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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.

IFSJLM

IFSJLM is sponsored by IFSTA/FPP as a service to the international fire service.

All previous issues – except the two most recent years – are free for reading and downloading:

http://www.ifsjlm.org

Then click tab that says “Past Editions"

IFSJLM

Annual Journal Subscriptions  

$50.00 Year; $20.00 Year for Students 

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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: bob.england@okstate.edu

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: bob.england@okstate.edu 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