#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 already started tha...

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

#LeadersWanted Each year in March our group at Embrace The Resistance sponsors and hosts a three-day conference in Virginia called the Fire Ground Commander....

#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 man, you've got to se...

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

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

#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 countless hours second gue...

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

#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 is a pretty big deal...

#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 phone call from an ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#LeadersWanted Photographs and journals are important tools in which to capture fire service culture. Stroll through any firehouse and look at its walls. T...

#LeadersWanted "They'll remember us for this" Can I be honest? I think any time the topic of maintaining proper life and work balance comes up, it can quick...