When we join the fire service, one of our primary responsibilities is to take care of the resources given to us by our organization and...

As I drove the fire department SUV up to a brush fire scene, not far down the utility access road, I noticed the first arriving engine...

#LeadersWanted My phone rings, and when I look down, I see that it's the fire chief calling. I know exactly why since the rumor mill had...

#LeadersWanted The other day I had a chance to take a transfer to a neighboring station and found our battalion chief standing by the...

#LeadersWanted Imagine a fire service where two people could disagree passionately on things, and one person stands out because of the...

#LeadersWanted I was standing in the parking lot of our training center shooting the breeze with a few guys when one of them said, "Hey...

#LeadersWanted Early in the morning a single vehicle went over the interstate guardrail into a steel traffic pole. I arrived as the first...

#LeadersWanted I opened the rear compartment of the truck and grabbed a 24 foot ground ladder. I quickly threw it up into a high...

#LeadersWanted I hate to admit it, but unfortunately, as a leader I know what the words I don’t trust you sound like. I had spent...

#LeadersWanted “What happens when you can’t just Google the answer?” I remember very vividly the Mayday! Firefighter Down portion of my...

#LeadersWanted I recently got the chance to spend a whopping nine days in a row with my family in Florida and the Bahamas. For me, this...

#LeadersWanted "Let the accolades come in their own time as a result of your work, not as the reason why you work." I recently received a...

#LeadersWanted Power. Far too often people overestimate what they could do if only they had rank or position in their department. They...

#LeadersWanted While teaching the latest batch of probationary firefighters during a relay pumping scenario, I started to use the terms...

#LeadersWanted When you are into this job it's pretty obvious. My Facebook is flooded by videos and pictures by these kinds of folks,...

#LeadersWanted Have you ever had a conversation with someone whose outlook or attitude about the fire service is so crappy you either...

#LeadersWanted There is no greater disservice as a leader to our teams than to micromanage them. It baffles my mind that micromanaging...

#LeadersWanted Almost five years ago I had the opportunity to attend the life-changing training experience offered by the Nozzle Forward...

#LeadersWanted Trust is a value and feeling that occurs in ourselves, our teams, and our organizations. Creating and maintaining trust is...

#LeadersWanted "When a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try to control how others see you. The misinformation will feel...