Diversity training is important for teaching every one in the fire department the fundamentals of diversity in the workplace. Often, it
becomes part of the training for new recruits.
A city's human resources department may assist in updating or creating a diversity training program within the fire department. The program might contain a presentation, guided discussions and real scenarios that allow participants to gain a better understanding of sensitivity in the workplace and when serving the public. Diversity training is an important responsibility of management.
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One mid-sized,
midwestern local decided to take action with
its department to improve the human
relations in the firehouse and in the fire service. The local sent members to the
IAFF Ernest A. Buddy Mass Human Relations Conference, where they learned how to approach diversity issues in the fire service. They used their new ideas and resources
to create a diversity training program. They
then teamed up with their human resources coordinator in their city to develop a program specifically for fire fighters. They discussed the unique challenges and issues that they faced both when working with the public and in the firehouse. The city was able to
cover the costs for the program and helped research the curriculum. |
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