Leadership
Leadership is one of the critical components of a successful crew, fire department and the fire service as a whole. The FireRescue1 Leadership resource page shares a variety of news, original analysis, podcasts and videos to enhance leadership throughout the ranks.
A good follower makes the entire crew stronger
It’s impossible to “read the room” from your phone
Rigid hierarchies slow progress; distributed leadership builds trust, speeds solutions and strengthens accountability
Shirese Moore said helping others has kept her in the profession; she’s the second woman to hold the battalion chief position with the department
The six-week AFG period overlapping with the holidays makes it all the more important to have the application done right
Chief Clemons: “I don’t look at myself as a role model. I just look at myself as a woman who has worked hard, paved the way for me and my family and been a service to the community.”
Joseph Tomizzi was criticized for allegedly using official powers to conduct unauthorized criminal background checks
The issue of changing the title from fire marshal to fire chief goes back to 2007 when the county tried to consolidate 16 volunteer fire districts
Effective response requires all public safety personnel to have the same strategies and training to most effectively eliminate the threat and save the most lives
Well-firefighters can free trapped victims faster with synchronized cuts and spreads; here’s one six-step example
Peter Lamb, a veteran fire chief and former fire academy director, will replace interim Chief Shawn Murray
The program will allow firefighters to get leadership experience and both departments will get to work and train together
Underlying animosity between the departments harms both and those we’re sworn to protect; here’s how to bring the sides together
A deeper look at the census numbers reveals both where we are and where we may be heading
Effective communication is a learned skill that when practiced becomes second nature
James Stewart has named a chief payroll clerk engaged to his son to serve as acting director while he takes a week-long vacation
A board member said questions about the chief’s leadership skills is not a new issue; two assistant chiefs will are running the department
Only about 3 percent, or 600, of Canada’s 22,000 firefighters are female
The company officer sets the stage for how firefighters use and clean their PPE to protect themselves from occupational cancers
They voted 8-1 to confirm Eric Jones’ appointment; the council president voted ‘no’ because he lacks experience as a firefighter
Kelli Flermoen, a 20-year veteran, will take over for Chief CJ Craven who’s retiring after 35 years with the department
A department that experiences an LODD can’t change the past, but it can affect the future to ease pain and prevent more deaths
An investigation found that he tolerated a culture of fear, intimidation and hostile management at the firehouse
Chief Louis Bright III was credited with bringing peace and stability to the department and criticized for not disciplining anyone in connection to firefighter Stanley Wilson’s line of duty death
Not every firefighter reacts the same way to a bad call and a cookie-cutter debriefing may do more harm than good
Understanding how and why nozzles work better prepares firefighters to make quick, effective knock downs
Capt. John Darmanin said he was demoted because he spoke out about the understaffed unit’s backlog of incomplete investigations
Recent fire-behavior research findings have been nothing short of groundbreaking; but can the next generation of fire chiefs expect more of the same?
Some fire departments have fully incorporated fire-behavior research findings into their strategies and tactics; here’s how those chiefs pulled it off
The military’s methodical approach to identifying and developing leaders can help the fire service raise its leadership game
He said he was scapegoated with false and overblown allegations intended to deflect public attention from deeper cultural deficiencies in the department
Officials said letting Chief Mike Balzer go was a personal matter and didn’t comment any further
When crime drops, cops are doing their jobs; when fires drop, firefighters are lazy — here’s how to overcome that perception
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