Unit VIII Case Study

Click here to access a PDF of the Community Values Case Study. Read the case study, and make notes on the impact
of community values on the recruitment and hiring of a woman firefighter. Consider your own experiences with community
values as a leader in your department if applicable.
In one to two pages answer the questions following the case history. Be sure you answer each question completely.

SAMPLE SOLUTION

1. Community’s values towards a full-time female firefighter
   The community have negative perceptions towards full-time female firefighters in northwestern Oklahoma. Residents believe that Hispanic immigrants are driving cultural changes in the community, which they may have little control or input in future. The wives of the full time male firefighters believe that full-time female fire fighters do not have relevant qualification and pose threat to their unity and morality. They think that a female fire fighter working on a full-time basis may engage in extramarital affairs with their husband’s while on-duty and that it would also be inappropriate for a woman especially a mother to work full time.
2. Corporate values of the fire department about a full-time female firefighter.
   The department had a diverse workforce of both male and female, but for a long time, no full-time female firefighter had been recruited. Unlike other metropolitan fire departments in other cities, the one in northwest…