Unit Assignments

Unit I Journal

Describe the type leader you consider yourself to be. What qualities do you believe a successful emergency management leader should have? What are some ways you can develop those same qualities in yourself?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit II Journal

Imagine that you are working as part of a team, either at work or in your personal life. What are some teambuilding activities that you would like to see occur within your team? Do you believe that such teambuilding activities are valuable in creating team unity? Why, or why not?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit III Journal

Imagine that you are the chief of a fire department or an emergency medical services unit. A master plan was recently completed in your department/unit, and the following major recommendations were made to the department/unit: (1) increase the staffing of all companies to four on-duty persons to meet NFPA safety standards; (2) construct a new fire rescue station to reduce response times on the average of about 4 minutes; and (3) start a new fire safety education program that would require engine companies to be out of service two hours each shift even on the weekend and holidays. How do you think each of the following people will react to these recommendations: (1) the union president, (2) the public, (3) the press, (4) the city manager, and (5) the city council? How would you, and the chief, response to their reactions?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit IV Journal

Reflect on a company or organization where you have worked before or where you currently work. Did the company or organization employ methods of motivation to help increase employee morale or retention? If so, describe the activity and whether or not you believe it achieved its goals. If not, describe an activity that you think would achieve these goals.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit V Journal

Imagine that you are the training coordinator for a fire service or emergency management organization. What type of continuing education training would you recommend for the organization’s personnel? Explain your choice. How often do you think this training should take place? Explain your response. What type of training have you participated in?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit VI Journal

Imagine that you are a fire service or emergency management administrator, and you notice that one of your employees is making jokes about a serious traumatic incident for which he was on the scene. You realize that his behavior is likely just his way of masking his true feelings about the incident. How would you approach an employee exhibiting this type of behavior?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit VII Journal

Imagine that you are an emergency services worker, and you and your partner have been called to the scene of a very serious automobile accident. You both were off duty when you received the call, and when your partner arrives at the scene, you smell alcohol on his breath. When you ask him about it, he says that he just had a couple of drinks at dinner but that he is okay. However, you are not sure. What would be your next steps in this situation? Would you just let it go, or would you mention it to your supervisor or the supervising officer on the scene? Explain your response.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit VIII Journal

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.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.