Posts Tagged: Goals
Company Officers are Instructors and True Leaders
As we embark deep into the millennium and a new decade, changes are sure to occur. The fire service will surely see many of these changes. The place that we need to make changes initially is within ourselves as officers. We must be prepared to meet these…
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Sixty Seconds for a Three Sixty
Leadership and Cultural Safety go hand-in-hand. As does our desire to succeed and progress. There are various perspectives, strategies and of course beliefs and attitudes. Aligning them certainly is the challenge for today's command and company officer.Â…
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Leading Recommendations for Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities, 1998–2005
NIOSH issues Report on: Leading Recommendations for Preventing Fire Fighter Fatalities, 1998–2005
The United States currently depends on approximately 1.1 million fire fighters to protect its citizens and property from losses caused by fire. Each ye…
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Twenty Ten
As we transition into a new year, and as plans begin to take place that frame and outline the year’s activities, foremost in this planning, preparation, scheduling and outlook should be those activities and commitments that training, education and skil…
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Everything is a Possibility: Do It Anyways
Everyone has idealisms, dreams, goals, aspirations, ideas and purpose. Everything is a Possibility, IF you strive to persevere and keep at it. Whatever the cause, need or reasons; regardless of the roadblocks, disappointment, disenchantment, frus…
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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 seatâ…
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