner, rescue partner, etcetara

This is a Fire Department representative that is assigned to and specializes in the news media. The Fire Department depends on public support and responds to customers in the most dire of circumstances. This requires a constant flow of information to all avenues of the media.

The team each recruit is assigned to while in the Academy.
Usually consists of 4-6 recruits and one RTO.

A piece of fire apparatus that is used primarily to transport sick and injured people. It has a two-person crew and also responds to fires where the crew is used for manpower.

The 24-hour period of time that a firefighter works. This is 0800 hours to 0800 hours every third day. The Phoenix Fire Department has 3 shifts (A, B and C) to provide coverage 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

An activity that is performed on fires by fire crews to systematically locate and then remove fire victims.
Is always the first priority at any incident.

The physical act of removing smoke from a fire involved building. Can be performed by cutting holes in the roof, using fans, breaking windows, or using hoselines.

A Fire Captain that is assigned to the Training Academy to train Recruits.

The air pack used by firefighters to breathe fresh air in smoky, oxygen deficient, or otherwise contaminated atmospheres.

The ranks of the Phoenix Fire Department

Six sections of the Phoenix FD that address the entire scope of dept. operations

(Chief) Responsible for the coordination and control of all the various Sections within the Department.
Reports to the City Manager's office

(Chief) Falls directly under and reports to the Fire Chief.
Is over the two Assistant Chiefs of Operations.

(Chief) Responsible for several divisions:
Battalion Training
The Command Training Center
The Training Academy
Emergency Medical Services

Battalion Chiefs supervise

Done primarily by Battalion 8 in conjunction with the Command Training Center,the Training Academy
Focuses on continuing education for fire companies throughout the City and can range from classroom lectures to multi- company drills.

Focuses on incident command with simulations, table-top drills, lectures and guest speakers.
To provide continuing education to current and to train new and would-be Captains and Chief Officers
Keeps the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures current

Primarily used to train new firefighters
Hosts companies for drills & classes
Houses the Driver Training Division
Provides training for drivers who have been involved in accidents

Responsible for the continuing education training for all of the Department’s paramedics and EMTs as well as the initial training program for paramedics.

(Chief) Responsible for Resource Management, Fleet Management, Facilities Management, Aviation, and Safety

Responsible for Battalions 3,4,6, and 8

Responsible for Battalions 1, 2 , 5, and 19 (Aviation)

Responsible to ensure proper staffing throughout the City every day.
Assign roving members and hire members back on overtime.
Ensures adequate staffing for specialty services our Department provides such as advanced life support, hazardous materials, technical rescue, and aviation specialties.

Provides protective clothing, purchasing and warehousing all supplies and commodities, researching new products and providing mail and photocopy services.

Provides for the purchase, outfitting, servicing, repair and fuel for every piece of apparatus
Manages a fleet of over 400 vehicles and their equipment – including engines, ladders, rescues, ladder tenders, squads, command vehicles, support vehicles, staff vehicles, and specialized apparatus.

Four primary emergency service delivery vehicles

Transports four or five firefighters, water, hose, medical equipment, firefighting tools, and a pump to the scene.
Also known as a pumper

Transport four or five firefighters, firefighting tools, medical equipment, and a ladder or aerial device that allows firefighters to reach the upper floors and roofs of buildings

Respond to emergency calls when the aerial ladder will not be needed but all the other resources may. They are smaller, more economical to respond in than a Ladder.

A five-person apparatus that has similar equipment to ladder companies but also have a large amount of specialty equipment used for hazardous materials and technical rescue response.
Can be called out to any portion of the State in the event there is a large catastrophic event

Transports two firefighters, medical equipment, and firefighting equipment.

Designs, coordinates, builds and maintains all of the Phoenix Fire Department Facilities. With about 57 fire stations and various other buildings spread over more than 520 square miles

A system designed to be able to continuously track the exact location of all emergency response apparatus, allowing for the dispatch of the closest most appropriate available unit to the scene.

