Firefighters

Working in the fire service, I realize we have two key leadership situations. One is displayed on emergency scenes and the other is displayed at the fire house. However, how things are lead at the fire house directly impact what happens on the emergency scene. Two principles of servant leadership I would apply, are listening and humility. I am going to take over another firehouse soon and part of my plan is to integrate an open-door policy and make sure everyone knows their input matters. The…

everything is in the right place and working properly. Although having state of the art equipment and education is critical to building a great firefighter, yet there is one thing that surpasses all the others, being smart and…

We all know that emergency provider, or the local firefighter who seems to always be at the forefront of emergency incidents. It is reasonable to think they have received extensive training to be able to manage these scenes. But in reality, not everyone needs specialized training, some people are just born natural leaders (Foster et al., 2013). When emergency situations arise, leadership roles appear, and these natural born leaders automatically step into role with success. Leadership traits…

fire service, what would it be? Why is that important? (This could be something philosophical, structural, technical, or futuristic.) Preserving the history of the fire service would be the one thing I would like to see better remembered by firefighters in the fire service. Many of our personnel come to the fire service looking for employment and nothing more. The fire service is considerable more than a nine to five, five days a week job. There are many underlying traditions, philosophies…

comes in your heart starts pounding and adrenaline is flowing. Six firefighters went into a structure alive and came out dead. One will discuss the major problems, potential solutions and recommendations to correct the problems. Some major problems that was observed were inadequate knowledge of building structure, lack of communication and lack of accountability. Did the incident commander (IC), know they were six firefighters in the structure, if so, was the IC aware of their location.…

no intension of ever becoming career members they wanted to help the community and be part of a social club. This social club worked very well for the city it had 40 volunteers to support their 16 career firefighters .At any given time you had plenty…

unfortunate campfire event that accidentally injured Lehua Ching (“Plaintiff” or “Mrs. Ching”), park ranger in her line of duty and he should not be held liable. Also, Defendant argues that Mrs. Ching is a professional rescuer and is barred by the Firefighter rule to seek recovery. Plaintiff Lehua Ching, is a park ranger for Kualoa State Park located in Kaneohe, Hawaii for 7 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in forestry and…

and how firefighters should fight the fire. The purpose of this training is to build a solid understanding of the 4 main fire ground factors that an Incident Commander, and all firefighters, must evaluate. Overview of Fire Ground Factors Firefighters must understand the different factors involved in complex fire ground situations to have a better appreciation for all the hazards associated with working in and around the fire ground. Learning Objectives At the end of this lesson firefighters…

In the next few years, I will have the opportunity to become a platoon officer with the Bathurst Fire Department. Sooner or later, I know I will have to deal with a situation similar to Norm Crosby. According to Blake and Mouton’s Management Grid, I already know what it feels like to be in the “Impoverished Management” group. Let me say it is not an approach I am considering to apply as a leader the day I move up in the rank structure. One of my former captain game me an advise one day,…

excited about volunteering with the department. It gave them a sense of pride and accomplishment. They wanted to have their families be proud of them since each member I interviewed had another member who either had been a firefighter or was currently serving as a volunteer firefighter. It was as each member wanted to continue the tradition and legacy of their family. This translated into each member having a positive initial impression of the Southport Fire Department saying that each of the…