Homework: Employment Law
You will respond to the questions below about the case study in the Unit II Addendum in a minimum of two pages.
i. Do the four managerial tasks of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling develop a cooperative relationship with fire and emergency services (FES) personnel as well as other agencies and the community?
ii. Why do many of the FES personnel believe that more experience and intuition in decision-making is valuable in an emergency?
iii. What is the importance of chain of command and unity of command during this situation?
iv. What are the ideal characteristics of a guiding coalition in this scenario?
v. What techniques can be used to communicate a vision of change?
vi. Were there any roadblocks that could defeat efforts to accomplish a good working relationship with public officials, other agencies, and the community?
You will write a one-page standard operating procedure (SOP) to address the use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) on any incident in which more than one resource is used. You will only be writing the purpose statement and procedure. Most SOPs will have more areas than these two sections. To to access an example of an SOP for engine company operations, which may be helpful if you have never written or seen an SOP.
In addition, check attachment to access a blank format for you to complete Section II of this homework. The purpose statement is an overview of a routine or repetitive activity followed by an organization. The procedure will be the technical and fundamental programmatic operational elements of an organization to ensure compliance of SOPs by all intended users.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.