The importance of a positive culture in the fire service organization

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We talked in this unit about the importance of a positive culture in the fire service organization when it comes to accepting and implementing a community risk reduction (CRR) program. However, some organizations are simply resistant to change. If you accepted a leadership position in a fire service organization that was resistant to change, what initial steps would you take to create an accepting culture?

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Imagine that you are two years into your community risk reduction (CRR) plan; the data is showing unchanged risk levels, requiring major plan modifications. Thinking about the plan that you developed in this course, what are two ways you can address the issues with community leaders to maintain buy-in and keep everyone committed to the plan?

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Identify a task that you would need to perform in your current career or future career, and explain how you would apply the knowledge you have learned in this course to succeed at performing the task in a real-word scenario. As an emergency services leader, how can you use the concepts from community risk reduction in your own organization?