The book is available and is a compilation of posts from The New Fire Officer all wrapped into one. With quick and simple leadership ideas and anecdotes, this book is a great reference book for aspiring and current fire officers and leaders. It is unrefined and straightforward with its content. You can get the book […]
Considerations for the QUINT Company Officer
There has been a lot written, taught, debated and lectured on in regards to fire apparatus that fall under the definition of a quint. If you look it up, there are several definitions of what a quint is and should be to be considered so, but it boils down to a very simple description. […]
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Build Strong Teams
Building Teams for Leaders: It’s the Basics Any leader that is successful understands that he cannot do it alone. The good leaders are well prepared and adept at building teams, especially building teams with future leaders. Just one of the definitions of leadership states that leaders have the ability to get others to do things […]
Ladder Rescues–Preparation and Training Are Key
“What are you going to do at 3:00 in the morning when you get that call with people hanging out of windows with an active fire?” We’ve all heard or said that in regards to our training and preparation at some point in our career. It’s safe to say that it can be considered cliché […]
Setting Expectations: Part 1
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/Setting_Expectations_Part_1_-_7_21_16_2.47_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS This podcast addresses only three components of setting expectations for your members. It is really one of the most important things you need to do as a newly promoted officer, or if you are trying to gain control of a division, shift or crew. […]
With or Without the Hose Line?
http://traffic.libsyn.com/leadingunderfire/With_or_Without_the_Hose_Line_-_7_15_16_5.48_PM.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS In the last few weeks I posted about being aggressive. In that post I mentioned that we, our department, will search without a hose line. This seemed to raise some eyebrows and concern about what I said. This podcast addresses what I mean by that […]
Get registered for this upcoming, FREE and live webinar!! Please register for Types of Training Formats: Which best fits your department? on Jul 27, 2016 2:00 PM CDT at: Click HERE to REGISTER This webinar will address the challenge that departments face in creating a training program. We will discuss different formats that departments can […]
Don’t Discount the ‘Can’
As a young firefighter at my first career job, I had a captain that made us take a can on just about every type of alarm. Fire alarm–take the can. Odor of smoke–take the can. The list goes on and it became a habit for us to grab the can. During my time there (it’s […]
The Start to a Good Search
By Kyle Sanders It’s 3 A.M. when you pull up to a two story home with smoke showing and a frantic mother meets you at the truck screaming that her child is still in their room! Do you know, from looking at the house, where would be the best point of entry for starting your […]
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