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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
Good evaluations are hard to do, even for the best-trained; avoiding some basic pitfalls will make the evaluations more productive
Even with the passage of decades, our most tragic fires still hold lessons that can keep present-day firefighters safe
Set career goals, seek training and use these steps to achieve those goals
Simulated and real events have different lessons to teach us, both are vitally important to sound fireground behavior
Freelancing will compromise the entire firefighting operations; planning ahead and reacting swiftly will reduce the amount of fireground freelancing
Knowing what you want, rewarding good work, setting expectations and building relationships will improve your leadership abilities
The economy and other disasters hit firefighters hard last year, yet there is strong evidence of a shift in culture toward safety
From how we fight fires to the trucks that get us there to how we structure command once on scene, 2013 will be a time of change
Keeping victims isolated from fire and cooling the environment are critical tactics
Use this video and its discussion questions to improve your firefighting capabilities