http://firehousezen.com/2009/10/23/engagement/ Brain Food for Mongo. Change management & leadership in today's emergency services. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://firehousezen.com/2009/10/23/engagement/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Chief Reason Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:46:51 +0000 http://firehousezen.com/?p=659#comment-288 Zen Master; More good brain food. What I wonder about is the one who bring their negative energy from outside of the fire department to the fire department. Since the social structure in the fire department is usually very strong, firefighters tend to confide and look for solutions from their peers. So, with volunteer departments particularly and since we aren't professional psychologists, where is that blurry line that maybe shouldn't be crossed when dealing with a firefighter that brings his/her emotional baggage to the station? And, how do you keep it from causing problems with others to the point that it is affecting morale, attendance, etc.? You have left me wandering. Zen Master;
More good brain food.
What I wonder about is the one who bring their negative energy from outside of the fire department to the fire department.
Since the social structure in the fire department is usually very strong, firefighters tend to confide and look for solutions from their peers.
So, with volunteer departments particularly and since we aren’t professional psychologists, where is that blurry line that maybe shouldn’t be crossed when dealing with a firefighter that brings his/her emotional baggage to the station?
And, how do you keep it from causing problems with others to the point that it is affecting morale, attendance, etc.?
You have left me wandering.

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