Research and consultancy with the police and fire service with a particular emphasis on formal and informal cultures, modernisation, entreprenerial thinking, change management, resistance, racism, sexism and equality. Women fire fighters, women in the fire service police, policing and equality in the police and fire service - the fitting-in website where academia and the fire service can meet to discuss fire service culture and other matters- a resource for research and consultancy for the fire and rescue service and firefighters and police and policing- Organised by Dr Dave Baigent this site provides a place to share and publish your own research, to look at what others have written about the fire and police service and to ask about our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, managers in the emergency services are the experts.
What fitting-in can do is help managers to use their expertise.

Theory without practice is a waste - practice without theory may just be dumb.

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

It appears that the attitudes new entrants are selected for change when they meet the informal culture. One reason for this may be that new entrants have little choice.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service offered a choice and this research suggests that by concentrating on warming up one part of the cultural sea it could be possible to start a chain reaction that could transform the service.

Dr Dave Baigent, Sarah O’Connor and ACO Bill Evans.

Full Report available on application

Ethos Foreword

Outcomes for press/briefing

1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. The focus groups

Group-one
Group-two
Analysis

4. Joining: attitudes/values

Image of the Fire Service
Analysis

5. Industrial Action

Group-one
Group-two
Conclusion

6. How will group-one develop their attitudes/values?

A unique experience: 26 days continuous duty.
Working with managers
Increased attention
Labelled
Analysis of outcomes for group-one
Conclusion
In summary:
Analysis of outcomes for group one

Research and consultancy with the police and fire service with a particular emphasis on formal and informal cultures, modernisation, entreprenerial thinking, change management, resistance, racism, sexism and equality. Women fire fighters, women in the fire service police, policing and equality in the police and fire service - the fitting-in website where academia and the fire service can meet to discuss fire service culture and other matters- a resource for research and consultancy for the fire and rescue service and firefighters and police and policing- Organised by Dr Dave Baigent this site provides a place to share and publish your own research, to look at what others have written about the fire and police service and to ask about our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, managers in the emergency services are the experts. What fitting-in can do is help managers to use their expertise. Theory without practice is a waste - practice without theory may just be dumb.
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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 Academic theory without practice is a waste - practice without theory may just be dumb Bringing research in the fire service straight to you Site under reconstruction 17-4-10 please contact us with any errors Contact us Quote of the Day z

Audit Commission Report 'Rising to the Challenge'

Ethos Research for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service.

It appears that the attitudes new entrants are selected for change when they meet the informal culture. One reason for this may be that new entrants have little choice.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service offered a choice and this research suggests that by concentrating on warming up one part of the cultural sea it could be possible to start a chain reaction that could transform the service.

Contents

Ethos Foreword

Outcomes for press/briefing

1. Introduction 2. Methodology 3. The focus groups

4. Joining: attitudes/values

5. Industrial Action

6. How will group-one develop their attitudes/values?

7. How will group-two develop their attitudes/values?

8. Promotion

9. Theory – acting the part

10. Final thoughts.

11. Bibliography

We are just back from working with leaders in the Swedish Fire Service and they have said:

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."

For further information or just to talk about what fitting-in can provide ring Dr Dave Baigent (GradIFireE) 07802 495 329 or email

Academic theory without practice is a waste - practice without theory may just be dumb

Bringing research in the fire service straight to you

Site under reconstruction 17-4-10 please contact us with any errors

1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. The focus groups