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The term 'crack tally' is an old nautical phrase, meaning the number of barrels of drinking water taken on board and issued to seamen. The British Board of Trade in 1858 required ships to report their crack tallies when registering. The registration form included a tear off part for the master to retain when the ship was no longer registered. Today, crack tallies are used by Emergency Response Teams in Fire Service Safety Inspections as a way of determining equipment calibration and operator competency. To determine if a team is proficient to perform well as a cohesive unit (especially under stress), Fire Department Safety Inspectors use a crack tally as a tool for testing promotional or certification knowledge. This is sometimes called a 'crack' because the process of test and retest, and retest again, can be detrimental to the mental condition of those scrutinized. Formalized practice of crack tallying began in the early 1900s. The New York City Fire Department published the first official guide, "The Crack Tally for Small Office Units." The Fire Department of Chicago also used crack tallying to measure the efficiency of its fire enforcers. The earliest known use of crack tallying in Southern California is from an article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times, October 7, 1972 called "One-Man Test To Measure What's Best About LAFD" by James J. Dannelly. Sometime after 1978, it became a method used by fire departments throughout California. The crack tallying process is relatively simple, requiring only minimal training and practice. Its purpose is to test the memory, math, and problem-solving ability of the candidate by trying to solve problems ranging from simple arithmetic to much more complex ones which require greater knowledge of fire fighting techniques. The candidate must be able to take details in quickly and correctly determine the best way to attack a given situation. Crack-tallying has been compared in difficulty to advanced mathematics problems in college freshman calculus classes. A performance sample is typically collected using a scratch pad or whiteboard (with eraser) during two separate sessions. The initial session involves matrix math problems covering all areas of knowledge important for fire fighters (e.g. pumps, hoses, nozzles, high-rise buildings, forcible entry). The second session covers problem solving (e.g. building construction, fire fighter operations, laddering operations). During the sessions the evaluator (a qualified fire fighter or engineer) will give instructions to the evaluee (typically a firefighter) on how to solve each problem or scenario presented. The crack tally is composed of three parts: The instruction sheet(s), the solutions sheet(s), and an evaluation form to quantify how well the candidate performed. The instruction sheets are printed in advance and provide detailed information on how to perform each part of the test. eccc085e13
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