By: Robert Avsec, Executive Fire Officer The short answer is: Human capital. I received the following message from a colleague who was a fire chief until recently. A real bright and shining star in the fire service leadership world, IMHO. I had sent this person information about a course development project for which I was seeking developers to work on. ...
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This video and the first phase of our efforts was only the beginning of our efforts. Prior to this effort, there has been little if any substantive conversation at all about this topic. The overall goal was to raise awareness with those who were most easily persuadable.
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Bullying and harassment in the fire service, as those behaviors are in the general population, are about power and control. Those individuals who engage in bullying or harassment do so because they want to maintain the status quo or they're seeking to elevate their status among their peers or they're insecure in their position of official power (officers). In my opinion, these elements are inter-related just as fuel, heat, and oxygen are critical elements necessary for combustion. If we can successfully remove these elements in our organizations, we can make the fire (bullying and harassment) go out for good.
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Fire & EMS Leader Pro The job of old firefighters is to teach young firefighters how to become old firefighters!