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Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services
Course Schedule
Module I: Introduction to Personnel Management and Organizational Development
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Module Readings |
Learning Activities |
- Chapter 1 and 2 of Edwards, Steven. Fire Service Personnel Management. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2005.
- Andrews, R.C. et al. ''Human Resources Program Management For the Fire Service—An Idea Whose Time Has Come.'" Chief
Fire Executive, 4, April-June 1989, pp 25-35 reprinted with permission from Chief Fire Executive and R. Andrews, et. al
Human Resource Management for the Fire Service by Andrews et al.pdf
- W.M. Kramer. "Systems Approach.'' Advanced Fire Administration Course Guide. Emmitsburg: National Fire Academy Open Learning Fire Service Program, 1979.
The Systems Approach.pdf
- All Online Reading Assignments
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- Read all course syllabus documents and all documents in this module.
- Participate in the icebreaker discussion.
- Participate in the discussions.
- Complete the written assignments.
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Module II: Motivation and Productivity
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Module Readings |
Learning Activities |
- Chapter 12, pp. 247-250 of Edwards, Steven. Fire Service Personnel Management. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2005.
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1500: Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program.
- All Online Reading Assignments.
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- Read all course syllabus documents and all documents in this module
- Participate in the module discussions
- Complete written assignment.
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Module III: Recruitment, Selection, Promotion and Human Resource Development
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Module Readings |
Learning Activities |
- Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Edwards, Steven . Fire Service Personnel Management. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2005.
- Recruitment & Retention of the Volunteer: The Missing Piece of the Fire Service, by for National Volunteer Fire Council, by Franklin Woodrow Wilson II, August 15, 2002, click on the url or open the PDF http://www.nvfc.org/pdf/retention_and_recruitment.pdf
retention_and_recruitment.pdf
- NFPA Standard 1021: Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications
- NFPA Standard 1041: Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications
- NFPA Standard 1401, Recommended Practice for Fire Service Training Reports and Records
- Series of articles by Dr. Denis Onieal, National Fire Academy Superintendent, regarding the future of fire and emergency services training.
ProfStatus Part 1.pdf
ProfStatus Part 2.pdf
ProfStatus Part 3.pdf
ProfStatus Part 4.pdf
ProfStatus Part 5.pdf
- All Online Reading Assignments
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- Read all the documents in this
module.
- Participate in the
discussion.
- Complete the written
assignment.
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Module IV: Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Corrective Action and Discipline
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Module Readings |
Learning Activities |
- Chapter 12 (pp. 243-245) of Edwards, Steven . Fire Service Personnel Management. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2005
- Marinucci, R.A. "The Art of Discipline." Fire Engineering, 143, Sept. 1990, pp 8 10-11.
The Art of Discipline.pdf
- Michael S. Terwilliger. "A Supervisor's Guide to Progressive Discipline, Part 1." Fire Engineering. May, 2005, pp 105-108.
A Supervisors Guide to Progressive Discipline 1.pdf
- Michael S. Terwilliger. "A Supervisor' s Guide to Progressive Discipline, Part 2. Fire Engineering. June, 2005, pp 97 – 101.
A Supervisors Guide to Progressive Discipline 2.pdf
- Michael S. Terwilliger. "A Supervisor's Guide to Progressive Discipline, Part 3. July, 2005, pp 85-92.
A Supervisors Guide to Progressive Discipline 3.pdf
- All Online Reading Assignments
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- Read all the documents in this
module.
- Participate in the
discussion.
- Complete the written
assignment.
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Module V: Employee and Labor Relations
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Module Readings |
Learning Activities |
- Chapters 10 & 11 of Edwards, Steven . Fire Service Personnel Management. Second Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2005
- NFPA Standard 1500: Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Program
- NFPA Standard 1521: Standard for Fire Department Safety Officer
- NFPA Standard 1561: Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System
- NFPA 1581 - Standard on Fire Department Infection Control Program
- All Online Reading Assignments
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- Read all the documents in this
module.
- Participate in the
discussion.
- Complete both written
assignments.
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