Welcome to Priority Message, the essential podcast for all fire service employees. These podcasts are brought to you by the Fire and Rescue Services Association, the one truly independent, member-led trade union that puts its members first.
The aim of these podcasts is to educate, inform and raise awareness on a wide-range of topics related to the fire and rescue service that feature regularly on stations among crews and watches up and down the country. We hope to dispel some long-standing myths, ask the tough questions, and more importantly provide some solutions to long standing issues faced by the sector.
You can email the show on prioritymessage@frsa.org.uk
More details about the Fire and Rescue Services Association at frsa.org.uk plus you can connect with the FRSA in a number of ways via Linktree
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Welcome to Priority Message, the essential podcast for all fire service employees. These podcasts are brought to you by the Fire and Rescue Services Association, the one truly independent, member-led trade union that puts its members first.
The aim of these podcasts is to educate, inform and raise awareness on a wide-range of topics related to the fire and rescue service that feature regularly on stations among crews and watches up and down the country. We hope to dispel some long-standing myths, ask the tough questions, and more importantly provide some solutions to long standing issues faced by the sector.
You can email the show on prioritymessage@frsa.org.uk
More details about the Fire and Rescue Services Association at frsa.org.uk plus you can connect with the FRSA in a number of ways via Linktree
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode Tristan Ashby is joined by Dr Steve Sadler to discuss his ongoing research and how he has worked with services across the UK.
Want to read more about Steve's work, research, evidence, and data to drive smarter decision making, then you can find re-enkindle's website here - https://www.fireserviceresearch.co.uk and/or connect with Steve here - www.linkedin.com/in/dr-steve-sadler-31497b27b
Interested in finding out more about the On-call orientated availability and rostering system mentioned a number of times on the podcast - Here's a link to FireServiceRota's flexible, powerful, planning software. Used by several services across europe and UKFRSs with outstanding On-call availability to optimize On-call firefighters' availability - https://www.fireservicerota.com
Interested in using the latest software to drive On-call Availability, Recruitment and Skills (OARS) decision making? You can watch a video https://www.fireserviceresearch.co.uk/latest-blog/oars-on-call-availability-recruitment-and-skills-planning then contact contact Steve directly at re-enkindle@fireserviceresearch.co.uk, or contact here - https://www.orhltd.com/orh-launches-oars-to-help-fire-and-rescue-services-tackle-on-call-challenges/
Lastly, for leaders who are readers here's a link to dozens of FREE articles, research, and studies all related to the On-call workforce: https://www.fireserviceresearch.co.uk/how-we-serve-you
The Swedish firefighter report referred to in this episode, Sharing is Caring, can be accessed here.
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