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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.

LEADERSHIP IN FOCUS
Navigating incident and operational briefings, team feedback and morale, and hot washes
This year’s theme focuses on the perfect storm of staffing challenges, plus how firefighters are managing stressors
The concept of wellness encompasses the whole body, and leaders play a role in supporting the physical, mental and emotional needs of first responders
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell, Chief Erik Gabliks, Dr. Sara Jahnke and Chief Bryan Frieders hope to inspire health-focused action – and talk some serious smack along the way
This Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department exercise guides new members and challenges them to own their vision and mission
The first firefighter-influencer of the modern era shares how his early speaking nerves transformed into a love of making comedy videos
Identifying a handful of key traits can be a game-changer in fostering a healthy organizational culture
We can honor our past and maintain our traditions without dismissing new, better and safer ways of doing the job
The incident in Ohio serves as a reminder for all first responders to both train and coordinate early and often with community partners
Leaders make decisions that affect individual employees and the organization as a whole. Who do you look to as a leader?