What greatly enhances emergency response delivery for the over 350,000 emergencies annually in the 2,000 - plus square miles of the Phoenix metropolitan area

Responsible for all aspects of emergency response at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport
Has the capability to respond to EMS calls, structure fires, non-structural fires and service calls at the airport
Primary function is to provide aircraft rescue and firefighting.

Works with Operations to provide: risk management planning; station, equipment and facility inspections; accident analysis and safety training.
Review's Department procedures and work to ensure OSHA compliance.

(Chief) Oversees Urban Search and Rescue, Homeland Defense, the All Hazards Incident Management Team, Strategic Planning, Special Events Planning, Technical Services, Regional 911, and Dispatch and Deployment.

Special Operations manages two major types of day-to-day specialty responses.

Covers confined space rescue, swift water rescue, heavy rescue, high angle rescue, tree rescue and trench rescue.

A system that allows Labor and Management to work through tough issues, deals with conflict, and reach agreements, service delivery, customer service, and improves the quality of life for its members.

Responsible for purchase, testing and maintenance of the Department’s computers, GPS systems, radios, mobile computer terminals (MCTs), dispatch systems, and phones.

(Chief) Oversees Personnel, Payroll, Labor - Management Negotiations, Public Affairs, and Community Involvement.

(Chief) Manages recruitment, outreach programs, and the promotional processes for Engineer, Captain, and Battalion Chief's

Ensures employee compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as with City of Phoenix policies, Personnel Rules and Administrative Regulations and Fire Department rules and policies.

Reviews all hiring and promotional practices and provides assistance to supervisors on progressive discipline, alternate dispute resolution and documentation.

Contracts between the Union and the City typically have a term of

Coordinates the Labor/Management negotiations process. Represents the City and the Department when negotiating a new contract with the Department’s various unions

Results of new contract negotiations that spells out the wage and benefit package for the term of that contract.

Consists of Fire Prevention, Special Hazards, New Construction, Investigations and Spanish Emersion. This group is made up of both civilian and sworn members of the Department.

Inspects occupancies that produce, handle or use hazardous materials in their scope of their operations.
Information gathered is used to enforce existing building and fire codes as well as make changes to these codes when necessary

(Chief) Oversees Budget and Fiscal, Budget and Research, City Hall and City Law Liaison, the Health Center, ETS (Emergency Transportation System), CIP ( Capital Improvements), IGA (Inter- governmental Agreements) and Contracts.

Responsible for all budgeting and accounting.
Administers and coordinates the Department’s expenditures within the authorization of the Operating and Capital Budgets.

(Chief) Prepares City Council Reports and Reports for Council Action, conducts special studies and analyzes proposed legislation for its impact on the Fire Department and our customers.

Key phrases and concepts of the Action Plan committees

The three-tier evaluation system is used to determine the

Each applicant must successfully complete the CPAT in what time

The CPAT must have been successfully completed by the candidate within

Characteristics of a good communicator

Characteristics of Strong Interpersonal Skills

Characteristics of Strong Commitment to Wellness

The strength that empowers us to provide the best customer service and is the thread that connects us to the community.

What helps create a more flexible Fire Department through exposure to new ideas, different ways of working and making decisions.

Adverse physiological and psychological outcomes are results from

Historically, the Fire Service has paid more attention to the fire apparatus and equipment than

The ultimate goal of the Wellness/Fitness Initiative (WFI)

In an effort to create a universally accepted program for improving health, wellness and fitness within the North American fire service WHO joined efforts to create the Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness/Fitness Initiative (WFI)

The Fire Service Joint Labor Management Wellness/Fitness Initiative consists of five main areas of focus

The medical exam outlined in the Wellness/Fitness Initiative (WFI) is designed to help identify

The medical exam outlined in the Wellness/Fitness Initiative (WFI) are performed

Research has shown the need for high levels of WHAT is necessary to perform firefighting job tasks safely and effectively

What is critical to maintaining the wellness of our uniformed personnel and therefore must be incorporated into the overall Fire Service philosophy and culture.

