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Utilizing Research Opportunities to Support Executive Level
Decision-Making
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and Chief Dennis Compton
Better “Informing” SeniorLevel Decision-Makers
IFSJLMJournal
IFSJLM• Dr. Robert England, Founding Editor
• Important History – Dr. Denis Onieal– Chief Chris Neal– Supported today with same enthusiasm by FPP
Director Craig Hannan and Associate Dean Ed Kirtley
• IFSJLM 10 years old
• IFSJLM published by Fire Protection Publications (FPP)/International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) located on the campus of Oklahoma State University
IFSJLM
• JOURNAL MISSION: The purpose of the International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management is to advance the international fire service by publishing carefully selected, peer-reviewed articles that enhance the theory and practice of fire leadership and management.
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Research
Symposium
Annual Research Symposium to Support IFSJLM
MISSION:
To facilitate the dissemination of research related to fire leadership and management and to encourage the submission of articles submitted for peer review to the International Fire Service Journal of Leadership and Management (IFSJLM)
Annual Research Symposium to Support IFSJLM
Interested in presenting a paper at a future research event?
Contact: [email protected]
No registration fee to attend the symposium. All travel expenses are the responsibility of
the presenter.
Symposium is usually held in July in Oklahoma.
Annual Research Symposium to Support IFSJLM
Dr. John Granito Award for Leadership in Fire Service Management and Leadership Research – You can Submit Nominations.
Contact: [email protected] Your Department Should Get Involved in RS and Send a
Research and Planning Representative Each Year RS 15 is Saturday July 11, 2015 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Focus on Issues that Matter Most
Utilize Research and Data to Improve Decision-Making
Survey of Metro Fire Chiefs
- Most significant challenge facing your fire department?
- Most significant challenge facing the fire service on a national basis?
Following are Journal Articles and Research Symposium Presentations that
Correspond to Each Survey Response/Challenge
Survey Issues / Journal Articles
• Enhancing Fire Service-Based EMS & Social
Services - and Understanding Possible FS
Opportunities within Integrated Community
Healthcare SystemsIntegrated Community Healthcare: A paradigm Shift for the Fire
Service by Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell
• Better Educating Policy Makers and the General Public
about the roles of the Fire ServiceDo Current Fire Service Issues Offer Political and Operational
Leadership Challenges? by Chief Dennis Compton
Survey Issues / Journal Articles
• Image of Firefighters; the Political Climate; Pay - Pensions and other Benefits; and the Credibility of the Fire Service
Do Current Fire Service Issues Offer Political and Operational Leadership Challenges? By Chief Dennis Compton
• Managing Morale with constant Change and Heightened Expectations
Putting Fire and Rescue Service Stress Management Into Context: A United Kingdom Informed Perspective by Dr. Viv Brunsden
Survey Issues / Journal Articles
• Federal Funding and Dealing with Local Budgets1. Firefighting Research: The Federally Funded Renaissance by
Daniel Madrzykowski
2. Fiscal Stress and Cutback Management Among United States Fire Departments by Dr. Robert England; Dr. Anthony Brown
• Overall Impact of Labor/Management
Relationships in addressing issuesDo Current Fire Service Issues Offer Political and Operational
Leadership Challenges? By Chief Dennis Compton
Survey Issues / Journal Articles
• Creating a different Path Forward with the Economic
Recovery (not just going back)The Future of Fire and Emergency Services: The Next 35 Years by
Dr. Denis Onieal
• Replacing Infrastructure Needs of Fire DepartmentsFiscal Stress and Cutback Management Among United States Fire
Departments by Dr. Robert England; Dr. Anthony Brown
Issues / Journal Articles
• Transitioning to a New Fire Chief More Frequently Than in the Past
Constrained Leadership: The Conditions Facing Today’s Fire Chiefs by Dr. John Granito
• Delivering Prevention and Public Education Services with Decimated Staff and Programs
Matching Resource to Demand: Modeling Different Components of the Fire and Rescue Service and Understanding Their Interdependence Using a “Systems Thinking Approach” by Dr. Nadia Al-Sabauni
Issues / Journal Articles
•Addressing overall Firefighter Safety; Staffing; Training & Customer Service
1. The Deployment of Resources at Residential Structural Fires and Cardiovascular Strain in Firefighters by Dr. David A. Barr; Dr. Lori Moore- Merrell; Ron Benedict; Dr. Denise L. Smith
2. Combating Sudden Cardiac Death in the United States Fire Service by Dr. Denise L. Smith; Jacob P. DeBois; and Dr. Stefanos N. Kales
3. Leading by Example: The Role of Leadership in Firefighter Health by Dara A. Janke; Christopher K. Haddock; Walker S. Carlos Poston
Important Research and StudiesImportant Research and Studies
International Fire Service International Fire Service JournalJournal of of Leadership and Management (IFSJLM) – Building Leadership and Management (IFSJLM) – Building Theory to Impact PracticeTheory to Impact Practice
IFSJLM Annual Research IFSJLM Annual Research SymposiumSymposium (In July (In July Each Year) Each Year)
Focus on Issues that Matter Most
Locate and Use Reputable Research Studies and Related
Resources to Improve Decision-Making
Better “Informing” Decision-Makers
Better and More Defendable Decisions
Questions?
Utilizing Research Opportunities to Support Executive Level
Decision-Making
By: Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and Chief Dennis Compton