Case Analysis: LAFD The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is still plagued with a culture of hazing‚ even though hazing was officially prohibited in the 1940’s; as the department became more diverse the pattern of hazing became stronger towards minorities and women. LAFD officials tried to change such culture by increasing diversity and trying specially to recruit more women‚ but their approach to recruiting and retaining more diverse recruits was also troubling and later led to ethically wrong
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Table of Contents Abstract The Los Angeles City Fire Department employs over 3‚300 people in order to provide quality public service to the residents of Los Angeles. With the recent economic turndown that began in late 2007 and the budget crises within the City of Los Angeles‚ an Early Retirement Incentive Program (“ERIP”) was introduced and approved by the City Council and Mayor on October 30‚ 2009. The purpose of this program was to reduce annual ongoing City payroll costs by providing
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FIP 128/450 Sp2014 Bottoms City Fire Department CASE NUMBER: #123456 DATE: 4/21/14 Description On April 21‚ 2014‚ I responded to 100 Eddie Lane‚ at the request of the Captain from Engine 1. Arrival at the scene by the unit was 0200 hours. At the time of the investigators arrival‚ the fire had been extinguished by Engine 1. I observed a wood-frame construction‚ two-story‚ basement‚ one-family residence. The fire was restricted to the main structure‚ meaning no out buildings or vehicles were
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Leadership Diversity in the Army Officer Corps by Scott R. Johnson Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the course Leadership and the Process of Change Organization Psychology Walden University Detailed Outline ABSTRACT…………………………………………………………………………………….. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ……………………………………………………. LITERATURE SEARCH STRATEGY………………………………………………….…….. LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………………………………. RESEARCH SYNTHESIS……………………………………………………………………
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The responsibilities and leadership roles of an NCO are outlined in The Non-Commissioned Officer Creed. But what is leadership and responsibilities? Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization. Responsibility is answerable or accountable‚ as for something within one’s power‚ control‚ or management. As it states in The NCO Creed you as an (NCO) Noncommissioned Officer are a leader of Soldiers. It is your responsibility to accomplish the mission and take care of
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My experience with leadership and leaders has taught me that effective * Leaders lead by example (not in the book but from FM 7-22.7 The Army Noncommissioned Officer Guide) this has stuck with me since my military days. * Leaders are risk takers * Leaders are outcome oriented * Leaders have good communication skills * Leaders take initiative My experience with leadership and leaders has taught me that ineffective * Leaders blame those who fail * Leaders take a hands-off
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(Courage Under Fire‚ 1996) The movie “Courage Under Fire” provides us with lessons many lessons in leadership and overcoming moral and ethical crises. Set in 1991 during the first Iraq war this film is the fictional story of the first woman to receive a Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. A subplot concerns the destruction of a U.S. Army tank by friendly fire and its effect on the man responsible. The movie explores the role of women in combat‚ casualties from friendly fire‚ alcohol abuse in
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Cited: “Amber Alert”- Amber Alert Program July 18‚ 2013- Web. 11 Sept2013. “School Safety”- Homeland Security U.S. Department Of Homeland‚ N.d‚-Web. 11 Sept. 2013. “The U.S. Secret Service”- M. Schlesinger Service‚ 1988- Web. 11 Sept. 2013 “World Navies In Review”- Wertheim‚ Eric‚ 01 March 2008- Web. 11 Spet. 2013 “Villages look to neighborhood watches for safety”- Dance
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A STRATEGIC FORMULATION PROCESS FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING--THE SALEM NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT BY: Michael P. Wallace Salem Fire Dept. Salem‚ New Hampshire An applied research project submitted to the National Fire Academy As part of the Executive Fire Officer Program December 2001 2 ABSTRACT The author of this applied research project asked three questions to determine what type of criteria for strategic formulation and planning
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number of other girls‚ was in the dressing room on the eighth floor of the Asch Building‚ in Washington Place‚ at 4.40 o’clock on the afternoon of Saturday‚ March 25‚ when I heard somebody cry ‘Fire!’” Unlike those on the ninth and tenth floors (the other two floors that our factory‚ the Triangle Waist Company‚ occupied)‚ I did not climb out of exterior windows in desperation; I was kindly shown to a window in a crash door that I could fit through in order to climb downstairs. Instead of passing through
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