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FIRE SERVICE HYDRAULICS AND WATER SUPPLY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN PRINCIPLES OF PASSENGER VEHICLE EXTRICATION GROUND COVER FIRE FIGHTING FOR STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTERS
healthy options for the workplace. This includes presentations on health considerations, healthy snack options, fire prevention week activities, various relaxation options, and informational monitors in the two buildings. As well, it was determined that the staff needed a space, outside of their offices and meeting/conference rooms, where they could go to refresh themselves and collaborate with other employees in a less formal way than sitting around a conference table. This idea also came out of the Healthy Committee. Following the retirement of the two FPP librarians, it was determined that the contents of the library would be shipped to the National Fire Heritage Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. That made the library space available to be repurposed into the Staff Development Center (SDC) (Figure 16) . The center was equipped with various furniture and video options to provide staff with an array of options on how they wished to use the space. Mental health weeks were established as one way to combat this condition. The weeks occur quarterly, including the weeks following the IFSTA meetings in January and July. During these weeks no meetings are scheduled, internal emails are prohibited, and a variety of social activities are held that employees may choose to participate in. • Community and Collaboration Group — This group’s mission was to establish horizontal collaboration and connections that strengthen the sense of community at FPP. A commitment was made to bring a “growth mindset,” learning all we can to help folks feel they are an important, valued part of our organization, and that individuality is an asset! • Telling our FPP Story Group — This group was charged with communicating the FPP story to internal staff and suggest information to tell the IFSTA story externally to the fire fighting industry. • Mission, Values, and Culture Evaluation Group — This group’s charge was to survey employee perception of the work environment and discover organizational needs. The results would help
management shape organizational improvement plans. Their purpose was as follows: — Draft a revised FPP mission statement based upon feedback from the RLC — Present draft mission statement to the RLC for discussion and review — Lead discussions about the new mission statement — Revise and finalize new mission statement based upon RLC feedback
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IFSTA/FPP: THE FIRST 90 YEARS 17
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