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Fire and Rescue Services : Leadership and Management Perspectives / / edited by Peter Murphy, Kirsten Greenhalgh



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Titolo: Fire and Rescue Services : Leadership and Management Perspectives / / edited by Peter Murphy, Kirsten Greenhalgh Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018
Edizione: 1st ed. 2018.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (XIII, 240 p. 14 illus., 4 illus. in color.)
Disciplina: 616.025
362.18
Soggetto topico: Emergency medicine
Public administration
Public health
Emergency Services
Public Administration
Public Health
Persona (resp. second.): MurphyPeter
GreenhalghKirsten
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction and summary -- Historical perspective: the origins of fire fighting services -- The assessment and management of risk -- Performance management and service improvement -- Leadership and organizational culture -- Governance and accountability -- Equality, diversity, and multiculturalism -- International case study -- International perspectives on North American, Europe, and Australasia -- Future scenarios. .
Sommario/riassunto: This unique text fills a major gap in the emergency services literature by surveying the research on fire and rescue service management in the UK. An extensive evidence base focuses on organizational culture, leadership skills, standards, and accountability, emphasizing the services’ dual roles as first responders and guardians of public safety and prevention. The implications for international public health and safety programs are made clear as the services’ recent history illustrates the complex challenges typical of functioning within local and national political contexts. Chapters take on a broad range of management, leadership, service delivery, and staffing concerns, including: · Evolution and adaptation of fire and rescue services during periods of expansion and austerity. ·  Civil protection as a local and national priority. ·  Structural issues: assessments and improvements, collaborations with other services. ·  Emerging social concerns: diversity, gender equality, the aging worker population. ·  The concepts and consequences of heroes and heroism. ·   Future directions for governance, transparency, and accountability. Fire and Rescue Services  complements the earlier volumes in the Leadership & Management of Emergency Services series with equal parts realism and vision. It should interest a wide audience of public policymakers, public managers, and emergency service personnel, as well as academics and researchers.
Titolo autorizzato: Fire and Rescue Services  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-319-62155-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910300310603321
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