Webinar April 17 – Cross-Cultural Communication: Building Relationships

Join FIRE 20/20 and community leaders from the Hispanic, Asian, African American, and Somali communities in a 90-minute webinar discussing how to more effectively connect, communicate, and recruit qualified, inclusive, diverse, and safety-conscious firefighters from their respective communities. Gain new cross-cultural understanding that will help you to build relationships and increase the impact of your targeted diversity recruitment efforts. 

What: Webinar entitled Cross-Cultural Communication: Building Relationships

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 10am – 11:30am PDT 

Cost: Free   

Panel Members:

  • Hamdi Abdulle, Somali Community
  • Julio Amador, Hispanic Community
  • Benita Horn, African American Community
  • Alan Lai, Chinese Community
  • Emile Mack, Korean Community


Topics to be Covered:

  • Cross-cultural knowledge and understanding
  • Multicultural community perceptions of fire and emergency services
  • Successful verbal/non-verbal communication
  • Building trust and community partnerships


Registration: Click here to register for Cross-Cultural Communication: Increasing Recruitment

This FREE webinar is brought to you by FIRE 20/20’s Partner Sponsors Scott Safety and LION, with support from Fire Chief Magazine, PBI Performance Products, TenCate, and Cigna.