Roles and Responsibilities of the Fire Officer

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 12 Management Areas Involving the Fire Officer Fiscal Management –Economic aspect of the department –Involvement depends on department Personnel Management –Maintain effective human relationships in the organization Attendance Safe working conditions Disciplinary actions

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 13 Management Areas Involving the Fire Officer Productivity Management –Effectiveness of department –Public Image of department –Accomplished through company officer Accurate reports and records SOG’s Fire Prevention and Public Education Training All other daily activities

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 14 Administrative Management –You have assumed a role of administration when you accepted your promotion –Your function is to make sure your company operates as a team All understand their position and function Understanding of how the “system” works and that all members operate within the system Management Areas Involving the Fire Officer

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 15 Management By Objectives A leadership tool which makes planning work and evaluating results easier –Provides supervisor with a way of measuring achieved results through objective appraisal Objectives are chosen with measurability in mind Time lines and other measures of progress are often used

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 16 Managing the Goals and Objectives of the Fire Service GOALSGOALS Broad aims of the department/companyBroad aims of the department/company OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES Specific tasks planned for achieving department policies and goalsSpecific tasks planned for achieving department policies and goals

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 17 Our Goal is to suppress this fire Our Objectives include ventilation water supply attack search and rescue

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 18 Goals and Objectives of the Fire Service 1. Fire Prevention 2. Loss Control/Prevention 3. Fireground/Emergency Management 4. Personnel Management 5. Training Management

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 19 Managing Goals Fire Prevention –Should be primary focus Public Education Pre-plans Inspectional Services –Used correctly knowledge is a tool –What is general attitude? Loss Prevention –Investigations Note conditions Don’t disturb or move Make notifications –Installed Systems Systems in place How to use –Schedule training –Safety Officer Role All operations

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 110 Managing Goals of the Fire Service Fireground Management –Development of style –Leadership presence –Confidence –Enforce policies –Dress the part Conduct Critiques –All involved persons –Goal is to improve performance –Accept criticism Every incident is a chance to learn and improve yourself and your company You are your harshest critic

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 111 Encouragement of Team Effort Team must have faith in leader or performance suffers Make fair assignments/observations Don’t be afraid to acknowledge a good performance Train on mistakes immediately Don’t use public humiliation

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 112 To Succeed as a Leader Treat individuals as such and assist in setting goals Train members to function as company officer –Train on people not equipment Realize this is more than a job Have an open door policy Face problems head on, don’t avoid because everyone is watching

IFCF - MANAGEMENT 113 Training Management No one factor ultimately effects a department’s operations as training does Learning Process Need Analysis Obstacles to learning –Peer pressure –Fear of failure or poor performance –Time since topic was first learned

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