Posts Categorized: Ksa
Leadership Got Your Department Boogered Up?
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Across the world I bet if you sat around the table on the tailboard of an apparatus or at any conference you would hear some folks that ar…
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Checking your Compass
As a Company Officer; have you checked your compass lately? Do you know where you are?
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Deployment Decisions: Defining Operations on the First-Due
First-due company operations are influenced by a number of parameters and factors; some deliberate and dictated, others prescribed and prearranged and yet others subjective, biased, predisposed or at times accidental, casual and emotional. For many of …
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Company Officer Problem-Solving
A Company Officer is responsible for accomplishing many things. There are two critical skills that help with completion of tasks: knowing how to allocate the proper resources to solve needs and to determine if you alone, or others, are needed to solve a problem.
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ISFSI Live Fire Training
Whether you are a career firefighter, volunteer firefighter, company officer, instructor, training officer, chief officer, or whatever your title or role may be; if you have been tasked or assigned to be an instructor in a training exercise th…
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Two Dates and a Dash in the Middle
As a fire officer I am going to challenge each individual who reads this article to live and work the fire service as if you only had one month to live.
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Leadership Influence
An officer best exemplifies leadership by devoting a major portion of his/her time to stimulate continuous improvement in both subordinates and the organization.
Today's leaders are utilizing contemporary leadership styles. The officer needs to know w…
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Changes in Building Construction and Fire Behavior
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I had the extreme pleasure of meeting two wonderful firefighters, who I’m proud to call br…
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Operational Excellence
Regardless of your rank, or time in grade, the length of time in your organization, the size and structure of your department or your daily demands and challenges; leadership, mentoring, contributing, setting the example, being at your very best indivi…
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The Rules for Combat Structural Fire Suppression Have Changed: Did anyone Tell You?
Our buildings have changed; the structural systems of support, the degree of compartmentation, the characteristics of materials and the magnitude of fire loading. The structural anatomy, predictability of building performance under fire conditions, struc…
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Officer Credentialing and Qualifications
It’s no longer acceptable to be functioning and performing in a rank and position of responsibility without the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA) in order to execute those duties in an effective, efficient and compliant manner aligned wit…
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Mentors and Mentees
Many of us may have had someone in our career that provided influence, guidance and offered reinforcement, feedback or constructive criticism when needed. You know; that chief or company officer, who seemed to take you under thier wing and watchful eye i…
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Shaping the Future “Creating Leaders in our Youth” Part II
In Doug Cline's previous posting: Shaping the Future "Creating Leaders in our Youth" Part I he ended the with a question, “So officers are you shaping the fire service’s future?” Here's his latest installment.
I hope this prompted fire offi…
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Shaping the Future; “Creating Leaders in our Youth” Part I
As we quickly approach a time when much of the fire service leadership will be retiring we are destine to face the loss of great leadership in the fire service. This could prove to be a tragedy for our profession or we can make it a positive bench mark…
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The Boss
No this isn't about Springsteen....
The Company Officer fulfills a mission critical role within the fire service that directly affects personnel and public safety and community accord. The title carries with it the opportunity to ride the “front seat…
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