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What are the five methods for identifying functional fire companies and evaluating suburban fire departments?
What are the five methods for identifying functional fire companies and evaluating suburban fire departments?
- Personal observation, review of available data, evaluation of commitment to internal standards, comparison with non-peer departments
- Personal observation, review of external standards, evaluation of commitment to internal standards, comparison with non-peer departments
- Personal observation, review of available data, comparison with peer departments, evaluation of compliance with external standards (correct)
- Personal observation, review of external standards, comparison with peer departments, evaluation of compliance with internal standards
What factors can be used to objectively compare and group fire departments?
What factors can be used to objectively compare and group fire departments?
- Call volume, working fires, property and life loss, response times, and budget information (correct)
- Call volume, working fires, response times, staffing levels, and budget information
- Call volume, working fires, property and life loss, staffing levels, and budget information
- Call volume, working fires, property and life loss, response times, and staffing levels
What can comparing peer departments with common variables in the same region provide?
What can comparing peer departments with common variables in the same region provide?
- A way to identify non-functional fire companies
- A way to evaluate commitment to internal standards
- A way to evaluate compliance with external standards
- Additional insight into operational capabilities and effectiveness (correct)
What does evaluating a department's commitment to internal standards indicate?
What does evaluating a department's commitment to internal standards indicate?
What are the seven organizational characteristics that influence the culture modification process and change needed for fire companies to become functional?
What are the seven organizational characteristics that influence the culture modification process and change needed for fire companies to become functional?
What is the department size that seems to be most receptive to change that occurs within one generation of leadership?
What is the department size that seems to be most receptive to change that occurs within one generation of leadership?
How long does it typically take for fire companies formed during growth periods to become fully functional?
How long does it typically take for fire companies formed during growth periods to become fully functional?
What does the sustainable success of a fire company depend on?
What does the sustainable success of a fire company depend on?
What influences fire department success?
What influences fire department success?
What percentage of departments evaluated are modern and less mature, making them more receptive to change?
What percentage of departments evaluated are modern and less mature, making them more receptive to change?
Flashcards
Reviewing available data
Reviewing available data
Objective comparison and grouping of fire departments based on call volume, fires, losses, response times, and budget.
Parallel Comparisons
Parallel Comparisons
Comparing departments with similar variables in the same area to gain insight into capabilities.
Commitment to Internal Standards
Commitment to Internal Standards
A department's willingness to embrace ideas and opportunities, indicating long-term growth.
Department Size & Change
Department Size & Change
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Rapid Growth Periods
Rapid Growth Periods
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Sustainable Success
Sustainable Success
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Department Maturity
Department Maturity
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Category 2 Departments
Category 2 Departments
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Change Factors
Change Factors
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Drivers of Change
Drivers of Change
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Study Notes
- Categorizing departments in functional fire companies is important for understanding and positively influencing the organization.
- Five methods for identifying functional fire companies and evaluating suburban fire departments are personal observation, review of available data, parallel comparisons, evaluation of commitment to internal standards, and evaluation of compliance with external standards.
- Reviewing available data can objectively compare and group fire departments based on call volume, working fires, property and life loss, response times, and budget information.
- Comparing peer departments with common variables in the same region can provide additional insight into operational capabilities and effectiveness.
- Evaluating a department's commitment to internal standards indicates their willingness to take advantage of ideas and opportunities and yields long-term dividends.
- Seven organizational characteristics that influence the culture modification process and change needed for fire companies to become functional are department size, periods of rapid growth, maturity of department, chosen cultural infrastructure, intellectual infrastructure, support infrastructure, and change factors.
- Departments with 500 members or fewer seem to be the most receptive to change that occurs within one generation of leadership.
- Rapid growth periods can indicate periods in the organization's history when culture modification may have occurred and offer great opportunities for those seeking change.
- Fire companies formed during growth periods take about two years to develop team chemistry and gain necessary experience to become fully functional.
- Sustainable success of a fire company depends on a supportive environment with a learning culture.
- Fire department success is influenced by department maturity and quality of leadership.
- Older departments are more established and resistant to change.
- 72% of departments evaluated are modern and less mature, making them more receptive to change.
- Intellectual and support infrastructures are important for supporting a chosen culture.
- Change factors include geographical location, labor contracts, and leadership philosophies.
- Category 1 departments are large and mature, making them difficult to change.
- Category 2 departments are suburban and have experienced some change, making them more receptive to culture modification.
- Category 3 departments are rural and less mature, making them more receptive to change.
- Newer members often drive the need for change in suburban departments.
- Chiefs brought in from outside the organization typically have more success implementing change.
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