Management in the Fire Service [With Access Code]

Each new print copy of Management in the Fire Service, Fifth Edition also includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a complete eBook, Study Center, homework and Assessment Center, and a dashboard that reports actionable data. Experience Navigate today at https: //www.jblearning.com/navigate The Fifth Edition of Management in the Fire Service meets and exceeds the objectives and outcomes for the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Principles of Fire Service Administration course. The textbook provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the common functions and related concerns that must be considered by the fire officer. Specific consideration is given to incident command, fire prevention, fire and life safety education, preincident planning, management of physical and financial resources, personnel management, employee relations, training, and additional services beyond firefighting. The Fifth Edition also thoroughly covers a set of fire service-specific and leadership guidelines for the fire officer to employ when making critical decisions relating to these functions so that readers are fully prepared to manage and lead when faced with the challenges that present themselves within the fire and emergency services. The Fifth Edition includes: New content on fire prevention strategies and efforts, funding alternatives, labor laws pertaining to personal issues, harassment in the workplace, social media, and issues of morality Current statistics and references to the latest codes and standards Additional and updated scenarios and scenario analyses that emphasize the importance of using the guidelines during decision-making Case studies that close each chapter and provide students a means to test their understanding of the chapter concepts

Author: Erwin Rausch, Harry R. Carter
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Published: 12/15/2015
Pages: 418
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.30w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781449690786

About the Author
Rausch, Erwin: - "The retired president of Didactic Systems, human resource consultants and publishers of simulation games on management and leadership topics, was previously a manufacturing executive for more than 20 years. He is the author, lead author, or editor of eight books and many other articles and papers. Notable works include High Quality Leadership: Practical Guidelines to Becoming a More Effective Manager and High Quality Managerial Leadership Decisions - The Key to Superior Performance, to be published in 2006. In 1998, 1999, and 2003 he was guest editor of special issues of the Journal of Workplace Learning, Career Development Journal, and Management Decision, respectively, the last two based on internet conferences that he coordinated. He recently concluded moderating a debate on Leadership Issues, which has been published as Volume 43. Issue 7 (2005) of Management Decision and includes his editorial and paper- A Practical Focus on Leadership in Management - for research, education, and management development. He has two degrees in engineering and one in economics, and has taught economics and management subjects as adjunct at Rutgers and Kean Universities for more than 15 years."

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