The Audit Services Division is auditing how the Fire Bureau establishes norms and enforces standards for employee behavior and conduct, and if the complaint, investigation and discipline processes are consistent.

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Fire Bureau norms and standards

Questions for employees of the Fire Bureau (current and former employees, recruits, trainees and cadets):

What are the Fire Bureau’s norms and expectations for employee behavior?

Do the Bureau and the City’s expectations differ? If so, please explain.

How do you know about the Bureau’s norms and expectations for employee behavior?

How well does the Bureau establish norms and communicate expectations for employee behavior?

What are the barriers, if any, that make it hard to establish norms and communicate expectations for employee behavior?

What are the barriers, if any, that make it hard for employees to meet the Bureau’s expectations for behavior?

How well do you think the complaint, investigation and discipline processes at the Fire Bureau are working?

Are the complaint, investigation and discipline processes consistent? If not, please explain.

What could be done to improve the complaint, investigation and discipline processes?

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Fire Bureau norms and standards