Diversity

Question 1

What are the benefits of diversity to your role as a firefighter

Answer 1

• Having an understanding of diversity in the community
• Having diversity within FRV means more potential to communicate with people in the community, particularly when it comes to religious or language barriers.
• You become part of an inclusive team
• Increased communication
• Better performance in the workplace: confidence and respect

Question 2

What are the benefits of diversity for FRV?

Answer 2

• less law suits - decrease legal risk and liability
• lesson the financial burden
• Trusted and listened to by the community
• We are mandated to engage and communicate with the community, if we can gain trust by having an equal opportunity and diverse workplace, then we satisfy the requirements of this mandate

Question 3

What are three (3) principles of diversity

Answer 3

1. Principle 1 - each individual is responsible for making diversity work well
2. Principle 2 - The most important factor is honesty with ourselves and with each other
3. Principle 3 - The universe is too big and life is to short to be negatively focused on relatively small differences

Question 4

What is the role of Multicultural Liaison Officers internally?

Answer 4

• Staff education
• Awareness sessions
• Diversity and inclusion support

Question 5

What is the role of Multicultural Liaison Officers externally?

Answer 5

BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

• religious groups
• Migrant communities
• First nation people
• Physically and mentally disabled communities
• Elderly people

FIRE EDUCATION

• Home Fire Safety
• BBQ Safety
• Kitchen Fires
• Smoke Alarms
• Escape Plans
• Deadlock Safety