Evaluating Methods For Measuring Productivity Of Fire Departments
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Author | : Dean K. Redman |
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Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1994 |
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Fire service managers in the City of Rockford, Illinois were concerned with the effectiveness of reporting methods of work performed by fire department employees. Historical reporting relied upon the count of number of calls made as a key measure of work performed. The city's financial accounting system reported work performance according to the assigned station of companies or personnel. The accounting system relied only on the number of calls as a measure of performance. Two problems are evident from the reporting and accounting methods used. First, fire department employees perform many more tasks than simply responding on calls. Secondly, there is a wide variance in the amount of work performed or services delivered on individual calls. Recommendations were developed to use standardized methods to report various types of tasks performed. These methods should not only report the quantity of tasks performed but also a measure of the resources (i.e. time or operating costs). The primary accounting of costs should be redefined to recognize the nature of service performed rather than the location of a fire station. Station location could be a secondary accounting measure. Primary measures should include items like fire suppression, emergency medical service, public fire education, fire prevention, and rescue. [STAR#: 3565]
Author | : Iby B. George |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1990 |
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Two methods recommended for productivity measurements of prevention activities were evaluated. The Urban Institute and National Fire Protection Association's method appears to be the most promising of the two. Multiple measures allowing for variables of inspection frequency, types and hazard of occupancy, provided some level of validity but it failed in its reliability. Estimates of unreported fires and the subjectivity of assessing preventability, relegate this method to an ineffective collection of factual data and guesses. The "Municipal Fire Service Workbook", evaluates for prevention effectiveness and efficiency together. This is a measure of negative productivity and is unacceptable considering the measurement objectives previously stated.
Author | : Timothy A. Byers (1LT, USAF.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Fire departments |
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Author | : James R. Morrow, Jr. |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 522 |
Release | : 2022-11-15 |
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ISBN | : 1492599581 |
Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance, Sixth Edition With HKPropel Access, teaches the fundamentals of collecting and analyzing human performance data by focusing on the concepts of reliability and validity. It features practical applications in kinesiology, physical education, and more
Author | : National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) |
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Total Pages | : 648 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : D. Rasbash |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 496 |
Release | : 2004-04-21 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0470020075 |
Fire safety is a major concern in many industries, particularly as there have been significant increases in recent years in the quantities of hazardous materials in process, storage or transport. Plants are becoming larger and are often situated in or close to densely populated areas, and the hazards are continually highlighted with incidents such as the fires and explosions at the Piper Alpha oil and gas platform, and the Enschede firework factory. As a result, greater attention than ever before is now being given to the evaluation and control of these hazards. In a comprehensive treatment of the subject unavailable elsewhere, this book describes in detail the applications of hazard and risk analysis to fire safety, going on to develop and apply quantification methods. It also gives an explanation in quantitative terms of improvements in fire safety in association with the costs that are expended in their achievement. Furthermore, a quantitative approach is applied to major fire and explosion disasters to demonstrate crucial faults and events. Featuring: Full international coverage and a review of several major fires and explosion disasters. Presentation of the properties and science of fire including the latest research. Detailed coverage of the performance of fire safety measures. This is an essential book for practitioners in fire safety engineering, loss prevention professionals, technical personnel in insurance companies as well as academics involved in fire science and postgraduate students. This book is also a useful reference for fire safety officers, building designers, engineers in the process industries, safety practitioners and risk assessment consultants.
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Total Pages | : 1064 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Weights and measures |
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Total Pages | : 620 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Measurement |
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Author | : United States. National Bureau of Standards |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 668 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : Harry R. Carter |
Publisher | : Jones & Bartlett Publishers |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2007-08 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0763751693 |
Learning objectives are provided for each chapter. Key terms are easily identified and defined within the text. A comprehensive list with definitions follows each chapter. Comprehensive scenarios with detailed analyses are used throughout t