The Essex Fire And Rescue

This paper explores the different aspects in living a firefighter’s life. The topics that will be covered are the various types of technology when being a fireman, the different tactics you see on a day to day basis, the physical abilities one must be capable of, and the types of equipment used. The technology used today to help fight fires is extremely progressed and different than it was even just ten years ago. If it were not for these new inventions, communication would not be as easy and complex for any fire station. Firemen face different obstacles every day and have to be ready to jump right in with whatever the circumstance may be. Tactics such as

“The images, metaphors, or frames that we hold, both of managing and of change, influence our ideas of what we think managing change is all about” (Palmer, Dunford, & Akin, 2009). As people we all see through our own eyes, we call see a different perspective and have a different reaction to what is coming next. As human beings we react differently to situations. Situations of change are transitions that some are able to adapt to quickly while others have a hard time. Being the leader of that change can be difficult and helping make a change does not come easily or effectively. Keep and Newcomer (2008)

The Golden Fire Department (GFD) is proud to introduce our newest employee Kathleen (Katie) Quintana! Katie Joined the GFD Fire Prevention Bureau staff in mid June 2015. She worked for the City and County of Denver for 10 ½ years, there she held a variety of clerical and administrative positions. Her last few years with Denver, Katie worked for the Denver Police Department doing photo enforcement, after that she was a 911 call taker. In 2005, she accepted a position with the Aurora Fire Department (AFD) as a front desk receptionist. Shortly after she was hired, she was promoted to fire inspector. Katie spent eight years with the Aurora Fire Department. During her tenure, she became an ICC and state certified Fire Inspector II, she also received

After earning a degree in fire science, there are many choices to be made. A very important choice would be the place of employment that is chosen. As a firefighter, two places of employment to choose from could be two different cities. For example, Glendale and Phoenix fire departments differ greatly and would both be wonderful places to work. The decision to work at either would be based on an individual's needs or wants in that city.

In 1970, the Chaparral Region of Southern California suffered immense devastation from wildfires that burned for several days, burning more than half a million acres of land, destroying over 700 structures and killing 16 people. During the subsequent debriefing and critiques done by the two primary agencies, Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City Fire Departments, four major obstacles were identified. The two departments agreed that while there was cooperation between the departments, the identified obstacles definitely impeded the efforts put forth to extinguish the fire.

Since there has not been a train derailment in the city of Oxnard before, first responders and partnering agencies were facing an unfamiliar incident. In the hours post-collision a number of major tasks were achieved. The Oxnard Fire Department (OFD) responded and the Battalion Chief assumed Incident Command (IC), he immediately declared a level 3 Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) and set up a unified command structure, requesting numerous additional resources (National Transportation, 2016c, p. 10). In accordance with the Ventura County Emergency Medical Services (VCEMS) MCI plan “A medical communications officer (MEDCOMM) was assigned at the scene and base hospital contact was initiated with Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC)” (Ventura County,

The first clear evidence of an organized firefighting group came from Rome, with the founder Marcus Licinius Crassus[1]. Marcus made a lot of money by having his men rush to the fire, then wait while he negotiated a price. If Crassus did not reach an agreement, the men just sat there and watched the property burn to the ground[1]. After that, Emperor Nero formed a fire brigade in 60 A.D. called the Vigiles. The Vigiles also served as a police force(need more info on?). In Europe, firefighting was not very good until the 17th century.

The organization I served in my community service is the Englewood fire department. Serving this organization has helped me learn some great lessons to being a good leader overall. The main ones that I attained are to treat those you lead as actual people, to keep pushing yourself forward even in the face of adversity, and to look at the brighter side of life.

The city of London was a place of prosperity, a city that connected many people to others from around the world was a little more dangerous than people were lead on to believe. On 1666 a bakery caught fire during the night and fire spread quickly throughout the city of London. Lasting multiple days the it was one of the most destruction fires in the history of the world. The fire of London destroyed countless acers of land, but upon the destruction it allowed for reconstruction of the city, showed how it affected the world and who was being blamed for the fire. A time that would lead to great improvements that would be lasting effects even to this day.

The majority of the fire department in the United States are public agencies that their budget money primarily from taxation. In Arizona, fire departments depend on the taxation of the secondary assessed value of property. The health of the economy influences the amount of revenue generated through taxation, where the rise and fall of property values directly correlate to the fluctuation of tax revenue collected for fire department budgets. The Golder Ranch Fire District (GRFD) is a public department that is a state agency because GRFD is a taxation district that provides service to an annexed jurisdiction instead of directly to a city or town. Arizona also has Rural/Metro (R/M), a private fire department owned by Envision Care. As a

England: In the UK, London suffered great fires in 798, 982, 989, 1212 and above all in 1666 (the Great Fire of London). The Great Fire of London in 1666 set in motion changes which laid the foundations for organized firefighting in the future. In the wake of the Great Fire, the City Council established the first fire insurance company, "The Fire Office", in 1667, which employed small teams of Thames watermen as firefighters and provided them with uniforms and arm badges showing the company to which they belonged. The Great Fire of 1666 started in a baker's shop on Pudding Lane, consumed about two square miles (5 km²) of the city, leaving tens of thousands homeless. Prior to this fire, London had no organized fire protection system. Afterwards,

To address the issues in the most appropriate manner for the Southport Volunteer Fire Department, I believe that it is in the best interest of the Department to conduct a strategic plan to update the policies and procedures and to develop a long range financial plan that will allow upgrades to the current firehouse. The Department can begin to do this by reviewing its mission statement, and the policies and procedures that are in place. Everyone in the Department needs be unified on the mission and the policies that the Department will adhere to going forward. This can be conducted by using the 5-I approach of initiating, inquiring, imaging, innovating and inspiring to implement. The Department needs to bring together outside people such as

In order to examine this issue further, this research will look at a number of different sources. Contemporary managerial sources are explored in order to understand how other voices in the field are describing similar methods for change. First, popular structures for change management are examined, especially within their correlation to Palmer & Dunford (2009). This is followed with an extensive

It is generally noted that Albert Einstein once said, “the measure of intelligence is the ability to change”. John Kotter embedded this mindset that continually adapting and evolving can lead to success within the novel Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Condition. Kotter’s and Rathgeber structural organization allows change management to be introduced through a relatable fable highlighting the needed steps to properly manage a group dealing with change. Tone, approach, and mood management are amongst the areas defined as crucial in managing change and making it acceptable. Kotter also introduces what he defines as The Eight Step Process of Successful Change that are surrounded by the themes of Setting the stage, Deciding what to do, Making it happen, and Making it stick. This novel is the example of how to effectively manage change within an organization as well as individually.

The greatest threat facing the Modern Fire Service is the rate at which firefighters are dying in the line of duty. Excluding the terrible event of 9/11 that occurred in 2001 that forever changed the dynamics of the emergency response services1, firefighter deaths have averaged around 100 fatalities each year for the since 1990. This unacceptable rate of firefighter deaths has found its way to be a benchmark in the industry. The problem is that the benchmark should be zero firefighter deaths while on duty and every year that there is a fatality is a year that the fire service has failed its members. The number one cause of firefighter related deaths yearly is proven to be medical, stress, or overexertion related fatalities2. All of these causes of firefighter deaths can be avoided with implementation of training and awareness.