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Preparing for the Fight-Podcast
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The Sniper Effect–Bring them Along One at a Time
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Four Principles for Success for the Fire Officer
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Set Specific Goals and Objectives
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Core Values
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Have a Vision!
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Leadership Podcast: Leading Under Fire
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How Dare You! – We Can No Longer Tolerate Incompetence…
By: Captain Steve Heidbreder As many of you may have done over the Father’s Day weekend, I spent some time thinking about the day and what it means to me as a father. I reflected on my own Father, my Step-Dad, my Grandfathers, and those that were a father figure in my life. I then looked at myself […]
My Take Away From 2014
Since the end of 2014, I have been reading and listening to year end thoughts and data related to the fire service. There has been discussion on types of calls, near misses and, of course, line of duty deaths. Numbers are broken down and categorized for each type of injury or death that is fire […]