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GOAL 4 - BUILD AN ENGAGED,
MOTIVATED, INNOVATIVE
WORKFORCE
An engaged, motivated, and innovative workforce is one
that harnesses and complements the unique capabilities and
responsibilities of each employee. This goal is key to meeting
the current and future demands of the Department’s mission, vision, and values. Recruitment, training, and retention
are the elements that will ensure an engaged, motivated,
and innovative CAL FIRE workforce. Employee onboarding
(for new employees), followed by in-service training with
an emphasis on supervisory and leadership skills under the
expectations of superior conduct, will reinforce every employee’s dedication to the mission, vision, values, and goals.
Recruit – Firefighting is consistently ranked as one of the most
dangerous occupations in the world. Emergency responders
require vast amounts of education and training to effectively
and safely respond. Seeking people who reflect the diversity of the general population and who are interested in a
career that requires giving of oneself to serve the public in a
state job, adds challenge to the recruiting process. However,
service that results in assisting someone in need and bringing
order to chaos is a significant motivator to those who wish to
serve. This Department and the people it employs make a difference in Californians lives every day.
Resource management jobs require education and experience
upholding the Forest Practice Law and conducting applied
research into sustainable forest management practices.
These jobs require skillful and dedicated professionals with a
wide range of technical expertise and a motivation to serve
the public good.
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