Fire Academy Quiz 1

Fire Academy Quiz 1 what percentage is required to be maintained throughout the academy - ✔✔80% what is the progression of discipline - ✔✔Coaching and counseling, oral reprimand, written reprimand How many written re ...

Fire Academy Quiz 1 what percentage is required to be maintained throughout the academy - ✔✔80% what is the progression of discipline - ✔✔Coaching and counseling, oral reprimand, written reprimand How many written reprimands can the recruit receive before he will be asked by the cadre to be terminated - ✔✔3 written reprimands what is some examples of flagrant/ severe violations that could result in immediate termination - ✔✔Any criminal violation, cheating on an exam, verbal or physical assault, insubordination, threat of violence, use of drugs or alcohol 4 examples of offenses that can immediately lead to a written reprimand - ✔✔failure of 3 quizzes, failure to meet academy standard time for physical agility test failure of a 4, 8, or 12 week test failure to turn in homework 4 other examples that can lead to verbal reprimand - ✔✔tardiness, lack of professionalism, not following orders, being out of the correct uniform Coaching def - ✔✔a teaching or training process in which an individual gets support while learning to achieve a specific professional result or goal Counseling def - ✔✔a meeting between a supervisor and employee. it may focus on a specific work place incident, or in as the result of performance evaluation. oral reprimand - ✔✔a disciplinary discussion between a management official who has authority to take disciplinary action and his/her employee in which the employee is informed that he/she has been disciplined by receipt of an oral admonishment or oral reprimand. what does a recruit have to provide to the cadre in order to miss a day of the academy - ✔✔a letter from a physician How long do you have to heal if you are injured outside of the academy - ✔✔1 week How long do you have to heal if you are injured inside of the academy - ✔✔3 weeks what are the 7 reasons that you can have an excused absence - ✔✔illness with physicians note, hospitalization, jury duty, subpoenas, military active duty, funeral of immediate family, military reserve training What defines a tardy - ✔✔nor being present within the 1 minute of the designated start time how many tardies does it take to result in a written reprimand - ✔✔2 tardies 1st reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔poor physical conditioning 2nd reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔immaturity 3rd reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔injury 4th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Background check reveals more information after being hired 5th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Unable/ unwilling to follow orders or follow the chain of command 6th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔on duty and off duty personal conflicts (including alcohol and drug usage, arrest and or convictions) 7th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔poor academic performance in the academy 8th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Not completing academic assignments during probation 9th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Excessive absences during the academy and probation 10th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Failure to perform 11th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Not asking for help 12th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Family pressure/ responsibilities 13th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Finding out this is the career that they dont actually want to be in 14th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Not being a team player 15th reason why firefighters get fired - ✔✔Bad/ poor attitude MFD mission statement - ✔✔To protect and enhance our community through professionalism and compassion MFD Vision statement - ✔✔A premier organization recognized for providing a safe community through professionalism, innovative action, and community involvement MFD Guiding Principles - ✔✔Compassion, professionalism, Honest, Ownership, Trust Joint Fire academy philosophy - ✔✔Customer service "be nice" Recruit academy general guidelines 1-12 - ✔✔1. be aggressive at all times, first to details, last to leave 2. be on time 3. always offer your help to anyone doing anything. when one person works, everyone works 4. respect authority 5. stand at attention at all times, sit only when told to do so 6. do ask questions if you do not understand something 7. double time when traveling from one place to another 8. Disregard for safety will not be tolerated 9. show respect for all co-workers "be-nice" 10. team work is the foundation of the fire service. always work with your team. no freelancing 11. rise to any challenge, take pride in what you do and responsibility for what you have done 12. hustle, hustle, hustle Firefighter promotion flow chart - ✔✔recruit, firefighter 1, firefighter 2, driver/ operator test, sr. firefighter/ driver qualified, driver/ operator or step up captain, captains test, captain, battalion chief Fire chief name - ✔✔mark niemeyer operations deputy chief name - ✔✔david jones How many categories in your binder are there - ✔✔13 How many skills sheets are there - ✔✔74