Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services Unit 6
Just Pick One
Assignment Option 1
Read the Case Study on page 225 regarding the performance appraisal of an engine company. Thoroughly answer the associated questions using the concepts provided in Chapter 8. Use appropriate APA citation when necessary.
Read the Case Study on page 346 regarding productivity and performance of the fire department. Thoroughly answer the associated questions using the concepts provided in Chapter 12. Use appropriate APA citation when necessary.
Both Case Studies should be answered in a minimum three- to four-page paper and appropriately cited using APA style writing. The minimum page count does not include the title or reference pages.
Assignment Option 2
For this assignment, you are to choose an issue surrounding productivity and performance within the fire service. Since this topic is based upon productivity or performance issues within the workplace, you can choose to make this a hypothetical scenario or base it off a real problem you observe within the fire service.
Whether the scenario is real or hypothetical, you should describe the problem, how it affects the fire service, and possible solutions for implementation. Your solutions should be viable and realistic, not a farcical pipe dream where you have an unlimited budget and access to any materials that you want. This assignment is meant to have you think about realistic solutions you could develop as a personnel manager within the fire service.
This assignment should be written in a minimum three- to four-page paper and appropriately cited using APA style writing.
The minimum page count does not include the title or reference pages.
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Challenges in the fire service
Just like many other industries are faced by challenges in their management, fire service is too faced by a lot of challenges which if they are not solved, they can bring along deterioration of services offered by the department of saving lives and properties (Choi 2000). Some of the obstacles include mistakes and behavioral problems,
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