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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Index for Reports
Government equality standards for local government have been updated to the Equality Framework
C&LG (2006) Annual Report
Fire Service Police
Rising to the challenge (2008)
Ethos (2008)
2006-7 employment statistics and report
C&LG (2008) Equality Strategy
Framework Document 2008-11
Framework Document 2006-8
Framework Document 2005-6
Framework Document 2004-5
HMCIFS (2001). Thematic Report: Managing a Modernised Fire Service - Bridging the Gap Scoping Study. London: Home Office.
CLG (2009) Equality and Diversity Strategy
Home Office (2001) Towards Diversity 2
Home Office (2000) Towards Diversity 1
HMCIFS (1999). Equality and Fairness in the Fire Service: A thematic Review by HM. Fire Service Inspectorate. London: Home Office.
HMCIFSS (1998). 'A Report of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Fire Services for Scotland: Equal Opportunities Thematic Inspection Report, Scotland: The Scottish Office.'
HMCIFS (2000) Annual Report 1999-2000
Appendix to Annual Report 2000-2001Home Office (2001) Race Relations in Public Services
ODPM (2001) Best Value Performance Indicators
C&LG (2008) Delivering Efficiency: Understanding the costs
HMG (2004). Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004
ODPM. (2003). Our Fire and Rescue Service (white paper)
Bain Enquiry 2002
Stage two pay agreement
CFOA HR Strategy 2006
HOC (2006). The Fire and Rescue Service, HC 872-I, Fourth Report of the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2005-06
CFOA (2006) Response to select committee report
Government response to HOC 2006
 
 
Flanagan, M. (2008). Independent Review of Policing by Sir Ronnie Flanagan - Final Report. London, HMIC.

HMCIC. (2004). Modernising the Police Service: A Thematic Inspection of Workforce: M
odernisation – The Role, Management and Deployment of Police Staff in the Police Service of England and Wales. London, HMIC.

HMIC. (2009). Delivering the Policing Pledge:early findings. London, Home Office.

Home Office. (2009). From the Neighbourhood to the National: policing our communities together summary of green paper consultation responses and next steps. London, Home Office.
Home Office targets for police fire and equality reports (including Straw's targets

 

 
 
 
 
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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