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Essentials of Fire Fighting: 6 Edition Chapter 1 - Orientation and Fire Service History
Essentials of Fire Fighting: 6 Edition Chapter 1 - Orientation and Fire Service History
6th Edition
Firefighter I
Chapter 1 — Orientation
and Fire Service History
Learning Objective 1
1–1
Fire service history is an important part
of understanding current practices.
Colonial • Jamestown
North • Boston
• New Amsterdam (New York)
America • Philadelphia
1–2
Significant historical events result in
current laws and equipment.
1–3
Significant historical events result in
current laws and equipment.
1–4
REVIEW QUESTION
1–5
There are general trends of change in
the modern fire service.
Fire prevention
Emergency
and public Firefighter
medical
safety safety
services
education
Natural
Hazardous disasters (All
Terrorism
materials hazard
mitigation)
Professionalization Community-based
for the fire service fire protection
1–6
REVIEW QUESTION
1–7
Learning Objective 2
1–8
Fire service culture is influenced by its
organization and cultural challenges.
• Command structure
Organizational • Ranks
Characteristics • Uniforms
• Teamwork
Cultural
Challenges
1–9
Fire service culture develops specific
cultural strengths.
Moral Work
Integrity Pride
character ethic
1–10
REVIEW QUESTION
How do organizational
characteristics, cultural challenges, and
cultural strengths influence the fire
service?
1–11
Learning Objective 3
1–12
REVIEW QUESTION
1–13
The fire service mission establishes
department organization.
Save lives
Fire
Service
Protect
Mission
property and
environment
1–14
Learning Objective 4
1–15
Department organization is based on a
system of rank tied to specific duties.
1–16
Fire department types are determined
by how the organization is funded.
Public Private
1–17
Types of staffing vary based on funding
and duties assigned at the station.
Career
Volunteer
• On-call
Combination
1–18
Departmental duties are separated
based on who personnel support.
Directly to Support
external line
customers personnel
1–19
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1–20
Learning Objective 5
1–21
The basic organization of a fire
company is based on assigned duties.
Company
Battalion or district
Basic unit with
the officer at top Operations division
Companies
located in Manages day-to-
response area day operations
1–22
Fire company duties vary depending on
their main purpose.
Rescue
Brush
squad/
company (Cont.)
company
1–23
Fire company duties vary depending on
their main purpose.
Emergency
medical/
ambulance
Hazardous Materials
company
company
Courtesy of Edwin Jones
Special rescue
company
1–25
Learning Objective 6
1–26
Learning Objective 7
1–27
Fire department personnel must meet
specific qualifications.
Job-related Training in
Medical physical basic
fitness medical care
1–28
Line functions form the foundation of
the uniformed part of fire service.
Emergency
Operations Division
Fire
Fighter I
Fire
Fighter II (Cont.)
1–29
Line functions form the foundation of
the uniformed part of fire service.
Airport
firefighter
Hazardous
Fire apparatus materials
driver/operator technician (Cont.)
1–30
Line functions form the foundation of
the uniformed part of fire service.
Fire department
incident safety
office
1–31
Line functions form the foundation of
the uniformed part of fire service.
Fire Chief
•1–32
Line functions form the foundation of
the uniformed part of fire service.
Emergency Emergency
medical medical
responders technicians
Advanced
emergency
medical Paramedics
technicians
(Cont.)
1–33
REVIEW QUESTION
1–34
Line functions form the foundation of
the uniformed part of fire service.
1–35
Staff functions support and train
members of the fire service.
Training division
Fire department
• Instructors
health and safety Clerical staff • Training officer/ chief of
officer training
Information
Telecommunicators
systems personnel
Apparatus and
Fire alarm equipment
personnel maintenance
personnel
1–36
REVIEW QUESTION
1–37
Learning Objective 8
1–38
Fire service members must understand
department organizational principles.
Chain of
command
Unity of
command (Cont.)
1–39
Fire service members must understand
department organizational principles.
Span of
control
Division
of labor
Discipline
1–40
REVIEW QUESTION
1–41
Learning Objective 9
1–42
Learning Objective 10
1–43
Personnel must know how to locate
information in fire department regulations.
May be on file at
May be posted administrative
office
1–44
The fire service is regulated by a
variety of rules and procedures.
1–45
REVIEW QUESTION
1–46
The fire service is regulated by a
variety of rules and procedures.
• Federal
• State/provincial
Laws, Statutes,
or Ordinances • Local
1–47
REVIEW QUESTION
1–48
Learning Objective 11
1–49
Fire service personnel will interact with
various other organizations.
Law (Cont.)
enforcement
1–50
REVIEW QUESTION
1–51
Fire service personnel will interact with
various other organizations.
Utility Public
companies works
Other
Media
agencies
1–52
REVIEW QUESTION
1–53
Summary
(Cont.)
1–54
Summary
1–55