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Ethos Research for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.
Uniquely the research was carried out jointly by ACO Bill Evans, FBU Area Secretary Les Skarrett and Dr Dave Baigent and Sarah O'Connor (fitting-in)
The findings are summarised as
Putting core values at the heart of Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service by establishing a new Ethos that seeks a balance between fitting the person to the job and the job to the person
a report that concludes
The best way to promote change is in response to staff pressure.
Ethos research indicates that there is a pressure for change in the MFRS, there are models for how this might work and therefore we should seek to encourage this opportunity
Dr Dave Baigent, Sarah O’Connor and ACO Bill Evans.
Full Report available on application
Contents
FOREWORD 3
OVERVIEW 4
ETHOS 3: developing the plan for implementation
Developing the Training Station
Aims and Objectives of Training Station
Watch management
Managers
At all stages
Methodology/MethodsClarifying potential challenges to outcomes/formation of strategy
1. Avoiding the way firefighters fit-in with each other
2. Keeping momentum by a continuous process of development, consideration and testing
3. Ongoing Workshops
DATA AND ANALYSIS THAT LED TO THE PLAN FOR ETHOS 3
Workshops: as a communications exercise, to gather data and act as a lever for change
Workshop to test findings and develop recommendations
Briefing workshops
CLT
Managers
Disparate Group
FBU
Quantitative support for Ethos
Data from research at sample fire station
Managers
Firefighters
Training
Views on people who chose not to strike
Data from questionnaires and interviews
Questions on job satisfaction
Most Annoying things about your work
The questionnaire asked a series of questions designed to evaluate confidence.
SRT (Search and Rescue Team)
Three ‘watches’ at SRT
Core ValuesCONCLUSION 16
APPENDICES 17
Appendix One: Extract from contract – Description of Services 17
Appendix Two: questionnaire used at presentations 17
Appendix Three: SWOT findings from Ethos presentations 18
Appendix Four: Comments from questionnaires 20
Appendix Five : copy of “Final Thoughts” from the original Ethos report (Baigent, O'Connor and Evans 2007) 23
BIBLIOGRAPHY 24
We are just back from working with leaders in the Swedish Fire Service and they have said:
"Fitting-in with their unique insight into real world fire service culture and a firm theoretical base in academia provided the MSB (The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency) with invaluable expert advice and assistance in developing a national action plan targeted at increasing equality and diversity in the Swedish fire service."
This is what Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had to say about the Ethos research, communications and training project:
"The Service are delighted with the research and reports produced by "Fitting-in. We believe that your original hypothesis and work undertaken in Merseyside has resulted in a ground breaking piece of work that can only serve to inform the wider fire and rescue communities."
References: see what Merseyside Fire and Rescue, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Fire Services and Tom Carroll (retired Chief Fire Officer and Past president of CFOA ) and others have said.
For further information or just to talk about what fitting-in can provide ring Dr Dave Baigent (GradIFireE) 07802 495 329 or email
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