Fire and emergency management/Fire Fighter I/Prevention, Preparedness, and Maintenance

5.5.1 Terminal Objective: Candidate shall be able to perform a safety survey in a private dwelling using the proper forma and procedures, so candidate will be able identify life safety hazards, recommendations for their correction are made to the occupant, and unresolved issues are referred to the proper authority.

Enabling Objective: Candidate shall know organizational policy and procedures, common causes of fire and prevention, importance of fire safety survey and publics fire education programs to fire department public relations and the community, and referral procedures.

Demonstration objectives: Candidate shall be able to complete forms and recognize hazards, match findings to pre-approved recommendations, and effectively communicate findings to the occupants or referrals.

5.5.2 Terminal Objective: Candidate shall, using prepared material present fire safety information, present accurate information, so that questions are answered or referred.

Enabling Objective: Candidate shall know informational material, how to use material having presentation skills and department standard operating procedures for giving fire station tours.

Demonstration objectives: Candidate shall be able to properly give presentations using prepared materials.

5.5.3 Terminal Objective: Candidate shall clean and maintain the following equipment following departmental or manufacturers recommended guidelines and keep records , equipment in ready to use condition. Ladders, ventilation equipment, self contained breathing apparatus, ropes, hand tools.

Enabling Objective: Candidate shall know the cleaning methods for various tools and equipment, use the correct cleaning solvents, following departmental or manufacturers recommended guidelines for cleaning tools or equipment.

Demonstration objectives: Candidate shall be able to select the proper tool, clean, following guidelines for complete reporting procedures

5.5.4 Terminal Objective: Candidate shall be able to clean, inspect and place hose ready for service

Enabling Objective: Candidate shall know the departmental procedure for cleaning, loading hose, hose rolls, noting a defective hose for taking it out of service.

Demonstration objectives: Candidate shall be able to clean different hoses, operate hose washing and drying equipment, noting defective hose, replace coupling gaskets, roll and reload hose.