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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
Eradicating harassing behavior toward female firefighters will take more than good policy and practice
Whether she was bullied or not, Nicole Mittendorff’s suicide should make chiefs and officers take a hard look at their department’s culture
Leadership of the organization should make the decision that grant funding is a revenue development strategy that makes sense for the organization as a whole
In striving to reach perfection, many firefighters overlook chances to learn from mistakes
The spring 2016 issue focuses on research, laws and the link between firefighting and cancer
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Firefighters leave the job for a variety of reasons, setting things in order before recruiting them can cut those losses
Abuse of power derails a department reaching its goals, and good communication skills are key to productive use of power
Deciding how much of a firefighter’s health should be personal responsibility and how much should be mandated is a tricky proposition