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We need to try harder! ‘Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result’ is a definition of insanity. 2.8%, Hong Kong 2.5%, Singapore 14%, technology now to make it easier and Malaysia 4% and the Pacific Islands work smarter instead of just brute 0.5%. It is not much better outside of our force. Nursing has done this very region, USA 3.3%, UK 3.1% and Germany well as a profession. 1.5%. The total number of females in 3 Change behaviour, a recent report the service today is not good by any showed the 88% of female fire fighters standard, However, the number is more had suffered harassment (physical of an embarrassment when you look at and sexual) This is where male and the proportion of females in leadership female champions need to speak positions. A recent Department of up, support and fight back. Public Environment, Land, Water and Planning executions may be a little too far, report (Victoria, Australia) showed that but these morons need to be held in a department with 26% female to account. Management support Neil Bibby firefighters (one of the exceptions when is essential. AFSM, FAICD, MIFireE it comes to female numbers) of the 37 4 All research into bringing minority Editor specialist and command positions males groups (of course women are not a dominated all but eight positions and minority group) into the main stream of those eight positions none where a shows a need to have a critical mass command situation. to succeed. Maybe affirmative acting So we are not looking good, I have is the way to overcome 25 years of been to three conferences so far this year failure, whatever action is taken we for the EN54 world for the UL 864 world n 1990 I was given the task to where diversity was high on the program need to get that critical mass. I break the male domination of agenda and we appear to be doing the the fire service I belonged to at same old thing. What did Einstein define Then there are point 5, 6, 7, ... .. .. and the time. Like all Australian Fire Services, as insanity? ‘doing the same thing over more, that are the new initiatives that there were no female firefighters in the and over again and expecting a different people have been reticent to try because Wherever ease-of-use, performance, Our Axis systems include advances organization when I started. If I had been result’ Have we been doing this for they are too far from the norm, give them and reliability are important, you’ll find in synchronized audio, false alarm asked, back them, ‘what would the fire 25 years? a go, you cannot do worse than the last service look like in 2016?’ I would have Although I didn’t do too well in my early 25 years. We must get to the point that in an Advanced intelligent fire system. management and touchscreen graphics. predicted 30% to 40% female and a good years at this, I hope I have learned some 25 years from now we look back and say representation of other ethnic groups in useful lessons. Let me offer some ideas: we have succeeded. the service. I was wrong and failed. As So if you have ideas put them out a male 25 years ago I/we didn’t know 1 Listen to the females, blokes, you have there for management to take up or just what we didn’t know about the issues not walked in their shoes therefore you do it locally. Although I have concentrated relating to diversity, we even had all male have no idea. on females in the fire service, full diversity committees trying to figure out how to 2 Make the workplace friendly to a is the aim, so our emergency services recruit females. diverse workforce, both on the station have a workforce that represent the Over the past 25 years we have had and the fire ground. We have the community they protect. reports, research, seminars, conferences and committees looking at increased diversity in our fire services and we are still not getting traction. Let’s look at the Make the workplace friendly to a diverse workforce, both on facts in the Asia Pacific region, although Dubai Office UK and EMEAA HQ the figures vary depending on the source, the station and the fire ground. We have the technology now Dubai Airport Free Zone, Building W3, Moorland Way, Cramlington, these figures are close enough to make Office 211, Dubai UAE Northumberland, NE23 1WE UK to make it easier and work smarter instead of just brute the point. Percentage of female Fire Tel: +971 4 299 0908 Tel: +44 (0)1670 707 111 fighters: – Australia 3.3%, New Zealand Fax: +971 4 299 0554 Fax: +44 (0)1670 707 222 force. Nursing has done this very well as a profession. Email: Web: [email protected] www.advancedco.com Subscribe at www.apfmag.mdmpublishing.com/subscribe OCTOBER 2016 ASIA PACIFIC FIRE 5 COLTRACO INDUSTRY COMMENT Ultrasonics since 1987 Building an industry to be proud of Whether it’s through our training and accreditation programs, recognising excellence, contribution and commitment at our Gala Awards, or our ongoing advocacy for improved regulation, codes and standards, Fire Protection Association Australia is committed to building a better industry. 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