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Fire service research, the fitting-in website where academia and the fire service can meet - a resource for research and consultancy for the fire and rescue service and firefighters - Organised by Dr Dave Baigent this site provides a place to share your own research, to look at what others have written about the fire service and to see our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, fire and rescue service managers are the experts. What fitting-in can do is to help managers to recognise their expertise and to further understand the issues through that recognition.
Home Main Index Ethos Reports now available Consultancy Snapshot Audits Workshops on fire service culture Cultural Audits Problem solving by fitting-in Elite briefing/workshops Impact Assessments Equality Action Plans Draft papers for reading Recent index of contributions Government's new Equality and Diversity Strategy C&LG firefighters survey 08 Reports Contact us Older index of contributions CV & References Have you seen Ethos? One Decade On - Survey on women firefighters New CFOA President Minister's speech Audit Commission on equality Melbourne DiversityConference How do I send my writing to fitting-in for publication What does fitting-in publish How do I do research - some basic tips Writing a bibliography Home Testimonials/References Reports from Government Diversity Strategy Public Service Degree online or face to face Stats Contact us	Cultural Audits Dave Baigent's thesis 'One more last working class hero' was the first substantive cultural audit of the fire service. This thesis was quickly followed by a commission to culturally audit training centres. Following this came 'Sunrise' a national audit of training centres and this provided an in-depth examination of current training and provided some powerful arguments for a new approach to help provide the type of firefighter that the fire and rescue service argues it needs. Since then Dave has carried out other work but much of this remains confidential. Dave has written extensively on fire service culture and presented at a range of national and international conferences. Who better to talk to than Dave or Sarah if you think a cultural audit will help you - ring now on 07802 495 329 or email
"The Service are delighted with the research and reports produced by "Fitting-in. We believe that your original hyphothesis 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." This is what Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service had to say about the Ethos research, communications and training project (2007) For further information or just to talk about what fitting-in can provide ring Dr Dave Baigent (GradIFireE) 07802 495 329, email or write to 17 Headley Gardens, Cambridge, CB22 5JZ 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 15-8-08 please notify me of any errors Contact us z