Fire Service Indicators of a Self Disciplined Engine Company

The crew is well groomed and appropriately dressed, their uniforms are in good condition. Their apparatus and allied equipment is clean and in good working order. Their station and grounds are [...]

Help each other be right, not wrong Look for ways to make new ideas work, not for reasons they won’t If in Doubt, check it out! Don’t make negative assumptions about each other. Help [...]

The first rule of leadership is to “give a shit” care. The 2nd rule to remember it’s not about you. 3rd Rule is to put action behind the words we use (invest). Do your job. [...]

Ten Things That Require No Talent Be On Time Good Work Ethic Effort Energy Body Language Passion Doing Extra Being Prepared Being Coachable Attitude

CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG A Look At Work Relationships And Generation Gaps As we discussed in part one and two of the previous“ Getting Along In The Work Place” articles, sometimes we just [...]

FIRE SERVICE MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER A Look At Work Relationships And Generation Gaps Part 2 In the last article that I wrote on generation gaps in the fire service and I spent a lot of time on [...]

FIRE SERVICE MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER A Look At Work Relationships And Generation Gaps  INTRODUCTION Workplace tension, due to the different generations in today’s workplace, is a topic getting a [...]

Fire Department Concern For Safety During the month of January, I had the opportunity to conduct training for two organizations. My first stop was in St George, Utah where the Utah Fire and [...]

The Fire Department Acid Teas of Leadership  As a person moves up the organization, certain new powers are associated with that position. Along with the ability to control, direct, organize, [...]

Fire Department Morale What is it, its impact, and how do you build it up?   I hope all of you are enjoying the beautiful summer weather. I also hope that you all appreciate what a great weather [...]