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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
Mentoring those we like is easy; the real challenge is helping those less like us or less motivated to be the best they can
Every firefighter has to take precautions against cancer from day one, but officers lead by rules and examples
Good mayday training isn’t the sole domain of large metro fire departments; smaller department programs are effective, as this story shows
Incidents with exposed structures close to the burning structure require different attack strategies and tactics
As the first-on-scene officer, what would your incident action plan look like for this fire, and is the structure worth saving?
The largest problem in the coming year is how departments deal with young firefighters
Although extreme, this ‘firefighter hazing’ should gives all reason to pause and examine how we bring recruits into the fire service culture
Embracing or tolerating prejudice undermines one of the fire service’s primary missions: helping others through compassion
Knowing the signs of flashover and backdraft will protect against unnecessary injury and death
Improving the fire and EMS profession may seem an impossible dream, but nothing worth achieving is easy