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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
Lightweight construction materials and techniques are not confined of single-family dwellings; they commonly used in multi-story apartment buildings
Police have long embraced having everything they do on the job recorded by either the department or civilians; fire officers need to adopt their mentality
A deeper understanding of how to use the different types of power will make fire officers better leaders
A successful fire attack depends largely on the first-due crew engine carrying out its tasks within the first five minutes
How one fire captain changed his department’s seat belt culture
By professing to focus on safety while ignoring obvious violations we are essentially lying to ourselves
A smooth evacuation means having good fireground command before the air horn blows
The eerie timing of the firefighter safety summit and the Houston tragedy are a reminder push for greater firefighter safety
Knowing which way to attack a fire depends on communication and adhered-to SOGs
Peers play a tremendous role in ethical decisions, and one voice can sway a group — for good or bad