Firehouse Family Values
Families thrive when they are guided by a set of core beliefs, and that holds true for firefighters and their firehouse families, as well, writes Larry Conley.
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Do the Optics Tell the Story?
The community is always watching. John K. Murphy on managing a fire department's reputation while working in the spotlight.
Taking Responsibility for Your Fire Department’s Public Image
The actions of a small number of firefighters can badly damage the reputation that those before us worked to establish. David Lewis revisits the core tenets of the Firefighter Code of Ethics.
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“Refreshing” Ethics in the Fire Service
Ethics should be part of the recruitment, training, and promotion processes to minimize damage to your department's reputation and image. PETER M. BRYAN
When Firefighters Go Bad
Jay Fisher examines instances of corruption among firefighters in Brazil and what lessons they may provide for fire department leaders and managers in the United States.
Taking Responsibility for Department Integrity
Roger Lunt writes that we should take pride in the heritage of our service and remember that today we are a part of the heritage of tomorrow's firefighters.
Dr. Burton A. Clark: The Ultimate Ethics of the Badge: Life and Death
Dr. Burton A. Clark discusses ethics a synonymous to moral theory, ethics systemizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct, and often addresses disputes of moral diversity in the fire service.
LA Fire Official Fined for State Ethics Laws Violation
Tim Thiebau, a Harvey (LA) Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 official, has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine for violating state ethics laws.
How Politics and Ethics Can Affect Change Management
Paul J. Antonellis Jr.—Statistics show that change is only successful 25 to 35 percent of the time. To ensure your change—whether it is a change in policy, procedure, personnel, or organizational philosophy—is implemented with success, involve in the change process those individuals who will be impacted by the change and consider how fire service politics and ethics can affect the change.
NSEFO, CFSI issue Firefighter Code of Ethics
To offer fire service leaders guidance in resolving complex ethical issues that may emerge in local fire and emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, the National Society of Executive Fire Officers (NSEFO) and the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) have released the Firefighter Code of Ethics.
National Firefighter Code of Ethics Set for Release
To preserve the public's trust, a National Firefighter Code of Ethics was developed by a group of fire service leaders that calls on individual firefighters to pledge their support for maintaining the highest level of professionalism and behavior.
