Academic Work

Examples of Academic Work to Improve Fire Service Operations and Training

Measuring Facilitation Methods (PDF)

This study evaluated the current training methods used in the fire service. Understanding these methods will allow fire service professionals to choose the most appropriate method leading to better skill retention, increased knowledge, and an increase in learning transfer among firefighters. The results of this quantitative study suggests that firefighters need to be placed in a position that forces them to use their skills. Conducting training this way allows them to remember specific skills and allows them to make mistakes in a controlled environment.

Adult Education in Health and Wellness (PDF)

Individuals in the fire service must stay in top physical condition. Adult education in health and wellness is a necessity in our society. Obesity rates are on the rise and the deaths from cardio vascular disease continue to increase. So how are we able to become a healthier society? It all starts with education. Education in health and wellness will decrease stress and depression, and increase energy, optimism, and overall wellbeing. This professional paper outlines different approaches on how to become a healthier society.

Learner Retention and Learner Transfer (PDF)

For teachers that believe in the value of the information they share, it is important to consider various methods of presenting information in ways that help students to organize, prioritize, personalize, and contextualize it so they can remember it beyond the final exam. This study focused on how to use mnemonics, repetition, case studies, and you tube videos to increase learner retention and learner transfer.

Educators have been trying to better integrate multicultural dimensions into our school systems and organizations. These efforts have proven to be difficult and are often met with resistance. The question is why are these efforts met with resistance? How can we change the attitudes of these individuals and have a more comfortable and multicultural workplace. This study focused on how to better integrate multicultural aspects into the fire service

Examples of Academic Work Focused on Fire Service Administration

Central City Fire Department Budget (PDF)

This is an example of budget that I created for the Central City Fire Department. For this project our team was to assume the role of budget team for Central City Fire Department. The fire department never produced its own budget document and the new City Manager directed that each department prepare its own budget document that will be later merged into a total City budget. The Fire Chief had little budgeting knowledge and was retiring at the end of the year. He completely delegated this to our team. The objective of this project was to develop the 2014 budget for the Central City Fire Department. We were provided with basic data about the costs of the department as well as background information from 2013. Our team had to overcome obstacles such as new hirings, retirements, fleet replacements, new station proposals, and mutual aid needs.

Construction of FFFPD Station 4 (PDF)

The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District currently has an agreement with the board of directors to maintain a strict response time to all parts of out district. If our response goes over 5 minutes, the district has to explain to the board why the response time exceeded the expectations of the board and the distrcits plans to mitigate this problem in the future. There are specific areas that are not able to maintain that response time. This is an issue and requires the immediate need for the building of station 4. This is an example of proposal to build station 4 for the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District. It includes the following components: executive summary, project description, project team, stockholder involvement, and project management.

The fire service is very rich in tradition. It is sometimes hard for firefighters to accept change. The implementation of a new technology or policy can be difficult. In order to appropriately implement a new technology the firefighter needs to focus on four main categories. These categories are: researching the product, presentation and committee development, the training group, and the point of implementation. This professional paper covers these four categories and is an example of how to implement new technology in the fire service.

In every work force scheduling is a vital key. The schedule needs to utilize the employees in a way that maximizes effectiveness and efficiency. Working under the current shift schedule Fredrick-Firestone Fire Protection District and its members are both wasting money and valuable time while on and off duty. This proposal was created to recommend a change to the 48/96 hour shift schedule. Making the change to the 48/96 shift schedule will be a benefit to the community, the department, the members, and their families.