经过Diane Feldman, Managing Editor
First Annual Yentathon comes to FireEngineering.com
现在是Fireengineering.com的第一个年度Yentathon的时候 - 不要筹集资金，而是为了提出故事。很难相信这是Yenta的第31栏。但尤塔塔没有你的帮助，不能提供优质的专栏。请发送免税捐款dianef@pennwell.com.。您可以贡献任何金额 - 一个故事，两个故事，三个故事 - 没有限制。
贡献的好处是：
- 让你的朋友难堪。
- To embarrass your co-workers.
- 让你的主管难堪。
- To entertain the fire service.
If you have enjoyed the column in the past and wish to continue reading it, don’t delay! Send your stories today!
五个实际可行的方法来保留签证官lunteers
From John Buckman, chief of the German Township (IN) Volunteer Fire Department in Evansville, Indiana, and immediate past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs: Keeping the volunteers you have is equally as important as getting new ones. Here are some tips to help retain volunteers.
- 有一个“月份志愿者”计划，以认识到专门的消防员的工作。别忘了包括不回应紧急电话但支持工作人员职能的志愿者。每月奖获得者也可以是季度和年度奖励计划的一部分。考虑向季度和年度获奖者提供每月获奖者和廉价礼品的证明。在本地报纸和消防局通讯中宣传志愿者奖励。
- 制定一种纪念那些为您的团队提供了几年的人的方法 - 或许志愿者可以穿上每年的服务。如果您的组织共进晚宴，请提供多年的服务奖项。
- 拍摄每个新志愿者的照片，并在一个突出的地方显示它。在您的时事通讯中包含照片和简短的生物。
- Give volunteers something to identify them as a part of your organization. This will go a long way in making volunteers feel a part of the team.
- Make sure volunteers know that their opinions are important and their suggestions are welcome. This not only builds confidence in their job performance but also makes them feel more a part of the overall organization.
Whatsa的物质 - 在裤子里有蚂蚁吗？
Members of a department in northern California were on a medical call the other day–a man reported down in the backyard of his house. On arrival at the patient’s house, they discovered he had fallen down on the back steps and couldn’t get up. Right in the middle of getting vitals, patient history, etc., the engineer jumped up and started dancing around, smacking at his turnout pants. He darted over by a tree, dropped his pants, and discovered he was covered with ants. The other crew members laughed their heads off watching him jump around in his underwear screaming like a little kid!
Team players can say “No”
From John Buckman, chief of the German Township (IN) Volunteer Fire Department in Evansville, Indiana, and immediate past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs: Distractions, interruptions, and requests for help occur at all kinds of workplaces but should not happen so frequently that they disrupt completion of your own work and/or family responsibilities. You need to determine if the tasks warrant your time and focus before accepting. The following can help you assess the value of taking on more work or responsibilities and whether you should say no:
- 工作是“很好”的工作要做还是至关重要？帮助他人对建立团队合作非常重要，但没有忽视工作职责的风险。考虑到您的工作职责和部门的目标，尝试评估任务的重要性。
- Is there another person who can do the task better? Don’t be afraid to refer a task to another person. Doing so will ensure that the best person for the job is performing the task, and it will help to develop others within your department to assume some of your responsibility and allow you to move on to other tasks that need doing.
- 任务可以在更合适的时间完成吗？请问这些人要求您执行某些事情，如果这项任务现在至关重要，或者如果它可以稍后完成。是否有截止日期，或者您能将其融入您的时间表吗？
- Offer alternatives before saying no-offer advice or suggestions or to help with a portion of the task that you can complete quickly and efficiently.
Speedy recovery
The Yenta hopes Chief Rick Lasky from the Lewisville (TX) Fire Department, FDIC and Fire Engineering advisor, is resting comfortably at home from his recent illness. It takes a lot to put HIM out of commission! As soon as he felt better, he was asking his wife for his cell phone and his pager!
If you have a tidbit for the Fire Yenta, e-maildianef@pennwell.com.。
Past Yentas
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Diane Feldman is a 14-year veteran of Fire Engineering; she has spent the past 13 years as managing editor. She has a B.A. in English/communications. Previously she was an editor at the American Management Association in New York City.
