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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
These statements reflect an attitude that may seem harmless in the short term, but will undermine leadership in the long run
The value of job experience and formal education are well-known, but does one hold more sway, and how does it factor in firefighter safety?
Laziness, arrogance and apathy are often masks for incompetence; not identifying and fixing the root cause can jeopardize firefighter safety
Civilians don’t understand that water delivery takes time; firefighters must train on that process so as not to create additional delay
For the company officer, having a dashcam in the rig can provide proof of wrongdoing, serve as a training tool and change driver behavior
There is nothing unique about the Pittsburgh fire; history proves that Americans ignored the risks until disaster struck
Great leaders share certain characteristics; to improve your leadership abilities, develop these traits
Incompetence can be part of the learning curve, or it can betray a lack of ability that will crush a career and damage a department
Reliving your first fire in vivid detail may save the life of a firefighter under your command
How a fire department allocates its money says more about its priorities than does any mission statement; how you spend is who you are