An effective physical fitness program has several components that must be implemented

Aerobic Capacity is evaluated by

Muscular Strength is evaluated by

Muscular Endurance is evaluated by

Flexibility is evaluated by

The maximal force that a specific muscle or muscle group can generate

The weight of equipment used by a single firefighter on the job is in excess of

Reduced muscular strength can contribute to the high incidence of

To measure strength accurately with the highest degree of safety, evaluators must emphasize

Grip strength has been shown to be a key factor in many essential emergency response tasks including:

Leg strength is required for many essential emergency service tasks including:

Arm flexion strength is key for the performance of many standards and essential Fire and emergency tasks including:

The ability of a muscle group to perform repeated contractions

According to the IAFF Death and Injury Survey, the leading type of line of duty injury within the Professional Fire Service is

The most prevalent line of duty injury that leads to premature departure from the Fire Service is

The IAFF Death and Injury Survey indicates that the frequency of firefighter job related injury is how much more times that of workers in private industry

Any firefighter on extended leave status from normal duties for a continuous period of _______ or more must undergo medical and fitness evaluations prior to returning to full duty

Examples of extended leave status

Provides important tools to assist all uniformed personnel in achieving total wellness

The factor that plays the biggest role in exercise performance

Benefits of a well balanced diet

Factors that increases an individual’s risk for injury, reduces performance, and adversely affects the ability to dissipate heat while working

A well balanced diet, combined with a consistent exercise program, is the most reliable method

In how many weeks; a new hire will be required to perform as an integrated part of an emergency response crew

The primary focus of everything the Phoenix Fire Department does is

The four areas of focus for recruit training are:

Concerning the Recruit Training Policies, Rules, and Requirements the Recruit is expected to provide

If a Recruit is unable to attend class for any reason, the recruit shall call and notify an RTO by

Recruit chain of command

Recruits shall NOT grant news media interviews without the consent of the

The principle that a person can report to only one supervisor

The number of personnel one individual can effectively manage (usually 3 to 7)

Dividing large jobs into small jobs

Division of labor is necessary in the fire service to:

A guide to decision making within an organization.
Originates mostly with top management in the fire department and points to the kinds of decisions that must be made by fire officers or other management personnel in specified situations.

A detailed guide to action.
Describes in writing the steps to be followed in carrying out organizational policy for some specific, recurring problem or situation.

Two basic factors that motivate accident control efforts within the fire fighting profession:

Most Firefighter accidents are a direct result of

Contains the minimum requirements and procedures for safety and health program

The main goals of any good safety program should be as follows:

The temperature in a compartment that results in the simultaneous ignition of all of the combustible contents in the space

Approximate ignition temperatures of a Flashover

One of the most common gases given off from pyrolysis.

The heat release from a fully developed room at flashover can be on the order of

Any action during fire fighting operations that allows air to mix with hot gases can result in an explosive ignition called

The potential of backdraft can be reduced with

Conditions that may indicate the potential for a backdraft:

What causes the most deaths in a fire

The most common narcotic gases found in smoke are

The most common of the hazardous substances contained in smoke.
Most easily detected in the blood of fire victims

What is an undesirable quality or trait that will not be tolerated

Forms of Sexual Harassment

An organizations responsibility to provide the direction needed to satisfy the goals and objectives it has identified is called

The BIG 5

( T/F ) After 3 1⁄2 years, a Firefighter may elect to become a Captain (supervisor) by testing and placing high enough on the promotional list to be promoted to the rank of Captain.
True False

(T/F) After 1 year as a Captain they may elect to become a Battalion Chief by testing and placing high enough on the promotional list to be promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief.
True False

A Captain may elect to become an Arson Investigator after passing testing and having adequate seniority as a Captain.
True False

(T/F) After 1 year as a Captain they may elect to become a Battalion Chief by testing and placing high enough on the promotional list to be promoted to the rank of Battalion Chief.
True False

After 3 1/2 years, a Firefighter may elect to become a member of one of the three Special Operations Teams by testing or accepting a position on an apparatus to the team.
True False

Action plans work by forming a committee for each issue and:

The RBO system allows the Phoenix Fire Department to be more effective as an organization by improving

Behavioral, personality, and attitude qualities determined to be critical to success