Response # 2

I can certainly understand why fueling issues are such a concern in your organization, given that both your ability to deliver services and the expense of doing so is directly dependent on fueling your vehicles. Similarly, security and terrorism issues are also obvious concerns for your organizations because of your responsibilities as first-responders in any emergency situation. I would also agree that the "second attempt" that you describe in connection with your organization's shift from analog and hard copy information formats to digital paperless operations is essential. That would appear to be equally true whether from the environmental conservation and responsibility point-of-view or from the tactical perspective of maintaining crucial communications between and among various...

Their replacement with younger individuals who were socialized in substantially different social and societal circumstances would naturally require certain types of changes in organizational culture. As you suggest, those changes will become more and more evident in the near future as the new crop of firefighters are promoted to supervisory roles and contribute to the nature of the organizational culture that will shape the future of your organization.