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Moving into a leadership role can be an exhilarating and proud moment; it can also be a daunting one. No matter whether you’re paid or volunteer, working for a department large or small, all new leaders face similar career development opportunities and administrative challenges. To be a successful new leader, you will need to identify the support systems, processes and tools to maximize the opportunities and clear the hurdles.

FireRescue1’s Fire Leader Playbook is one such tool to increase your effectiveness as a new leader, helping enhance your leadership KSAs, develop trust among your crewmembers, and build your confidence. The Playbook offers a wealth of resources, as you grow into your position of authority and move beyond basic management and supervision skills to lead and inspire with integrity and passion.

What you do, how you act and the relationships you build now matter down the road, so get out of your comfort zone, put in the work and enjoy the ride
LEADERSHIP IN FOCUS
Not all firefighter injuries will be prevented; planning for the inevitable is key to dealing with a firefighter on-duty injury
As a leader, it’s your responsibility to define the culture through values and expectations and hold people accountable
Recent studies have sought to determine the types of injuries where rapid transport by means other than EMS may potentially improve survival
A fire service leader’s positivity or negativity will be passed on to the entire department; it’s up to each leader to choose which it will be
Our collective ambivalence toward the future hamstrings us from better protecting the public and grooming our next leaders, and that has to change
Asked to reflect on the most profound issue or events to impact the fire service going forward, here’s what four leading experts said
When problems arise with an officer on another shift, there’s a wrong way to handle them, even if you mentored that person
Fire service insiders explain the threats and opportunities they see when the incoming administration and Congress take charge
Commanding and running a real mayday happens at a speed and force that instruction cannot replicate
These leaders took measured steps to make whole-scale changes in a change-resistant combination fire department, and came away with member buy in