The fire service has been around for over 2‚000 years and there are fire departments all over the world. Regardless of the location of any fire station every firefighter shares the same roots. The fire service first started back in rome in 6 AD. Emperor Caesar Augustus formed the first fire fighting organization called the Vigiles. The Vigils were former slaves and also served as watchmen who patrolled through the city during the night. Each crew member had a certain job some of which included removing
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The History of the Fire Service Did you know that the earliest form of firefighting took place in Rome in 24 B.C? After almost being destroyed by unruly conflagrations‚ Rome created a fire department consisting of about 7‚000 paid firefighters. Their fire crews responded to and fought fires‚ and also patrolled the streets with the authority to fine anyone who disobeyed the fire prevention codes (Hashgan). The major piece of firefighting equipment the Roman’s used was the bucket‚ which was passed
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As a twenty-year veteran of the fire service and a seven-year company officer‚ San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) is a leading organization in the fire service. During this time‚ I have gained valuable knowledge and experience. My greatest strengths are interpersonal skills‚ administrative skills‚ and the ability to adapt. Some of the challenges I expect to encounter are‚ no longer working on a four-person crew and now managing a battalion of thirty plus personnel. Working in a diverse high
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Importance of Fire Prevention Bureau James Gabbard English 1020 Dr. David Auchter March 26‚ 2012 Importance of Fire Prevention Bureau James Gabbard Professor Auchler English Composition II 1020 Over the years‚ there have been thousands of lives lost due to fires. Fire Departments determined that something needed to happen to bring the number of fire related deaths down. They came up with a way to do so by creating a division within the fire department itself‚ fire departments called
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THE IMPACT OF TEAM WORK ON CUSTOMER SERVICE QUALITY A CASE STUDY OF NATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE‚ UGANDA DRONYI SILVER WANI 08/U/6906/PLE/PE A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS OF KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY APRIL 2012 CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter includes the background of the study‚ statement of the problem‚ purpose
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miles to go before valuing teams and teamwork will be the norm. You can‚ however‚ create a teamwork culture by doing just a few things right. Admittedly‚ they’re the hard things‚ but with commitment and appreciation for the value‚ you can create an overall sense of teamwork in your organization. Create a Culture of Teamwork To make teamwork happen‚ these powerful actions must occur. •Executive leaders communicate the clear expectation that teamwork and collaboration are expected. No one
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Todays fire service faces multiple challenges‚ one of the biggest challenges that threatened our existence is the waning of public support. Since the decline in our economy‚ many politicians have made firefighters their enemy and attacked the fire service. Recently‚ fire department wages have been blamed for our municipality’s dire fiscal condition. A majority of the public has taken note of these attacks and has taken the side of the politicians. Through our actions‚ we must work hard to regain
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new role. It no longer just deals with fires‚ but with a much wider range of incidents from road traffic collisions to rescues from cliffs‚ wells and even cats up trees‚ and horses in ditches. It has transformed from a re-active service to a pro-active one that educates the general public and commerce in fire safety matters and in short better meets the needs of the public. The public have become our “customers” and we are now a “service provider”. The service has not only changed from the outside
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Subject : Organization Behavior Section : EAR Teamwork Designed by : Hala wael alsayeh 1102320 Jumanah Badahdah 1132443 Hadiya Gadiri 1102329 Halima Mohamed 1102310 Shorooq Ba- Saiwar 1102365 Teamwork There are certain jobs that require individual focus and attention‚ but a vast majority of projects require teamwork to be done . Nowadays being able to work productively with a team is one of the most essential
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are many reasons why teamwork is important. Without teamwork you cannot accomplish anything in a work environment. Teamwork is defined as “the combined action of a group of people‚ especially when effective and efficient.” It can be the only way that law enforcement can get the job done. If agencies do not have a good teamwork within their departments; they cannot have a good officer. They will not look out for each other and they will not trust each other. Having teamwork can dictate how a situation
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