Boise Bicycle Project - Collaboration and Partnerships
What can we learn about collaboration and partnerships from successful organizations?
Category: Leadership
Core Component(s):
Local Topics, Human Factors, Communication and Decision Making
Estimated Delivery Time: 30 minutes
Video Length: 12:40
Intent
The Boise Bicycle Project has several partnerships and collaborations. Discuss how these relationships have led to their success and how fire organizations benefit from collaboration.
Facilitator Preparation
- Review the video and module tools.
- Consider additional activities and discussion questions pertinent to the location and agency.
Facilitating the Discussion
- Show the video.
- Facilitate a small or large group discussion using the discussion questions below.
Discussion Questions
- What wildland fire skills were applied that help build a successful organization?
- Does your crew or organization have a partnership in place? Examples include volunteer fire departments, search and rescue, fish and game, or other local state, federal, or Tribal units.
- What type of training is in place for this partnership? What are the benefits of having training in place?
- Share success stories from your partnership.
- If you don’t have a partnership in place, can you now think of some that could be implemented? What comes to mind?
- Can you think of unsuccessful experiences that could have been avoided if there was a collaborative program in place?
Resources
- Website: Boise Bicycle Project
Additional Video Information
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