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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
Captain’s Masts and “badges on the table” discussions can help departments resolve problems and move on
As one fire chief said, “Perhaps we should advertise firefighter jobs as a paramedic job, and in small lettering add, ‘You go to an occasional fire’”
Detailing the connection between noise and disease – and what firefighters can do to better protect their hearing
Even after FDNY Firefighter Lee Ielpi’s son was recovered from the World Trade Center rubble, he kept searching – and embarked on a mission to educate
‘My job was to try as best I could to explain what was going on and put it in perspective’
Police reform prompts further discussion of how fire and EMS should handle behavioral health crises
We must ask key questions to determine where we are going wrong in communicating firefighter job expectations
As the newly installed IAFC president, I suddenly faced a new fire service focus on terrorism and preparedness
Think big and act small, time it right using “commitment devices,” and focus on positive reinforcement and social norms
Working with schools to develop a plan for initial protective actions during emergencies, like active shooter events