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Fire service research, women fire fighters, women in the 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 - 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 look at our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, fire and rescue service managers 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.

Have your thought about our briefing workshops on a whole range of subjects - we can even custom build these briefings to subjects of your choice

Cultural Audits - your in the right place

Fire service research, women fire fighters, women in the 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 - 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 look at our commercial offerings.

Academics are not the experts, fire and rescue service managers 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.
Home Audit Commission Report 'Rising to the Challenge' Ethos Reports that may help in implementing the'Pheonix' suggestion from the Audit Commission Government's new Equality and Diversity Strategy One Decade On - Survey on women firefighters C&LG firefighters survey 08 Workshops on fire service culture Cultural Audits Educational Workshops Consultancy Snapshot Audits Research Problem solving by fitting-in Support for degrees and masters qualifications Elite briefing/workshops Impact Assessments Equality Action Plans Draft papers for reading Recent index of contributions Reports Main Index Contact us Older index of contributions CV & References Have you seen Ethos? 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	Audit Commission Report 'Rising to the Challenge' Does this suggest a Pheonix expectation? - Fitting-in has developed workshops to work with your staff on this report These workshops could operate at any level To set strategy or To communicate the points raised by the audit commission Aims and objectives: To identify the message from the Audit Commission To gain ideas on how your teams may answer some of the difficult questions the Audit Commission have raised To raise awareness To get your people involved Typically this would involve: Briefing 1000-1100 Tutor led introduction to the report 1100-1115 Coffee Discussion1115-1215 Discussion on the report to find the questions to be answered 1215-1300 Lunch Seminar 1300- 1400 Small group work to identify answers to the questions 1400-1415 Coffee Feedback 1415-1515 Feedback on small group work 1515-1530 Coffee Outcomes 1530- to the end: Making plans and setting targets for the future Talk to fitting-in about what we can do with you. Telephone 07802 495 329 or email dave.baigent@fitting-in.com To get the audit commission report follow this link Have your thought about our briefing workshops on a whole range of subjects - we can even custom build these briefings to subjects of your choice Cultural Audits - your in the right place
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, 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 19-1-09 please notify me of any errors Contact us Quote of the Day z

Audit Commission Report 'Rising to the Challenge'

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, 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 19-1-09 please notify me of any errors