Interrogation of the Fire Service: A Leadership Factor

Interrogation of the Fire Service: A Leadership Factor
Author: Akwasi M. Maru
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2017-09-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1387223658

What are some issues facing the fire service? What is causing firefighter deaths? What are some training challenges in the fire service? How can fire service leadership be improved? What is the future of fire service?Akwasi Maru interrogates the fire service through a series of questions. He then provides answers based on quantitative and qualitative data. The fire service has many issues facing it today such as firefighters risk of cancer, yet, the number one cause of firefighter's death is not cancer. Fire Departments from around the country are laying off firefighters and closing fire stations, but how do this affect response time and civilian deaths. Training divisions lack funds and staffing to train personnel effectively. Maru explains how the leadership of officers and chiefs could blind their decisions due to their personal beliefs such as sexism, racism, narcissism, the white shirt syndrome, and their inability to adapt to change. With all the current issues. What is the future of the Fire Service?

Interrogation of the Fire Service

Interrogation of the Fire Service
Author: Antonio M Murray, PH D
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2021-06-09
Genre:
ISBN:

Several issues are facing the fire service, such as causes of firefighter deaths? And could those causes be related to training challenges as in the lack of funds and low staffing to prepare firefighters effectively? How can the fire service leadership be improved? What is the future of the fire service? Dr. Antonio Murray interrogates the fire service through a series of questions. He then provides answers based on current research in the field of fire science. The book is written in a conversational style intentionally.

Fire Service Leadership

Fire Service Leadership
Author: Mitchell R. Waite
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780763756178

As the fire service evolves and becomes an increasingly diverse and dynamic industry, the need for competent leadership also grows. Fire Service Leadership: Theories and Practices incorporates a wide array of classic and contemporary leadership theories used throughout all occupational environments and translates these management principles so that they can be readily implemented by both fire chiefs and officers. Whether you are a current or aspiring fire service leader, you can turn to Fire Service Leadership: Theories and Practices for the managerial knowledge you need to competently lead your department.

First In, Last Out

First In, Last Out
Author: John Salka
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2005-02-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1591840686

What does it take to lead people into a burning building? How do the leaders of the New York City Fire Department develop so much loyalty, trust, and grace under pressure that their subordinates will risk their very lives for them? As a high-ranking officer of the FDNY, John Salka is an expert at both practicing and teaching high-stakes leadership. In First In, Last Out, he explains the department’s unique strategies and how they can be adopted by leaders in any field—as he has taught them to organizations around the country. In a tough-talking, no-nonsense style, Salka uses real-world stories to convey leadership imperatives such as: first in, last out—your people need to see you taking the biggest risk, as the first one to enter the danger zone and the last to leave manage change—the fire you fought yesterday is not the one you’ll be fighting tomorrow communicate aggressively—a working radio is worth more than 20,000 gallons of water create an execution culture—focus your people on the flames, not the smoke commit to reality—never allow the way you would like things to be to color how things are develop your people—let them feel a little heat today or they’ll get burned tomorrow Illustrated by harrowing real-life situations, the principles in First In, Last Out will help managers become more confident, coherent, and commanding. On the web: http://www.firstinleadership.com

The Significance of Fire Service Culture as an Impediment to Effective Leadership in the Homeland Security Environment

The Significance of Fire Service Culture as an Impediment to Effective Leadership in the Homeland Security Environment
Author: Alan Thomas Cox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN:

The tragic loss of 343 firefighters on 9/11 monumentally illustrates that firefighters now stand on the front line in the war against terror. The ramifications of 9/11 forced fire service leaders to incorporate newly recognized strategies of terrorism management and mitigation into traditional firefighting roles. Blue-collared manual laborers are no longer the archetype of modern firefighters. Instead, firefighters now command with expanded leadership roles within society and the desire to achieve increased levels of local, regional and national preparedness. This thesis explores the various aspects of fire service culture that negatively impacts organizational leadership, cultural transformation and the fire services current mission within the homeland security domain. This thesis starts by providing a detailed description of the elements epitomized by fire service culture. It then examines how both internal and external sociological factors contribute to the perpetuation of fire service culture. Finally, this thesis provides an implementation strategy leaders might utilized when attempting to administer organizational change processes. This author concludes that while leaders might provide a guiding organizational vision, they are but one factor influencing organizational culture. Changes occur when both formal and informal leaders agree upon reasonable organizational goals and orchestrate small cultural shifts when attempting to achieve those goals.

Lessons from the Line

Lessons from the Line
Author: Kevin Baum
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2008-04
Genre: Fire fighters
ISBN: 1604625031

Why are firefighters so universally valued? How is it that a home can burn to the ground, yet the owners still bring the responding firefighters milk and cookies, give them hugs, and tell them thank you? While much can be written about the fire service in a post-9/11 world, one truth is constant: their customers love them. Why is that? Are there lessons for leaders or managers that can be extracted from this profession and applied to general organizational life? What would your organization gain if your customers loved you, your products, and your services? Author and management consultant Kevin Baum explores these questions and more in Lessons from the Line. Adding his twenty years' experience as a professional firefighter and chief officer to his work with organizations around the world, Kevin drills into the unique profession of firefighting to build a practical tool for organizational and leadership development-the Firefighter Model. A unique blend of management and leadership practices, this innovative model can be applied to organizations of any size, with any mission, in any place. Lessons from the Line is a fast-paced, real-world look at organizational life from the firefighter's perspective that will give you the tools to create an organization of heroes.

Fully Involved Leadership

Fully Involved Leadership
Author: Gary Ludwig
Publisher:
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2019-03-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781798948415

One of the fire service's most well-known and respected leaders reveals principles and events that have shaped his and other chief's careers and leadership values that no "cookie-cutter" leadership or management book can provide. The real-world experiences and lessons that are vividly detailed in the book provide a roadmap for any aspiring firefighter wishing to be promoted, a company or chief officer looking to go to the next level, or a fire chief who wishes to further develop their leadership skills. Fully Involved Leadership, written by Chief Gary Ludwig addresses the tenets of leading firefighters at all ranks and levels, and provides a blueprint for not only motivating firefighters but inspiring them; not showing them how much you know, but how much you care; that leadership is not a position or title - it is an action and examples; reminding you that rank does not equate to leadership, the inverted table of organization, and much more! Fully Involved Leadership is filled with powerful leadership topics and at its core addresses the values of trust; the two key qualities needed to be a fire service leader - character and competence; how to keep your emotions in check by using I before E - intelligence before emotions; how to keep from making a wrong decision; why it is important to show honor to your firefighters, plus a whole lot more! Chief Ludwig offers warm and engaging stories of not only his experiences but other chief officers and how they learned from their mistakes when it comes to leadership. Chief Ludwig provides insights and hard lessons learned that makes you reflect upon the question, "Who would you follow if your life depended upon it?

Leadership Refined by Fire

Leadership Refined by Fire
Author: John M Cuomo
Publisher: Wild Bull Media
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2022-05-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781957652009

Leadership skills save lives. Become the exceptional firefighter and leader that your community can count on! A good fire officer can read smoke, understand building construction, and fight fires. Exceptional leadership, though, means going above and beyond what is required to answer the call of duty. In the fire service, it can be the difference between survival or disaster. Leadership qualities can advance your career and develop you into the firefighter and exceptional leader that your fire department, crew, and the community can count on. In Leadership Refined by Fire, John M. Cuomo leverages over two decades as a firefighter to help you become the fire service leader you are seeking to be. This guide will teach you: A step-by-step game plan to develop and improve leadership skills, based on inspirational leaders throughout history. Key practices for self-care during a tough job. How to practice effective leadership in times of chaos. Methods to empathetically care for people in crisis, both on emergency scenes and in the firehouse. How to deliver exceptional customer service. Tips for building a motivational culture while coaching the next generation of firefighters. Effective leadership is the backbone for safety-and success-in the unpredictable and dangerous fire service. Deeply personal and backed with raw, real-life experiences, Leadership Refined by Fire is a how-to guide you can use to become the leader you are seeking to be-start your journey today.